Re: [efloraofindia:68964] Please ID, wild sapota ?

2011-05-07 Thread ajinkya gadave
i think this is *Meyna laxiflora * ***marathi name ( अळू ) * On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:50 AM, arjun wrote: > Dear friends, > > Please ID this fruiting tree on my farm, the location is given below. > > Thank you & best wishes > > -- > Best ! > > Arjun. > > at village: Pishvi > taluka: Velhe > dis

Re: [efloraofindia:68965] 07/05/2011/YRP/01/Naoroz Estate, Chethalayam, Wayanad.

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yazdy ji Two cultivars (though not formally recognised) of this species are well known Sour type: the smaller, very sour type, richly flavored, with more oxalic acid (nearly 1 %); Sweet type: the larger, mild-flavored, rather bland, with less oxalic acid (nearly 0.4 %), lighter and more yellower

[efloraofindia:68966] Re: ID plz_011110_RKC_01

2011-05-07 Thread Pankaj Kumar
The specific epithet 'penstemonoides ' should be valid because it is based on Ruellia penstemonoides from Wallich Catalog.. But not sure of the id yet. Pankaj On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary wrote: > Dear Ninad, > > Thanks for forwarding me this useful literature. > > Yes!

Re: [efloraofindia:68967] 07/05/2011/YRP/02/Naoroz Estate, Chethalayam, Wayanad, Kerala.

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
A rather strange tree, which does better than others in dry climate but the largest fruits I had seen was on trees growing on almost marshy ground in Kashmir. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri

Re: [efloraofindia:68968] Tree for identification 030511MK2

2011-05-07 Thread Muthu Karthick
Thank you for the inputs Vijayashankar sir and Prasadji. I don't have picture of bark now; and will upload later. On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:21 AM, prasad dash wrote: > Dear Muthuji looks like Z. armatum to me, but batk is needed for > conformation. Can u please upload the bark? > > Regards > > Pr

Re: [efloraofindia:68969] 07/05/2011/YRP/02/Naoroz Estate, Chethalayam, Wayanad, Kerala.

2011-05-07 Thread Yazdy Palia
Absolutely Dr. Gurcharan Singh ji, It is a fruit that grows best in drier areas. My late father was a person who planted every kind of fruit tree here. Pomegranate is a bit of a failure here in the sense, though we get the fruits, it ripens during the monsoon and is not so good, they do turn red an

Re: [efloraofindia:68970] 07/05/2011/YRP/01/Naoroz Estate, Chethalayam, Wayanad.

2011-05-07 Thread Yazdy Palia
The fruits on my plant are large some as large as 4" in length, I think we can conclude that the sweeter ones are large. Regards Yazdy. On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Yazdy ji > Two cultivars (though not formally recognised) of this species are well > known > Sour type:

Re: [efloraofindia:68971] please ID

2011-05-07 Thread Na Bha
The fotos are too small but could it be Prunus laurocerasus? - Original Message - From: arjun To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 8:14 AM Subject: [efloraofindia:68958] please ID Dear friends, Please Id this medium sized tree on my farm, the

Re: [efloraofindia:68972] please ID

2011-05-07 Thread Mayur Nandikar
Hello some species of *Terminalia * * * thank you On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:44 AM, arjun wrote: > Dear friends, > > Please Id this medium sized tree on my farm, the location is as given > below. > > Thank you & regards to all > > -- > Best ! > > Arjun. > > at village: Pishvi > taluka: Velhe > di

Re: [efloraofindia:68973] please ID

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dear Arjun Kindly resize you photos (from original ones) to approx 800 x 600 pixels and upload them again. These are too small for any conclusion. Also send a close up of flower. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 A

Re: [efloraofindia:68977] ID No.07052011 RD18

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Cardamine flexuosa -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 7:21 PM, raju das wrote

Re: [efloraofindia:68982] identification no070511sn2

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Satish ji Difficult to identify from such distant shots. There should be close ups of leaves and flower heads. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9

Re: [efloraofindia:68983] Ficus for ID : 070511 : AK-1

2011-05-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
... looks like *Ficus racemosa*. Regards. Dinesh On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Aarti S. Khale wrote: > Taken at Khandala on the 24th of March, 2011. > A large tree. > Aarti >

Re: [efloraofindia:68984] Kalatope id al060511

2011-05-07 Thread Alok Mahendroo
Thank you Gurcharan ji and Amit ji for helping to id regards Alok On Sat, 2011-05-07 at 10:03 +0530, amit chauhan wrote: > Hi, > > Gurucharan Sir is correct Salvia lanata surely. > > regards > > On 5/7/11, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > Salvia lanata > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >

[efloraofindia:68985] Re: Kalatope id al030511

2011-05-07 Thread Ushadi micromini
Dear Alok ji: Thank you, I definitely will try and get the linen tester, I just like the idea of a built in marker for size its wonderful... I do use the nikon macro and the built in macro capbility in my prosumer (lighter in weight) sony so may not need the 10x, but I surely like the me

[efloraofindia:68988] Re: Cardiospermum canescens from SV ZOO Tirupati

2011-05-07 Thread Ushadi micromini
What a nice lesson in two sp of Cardiospermum good points to remember... Usha di === On May 6, 10:02 am, Vijayasankar wrote: > Yes, this is *Cardiospermum canescens *(= C. halicacabum var. luridum). > Stems and leaves are densely hairy; fruits inflated, more than 2 cm across, > neither lob

[efloraofindia:68990] Re: Kalatope id al030511

2011-05-07 Thread Alok Mahendroo
Ha... ha... you jest at a poor commoner Usha di, 'nikon macro and the built in macro capbility in my prosumer (lighter in weight) sony ' where I am talking about a makeshift 'linen tester' regards Alok On Sat, 2011-05-07 at 09:13 -0700, Ushadi micromini wrote: > Dear Alok ji: > Thank you,

Re: [efloraofindia:68991] Kalatope id al070511a

2011-05-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
... just a guess: some *Duchesnea* ? Regards. Dinesh. On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Alok Mahendroo wrote: > Dear friends, > Another flower for id please... > > Location Kalatope, Chamba > Altitude 2000 mts > Habit herb > Habitat wild > Plant height 18-20 inches > > regards > Alok > -- > Hima

Re: [efloraofindia:68992] Request for ID : 070511 : AK-2

2011-05-07 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  This is Padal [Stereospermum personatum , syn. S.colias].   Regards,    Neil Soares. --- On Sat, 5/7/11, Aarti S. Khale wrote: From: Aarti S. Khale Subject: [efloraofindia:68981] Request for ID : 070511 : AK-2 To: "efloraofindia" Date: Saturday, Ma

Re: [efloraofindia:68993] Ficus for ID : 070511 : AK-1

2011-05-07 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  Agree with Dinesh. This is Umber [Fius racemosa].    Regards,     Neil Soares. --- On Sat, 5/7/11, Dinesh Valke wrote: From: Dinesh Valke Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:68983] Ficus for ID : 070511 : AK-1 To: "Aarti S. Khale" Cc: "efloraofindia" Date: Saturd

Re: [efloraofindia:68994] Ranunculaceae Week: id please Kalatope 070511

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Ranunculus distans (syn: R. laetus) -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:50

Re: [efloraofindia:68995] Kalatope id al070511... catmint??

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I hope Clinopodium vulgare -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:06 PM, Alok M

[efloraofindia:68996] Re: Kalatope id al030511

2011-05-07 Thread ushadi Micromini
Dear Alok: sorry... jesting at anybody is not my intention I was just pointing it out that measuring device you used was very appropriate and handy... with or without its magnifying capability so whether one has a macro of nikon's making or not one still needs to provide the taxonomist

[efloraofindia:68997] Re: Kalatope id al030511

2011-05-07 Thread Ushadi micromini
Dear Dr. Singh: your 1972 paper will be most welcome and will come in handy next time I see and can stop to photograph the blue roadside flowers... thanks Usha di On May 6, 6:52 am, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Yes Ushadi ji > Flower colour is same, but not leaves which are much more ri

Re: [efloraofindia:68998] Re: Kalatope id al030511

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Not only the measurement capability, Usha di, I was greatly impressed with the depth of focus: every part of achene-its body, ribs on the body, neck, pappus were so clear in the photograph. If all of us have such photographs, identification would be so easy. Great job Alok ji. Let us keep the h

Re: [efloraofindia:68999] Re: Kalatope id al030511

2011-05-07 Thread ushadi Micromini
yes , me to...and smile, smile usha di by the way I just got the 1972 paper, wonderful how you made the pdf how did you do it? Usha di = On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Not only the measurement capability, Usha di, I was greatly impressed with > the depth

[efloraofindia:69001] Re: Kalatope id al030511

2011-05-07 Thread Alok Mahendroo
No offense taken at all.. Usha di, please...!! Such comments (as Gurcharan ji said) keep the atmosphere lighter.. and I have no grudges in that respect... One jests with the people who would understand the humour and I too am writing in the lighter vein Thank you all... regards Alok On Sat,

Re: [efloraofindia:69002] Red Stemed Shrub

2011-05-07 Thread ajinkya gadave
*Iresine lindenii formosa* *Beefsteak Plant* ***Family: Amaranthaceae * On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Pudji Widodo wrote: > Dear Friends, > > ID is requested. A shrub, 1 m tall, stem red, flowers not seen. Thank you. > > Regards, > Pudji Widodo > Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirma

Re: [efloraofindia:69003] Kalatope id al070511a

2011-05-07 Thread tanay bose
I think this is Duchesnea indica (Indian strawberry) Tanay On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... just a guess: some *Duchesnea* ? > Regards. > Dinesh. > > > > > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Alok Mahendroo wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> Another flower for id please... >> >>

Re: [efloraofindia:69004] Ficus for ID : 070511 : AK-1

2011-05-07 Thread tanay bose
*Ficus racemosa we call it Jagya Dumur in Bengali* ***Tanay * On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, > Agree with Dinesh. This is Umber [Fius racemosa]. >Regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Sat, 5/7/11, Dinesh Valke * wrote: > > > From:

Re: [efloraofindia:69005] Ranunculaceae Week: id please Kalatope 070511

2011-05-07 Thread tanay bose
Ranunculus distans tanay On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Ranunculus distans (syn: R. laetus) > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phon

Re: [efloraofindia:69006] Kalatope id al070511... catmint??

2011-05-07 Thread tanay bose
Yes this is Clinopodium vulgare as Sir Ji mentioned Tanay On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > I hope Clinopodium vulgare > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri,

Re: [efloraofindia:69007] Red Stemed Shrub

2011-05-07 Thread tanay bose
Iresine lindenii formosa indeed an interior decorating plant Tanay On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:01 AM, ajinkya gadave wrote: > *Iresine lindenii formosa* > *Beefsteak Plant* > ***Family: Amaranthaceae > * > > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Pudji Widodo wrote: > >> Dear Friends, >> >> ID is request

[efloraofindia:69008] Re: Kalatope id al030511

2011-05-07 Thread ushadi Micromini
Dear Alok: good ...good... we are then back to being comfortable and easy... we will / do have fun here... don't we? love it... Usha di. - On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:25 PM, Alok Mahendroo wrote: > No offense taken at all.. Usha di, please...!! > Such comments (as Gurcharan ji said)

[efloraofindia:69009] Re: ID No.07052011 RD 19

2011-05-07 Thread Ritesh Choudhary
Dear Rajuji, This is Memecylon sp. (Melastomataceae). Regards, Ritesh.

[efloraofindia:69010] Re: ID No.07052011 RD 19

2011-05-07 Thread Ritesh Choudhary
Pl check for Memecylon edule Regards, Ritesh.

Re: [efloraofindia:69011] Re: Kalatope id al030511

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Usha di It was simple. I have a flat bed scanner, simple cano-scan lite which I bought for just Rs. 2500/-, which I use frequently for scanning documents. I knew it can save as pdf document, but did not know how I would send so many single pages. I thought of giving a try, and when I clicked option

Re: [efloraofindia:69012] Kalatope id al070511a

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Oh no, not Duchesnea indica, that is a creeping plant, with characteristic three toothed bracts (epicalyx) and much smaller flower. It is some species of Potentilla, but I am not able to fix yet. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-

Re: [efloraofindia:69013] Kalatope id al070511a

2011-05-07 Thread tanay bose
Thanks for correcting me Sir Ji Tanay On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Oh no, not Duchesnea indica, that is a creeping plant, with characteristic > three toothed bracts (epicalyx) and much smaller flower. It is some species > of Potentilla, but I am not able to fix yet. >

Re: [efloraofindia:69014] Kalatope id al070511a

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I knew that I know this plant so well, but some how was not able to recollect. Now I have, Geum urbanum it is -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 98

Re: [efloraofindia:69016] Kalatope id al070511a

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Here is my old post https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/f3ea4b7c0d5c2786/bb5895321da60e27?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Geum+urbanum#bb5895321da60e27

Re: [efloraofindia:69017] Solanaceae Week: IDReq-01 11Apr2011AR01 from Meenmutty, Wayanad

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Please upload some shots of flower and fruit. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Apr 11, 2011

Re: [efloraofindia:69021] resending again for id

2011-05-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Looks like Terminalia sp. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 7:45 AM, arjun w

Re: [efloraofindia:69022] identification no110411sn1

2011-05-07 Thread Vijayasankar
The fruit in the first picture belongs to *Cucumis *(may be C. prophetarum), a climber. The climber in the picture is sporting no leaves as they are fallen. The plants in the other two pictures are different, not belonging to the fruit. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Produ

Re: [efloraofindia:69023] Request for ID : 070511 : AK-2

2011-05-07 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Many thanks Dr Neil. Regards, Aarti On 5/7/11, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, >  This is Padal [Stereospermum personatum , syn. S.colias]. >   Regards, >    Neil Soares. > > --- On Sat, 5/7/11, Aarti S. Khale wrote: > > > From: Aarti S. Khale > Subject: [eflora

Re: [efloraofindia:69024] Ficus for ID : 070511 : AK-1

2011-05-07 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Dear Dinesh ji, Dr Neil and Tanay, Many thanks for the id. I have recd one more reply...it could be Ficus glumerata. Regards, Aarti On 5/7/11, tanay bose wrote: > *Ficus racemosa we call it Jagya Dumur in Bengali* > ***Tanay > * > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Neil Soares wrote: > >> Hi, >>

Re: [efloraofindia:69025] Ficus for ID : 070511 : AK-1

2011-05-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
... *Ficus glomerata* is in agreement with ID discussed; it is a synonym of *Ficus racemosa*. Regards. Dinesh On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Aarti S. Khale wrote: > Dear Dinesh ji, Dr Neil and Tanay, > Many thanks for the id. > I have recd one more reply...it could be Ficus glumerata. > Rega

Re: [efloraofindia:69026] identification no110411sn1

2011-05-07 Thread Yazdy Palia
I fully agree with Vijaysankar Raman Ji about the fruit being Cucumis. I had created a lot of confusion with regards to this and Dr. Gurcharan Singh ji had handled it with a lot of patience. The plants are as suggested by Vijayasankar ji are indeed different. Fruit is not from the plant shown in th

[efloraofindia:69027] Spermacoce ocymoides VS Mitracarpus hirtus

2011-05-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
Dear friends, *Mitracarpus hirtus* seems to very closely resembling *Spermacoce ocymoides* . 1) is *Mitracarpus hirtus* also distributed (naturalized) in India ? 2) how can *Mitracarpus hirtus* and *Spermacoce ocymoides* be differentiated ? Here is the photopage of *Spermacoce ocymoides*, where

Re: [efloraofindia:69028] Ficus for ID : 070511 : AK-1

2011-05-07 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Thanks Dinesh ji for the info. Aarti On 5/8/11, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... *Ficus glomerata* is in agreement with ID discussed; it is a synonym of > *Ficus racemosa*. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Aarti S. Khale > wrote: > >> Dear Dinesh ji, Dr Neil and Tanay, >> M

Re: [efloraofindia:69031] Dolichandrone falcata : Medasinghi pods : 080511 : AK-1

2011-05-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
... most probably *Haplophragma adenophyllum* (syn. *Fernandoa adenophylla* ). Regards. Dinesh On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Aarti S. Khale wrote: > Taken at Maharashtra Nature Park on the 6th of April, 2011. > Aarti >

Re: [efloraofindia:69032] Dolichandrone falcata : Medasinghi pods : 080511 : AK-1

2011-05-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
Apologies ... did not see the subject line of Aarti ji's post. Please ignore my guess of *Haplophragma adenophyllum.* Regards. Dinesh On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... most probably *Haplophragma adenophyllum* (syn. *Fernandoa adenophylla > *). > Regards. > Dinesh > >

Re: [efloraofindia:69033] Morning Glory for ID : 080511 : AK-2

2011-05-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
... most possibly *Ipomoea sinensis*, Regards. Dinesh On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Aarti S. Khale wrote: > Taken at Nasik, Maharashtra on the 18th of Oct, 2007. > Flower was smaller as compared to the other morning glory flowers. > Aarti >