Re: [efloraofindia:78340] Re: Fwd: Awe......... banana tree!

2011-08-26 Thread mani nair
Dear Nudrat ji, It can happen as with the giant pumpkins in USA. Regards, Mani. On 8/26/11, Nudrat Sayed wrote: > Wonderingtrue or false > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Na Bha wrote: > >> perhaps one will see some bananas growing down under? >> >> Am 25.08.2011 15:17, schrieb Dines

Re: [efloraofindia:78341] Re: Names of Plants in India :: Habenaria panchganiensis

2011-08-26 Thread Dinesh Valke
... many thanks once again to dear Pankaj for pointing out to the synonym. Have updated my notes. Regards. Dinesh On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > Many thanks for pointing the synonym, Pankaj. > Will correct my notes. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 a

Re: [efloraofindia:78343] Re: Names of Plants in India :: Habenaria panchganiensis

2011-08-26 Thread Pankaj Kumar
at your service sir!! Pankaj On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... many thanks once again to dear Pankaj for pointing out to the synonym. > Have updated my notes. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Dinesh Valke > wrote: >> >> Many thanks for po

Fwd: [efloraofindia:78346] Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Day Flower

2011-08-26 Thread J.M. Garg
Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. Some earlier relevant feedback: “Mayurji, Am not sure but I could see some pubescence upon the spathe in the picture. *Do Commelina diffusa have such hairs on spathe? *in your description, it has a glabrous surface.” from Manudev ji. -

[efloraofindia:78350] Re: 260811/Giby/Piper trichostachyon

2011-08-26 Thread Giby Kuriakose
Sorry that I didn't mention the place and time of the picture. This species was collected from the mid elevations (300-800m) of Kudremukh National Park while doing my PhD field work in 2006. Sorry, I don't remember the month, I will get the date from field notes and will share the same. These two

[efloraofindia:78352] Re: Ornamental Banana [ Dwarf ] - 250811 - RK

2011-08-26 Thread Neha Singh
Hello Mani ji, The fruits of Musa ornata are alike common banana .They r edible but not sweet, usually eaten boiled or fried . Regards Neha Singh

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:78354] Re: [Indiantreepix] Re: Jagala ganti mara - Quarrelsome tree

2011-08-26 Thread Joshi Pankaj
Oh..wonderful...Thanks to Nature... *** Dr. Pankaj N. Joshi, Programme Coordinator sahjeevan 175- Jalaram Society, B/h. Vishwamangal Appt., Vijay Nagar, Hospital Road Bhuj-Kutch, Gujarat: 370001 (India) Phone: 91 2832 251814, Fax: 91 2832 251914, Mob

Re: [efloraofindia:78355] Flowering Plant | 20May2011AR01 from Bangalore

2011-08-26 Thread Giby Kuriakose
I too think that this is *Cryptostegia* *grandiflora* Roxb. ex R.Br. of Apocynaceae family. Regards, Giby On 26 August 2011 10:59, J.M. Garg wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “... looks like *Cryptostegia grandiflora

[efloraofindia:78356] Re: Diospyros montana tree - fruiting

2011-08-26 Thread Smilax004
I would stand for S. pottatorum of Loganiaceae family as Vijay suggested. Regards, Giby On May 20, 5:53 pm, raghu ananth wrote: > Diospyros montana tree - fruiting,  a forest variety > > (Vernacular: Jagala ganti mara meaning Quarrelsome tree, Hope the ID is > correct) > > Bandipura for

[efloraofindia:78357] Names of Plants in India :: Cyanotis tuberosa

2011-08-26 Thread Dinesh Valke
via Species ‎ > ‎C ‎ > ‎ *Cyanotis tuberosa* (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f. [image: Cyanotis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f.]

Re: [efloraofindia:78358] Re: Fwd: Awe......... banana tree!

2011-08-26 Thread Nudrat Sayed
Dear Mani Ji, I didnt say it cant happen.in today's world with all sorts of technologies available anything is possible. No the other hand i am not that easily convinced. On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 12:34 PM, mani nair wrote: > Dear Nudrat ji, > It can happen as with the giant pumpkins in U

Re: [efloraofindia:78359] Names of Plants in India :: Cyanotis tuberosa

2011-08-26 Thread Na Bha
Dinesh ji, i too think of stealing your camera and your fotography skills. Am 26.08.2011 12:35, schrieb Dinesh Valke: via Species ‎ > ‎C ‎ > ‎ /Cyanotis tu

[efloraofindia:78360] Re: 260811/Giby/Piper trichostachyon

2011-08-26 Thread Ushadi micromini
Giby: nice pics... its easy to get the dates etc on FLickr... just above your picture is a button called more action open m ore action, then click on EXIF data... I did this for you for the first picture copy pasted what is between the stars your first picture was***Taken on F

[efloraofindia:78361] Re: Vertifical-gardening-Petunias

2011-08-26 Thread Ushadi micromini
very nice... only in India: a sign that has to be included by the organizers... PLEASE DONOT TOUCH... NO WHERE IN THE WORLD DO I SEE SUCH A SIGN in Botanical gardens or nurseries makes me sad... usha di On Aug 25, 9:49 am, mani nair wrote: > Dear friends, > > Sending a photo of t

Re: [efloraofindia:78362] Re: 260811/Giby/Piper trichostachyon

2011-08-26 Thread Giby Kuriakose
Thanks Ushadi Ji for the information and timely help. I* *had to search for the picture among my back ups (which is too large) and I didnt know that we get the information from already uploaded pictures. When ever I show this picture while taking classes/talk to students I use to ask "can you gues

Re: [efloraofindia:78363] Re: Vertifical-gardening-Petunias

2011-08-26 Thread Giby Kuriakose
and most of the sign boards are on trees nailed to trees with huge nails that might damages the tree. We had to fought with several people to avoid nails on trees to use sign boards. Still, if you travel through the ghat road between Calicut to Kalpetta (Waynad, Kerala) one can see nailed sign

Re: [efloraofindia:78364] Names of Plants in India :: Cyanotis tuberosa

2011-08-26 Thread Dinesh Valke
... many thanks to you Nalini ji, Tanay, Balkar ji, Usha di for the appreciation. Frankly, all of my photos are just point-and-shoot views (without flash) ... with the only basic recurrent use of metering (spot / partial) ... some reading about metering modes at Wikipedia

[efloraofindia:78365] Names of Plants in India :: Thalictrum dalzellii

2011-08-26 Thread Dinesh Valke
via Species ‎ > ‎T ‎ > ‎ *Thalictrum dalzellii* Hook. [image: Thalictrum dalzellii Hook.] [image: Flowers of India

Re: [efloraofindia:78366] Kalatope id al240811

2011-08-26 Thread Balkar Arya
Thanks for confirmation Sir On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Yes Balkar ji > > > -- > 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

Re: [efloraofindia:78367] Succulent from Hortus Botanicus Leiden

2011-08-26 Thread Tanay Bose
Probably some species of Bryophyllum but I not very sure Tanay 2011/8/26 Pudji Widodo > Dear Friends, > > Could you help me to ID the following hanging plant please. Thank you. > > Regards, > Pudji Widodo > Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirman > PURWOKERTO 53122 INDONESIA > -- *

Re: [efloraofindia:78368] Arunachal Climber for ID_RKC02_260811

2011-08-26 Thread Tanay Bose
I think this plant is from the family Menispermaceae Tanay On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary < ritesh@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > ID plz, > > Habit: Climber > > Loc.: Itanagar, (ca300m), Arunachal Pradesh > > Date: March, 2009 > > Regards, > Ritesh. > -- *Tanay

Re: [efloraofindia:78371] Gorgeous Impatiens for ID_RKC01_260811

2011-08-26 Thread Balkar Arya
Really Beautiful Ritesh Ji On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary < ritesh@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > Pl help me to get the ID of this beautiful Impatiens: > > Habit: Erect Herbs, ca 60 cms high. > Loc.: Khaari, East Kameng distt., Arunachal Pradesh (ca 500m) > Date: M

Re: [efloraofindia:78372] Names of Plants in India :: Thalictrum dalzellii

2011-08-26 Thread Balkar Arya
Gorgeous catch !! On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > via Species‎ > > ‎T ‎ > > ‎ > *Thalictrum dalzellii* Hook. > [image: Thalictrum dalzellii

Re: [efloraofindia:78375] Succulent from Hortus Botanicus Leiden

2011-08-26 Thread Mohan V. Chunkath
Could this be a species of Christmas or Claw cactus? Are the round objects fruits? In Christmas or Claw cacti flowers are usually apical. Regards, Mohan

Re: [efloraofindia:78378] Gorgeous Impatiens for ID_RKC01_260811

2011-08-26 Thread Giby Kuriakose
Nice pictures of Impatiens. I have no reference texts or experience with North East flora. Regards, Giby On 26 August 2011 13:47, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary wrote: > Dear all, > > Pl help me to get the ID of this beautiful Impatiens: > > Habit: Erect Herbs, ca 60 cms high. > Loc.: Khaari, East Ka

Re: [efloraofindia:78379] Re: Vertifical-gardening-Petunias

2011-08-26 Thread Na Bha
Ushadi and Giby ji, you are right. "dont kill me" is just perfid. There should be some way of fixing the board to the tree instead of nailing it. Otherwise the board itself may disappear. Is it possible that a petition signed by several people / NGOs can be handed over to the forest dept.? Us

Re: [efloraofindia:78380] Dipteracanthus or Ruellia from Lohari Panipat for id -26042011-BSA-1

2011-08-26 Thread Giby Kuriakose
Nice pictures depicting most of the characters of the species * Dipteracanthus* *prostratus *of Acanthaceae family. Regards, Giby On 26 August 2011 19:55, Balkar Arya wrote: > More pics shot recently from village Khukhrana (Panipat) 220 mts from a > roadside area, wildly grown there > >

Re: [efloraofindia:78381] Kalatope id al150811

2011-08-26 Thread Alok Mahendroo
Dear friends Could this be Coreopsis tinctoria... regards Alok On Tue, 2011-08-16 at 20:18 +0530, Balkar Arya wrote: > I think Cosmos is a different plant > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 10:31 AM, amit chauhan > wrote: > Looks like Cosmos sulphureus ? but need more experts advise > >

Re: [efloraofindia:78382] Dipteracanthus or Ruellia from Lohari Panipat for id -26042011-BSA-1

2011-08-26 Thread Balkar Arya
Thanks Giby Ji On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Giby Kuriakose wrote: > Nice pictures depicting most of the characters of the species * > Dipteracanthus* *prostratus *of Acanthaceae family. > > > > > Regards, > Giby > > > > > > On 26 August 2011 19:55, Balkar Arya wrote: > >> More pics shot rece

[efloraofindia:78385] Re: Succulent from Hortus Botanicus Leiden

2011-08-26 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
I think this looks like a Cactaceae, may be some species of Epiphyllum. Pankaj On Aug 26, 7:27 pm, "Mohan V. Chunkath" wrote: > Could this be a species of Christmas or Claw cactus? Are the round objects > fruits? In Christmas or Claw cacti flowers are usually apical. > Regards, > Mohan

[efloraofindia:78386] Re: Arunachal Climber for ID_RKC02_260811

2011-08-26 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Could this be some Stephania from Menispermaceae. Pankaj On Aug 26, 1:17 pm, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary wrote: > Dear all, > > ID plz, > > Habit: Climber > > Loc.: Itanagar, (ca300m), Arunachal Pradesh > > Date: March, 2009 > > Regards, > Ritesh. > >  DSC_6528.JPG > 292KViewDownload > >  DSC_6529.JP

[efloraofindia:78387] Re: Upper Chamba id al260811

2011-08-26 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Oxyria digyna Pankaj On Aug 26, 9:40 pm, Alok Mahendroo wrote: > Dear friends, > Another flower from upper Chamba > > Location Chamba > altitude 3700mts > Habit herb > Habitat wild > Plant height 6 inches > flowers 3 mm approx > > regards > Alok > -- > Himalayan Village Education Trust > Villag

[efloraofindia:78388] Re: HELP REQUIRED - DENDROPHTHOE FALCATA

2011-08-26 Thread Somnath Paldas
oh! I have Neem Tree hope It will work... On Aug 26, 8:35 am, raju wrote: > Dear Somnathji, > > Another best host tree for this species is Melia azedarach, you can > try with this. > > Raju Das > > On Aug 25, 4:58 pm, Paldas Photography > wrote: > > > dear all, > > > I want to grow the foll

Re: [efloraofindia:78389] ID Plz_RKC03_260811

2011-08-26 Thread Vijayasankar
It may be *Adenanthera pavonina*. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 3:17 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary < ritesh@gmail.com> wrote: > ID plz, > > Habit: Tree > > Loc.: Khaari, East Kameng distt (ca 500m), A

[efloraofindia:78390] Re: Succulent from Hortus Botanicus Leiden

2011-08-26 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
This is a Cactaceae and most probably some species of Lepismium. Thanks for sharing. Pankaj On Aug 26, 10:01 pm, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: > I think this looks like a Cactaceae, may be some species of > Epiphyllum. > Pankaj > > On Aug 26, 7:27 pm, "Mohan V. Chunkath" > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Co

[efloraofindia:78395] Re: Succulent from Hortus Botanicus Leiden

2011-08-26 Thread Mohan V. Chunkath
Thanks Pankaj Ji. It does look like Lepismium from the web photos. Regards, Mohan

[efloraofindia:78396] Re: HELP REQUIRED - DENDROPHTHOE FALCATA

2011-08-26 Thread Somnath Paldas
I have LIVE Lime , Guava , dwarf firebush , Crepe Jasmine, Coffee Rose (Tabernaemontana divaricata) , Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) , Night- flowering Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbortristis) , karabi (oleander) plants at my garden & Neem in neighborhood ... which will be the most suitable. can they live o

[efloraofindia:78397] Re: HELP REQUIRED - DENDROPHTHOE FALCATA

2011-08-26 Thread Somnath Paldas
I have LIVE Lime , Guava , dwarf firebush , Crepe Jasmine, Coffee Rose (Tabernaemontana divaricata) , Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) , Night- flowering Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbortristis) , karabi (oleander) plants at my garden & Neem in neighborhood ... which will be the most suitable. can they live o

[efloraofindia:78398] Re: Upper chamba id 260811a

2011-08-26 Thread Ritesh Choudhary
Looks like some Juncus to me. Regards, Ritesh.

Re: [efloraofindia:78399] Kalatope id al150811

2011-08-26 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Alok ji You have got it finally. -- 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 Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:47

Re: [efloraofindia:78400] Re: Upper Chamba id al260811

2011-08-26 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes, Pankaj ji is right Oxyria digyna -- 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 Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:

Re: [efloraofindia:78401] Re: HELP REQUIRED - DENDROPHTHOE FALCATA

2011-08-26 Thread Giby Kuriakose
Of these listed plants, only Guava and Neem are suitable ones. Regards, Giby On 27 August 2011 07:20, Somnath Paldas wrote: > I have LIVE Lime , Guava , dwarf firebush , Crepe Jasmine, Coffee > Rose (Tabernaemontana divaricata) , Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) , Night- > flowering Jasmine (Nyct

Re: [efloraofindia:78403] Flora of Haryana: Limonia acidissima from Karnal Near NDRI Campus

2011-08-26 Thread Tanay Bose
Very nice and detailed photographs Balkar ji Thanks for sharing Tanay On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Balkar Arya wrote: > Dear All*Limonia* *acidissima* L > From Roadside area Near NDRI Campus Karnal Haryana (228 Mts) > Planted by forest deptt there > Localy known as " Kaintha" Fruit is edibl

[efloraofindia:78404] Re: Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_24082011 PJ2.

2011-08-26 Thread harithasandhya
I guess this is Trewia nudiflora, family Euphorbiaceae. I had posted a couple of photographs of this tree recently. Regards, Sandhya On Aug 24, 9:11 pm, PUTTARAJU K wrote: > Dear All, > > Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_24082011 PJ2. > > Date/Time-:18/08/11   -    16:00 > Location- Place, Altitude - Ka

Re: [efloraofindia:78406] Garden Flower for ID - 270811 - RK

2011-08-26 Thread Madhuri Raut
??Bird of Paradise Regards Bhagyashri On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 12:06 PM, ranjini kamath wrote: > The flower [ only one ] is past it's prime - but was happy to get it > with the fruit forming.There is a beautiful track of different flowers > from the same family in Lalbagh but i arrived there a bit

Re: [efloraofindia:78407] Garden Flower for ID - 270811 - RK

2011-08-26 Thread Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy
On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < brspa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looks like *Heliconia sp. (but I am not sure?)* > > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 12:06 PM, ranjini kamath wrote: > >> The flower [ only one ] is past it's prime - but was happy to get it >> with the fruit