Lovely pix. The plant appear to be a Poinsettia, Euphorbia sps, but a wild
one, found quite commonly in Kolkata. One can see the fairly large leaf,
serrated at the edges, veined all over and the collection of incomplete flower
w/o the red petals. Sorry for delay in replying due to
Hi Mani,
Perhaps you missed Narendra Joshi's post ( indiantreepix :23594 ) in answer to
your query.
Re: [indiantreepix:23594] request for ID GMR141109PLANT Borivli west suburbs of
Mumbai MAH
Sat, 21 November, 2009 12:29:02 PM
From: Narendra Joshinarend...@yahoo.com
The long white
Very nice pix, Ranjini. There are believed to be about 500 Crotalaria sps. So
it may be difficult to pin down the exact sps. But observing the distinguishing
characteristics of a particular sps and history of it presence in
Srirangapatna may be of help. Could be C. retusa or C. quinquefolia as
Lovely pix series. General view of tree, branch and flowers along with cropped
parts of the images.
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, 20 November, 2009 8:04:32 AM
Subject: [indiantreepix:23483] Rhus
Excellent pix of Phyllanthus acidus by NSD. Perfect example of what a pix
required for ID should aim for. Having clear images of the fruit, the
bark/branch and the leaf. The 2nd pix gives an overall view of the tree showing
the leaf arrangement, which is one of the 1st point that strikes us
From the pix by Prashant, I remember seeing a similar, small, wild plant
commonly found in Kolkata. It had heart-shaped small leaves ( about 2cm long
) with similar flower/fruit spike about 3 - 5 cm long. Plant only about 10 -
12 cm tall. The leaves were thickish and brittle, breaking easily.
Selaginella sps ? Spikemoss. Selaginella, a genus of about 700 sps in family
Selaginellaceae. It could be S. bryopteris, Sanjeevani, found in India.
There are many sps of Selaginella found in arid regions, which are known as
resurrection plants . In dry times they contract, curling up into
I have also come across this dry fern being sold in BBD Bagh (main office area
) in Kolkata. A tribal who was selling it had a basket full containing 50 - 100
plants. He had a sample of the fresh, green fern kept inside a bottle full of
water. I also bought one and was told to keep it imersed
As usual your pix are superb.
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sun, 1 November, 2009 10:57:44 AM
Subject: [indiantreepix:21938] Desmodium gangeticum ?
I think both white as well as pink flowers were seen
Thunbergia grandiflora.jpg,(129kb), closeup pix lovely. Light purple colour,
with droplets of water and perfect exposure.
[indiantreepix:19987] Thunbergia grandiflora
Fri, 2 October, 2009 3:51:07 AM
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To:
Refering to the original pix, I have seen similar ferns mainly on Mango trees,
Mangifera indica, in Kolkata and all along on way to Kalyani, about 70 kms
north of Kolkata. The plants had belt/strap-like leaves that were about 6o cm
long and 5 cm wide in older plants. They were mostly growing
Looks like Piper nigrum, Black Pepper flowers on the vine. The elongated,
heart-shaped leaf and leaf-veins seem like P. nigrum's. Also the long row of
flower buds just starting to open, imply that many fruits in the future. Heres
a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper. Enlarging the
I doubt it is an orchid. I thimk orchid flower stems are longer and each flower
hangs out. In the pix the stems seem recessed.
From: Tabish tabi...@gmail.com
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thu, 1 October, 2009 11:49:29 AM
Subject:
Thanks Vijayasankar, for the lovely, clear pix of capsule and leaves, ( also
presumably S. chelonoides ). Would help greatly in distinguishing features,
leading to more accurate ID. The hand in the pix provides an indication of size
of capsule and leaves.
Thanks Geeta for your lovely and clear pix also, of the flower and leaves of S.
clenoides ( spelling ? ). What are the dark brown/maroon bud-like structures
in the background of the flower of S.chelonoides. It's buds ?
From: geeta arun geetaar...@gmail.com
× basilicum hybrid ).
From: formpeja...@yahoo.com formpeja...@yahoo.com
To: santhosh kumar es santhoshkuma...@gmail.com;
indiantreepix@googlegroups.com; Mahendra Prasad mahendraprasad_...@yahoo.co.in
Cc: singhg . sin...@sify.com; sarbjeet Kaur sarbjeet1...@gmail.com
Is this the source of Camphor we use in religious rituals ?
Karpuri Tulsi, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, has a camphor-like fragrance. Any
connection also with Camphor, apart from the smell ?
From: singhg . sin...@sify.com
To: sarbjeet Kaur
Searching in Wikipedia, I could not find Hypoxis aurea listed, although I came
across 13 sps of the genus. One of the common names mentioned for the genus was
Yellow Star-grass. Flowers are presumably yellow. The name ' grass ' is a
misnomer, since the flower is unlike a grass, but lily-like in
Pic DSC09282 appears to be a Cyanotis sps, family Commelinaceae.
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Cc: Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com; mayur nandikar mnandi...@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, 1 September, 2009
Swapna seems to be right. Check out Google - Images. 1 or 2 pix of similar
flowers/fruits there.
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Cc: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ethiruvenga...@gmail.com; Swapna Prabhu
Dinesh, this pic seems to be of a succulent. I cannot be more specific, buy
notice the leaves. Also a lot of succulents have similar grouping of flowers.
Seems to be a garden escapee.
From: Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com
To: Indian Tree Pix
Thanks to JMG for the forward and to Katie for her lovely report on a visit to
Kass. She has written very well, making it enjoyable for all. She has great
imagination, humour and her report was very descriptive. I almost felt as if I
too was there. Kass seems to be a 2nd Valley of Flowers and
Lovely pix. It is indeed a mystery solved when a sps is ID-ed with a pix.
Thanks, Giby.
From: Smilax004 giby.kuriak...@gmail.com
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, 1 September, 2009 12:40:13 AM
Subject: [indiantreepix:17279] Re:
Thanks Yazdy for the lovely Hubble pix and to JMG also for his indulgence.
Absolutely Divine, truelly awesome, exceedingly beautiful universe pix.
!! Lovely pix of the Earth and planets. I too felt nearer to our creator and
to some extent experienced the vastness of the universe we live. The
From the petal arrangement, position on twig, colour of flower and leaf looks
like Michelia champaca, family Magnoliaceae. Also called Sonar ( golden )
Champa in Bengali, I think. It is a very fragnant flower.
See Link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelia_champaca.
In Lonicera japonica,
Hi Sushmita Gurcharan,
The largest single flower is borne by the Rafflesia arnoldii. The
flower of Rafflesia arnoldii, a terrestrial parasite plant found in Indonesia,
may be over 100 cm, 39, in diameter, weighing upto 10 kg, 22lbs.
Link :
Nice pix Shubhada. This is the same genus as Titan Arum, a genus of about 170
sps from Arum family, Araceae.Amorphophallus titanum : Titan Arum, (largest
flower structure on earth). The flower is more than 2.5 m high, about 3.25 m in
circumference, diameter of about 1 metre and smells of
Garg ji's letter is articulating a need that many of us must have felt, also
experienced by me. I second his proposal. Many times except for the sender of a
pix and their brief description, other members have only the pix on our
computers and accompanying note to form an opinion on an ID. As
Alfalfa/Clovers cultivaterd fodders. Probably an escapee.
From: sibdas sibdasgh...@gmail.com
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, 19 June, 2009 10:34:11 AM
Subject: [indiantreepix:13504] Re: ID request - Flower from Uttarakhand
I have also come across similar Lianas in the campus of National Institute of
Technology ( formerly Durgapur Engineering College ) at Durgapur, W Bengal.
They were in profusion, draped over the trees like 4 -6 thick Pythons.. ID
and Common Name please ?
Nice pic Ranjini. Would also have liked a pix of the front of the flower.
It must be rare for Camellias to flower as far south as Bangalore.
C. japonica is from the same genus as Camellia sinensis, the leaves of which
provide us with Tea. Tea flowers are white, but it is rare to see a Tea
Sushmita, your description of the fruit of Arisaemas and Meena, your ID of the
plant reminded me when as a young boy, only 7 yrs , I had come across a
similar plant around the Nainital Lake when we visited the hill-station
sometime in Sept-Oct. The bright orange to red fruits with the dark
Lovely pix of Pitcher plants, Bindu. To know more about them, here is link :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes.
From: Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com
To: bindu kapadia bindu...@gmail.com
Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, 18 June, 2009
Dear JM Garg ji,
I won't repeat the well-deserved compliments paid you. But like other members I
thank you for inviting me to this group and also all members for, providing a
convenient, fast and fairly reliable source for answers to our queries. We are
getting comprehensive taxonomy info and
with suggestions, since I am presently based in Gurgaon and
cannot travel often. All the best wishes in your endeavours.
Mahendra Prasad
From: M. Sundararaman m_sundarara...@rediffmail.com
To: isaackehim...@yahoo.co.in; indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Nice pix of the ferns, Suresh. Did you take a close-up pix of the yellow spots
on the rocks in the background in both the pix . Appears to be rust/fungus. ID
anyone. (Sorry for late response due to backlog )
From: Suresh C. Sharma bushc...@gmail.com
To:
Beautiful pix, DSC0096, Prashant. Looks rather like Ruellia, but the spiral
structure dissuades me.
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, 15 June, 2009 9:00:13 AM
Subject: [indiantreepix:13204] Fwd:
Would also like an ID of the grass in the background, please. Very common but
genus/sps required. Thanks.
From: Devendra Bhardwaj devendra_bhard...@yahoo.com
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, 14 June, 2009 7:32:11 PM
Subject:
Lovely photo, Davendra. Main subject bright with almost black
background. F-stop of f/4 seen. F/5.6 or higher would make 2nd flower spike
in focus too. But very good composition. Liked DBK131 also.
From: Devendra Bhardwaj devendra_bhard...@yahoo.com
To:
Raghu, lovely pix of Bee/Wasp in centre of DSC_0757.
--- On Sat, 6/6/09, raghu ananth raghu_...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: raghu ananth raghu_...@yahoo.com
Subject: [indiantreepix:12961] Re: [Indiantreepix] Re: Bamboo tree flowering
To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, 6 June, 2009,
Grand tree. Great lighting, distant background. Lovely pix.
--- On Wed, 3/6/09, satish phadke phadke.sat...@gmail.com wrote:
From: satish phadke phadke.sat...@gmail.com
Subject: [indiantreepix:12913] PLANT FOR ID 59 SMP JUN 06
To: indiantreepix Indian indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date:
I wondered where Chilgoza, sold as a dry fruit, came from. Now I know they are
a type of pIne seeds. Thanks Neil.
--- On Tue, 2/6/09, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com
Subject: [indiantreepix:12874] Re: Pine for ID I Mukteshwar
To: rohit
Difficult to tell sps accurately seeing only pix.
See here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinum. Maybe of help.
--- On Sat, 30/5/09, Naresh Pancholi abrpa...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Naresh Pancholi abrpa...@gmail.com
Subject: [indiantreepix:12786] Species indentification required: 300509CRI1
While the flower in Thiru's pix and the flowersofIndia
pix are similar, only colour being different, the leaves seem to be totally at
variance from each pix. Can anyone offer any explanations ?
-
-- On Sun, 31/5/09, Shaista shaista.ah...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Shaista shaista.ah...@gmail.com
On Dinesh's
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314...@n00q=Terminalia+ellipticam=text site
there is a pix of Crocodile Bark tree, T. tomentosa. The leaves are wavy and I
see the same wavy leaves in Smita's pix. Could be T. Tomentosa. Cannot check
compare other characteristics.
Samir, I remember seeing your pix earlier some time ago.
From your 2nd pix it appears to be some sort of grass. I give a link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckmannia, which also mentions B. eruciformis,
but a pix of Beckmannia syzigachne is given there which is very similar to
your pix.
Could it be wild Strawberry ? The leaf appears to be similar to Strawberry
leaf. But the fruit-skin on the surface appears smooth.
By the way, Strawberry appears to be the only fruit which is surrounded on
the outside of its skin by its seeds.
--- On Fri, 29/5/09, Sushmita Jha
Farida, the pix is not of a Lily, because one can see the flowers emerging from
leafy woody stalks. Besides a lot of similar foliage is present in the
background. Here is the link on Rhododendrons :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron. One can see many white spps and the
flowers along
Thanks for more info.
--- On Wed, 18/3/09, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
Subject: [indiantreepix:9407] Re: Re : Blue Tulsi ?
To: Mahendra Prasad mahendraprasad_...@yahoo.co.in
Cc: drneilsoa...@yahoo.com, indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday
Thanks Neil and Prashant for the ID.
--- On Sat, 14/3/09, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:9342] Re : Blue Tulsi ?
To: Mahendra Prasad mahendraprasad_...@yahoo.co.in
Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date
Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.
--- On Mon, 9/3/09, Nayan Singh ns_dungri...@yahoo.co.in wrote:
From: Nayan Singh ns_dungri...@yahoo.co.in
Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:8854] Re: Near Nasik - id request - tree
To: mahendraprasad_...@yahoo.co.in
Cc: indiantreepix
Thanks Ananda for the link. Lovely pix of unusual plants animals.
Rahul, use the link to go to this site.
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/7-man-faced-bugs/3236
Bugs similar to your pix here.
--- On Fri, 27/2/09, Ananda Banerjee natural.hist...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Ananda
and feasted by monkeys. Humans too
eat it…although taking out small seeds from the papery covering becomes a
tedious job. The seeds taste like groundnuts.
-hemanth
From: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com [mailto:indiantree...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Mahendra Prasad
Sent: Friday, February
Appologies for this personal msg.
Have to relocate from Kolkata to Gurgaon by April 2009.
Require a 2/3 bedroomed, unfurnished, not expensive flat on rent in Gurgaon/
south Delhi, preferably accessible to Delhi Metro.
Also services of Packer Mover.
May Email please for query details.
February, 2009, 1:41 PM
Hi, Mahendra ji,
I understand your worry but such mails are not permitted on this group.
2009/2/26 Mahendra Prasad mahendraprasad_...@yahoo.co.in
Appologies for this personal msg.
Have to relocate from Kolkata to Gurgaon by April 2009.
Require a 2/3 bedroomed
Common name in Hindi, please, to confirm if Chironji is right. Saw it in
Gwalior. Perhaps Anand Bhatt ji has come across it.
--- On Mon, 23/2/09, Nayan Singh ns_dungri...@yahoo.co.in wrote:
From: Nayan Singh ns_dungri...@yahoo.co.in
Subject: [indiantreepix:8854] Re: Near Nasik - id request -
Scarlet Pimperil.
--- On Sun, 1/2/09, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ethiruvenga...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ethiruvenga...@gmail.com
Subject: [indiantreepix:8154] For ID 010209ET 67
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Sunday, 1 February, 2009, 11:01 AM
Seeds look very similar to Chironji. Is this it ?
All 3 pix lovely.
--- On Fri, 30/1/09, satish phadke phadke.sat...@gmail.com wrote:
From: satish phadke phadke.sat...@gmail.com
Subject: [indiantreepix:8128] Holoptelea integrifolia (Vaval)
To: indiantreepix Indian
Thanks for a new approach, giving Gujrati names to Indian plants.
A suggestion. Please do not publish anything directly downloaded from the web,
specially images, as it may be copyrighted. A link can be provided with
references. Just to be on the safe side and be protected from any legal
May help in ID if pix of ripe, fallen fruits cut in half also sent.
--- On Sat, 17/1/09, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com
Subject: [indiantreepix:7691] ... fig like fruit
To: Indian Tree Pix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, 17
Wild Hibiscus ?. Flower about 2.5 cm,1 inch, across ? I think a pix has
appeared in Indiantreepix.
--- On Fri, 2/1/09, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ethiruvenga...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ethiruvenga...@gmail.com
Subject: [indiantreepix:7007] For ID 020109ET51
To: .
Although this looks like a Palm it is not a Palm, but a Cycad, an ancient tree
form, one of the earliest. Cycads are the only group of plants surviving from
100s of Millions of years ago, as far as my knowledge goes. Open to correction.
--- On Mon, 29/12/08, kaushal kaushalchan...@gmail.com
The colours have come out very nice, specially the delicate pink. However, if
the central pollen region was also visible, it would have enhanced the image.
--- On Thu, 18/12/08, JANAKI TURAGA janakitur...@gmail.com wrote:
From: JANAKI TURAGA janakitur...@gmail.com
Subject: [indiantreepix:6611]
Could be Hoverfly, also called Flower Fly from Syrphidae family. Often seen
hovering over or near flowers. The main food of many species is nectar
pollen Have similar markings to the specimen in pix.
--- On Thu, 18/12/08, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
Could be Hoverfly, also called Flower Fly from Syrphidae family. Often seen
hovering over or near flowers. The main food of many species is nectar
pollen Have similar markings to the specimen in pix.
--- On Thu, 18/12/08, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
This appear to be Dahlia. Classical Dahlia flower form. Long flower stalk.
Notice the leaves in the background lower right. Probably in front of a high
wall.
--- On Thu, 18/12/08, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ethiruvenga...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ethiruvenga...@gmail.com
In Bengal Peltophorum pterocarpum, Copper Pod is referred to as Radhachura,
whether in error or not I cannot say. Same for Delonix regia referred to as
Krishnachura as mentioned by Sibdas.
--- On Sat, 6/12/08, Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Anand Kumar Bhatt
I agree with Maitreyee, James Aparna's ID as Venus Fly Trap. On comparing
Dinesh Valke's original pix with those of Drosera Dionaea in Wikipedia, it
becomes quite clear. The Venus uses a cage like trap, that springs shut when an
insect is sensed inside it, whereas the Sundew has sticky
Pix Girnar 2 looks like Artocarpus heterophyllus, Kathal ( in Hindi ) , Jack
fruit ( in English . I have one in my house. Leaves similar, typical, dried
ones turn yellow/orange. Pix Girnar 1 also seems same but may be a different
species/variety, since leaves seem longer.
--- On Sun,
From the photos in links provided I am reminded of the grass growing in my old
school in Gwalior. We used to break it about an inch above where the flower
starts, which left a sharp end of the stem on the long arrow-like flower.
These we threw like arrows on the back of each others' clothes
Date: Friday, 21 November, 2008, 7:32 PM
Ipomoea biloba (pes carpae, brasiliensis- all syn) also grows on Beach of
Bakkhali and also in the Mangrove reserve of Bakkhali, just behind the
Crocodile Project.Yes this plant has Bauhinia -like leaves.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Mahendra Prasad
Lovely pix.
--- On Fri, 21/11/08, garima bhatia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: garima bhatia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [indiantreepix:6049] ID please
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, 21 November, 2008, 10:37 PM
Which flowers are these? Would appreciate ID
Yes. By the way can anyone ID the Butterfly please ?
--- On Mon, 17/11/08, Kuber Gaur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Kuber Gaur [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [indiantreepix:5950] is this Poinsettia ?
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Monday, 17 November, 2008, 1:31 PM
hello
Samir, you seem to have cracked the nut yourself. After seeing the '
flowersofindia ' site, I am sure it was Jhand in your original pix.. Photo
comparisons are similar.
--- On Tue, 11/11/08, Samir Takaochi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Samir Takaochi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
to judge it as Jhand?
Samir Takaochi
2008/11/13 Mahendra Prasad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Samir, you seem to have cracked the nut yourself. After seeing the '
flowersofindia ' site, I am sure it was Jhand in your original pix.. Photo
comparisons are similar.
--- On Tue, 11/11/08, Samir Takaochi
Lovely photo.
--- On Thu, 13/11/08, USHODAYAN THAMPY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: USHODAYAN THAMPY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [indiantreepix:5884] Victoria lily flower
To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Thursday, 13 November, 2008, 10:46 PM
Gargji,
I am sending the photo of the
Looking closely at the flowers in the 2nd pix, it is clearly a
long inflorescence. Same is the case with buds at the back. Leaves are more
like Abrus sps. Whereas Asparagus flowers with each flower stem growing from a
node of the main stem of the creeper. I have pix of Asparagus but do
I have seen this flower in Midnapore Dist of W Bengal. Belongs to Tulsi fam,
Labiceaea ( spelling ? ).
--- On Thu, 30/10/08, vivekmail [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: vivekmail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [indiantreepix:5611] re:flower083010b
To: Indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date:
The leaves and flower seem similar to Physalis sps. Although the fruits are
differently shaped but seem to be similar to Physalis fruits. Both belong to
Solanaceae. Fruits and flowers quite different from other members of Solanaceae
such as Chilly, Tomato, Potato ( tuber ) etc.
--- On Tue,
2nd pic seems to be of some member of Pea fam. Flowers, leaves and pods are
similar. One can see a few pods beneath all flowers, with pod size for about 2
seeds.
--- On Mon, 29/9/08, Abhi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Abhi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [indiantreepix:5126] Flowers for ID
To:
The white flower is similar to flower of Pointed Gourd, Cucurbit fam, Parwal (
Hindi ) and Potol ( Bengali ). Was it on a creeper and was the creeper ground
spreading, then could be Parwal, a popular green vegetable of N India Bengal
available in rainy season.
--- On Wed, 15/10/08, satish
I like Vinod ji's style of naming an image file, giving common name, genus,
place name photo no. I realise it may be difficult if the names become too
long. Perhaps others can adopt this method. It would give some instant info
while seeing the image.
--- On Mon, 29/9/08, vinod kumar gupta
In UP, expecting or post delivery mothers are given Gond ka Laddu , which is
basically Gond ( Glue or Resin) used as a binder with many different types of
seeds nuts shaped into round balls ( Laddus ). Rich in energy and other
nutrients to enable mothers to lactate properly and quickly get
Seems to be from Hibiscus fam, as the flowers leaves are similar.
--- On Sat, 20/9/08, kaysat tiwari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: kaysat tiwari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [indiantreepix:4872] Plant for ID 16
To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, 20 September, 2008, 7:19 AM
Common weed found here in Kolkata also. I think from Dandylion fam.
Single flower on long stems. Flowers about 8 - 10 mm dia.
--- On Tue, 23/9/08, mani nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: mani nair [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [indiantreepix:4977] Flower for identification
To:
I believe it is a sps of Cassia. I have a similar flowering plant, but my plant
leaves seem slightly darker. It flowers almost all the year round. The seeds
are in long round pods, about 7 mm dia and 100 mm long, green turning brown and
dry when ripe. In the photo one can see 2 seed pods lower
. An image of it can
also be seen which will clear doubts. Hope this is of help.
--- On Tue, 16/9/08, Mahendra Prasad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Mahendra Prasad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [indiantreepix:4784] Re: whiteflower.jpg
To: Indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com, vivekmail [EMAIL
it
it called rahm+apfel.
Has squamosa anything to do with samosa? Oh, my mouth waters.
Nalini
- Original Message -
From: Mahendra Prasad
To: vivekmail ; J.M. Garg
Cc: Indiantreepix
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:38 AM
Subject: [indiantreepix:4789] Re: raindrops
Lovely photo. A photo of beauty is a joy forever ( to behold ). Conjures up
visions of dark monsoon clouds, with the water droplets adding to the monsoon
ambience.
--- On Fri, 12/9/08, vivek kale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: vivek kale [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [indiantreepix:4719] Udi
It is some sps of Orchid. One can see the typical v-shaped section of the
leaves which are also thick. The rounded tips of the leaves are also like those
common wild Orchids growing mainly on Mango trees in Kolkata. The mass of roots
are also similar to the aerial roots of some Orchids. Was it
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