[efloraofindia:68958] please ID

2011-05-07 Thread arjun
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 district: Pune Maharashtra. Pin : 412 212 +91 981 0448200 +91 940 4241901 attachment: Copy of tree for id.jpgattachment:

[efloraofindia:68959] Please ID, wild sapota ?

2011-05-07 Thread arjun
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 district: Pune Maharashtra. Pin : 412 212 +91 981 0448200 +91 940 4241901 attachment: Copy of tree for id3.jpgattachment: tree for

Re: [efloraofindia:68960] 07/05/2011/YRP/01/Naoroz Estate, Chethalayam, Wayanad.

2011-05-07 Thread Smita Raskar
*Averrhoa carambola, Family Averrhoaceae* On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, some pictures of flowers (3mm in diameter), fruits and leaves of Averrhoa carambola (Star fruit). Normally sour, but at our place juicy and sweet. Date Time

Re: [efloraofindia:68961] 07/05/2011/YRP/01/Naoroz Estate, Chethalayam, Wayanad.

2011-05-07 Thread Yazdy Palia
Thank you Smita Ji. Regards Yazdy. On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Smita Raskar smita.ras...@gmail.com wrote: Averrhoa  carambola, Family Averrhoaceae On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, some pictures of flowers (3mm in diameter), fruits

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 ritesh@gmail.com wrote: Dear Ninad, Thanks for forwarding me this useful

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

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 prasad.dash2...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Muthuji looks like Z. armatum to me, but batk is needed for conformation. Can u please upload the

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

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 singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yazdy ji Two cultivars (though not formally recognised) of this species are well

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 dobighazam...@gmail.com 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:

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

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

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:

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 aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: 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 singh...@gmail.com 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

[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 vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, this is *Cardiospermum canescens *(= C. halicacabum var. luridum). Stems and leaves are densely hairy; fruits inflated, more than 2

[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 alokisabe...@gmail.comwrote: Dear friends, Another flower for id please... Location Kalatope, Chamba Altitude 2000 mts Habit herb Habitat wild Plant height 18-20 inches regards Alok

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 aarti.kh...@gmail.com wrote: From: Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:68981] Request for ID : 070511 :

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 dinesh.va...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:68983] Ficus for ID : 070511 : AK-1 To: Aarti

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

[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

[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 singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Ushadi ji Flower colour is same, but not leaves which

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

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 singh...@gmail.com wrote: Not only the measurement capability, Usha di, I was greatly

[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 pudjiuns...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, ID is requested. A shrub, 1 m tall, stem red, flowers not seen. Thank you. Regards, Pudji Widodo Fakultas Biologi Universitas

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 dinesh.va...@gmail.com wrote: ... just a guess: some *Duchesnea* ? Regards. Dinesh. On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Alok Mahendroo alokisabe...@gmail.comwrote: Dear friends,

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 drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, Agree with Dinesh. This is Umber [Fius racemosa]. Regards, Neil Soares. --- On *Sat, 5/7/11, Dinesh Valke

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 singh...@gmail.com 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

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 singh...@gmail.com wrote: I hope Clinopodium vulgare -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj,

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 ajinkyagad...@gmail.comwrote: *Iresine lindenii formosa* *Beefsteak Plant* ***Family: Amaranthaceae * On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.comwrote:

[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 alokisabe...@gmail.comwrote: No offense taken at all.. Usha di, please...!! Such comments

[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

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,

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 singh...@gmail.com 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

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:

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=enlnk=gstq=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,

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

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

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 drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi,  This is Padal [Stereospermum personatum , syn. S.colias].   Regards,    Neil Soares. --- On Sat, 5/7/11, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com wrote: From:

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 tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: *Ficus racemosa we call it Jagya Dumur in Bengali* ***Tanay * On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Neil Soares

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 aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Dinesh ji, Dr Neil and Tanay, Many thanks for the id. I have recd one more reply...it could be

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

[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*,

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 dinesh.va...@gmail.com 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 aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Dear