Re: [efloraofindia:238094] What herb? ABJAN01/01

2016-01-03 Thread ashwini
Thank you Nayan Singh Ji. I will report back after consulting my local flora material this evening. Regards, Ashwini > On 04-Jan-2016, at 12:09 PM, Nayan Singh wrote: > > I think some Cardamine sp. > Pl check local flora for sp. > > Regards > Nayan. > > > > > On Monday, 4 January 2016 1

Re: [efloraofindia:238093] Strobilanthus dalhousieanus/ABJAN02

2016-01-03 Thread ashwini
Thank you for pointing me to it Mr Garg. I will collect a sample and consult my reference material when I reach home this evening. A quick look on my phone showed that they are indeed very similar looking and need further investigation. Thanks and regards, Ashwini > On 04-Jan-2016, at 10:44 AM

[efloraofindia:238091] ‎Blumea page with images of species in efloraofindia

2016-01-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Pl. go through *‎**Blumea* page with images of species (done mainly by Bhagyashri Ranade ji) in efloraofindia. If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this g

Re: [efloraofindia:238089] ANJAN08/08 Gouania microcarpa DC.

2016-01-03 Thread Dr. Prabhukumar KM
Excellent shots. On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 5:02 AM, Dr Santhosh Kumar E S < essanthoshjntb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice pictures > > On 2 January 2016 at 14:41, Anurag N. Sharma > wrote: > >> Family: Rhamnaceae >> Date: 30th December 2015 >> Place: Kottigehara, Chikkamagaluru

[efloraofindia:238087] 2015- 2nd Runner up Hero of the efloraofindia site- D S Rawat

2016-01-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Dear members, He has been one of our Pillars. He has inserted images in around 290 pages in 2015. He is not only one of the top most taxonomists & a great story teller, but also comfortable in editing & inserting images at efi pages. He is the 2nd Runner up Hero of the efloraofindia site in 2015. T

[efloraofindia:238086] 2015- 1st Runner Up Hero of the efloraofindia site- Tspkumar

2016-01-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Dear members, Not only he is posting marvellous images from Western Ghats, but is also the 1st Runner Up Hero of the efi site in 2015 for inserting images in around 330 species pages in efi site from efi threads. We are really impressed not only by his love for nature & Western Ghats, but also to s

[efloraofindia:238085] 2015- Hero of the efloraofindia site- Suarjit Koley & Bhagyashri Ranade

2016-01-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Dear members, Suarjit Koley ji has been one of our Pillars. He has inserted images in around 390 efi species pages including a number of genera pages, before he left the group in Dec.15. It is he who has set insertion of images on sound footing with his design of tabular format, where we can see bo

Re: [efloraofindia:238084] Strobilanthus dalhousieanus/ABJAN02

2016-01-03 Thread Ashwini Bhatia
Thank you Dr Kumar. Looking up the meaning of plietesial, I learned a lot of new stuff. I will keep a watch on both the Strobilanthus species here. A paper suggests that the name Nilgiri Hills was derived from the blooms of S. kunthiana. Regards, Ashwini > On 4 Jan 2016, at 04:58, Dr Santho

[efloraofindia:238083] Re: completed insertion of images for identified Blumea species

2016-01-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Thanks, Bhagyashri ji. On 3 January 2016 at 23:10, Bhagyashri wrote: > Regards > Bhagyashri > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia

Re: [efloraofindia:238082] ANJAN08/08 Gouania microcarpa DC.

2016-01-03 Thread Dr Santhosh Kumar E S
Nice pictures On 2 January 2016 at 14:41, Anurag N. Sharma wrote: > Family: Rhamnaceae > Date: 30th December 2015 > Place: Kottigehara, Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka > Habit: Liana > Habitat: Semi-evergreen forest > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: [efloraofindia:238081] ANJAN06/06 Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq.

2016-01-03 Thread Dr Santhosh Kumar E S
Very nice? does it a snake repellent species? On 2 January 2016 at 14:41, Anurag N. Sharma wrote: > Family: Pittosporaceae > Date: 30th December 2015 > Place: Kottigehara, Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka > Habit: Short tree > Habitat: Semi-evergreen forest > > -- > You received this message

Re: [efloraofindia:238080] ANJAN04/04 Osbeckia octandra L.

2016-01-03 Thread Dr Santhosh Kumar E S
AnuragJi This is not Osbeckia octandra, it is different from it... On 2 January 2016 at 14:40, Anurag N. Sharma wrote: > Family: Melastomataceae > Date: 30th December 2015 > Place: Kottigehara, Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka > Habit: Herb > Habitat: Semi-evergreen forest > > -- > You receiv

Re: [efloraofindia:238079] Strobilanthus dalhousieanus/ABJAN02

2016-01-03 Thread Dr Santhosh Kumar E S
Thanks for posting this plietesial species On 2 January 2016 at 21:26, Ashwini Bhatia wrote: > Thank you very much, Ushadi. A very happy 2016 to you too. > > I am hoping to be more disciplined in contributing in future. > > Regards, > Ashwini > > On 2 Jan 2016, at 21:22, Ushadi Micromini > wrot

Re: [efloraofindia:238076] efloraofindia:''For Id 17012014MR1’’ wild plant at Pune

2016-01-03 Thread Bhagyashri
Dear all, can this be Blumea sinuata id help ref eFi page on Blumea sinuata https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/asteraceae/blumea/blumea-lacinata Regards Bhagyashri On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 10:39 PM, Bhagyashri wrote: > Garg ji, > Thank you for bringing up the post a

Re: [efloraofindia:238073] Flora picture of the year :: Dinesh Valke

2016-01-03 Thread tsp kumar
Dineshi,Appears that it came out of hiding to present itself before an avid nature lover,and nature aways spring surprises. regards On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 7:34 PM, J.M. Garg wrote: > Thanks, Dinesh ji. > A beautiful presentation. > > On 3 January 2016 at 18:46, Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> >> The j

Re: [efloraofindia:238071] Re: ANJAN03/03 Luisia macrantha Blatt. & McCann

2016-01-03 Thread Anurag N. Sharma
Thank you very much everybody. And Pankaj sir, yes I did notice the spider in the flower at the time. It was perfectly camouflaged but its movements when a small fly came nearby revealed its presence. No harm done, Usha ma'am. And thank you. On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Ushadi Micromini wrote

Re: [efloraofindia:238070] ANJAN01/01 Bulbophyllum sterile (Lam.) Suresh

2016-01-03 Thread Anurag N. Sharma
Thank you very much Pankaj sir. Smita ma'am and Tsp sir! Usha ma'am, the third picture is of the reddish-brown variety of flowers seen in some individuals in the same or nearby populations. Came across this marked difference quite often and made sure that the yellow flowers matured and dried as yel

Re: [efloraofindia:238069] ANJAN02/02 Acampe ochracea (Lindl.) Hochr.

2016-01-03 Thread Anurag N. Sharma
Thank you very much. On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 5:37 PM, Ushadi Micromini wrote: > very nice Anurag > > usha di > > On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 2:40 PM, Anurag N. Sharma > wrote: > >> Family: Orchidaceae >> Date: 29th December 2015 >> Place: Sirsi, Uttara Kannda district, Karnataka >> Habit: Epiphytic h

Re: [efloraofindia:238067] Re: ANJAN07/07 Dendrobium jerdonianum Wight

2016-01-03 Thread Anurag N. Sharma
Thank you very much Pankaj sir and Smita ma'am. On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 8:41 AM, Smita Raskar wrote: > ​Cuute orchid Anurag :)​ > > On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 10:19 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > wrote: > >> Beautiful >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Saturday, 2 January 2016 17:11:25 UTC+8, Anurag N. Sharma wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:238066] FLORA PICTURE OF THE YEAR-2015: tspkumar

2016-01-03 Thread tsp kumar
Thanks Dinesh ji.Ceropegias are never unattractive.Finding and picturising them is an out of the world experience. Regards On 3 Jan 2016 16:49, "Dinesh Valke" wrote: > Fantastic account of the flora picture TSP Kumar ji. > The blog and pictures complement each other very well. > Joy of getting c

Re: [efloraofindia:238064] Flora picture of the year :: Dinesh Valke

2016-01-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Thanks, Dinesh ji. A beautiful presentation. On 3 January 2016 at 18:46, Dinesh Valke wrote: > > The joy of finding an elusive plant is almost the same as finding a rare > unknown one. > *Withania somnifera* (L.) Dunal > [image: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal] >

Re: [efloraofindia:238064] TSP-JAN2016-04-04: Images of Pseudobombax ellipticum (Malvaceae)

2016-01-03 Thread tsp kumar
Thanks UshajiIn the absence of any other feature,barring a solitary flower I concentrated on the leaves that were perfectly lit up. regards On 3 Jan 2016 17:36, "Ushadi Micromini" wrote: > very nice > love em esp the leaves > usha di > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 9:37 AM, tsp kumar wrote: > >>

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:238063] Re: TSPNOV2015-6: Images of Bauhinia variegata var.candida

2016-01-03 Thread tsp kumar
Thanks Subir ji for your valuable openion On 3 Jan 2016 19:24, "J.M. Garg" wrote: > Thanks a lot, Subir ji. > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Subir Bandyopadhyay > Date: 3 January 2016 at 18:42 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:238036] Re: TSPNOV2015-6: Images of Bauhinia > variegat

Fwd: [efloraofindia:238062] Re: TSPNOV2015-6: Images of Bauhinia variegata var.candida

2016-01-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Thanks a lot, Subir ji. -- Forwarded message -- From: Subir Bandyopadhyay Date: 3 January 2016 at 18:42 Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:238036] Re: TSPNOV2015-6: Images of Bauhinia variegata var.candida To: "J.M. Garg" Dear Dr. Garg, Thank you for your mail. The colour of the flower

[efloraofindia:238061] Flora picture of the year :: Dinesh Valke

2016-01-03 Thread Dinesh Valke
The joy of finding an elusive plant is almost the same as finding a rare unknown one. *Withania somnifera* (L.) Dunal [image: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal]

Re: [efloraofindia:238059] Re: ANJAN03/03 Luisia macrantha Blatt. & McCann

2016-01-03 Thread Ushadi Micromini
may be i typed it wrong google kept asking for alternative spellings so thought may be the thread had either an extra letter or missing one now at your prompting did copy paste on google it was correct so its not Anurag's task anymore thanks for correcting me Pankaj usha di On Sun, Jan

Re: [efloraofindia:238058] Re: ANJAN03/03 Luisia macrantha Blatt. & McCann

2016-01-03 Thread Pankaj Kumar
What happened to the spelling??? It seems fine to me :) On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 8:14 PM, Ushadi Micromini wrote: > Anurag check the spelling > > and please tell us what you find > > usha di > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 8:42 AM, Smita Raskar > wrote: > >> Beautiful ... >> >> On Sat, Jan 2, 2016

Re: [efloraofindia:238057] Re: ANJAN03/03 Luisia macrantha Blatt. & McCann

2016-01-03 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Anurag check the spelling and please tell us what you find usha di On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 8:42 AM, Smita Raskar wrote: > Beautiful ... > > On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 10:14 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > wrote: > >> Nice pic. You can see a crab spider on the flower in third pic. >> Thanks a lot for sharing

Re: [efloraofindia:238056] ANJAN01/01 Bulbophyllum sterile (Lam.) Suresh

2016-01-03 Thread Ushadi Micromini
number 3 pic are those dried flowers with seeds developing? very nice usha di On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 2:54 PM, tsp kumar wrote: > Very niceOrchid treat...! > regards > > > On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 2:39 PM, Anurag N. Sharma > wrote: > >> Family: Orchidaceae >> Date: 29th December 2015 >> Place

Re: [efloraofindia:238055] ANJAN02/02 Acampe ochracea (Lindl.) Hochr.

2016-01-03 Thread Ushadi Micromini
very nice Anurag usha di On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 2:40 PM, Anurag N. Sharma wrote: > Family: Orchidaceae > Date: 29th December 2015 > Place: Sirsi, Uttara Kannda district, Karnataka > Habit: Epiphytic herb > Habitat: Margin of semi evergreen forest > > -- > You received this message because you a

Re: [efloraofindia:238054] TSP-JAN2016-04-04: Images of Pseudobombax ellipticum (Malvaceae)

2016-01-03 Thread Ushadi Micromini
very nice love em esp the leaves usha di On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 9:37 AM, tsp kumar wrote: > Dear friends, > > > > It is my pleasure to share few images of *Pseudobombax ellipticum * > ( Malvaceae ) > > > Ref: > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Shaving%20Brush%20Tree.html > > > > Habi

Re: [efloraofindia:238053] Year 2015- A transformative year for efloraofindia

2016-01-03 Thread Ushadi Micromini
yes an eventful year usha di On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 2:54 PM, J.M. Garg wrote: > Dear members, > It think it was a transformative year to us. > Efi site got a facelift with it becoming flexible & compatible for mobile > surfing along with giving better surfing experience in form of subpage > lis

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:238052] Bauhinia galpinii from Lal Bagh Bangalore-GSJAN2015-02

2016-01-03 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Tapas 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 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at

Re: [efloraofindia:238051] Bhagyashri Ranade- Hero of the efloraofindia site in Dec.'2015

2016-01-03 Thread Bhagyashri
Tsp Kumar ji ,Gurcharan ji, Thank you Regards Bhagyashri On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 8:46 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Congrats Bhagyashri ji > Good to see you active once again. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932

Re: [efloraofindia:238050] FLORA PICTURE OF THE YEAR-2015: tspkumar

2016-01-03 Thread Dinesh Valke
Fantastic account of the flora picture TSP Kumar ji. The blog and pictures complement each other very well. Joy of getting ceropegia into collection is altogether different. Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 3:17 PM, tsp kumar wrote: > Thanks and regards,Garg ji > On 3 Jan 2016 11:45, "J.M.

Re: [efloraofindia:238049] Re: Flora Picture of the Year 2015- Gurcharan Singh

2016-01-03 Thread Dinesh Valke
Very nice crisp pics Gurcharan ji. Shows how wonderful the world of orchids is. Regards. Dinesh On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 10:02 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Very nice pics. > You can see a true Oberonia pachyrachis which is very much different from > your plant at this link: > http://www.flowersofi

Re: [efloraofindia:238048] Flora Picture of the Year 2015- Prashant Awale

2016-01-03 Thread Dinesh Valke
Very nice find, equally a beautiful pic, Prashant. I remember, we both were keen during that period, to get to this plant. A great joy to find "what you have on top of your mind" while exploring !! Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 9:44 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Very good capture Prash

[efloraofindia:238047] Re: TSPNOV2015-97-171-Images of Stachytarpheta australis (Verbenaceae)

2016-01-03 Thread tsp kumar
Dear Gargji, The Flowers of India site lists *Stachytarpheta australis *(Verbenaceae) as a distinct species.Kindly examine. Ref:http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/White%20Porterweed.html regards On Saturday, 28 November 2015 19:49:18 UTC+5:30, tsp kumar wrote: > > Dear friends, > >

Fwd: Fwd: [efloraofindia:238045] Bauhinia galpinii from Lal Bagh Bangalore-GSJAN2015-02

2016-01-03 Thread Tapas Chakrabarty
-- Forwarded message -- From: Subir Bandyopadhyay Date: Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 6:57 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:237927] Bauhinia galpinii from Lal Bagh Bangalore-GSJAN2015-02 To: Tapas Chakrabarty Yes the images are of Bauhinia galpinii N.E. Br. With regards, Subir.

Re: [efloraofindia:238044] MS Dec.2015/02 for ID

2016-01-03 Thread Tapas Chakrabarty
No Madam, Please refer to the following publication wherein the latest accepted name Breynia macrantha has appeared at page 92. Phylogenetic reconstruction prompts taxonomic changes in Sauropus, Synostemon and Breynia (Phyllanthaceae tribe Phyllantheae) P.C. van Welzen, K. Pruesapan, I.R.H. Telf

Re: [efloraofindia:238041] FLORA PICTURE OF THE YEAR-2015: tspkumar

2016-01-03 Thread tsp kumar
Thanks and regards,Garg ji On 3 Jan 2016 11:45, "J.M. Garg" wrote: > Well written wonder lust. > Thanks, Kumar ji for narrating it. > > On 2 January 2016 at 19:58, tsp kumar wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> >> My tryst with the Queen…*Ceropegia elegans.* >> >> >> The genus

[efloraofindia:238040] Year 2015- A transformative year for efloraofindia

2016-01-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Dear members, It think it was a transformative year to us. Efi site got a facelift with it becoming flexible & compatible for mobile surfing along with giving better surfing experience in form of subpage listings. We continued our work on listing all Indian species as far as possible on genera page