[efloraofindia:113541] Proposed dates for Valley of Flower expedition

2012-04-15 Thread Rajesh Sachdev
Dear efI Members, I am proposing the dates for Valley of Flowers trek. Kindly advice the confirmation. For those travelling from Mumbai 11th Aug - to 18th August -- Regards Rajesh Sachdev http://project-matheran.webs.com/ http://www.facebook.com/leopardguy

[efloraofindia:113543] Re: DKV Request for species id 120413-1

2012-04-15 Thread U GLachungpa
Could it be Oroxylum indicum, locally called 'Totala' in Nepali? It has papery seeds well stacked in the pod. Buddhists use them in various religious ceremonies in Sikkim. Regards, Usha On Friday, April 13, 2012 8:22:06 AM UTC+5:30, Dev wrote: Location: Arunachal Pradesh. Request for

Re: [efloraofindia:113544] Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment

2012-04-15 Thread Vishnu
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vfZb86czvuk/T4rQhXyMs6I/Ako/E2--tytST_Q/s1600/tall+tree-+bark+closeup+1.jpg Thanks Surajit ji for sharing the snaps of Ficus Religiosa. I have truly been blind and ignorant all these years- now I know that it sheds its leaves, and will be on the

Re: [efloraofindia:113545] Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
The link of PEEPAL Lord SHIVA is - http://wiki.encyclopaediaindica.com/~encyclo3/wiki/index.php?title=PEEPUL_TREE Thank you Regards, Surajit

[efloraofindia:113547] Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. from Hooghly

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
Sir, Attaching the images of *Albizia* *lebbeck* (L.) Benth. that we call SHIRIS in Bengali. Species : *Albizia* *lebbeck* (L.) Benth. Habit Habitat : big tree, roadside plantation Date : 05-04-2012, 9.30 a.m. Place : Hooghly, WB

[efloraofindia:113548] Albizia julibrissin (Durazz.) from Hooghly

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
Sir, Attaching images of what i think is *Albizia* *julibrissin* Durazz. I don't know its Bengali name :( Species : *Albizia* *julibrissin* Durazz. Habit Habitat : Big tree, roadside plantation Date : 09-04-2012, 4.35 p.m. Place : Hooghly, WB

[efloraofindia:113549] fruit : Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. from Hooghly

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
Sir, Attaching fruits / capsules of Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. But i regret that i have no seed pics. Species : *Lagerstroemia* *speciosa* (L.) Pers. (syn. *Lagerstroemia* * flos-reginae* Retz.) Bengali name : JAROOL / JARUL Date : 15-03-2012, 10.00 a.m. Place : Gobra (Hooghly), WB

[efloraofindia:113550] Grewia asiatica Linn. from Hooghly

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
Sir, Attaching images of *Grewia* *asiatica* Linn. that we call FALSA in Bengali. Species : *Grewia* *asiatica* Linn. Habit Habitat : small tree, garden Date : 26-03-2012 11-04-2012 Place : Gobra (Hooghly), WB

[efloraofindia:113551] Eclipta prostrata ? from Hooghly 15-04-12 SK

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
Sir, Is it *Eclipta* *prostrata* (L.), syn. *E. alba*? Species : UNKNOWN Habit Habitat : wild herb, 2 ft, roadside Date : 16-02-2012, 10.35 a.m. Place : Chanditala (Hooghly), WB

Re: [efloraofindia:113552] Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment

2012-04-15 Thread ushadi Micromini
Dear All:Mahadeswara ji may be on the correct tract... that this is Hura crepitans.. the new pic that Vishnu submitted seems to have parallel veins that arise from the central main vein and seem to go all the way to the edge... I have skeletonized peepul leaves... I looked at them today

Re: [efloraofindia:113553] Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
Sir Ji Madam Ji, Never heard of *Hura* *crepitans*. Can you please confirm if this *H. crepitans* is a deciduous or a evergreen one? Wiki says it is evergreen - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hura_crepitans This one says deciduous - http://www.esac.pt/abelho/cv/abelho_etal2005_biotropica.pdf yet,

Re: [efloraofindia:113554] Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) from Hooghly

2012-04-15 Thread ushadi Micromini
Satish : we buy them as bhaji in bundles in Bengal... the specialty bhaji vendors bring them in... usually 8 inches at least , wash, pick, cut off ends chop roughly wash profusely before and after chopping, being careful of the thorns, put in a large pan, cover with drinking water, slowly bring

Re: [efloraofindia:113555] Re: Seeds,Fruit,Pods of Guaiacum officinale - 110412m - RK2

2012-04-15 Thread ushadi Micromini
So Satish, is it flowering now? do you get to see it ..?// Usha di = On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for sharing the fruits/seeds. I have seen this tree in Rani Bagh Mumbai, very close to the entrance. On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:113556] Visit to Nainital, Almora, Kausani, Ranikhet and Other Places

2012-04-15 Thread ushadi Micromini
looks nice... I wish, I wish Usha di == On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 7:18 AM, Balkar Singh balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All IIIrd efloraindia Visit going on We have visited Nainital, Ranikhet and now staying in Kausani. During past two days we shot about 100 new

[efloraofindia:113558] Re: Visit to Nainital, Almora, Kausani, Ranikhet and Other Places

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
You mean this is the Gori Valley Trip? Best wishes... Congrats and hopefully you will prepare a big checklist of plants thereDo visit the himalayan botanic gardens in Nainital to see orchids. Pankaj On Sunday, 15 April 2012 09:48:44 UTC+8, Balkar wrote: Dear All IIIrd efloraindia Visit

[efloraofindia:113559] Re: Request for species id DKV 120415 - 1

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Looks like Cirsium to me. Pankaj On Monday, 16 April 2012 00:11:14 UTC+8, Dev wrote: Location Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India Request for species id. Is this some species related to Mexican Poppy (Argemone mexicana) Seen and photographed in Indore by fellow nature lover Shariq Khan Dev

[efloraofindia:113560] Re: Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Yes Ficus religiosa can shed the leaves completely if it is not near a water body. Pankaj On Sunday, 1 April 2012 23:44:52 UTC+8, Vishnu wrote: Dear Experts Date:01/04/2012 Location: Cox Town, Bangalore Had seen this tree while I was passing by couple of weeks back- it was completely

[efloraofindia:113561] Re: Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
By the way on the contrary Hura crepitans is an evergreen tree!! Pankaj On Sunday, 1 April 2012 23:44:52 UTC+8, Vishnu wrote: Dear Experts Date:01/04/2012 Location: Cox Town, Bangalore Had seen this tree while I was passing by couple of weeks back- it was completely bare, with only some

[efloraofindia:113563] Re: Ricinus sp. ID :: 04/03/2012 :: Hooghly (WB) :: SK

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Yes Ricinus communis. Pankaj On Sunday, 4 March 2012 21:48:23 UTC+8, surajit koley wrote: Sir, Attaching links of images of Ricinus sp., likely to be Ricinus communis. We call it REHRI in Bengali (if the ID is correct). This plant is a larval food plant of Common Castor butterfly. Also

[efloraofindia:113564] Re: orchid no.5 from Hooghly 13-04-12 SK-2

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
This is again Dendrobium hybrid. Pankaj On Friday, 13 April 2012 21:57:30 UTC+8, surajit koley wrote: Sir / Madam, This is the fifth last post of Orchidaceae member at a Chandannagore nursery. Species : UNKNOWN Habit Habitat : cultured orchid in a nursery Date : 08-04-2012, 1.45 p.m.

[efloraofindia:113565] Re: orchid no.4 from Hooghly 13-04-12 SK-1

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
This looks like a badly deformed Cattleya hybrid. Pankaj On Friday, 13 April 2012 21:51:54 UTC+8, surajit koley wrote: Sir / Madam, This is the fourth Orchid that i found in a nursery at Chandannagore. Species : UNKNOWN Habit Habitat : cultured orchid in a nursery Date : 08-04-2012,

[efloraofindia:113566] Re: Spiranthes sinensis from Manali HP

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Which reference are you talking about? Pankaj On Tuesday, 8 December 2009 00:47:53 UTC+8, Gurcharan Singh wrote: Sending Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames (syn: S. australis (R. Br.) Lindley) from Manali, HP Pankaj ji and Nayan ji, one of the very few orchids I know, and that too if it is

Re: [efloraofindia:113566] Re: orchid no.4 from Hooghly 13-04-12 SK-1

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
Sir, Good morning Thank you very much for the ID. I learn that this is not the usual species but a very deformed one. Regards, Surajit Koley On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 6:33 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: This looks like a badly deformed Cattleya hybrid. Pankaj On

Re: [efloraofindia:113567] Re: orchid no.5 from Hooghly 13-04-12 SK-2

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
Thank you Sir, again and again for this one too. So, all they have is various Dendrobium hybrids in their nursery. Regards, Surajit On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 6:32 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: This is again Dendrobium hybrid. Pankaj On Friday, 13 April 2012 21:57:30

Re: [efloraofindia:113568] Re: Ricinus sp. ID :: 04/03/2012 :: Hooghly (WB) :: SK

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
Sir, I'm grateful to you, as always, for your help. Thank you for confirming. A happy week ahead Regards, Surajit On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 6:29 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Ricinus communis. Pankaj On Sunday, 4 March 2012 21:48:23 UTC+8, surajit koley wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:113569] Re: Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment

2012-04-15 Thread surajit koley
Thank you Sir for this information on *Hura* *crepitans* and *Ficus* * religiosa*. Regards, Surajit On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 6:02 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: By the way on the contrary Hura crepitans is an evergreen tree!! Pankaj On Sunday, 1 April 2012 23:44:52

Re: [efloraofindia:113571] Request Tree ID 086 - Bangalore - RA

2012-04-15 Thread raman
Thanks satish ji Raman

Re: [efloraofindia:113572] Request Tree ID 084 - Lalbagh, bangalore - RA - Is it some eucalyptus?

2012-04-15 Thread raman
Th bark looks different from any species I have seen, and the fruits are oval and with little opening on one end compared to any other species. The ground below the tree is littered with these fruits Raman

Re: [efloraofindia:113574] Request Tree ID 083 - Lalbagh, Bangalore - RA

2012-04-15 Thread raman
Thanks satish ji Raman

[efloraofindia:113575] Spiranthes from India

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Dear all I am looking for whatever Spiranthes pics any of the members or their friends have. I would be grateful for your help. Please contribute a full plant pic and a closeup. Pankaj

[efloraofindia:113576] Re: Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st March'11- around 6500 species

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Too good. I think after Sir. J.D.Hooker, this is the largest collection. Of course he had plants, we have pics :) Congratulations to all the members and special thanks to Garg sir for making us a part of this wonderful community. Pankaj On Tuesday, 10 April 2012 13:14:35 UTC+8, JM Garg wrote:

[efloraofindia:113577] Re: Kaempferia rotunda from pune

2012-04-15 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Nice pics Neha and thanks for sharing. Pankaj On Tuesday, 10 April 2012 14:54:56 UTC+8, Neha Singh wrote: Kaempferia rotunda photographed at Botanical garden, Pune University. Common name- Bhumi Champa or Bhu-champaka Date- 18th March 12. Regards Neha Singh

Re: [efloraofindia:113577] Re: Request for species id DKV 120415 - 1

2012-04-15 Thread Nayan Singh
Echinops echinatus, from Asteraceae Regards  Nayan. ... N.S.Dungriyal IFS Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild Life) Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal 09424790074 From: Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent:

[efloraofindia:113578] Id-160412-PR-1 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

2012-04-15 Thread Prashant Desai (Google Docs)
I've shared an item with you: Id-160412-PR-1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ximi7SNsvyldhVBmfrw7Wtsa0byCZvPEVHHzXR0Z8LU/edit It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above.

[efloraofindia:113580] Id-16042012-PR-3 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

2012-04-15 Thread Prashant Desai (Google Docs)
I've shared an item with you: Id-16042012-PR-3 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xWN0XAx5ck5VGPmdbpiSw2WdQg4LPaNWdHj_-iYQXLY/edit It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above.