[efloraofindia:447294] Happy World Honey Bee Day!

2023-05-20 Thread Raghu Ananth
. "Happy Honey Bee Day." May your honey bee tribe increase multiple times " "Come, Let's work hard together, hand in hand, and share the joy of togetherness, compassion, and sweetness of life with all other living forms small and big" - Raghu Ananth -- You recei

[efloraofindia:390073] Ficus seed dispersal by frugivore birds on age-old railway bridge columns...

2021-06-26 Thread 'raghu ananth' via efloraofindia
Ficus seed dispersal by frugivore birds on age-old railway bridge columns...  The meter gauge railway bridge column over river Cauvery stays abandoned since 1997 when a new broad gauge track came into existence in the Mysore Hassan route. Common myna parakeets,  starlings and other birds have dis

[efloraofindia:380090] Mahua and Mango in marriage ritual.

2021-03-24 Thread 'raghu ananth' via efloraofindia
(An excerpt from the children  book   "Etoa munda won the battle that I was reading again  to daughter Nesara after many years . This folk song  mentions names of trees Mahua and Mango in a beautiful way in the rituals   ) "The Lodha_(tribals from West bengal, Orissa, Assam) bridegroom has to get

[efloraofindia:117747] Re: Sterculia urens - Indian Ghost Tree

2012-05-26 Thread raghu ananth
lonesome tree, as if they prefer solitude. Stands out in the stark scene.

[efloraofindia:117450] Re: Monsoon 2011: Making a magical flora discovery in rainy Coorg ( Part 4)

2012-05-22 Thread raghu ananth
Dear Usha di Guess your mail box received only the recent discussion thread on the subject. To read complete mail discussions and photographs on this topic click https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/a1QUx3RJTsQ

[efloraofindia:117402] Re: Monsoon 2011: Making a magical flora discovery in rainy Coorg ( Part 4)

2012-05-22 Thread raghu ananth
* * * * *Many of the plant descriptions lead to **Aeschynanthus hookeri* *Hooker's Blushwort Gesneriaceae family * *-flower, leaves stem, margin, stack, bracts,sepal, stamen. However the habitat is restricted to the North east and the Himalayas* * * *Reference: http://www.flowersofindia.net/ca

[efloraofindia:117172] Re: Birds of a feather…..pant together under the shade of a mango tree!

2012-05-20 Thread raghu ananth
* * *Names* *1. White-breasted King fisher* *2. Black Drongo* *3. White-headed Babbler * *4.Common house Crow.* * * *Regards* *Raghu Ananth* >

[efloraofindia:116218] Re: Rutaceae week: Limonia acidissima

2012-05-10 Thread raghu ananth
Sathish ji. Exquisite flowers as are the leaves. This is in my wishlist. Regards Raghu

[efloraofindia:116181] Re: Rutaceae Week - Bangalore - RA - Murraya koenigii - Curry Leaf Tree

2012-05-10 Thread raghu ananth
Complete & great set of pictures. At home, we used to eat the ripe fruit pulp. Never knew the seeds could be poisonous. Asian Koel feast on this fruit and drops the seed. One can see a large number of strewn around under this tree. Thanks for sharing Regards Raghu

[efloraofindia:116068] Re: Rutaceae Week: Citrus sinensis "Valensia Orange" from California

2012-05-09 Thread raghu ananth
Good to have such fruiting trees at arm’s length in the garden. Regards Raghu

[efloraofindia:116056] Re: Rutaceae Week :: Ravenia spectabilis at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan

2012-05-09 Thread raghu ananth
appealing limonia flowers..almost like a Balsam. Splendid photo set. TFS/Regards Raghu

[efloraofindia:115921] Re: ORCHIDACEAE: Bulbophyllum wendlandianum (Kraenzl.) Dammer from Hong Kong (from Thailand)

2012-05-07 Thread raghu ananth
What amazing visual color patterns these orchid display. Exuberant! Thanks for sharing Raghu

[efloraofindia:113236] Re: Nature hits the high note... in white! Capparis from Chamundi hills

2012-04-10 Thread raghu ananth
Capparis mooni Leaf description tells: leaves are upto 9cms. Here in my pics, leaves are much smaller. So it could be a difft Capparis. kind. Regards Raghu On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:47:30 PM UTC+5:30, raghu ananth wrote: > > Nature hits the high note... in white! > Shot at Chamu

[efloraofindia:113216] Nature hits the high note... in white! Capparis from Chamundi hills

2012-04-10 Thread raghu ananth
Nature hits the high note... in white! Shot at Chamundi hills, Mysore Capparis species … C. mooni ? Shrub, Spiny stem, Leaves - glabrous , 2-3 cms, alternate, Flowers-large, 7cms approx, White 10 Mar 2012 Regards Raghu Ananth

[efloraofindia:113214] Nature hits the high note... in white! Capparis from Chamundi hills (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

2012-04-10 Thread raghu ananth (Google Docs)
I've shared an item with you: Nature hits the high note... in white! Capparis from Chamundi hills https://docs.google.com/document/d/15IRy8qDZwtkSiY0Qf3miwwpKqMmCR0NkkyP3mtQxp5Y/edit It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above.

[efloraofindia:113182] Re: Alangium salviifolium Dr Phadke.Pune

2012-04-09 Thread raghu ananth
Nice flower/bud closeup's of Alangifolium salvifoilium. Here are some photos I managed to get from a tall tree during summer. https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/ALANGIUM$20SALVIFOLIUM$20RAGHU/indiantreepix/LEyszPBPM-s/6X6Kyf8rtd8J Thanks for sharing Raghu

[efloraofindia:113014] Cucurbitaceae week: Bottle gourd species

2012-04-07 Thread raghu ananth
*Cucurbitaceae week: Bottle gourd species 14 Jan 2011 Krishna raja nagar Mysore *

[efloraofindia:113013] Re: Cucurbitaceae week: Madras pea pumpkin, Cucumis maderaspatanus from Chandagalu

2012-04-07 Thread raghu ananth
> > *Was searching for this picture on my computer, when out popped the > three Musketeers! ( from the same plant.) > * * > * > On Monday, April 2, 2012 7:34:16 PM UTC+5:30, raghu ananth wrote: > > *Cucumis maderaspatanus* > *Cucurbitaceae * > *Mukia maderaspa

[efloraofindia:113010] Cucurbitaceae week: Coccinia grandis

2012-04-07 Thread raghu ananth
*Cucurbitaceae week: Coccinia grandis 15 Jun 2008 Chandagal village Mysore Regards Raghu *

[efloraofindia:113004] Cucurbitaceae week: Spiny Cucumber - Cucumis sativus from Sirsi

2012-04-07 Thread raghu ananth
*Cucurbitaceae week: Spiny Cucumber - Cucumis sativus from Sirsi Kela Hanumanti Sirsi, Uttara Kannada Photo date: 12 Oct2010 *

[efloraofindia:112640] Cucurbitaceae week: Daily 'haat'(market) - they know their botany, or their cucurbits, these farmers!

2012-04-03 Thread raghu ananth
Cucurbitaceae week: Daily 'haat'(market) -* they know their botany, or their cucurbits, these farmers!* As if bringing some order to the arrangement, farmers in Dibrugarh have displayed the vegetables (representing the Cucurbit family) next to each other in the vegetable market. Guess they know

[efloraofindia:112636] Cucurbitaceae week: Pumpkin - A harvest to remember

2012-04-03 Thread raghu ananth
* * Chandagal village Mysore dist. 09 Apr 2006 18:31 Regards Raghu Ananth *

[efloraofindia:112632] Re: Cucurbitaceae week: Bottle gourd sacrificed in the blaze

2012-04-03 Thread raghu ananth
g and old cross the river using these Burude's. Wish I get to photograph those acts again. Thanks and Regards Raghu Ananth Chennai On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 7:38:08 PM UTC+5:30, raghu ananth wrote: > > *Cucurbitaceae week: Bottle gourd sacrificed in the blaze - Going, going, &

[efloraofindia:112628] Cucurbitaceae week: Bottle gourd sacrificed in the blaze

2012-04-03 Thread raghu ananth
*Cucurbitaceae week: Bottle gourd sacrificed in the blaze - Going, going, gone...! Bottle gourd grows wild along the sugar cane fields in my place. The sugar cane crop is cut and after few weeks on one night fields are left to burn, hundreds of bottle gourd get sacrificed in the blaze, though

Re: [efloraofindia:112559] Cucurbitaceae Week :: Luffa acutangula var. amara at Tungareshwar WLS

2012-04-02 Thread raghu ananth
Dear Gurucharan ji, Letter 'J' can be displayed in an alternate way using  the numeric keypad and the ascii code for letter J (074) 1. Turn the NumLock key ON  2. Hold Alt Key and type 074 from the numeric key pad. Hope this helps. Regards Raghu --  PS: Please bear with missing j in t

[efloraofindia:112492] Cucurbitaceae week: Solena amplexicaulis from Wayanad

2012-04-02 Thread raghu ananth
*Cucurbitaceae week: Solena amplexicaulis from Wayanad * * * *Solena amplexicaulis [S.heterophylla] - Creeping Cucumber Climber Native Sulthan Batteri, Wayanad, Kerala http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Creeping%20Cucumber.html* * *** **

[efloraofindia:112484] Cucurbitaceae week: Citrullus colocynthis from Chennai

2012-04-02 Thread raghu ananth
*Cucurbitaceae week: Citrullus colocynthis - from Chennai Tamil - Kumatti -Harmful fruit http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bitter%20Apple.html (Sold near temple markets, appearance -water melon) Size: small fruit, 5-6cms, 30 jun 2010, Chennai* * * *Regards* *Raghu* * *

[efloraofindia:112479] Cucurbitaceae week: Madras pea pumpkin, Cucumis maderaspatanus from Chandagalu

2012-04-02 Thread raghu ananth
*Cucumis maderaspatanus* *Cucurbitaceae * *Mukia maderaspatana Bristly bryony, Madras pea pumpkin, Chandagalu village, Mysore district Habita Farm fence Sep 2010* Native to: Madagascar** ** **

[efloraofindia:112471] Cucurbitaceae Week: Diplocyclos palmatus from Chamundi hillls

2012-04-02 Thread raghu ananth
Diplocyclos palmatus Climbing herb Date/Time- Sep 2010 Chamundi hills, Mysore, 12"16'43.41 N 76"40' 03.09 E, elev - 3045 feet * * * *** ** ** **

[efloraofindia:112465] Cucurbitaceae Week: Wild Cucumber - Cucumis trigonus Roxb. (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

2012-04-02 Thread raghu ananth (Google Docs)
I've shared an item with you: Cucurbitaceae Week: Wild Cucumber - Cucumis trigonus Roxb. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LK1XHgzjLzIt_6G8YR64rXrafuFbAoqTelLTQ5WVJmQ/edit It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above.

[efloraofindia:109945] Lodha tribe customs: The bride will be married to the mahua tree

2012-03-05 Thread raghu ananth
  "The Lodha (tribals from West bengal, Orissa, Assam) bridegroom has to get married to a mango tree before he can marry his bride.  Similarly a girl has to marry a mahua tree" During the ceremony, the women sing: The bride will be married to the mahua tree The groom will be married to the man

Re: [efloraofindia:109891] New google groups format

2012-03-04 Thread raghu ananth
Here is the exact message I got from the mail delivery system; I think Max size should be configured by the eflora group owners. Hello raghu ananth , The message you are sending is too large.  All messages must be less than 0.10 MBytes. The max size was set by the owners of this list

Re: [efloraofindia:109822] As dark blue as Lord Krishna's hue - Flower from Mudigere 02Mar2012AR03

2012-03-02 Thread raghu ananth
d in the Himalayas Thanks  Raghu From: Tanay Bose To: Neil Soares Cc: indiantreepix ; raghu ananth Sent: Saturday, 3 March 2012 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:109820] As dark blue as Lord Krishna's hue - Flower from Mudigere 02Mar2012AR03

Re: [efloraofindia:109812] Flowering plant for ID from Mudigere | 02Mar2012AR01

2012-03-02 Thread raghu ananth
Regards raghu a From: Dinesh Valke To: raghu ananth Cc: indiantreepix Sent: Friday, 2 March 2012 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:109788] Flowering plant for ID from Mudigere | 02Mar2012AR01 ... could it be some Clerodendrum (family: Lamiaceae

[efloraofindia:107592] Rubiaceae week: Canthium coromandelicam from Bangalore #AR13

2012-02-11 Thread raghu ananth
Rubiaceae Week: Canthium coromandelicam from Bangalore #AR13  http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2920d6b072e8b620/5fd6fc2f3622a547?lnk=gst&q=raghu++rubiaceae#5fd6fc2f3622a547 15 Aug 2006 1:57PM  Bannerghatta Forest, Bangalore, 12 45 08.02 N 77 34 45.07 E elevatio

Re: [efloraofindia:107586] Rubiaceae Week :: Pavetta siphonantha at Karnataka

2012-02-11 Thread raghu ananth
Spectacular  display! Like the white flowers with blue sky background. Thanks  Raghu

Re: [efloraofindia:91664] Fruiting Shrub for ID | 03Nov11AR01

2011-11-03 Thread raghu ananth
,  subglobose,  0.7-1.0 cm across, glabrous; stalk about 0.5 cm long. Thanks a lot for the ID Help - Miliusa Indica Regards Raghu From: Giby Kuriakose To: raghu ananth Cc: indiantreepix Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2011 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:91642

Re: [efloraofindia:90462] efloraofindia:''For Id 29102011MR5’’ ?Pichkari in Marathi Pune

2011-10-29 Thread raghu ananth
African Tulip Tree, Spathodea campanulata  Neeru Kai  in Kannada Regards Raghu

Re: [efloraofindia:90435] White flowers for ID from Chimmony | 27Oct2011AR01

2011-10-29 Thread raghu ananth
the ID help, Raghu From: Giby Kuriakose To: Satish Phadke Cc: raghu ananth ; indiantreepix Sent: Thursday, 27 October 2011 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:90030] White flowers for ID from Chimmony | 27Oct2011AR01 Please refer the following link.

[efloraofindia:90375] Plant for ID | 27Aug11AR01 from Chimmony

2011-10-28 Thread raghu ananth
New plant growth  on the forest floor.Chimmony  WLS, Date/Time-08 Oct 2011 1:45PM Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chimmony Forest, Thrissur, Kerala Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Forest floor Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-No clue Height/Length-approx -  ~ 15 cms Leaves Type/ Sha

Re: [efloraofindia:90367] Silent Valley's flamboyant resident | White Orchid - 13Jul11AR02

2011-10-28 Thread raghu ananth
kant Ingalhalikar ; raju das ; raghu ananth Sent: Friday, 28 October 2011 1:49 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:90284] Silent Valley's flamboyant resident | White Orchid - 13Jul11AR02 Nice anecdotes, Pankaj and Giby. Yes the white flower is definitely Den. aqueum. I did see it in the Panth

[efloraofindia:89420] Re: Muzki leaves - food for rabbits

2011-10-23 Thread raghu ananth
Yes, Chimmony tribesman spoke the right word ’Murikku’. I made a mistake by not committing it to memory and recalling the wrong word. Thank you, Sir Murikku in Malayalam translates to Indian coral tree - Erythrina stricta var. suberosa. Leaf shapes do match. eflora reference- https://groups.

Re: [efloraofindia:89305] Muzki leaves - food for rabbits

2011-10-23 Thread raghu ananth
--- On Sun, 23/10/11, Giby Kuriakose wrote: From: Giby Kuriakose Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:89277] Muzki leaves - food for rabbits To: "raghu ananth" Cc: "indiantreepix" Date: Sunday, 23 October, 2011, 11:29 AM These are leaves of Erythrina sp.  In malayalam it is

Re: [efloraofindia:88973] Puffed up with Pride!! - 21Oct11AR01

2011-10-21 Thread raghu ananth
 Thank you for the ID help -Hibiscus trionum - Flower of an hour, Malvaceae Family   Regards Raghu    

Re: [efloraofindia:88922] small herb for id, mm1 21102011

2011-10-21 Thread raghu ananth
Balloon vine.  Could be one of the  Cardiospermum corindum or C. halicacabum. Pls validate with the plant flowers and fruit photo closeups   Regards Raghu --- On Fri, 21/10/11, Mohina Macker wrote: From: Mohina Macker Subject: [efloraofindia:88920] small herb for id, mm1 21102011 To: "eflorao

Re: [efloraofindia:86034] Re: Runner ups of Best Photograph contest Congrats Dr. Satish Phadke, Dinesh Valke, Pankaj Kumar, Prashant Awale and Pravin Kawale

2011-10-05 Thread raghu ananth
Congatulations Pankaj ji, Well deserved, It's a beautiful orchid specimen.   Great composition, very good details & color - Orchidaceaous!   Cheers!   Raghu --- On Wed, 5/10/11, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: From: Dr Pankaj Kumar Subject: [efloraofindia:86028] Re: Runner ups of Best Photograph cont

Re: [efloraofindia:82011] Woody Climber: ID 16Sep11AR01 from Chandagal

2011-09-16 Thread raghu ananth
Green milkweed climber - Dregea volubilis ? Leaf and  fruit description agree. http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Sneeze%20Wort.html Asclepiadaceae Regards Raghu Something from the family Asclepiadaceae I think Tanay

Re: [efloraofindia:81986] Climber ID | 15Sep2011AR01 from Chunchankatte

2011-09-16 Thread raghu ananth
Thank you Dr Neil/Giby for the climber ID - Crytolepis dubia / C.buchananii Will post another milky weed plant next.. probably related to this one. Regards Raghu From: Neil Soares To: raghu ananth ; Giby Kuriakose Cc: efloraofindia Sent: Friday, 16

[efloraofindia:81906] Shrub ID | 15SepAR02 from Chunchankatte

2011-09-15 Thread raghu ananth
Date/Time-24 Jul 2011 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chunchankatte, Mysore Dist Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild, Bottom - Hill rock. Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Shrub Height/Length-approx -  ~ 1feet, Hairy stem-white color Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape - Lanceolate,  4-5cms a

Re: [efloraofindia:81527] Future Monthly Family Weeks

2011-09-12 Thread raghu ananth
Wish we have one episode on Mushrooms- the colorful litte umbrellas that dot our forest paths during  monsoon. Guess we have enough photographers who would be delighted to  showcase as many/best of the little known kingdom. We have with us our Mycologists - Inderjeet ji, Sathish Chili ji and Tan

Re: [efloraofindia:81497] Re: Malvaceae Week- Thanks To All

2011-09-12 Thread raghu ananth
Malvaceae week - it rained for seven consecutive days. Thanks to  all members for their wholehearted contribution and enlivened interaction. Special thanks to moderators, cordinator Balkar ji and Gurucharan ji.    Regards Raghu From: Dinesh Valke To: Balkar A

Re: [efloraofindia:81194] Re: Malvaceae Week: Hibiscus mutabilis from Topslip (MW-AR08)

2011-09-11 Thread raghu ananth
This  H. Mutabilis plant photographs appear similar in a believable manner. However photographs are from two far off states & distinct. Regards Raghu

[efloraofindia:81174] Malvaceae Week: Hibiscus mutabilis from Topslip (MW-AR08)

2011-09-10 Thread raghu ananth
Malvaceae Week: Hibiscus mutabilis from Topslip (MW-AR08) Changeable Rose, Chinese Rose Tree TopSlip, Tamil Nadu Habitat: home- fence, 02 Dec 2009 Tamil Name: Semburutti  Kannada: Neladavare (meaning-Land Lotus) Link http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Changeable%20Rose.html Regards Rag

Re: [efloraofindia:80449] Malvaceae week : Sterculia foetida

2011-09-08 Thread raghu ananth
Lovely to behold these blossoms. Cheers! Raghu From: Satish Phadke To: indiantreepix Sent: Thursday, 8 September 2011 4:31 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:80432] Malvaceae week : Sterculia foetida Malvaceae week : Sterculia foetida Jangali Badam Pictures from IIT

Re: [efloraofindia:78844] Monsoon 2011| Fungi from Talacauvery| 29Aug11AR02

2011-08-30 Thread raghu ananth
k. Add to it the dark woods behind. Imagine- we go close to the tree, the leech stick come alive &  rain on us... Thanks a lot for the Id help! Regards Raghu From: Inderjeet Sethi To: raghu ananth Cc: efloraofindia Sent: Tuesday, 30 August 2011 5:35 P

Re: [efloraofindia:78693] Monsoon 2011 - Fruiting Red - 29Aug2011AR01 from Bhagamandala

2011-08-29 Thread raghu ananth
Yes it is- Breynia retusa.   Villagers call - Billisul (Coorg, ), Many thanks for the ID help. Regards Raghu From: Neil Soares To: efloraofindia ; raghu ananth Sent: Monday, 29 August 2011 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:78679] Monsoon 2011

Re: [efloraofindia:78688] Re: Fruitlicious - 29Aug11AR01 from Thalacauvery

2011-08-29 Thread raghu ananth
ikant ingalhalikar To: efloraofindia Sent: Monday, 29 August 2011 5:00 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:78684] Re: Fruitlicious - 29Aug11AR01 from Thalacauvery Blackberry or Rubus molluccanus of Rosaceae. Not too sure of sp. though. Must check with local flora. Regards, Shrikant On Aug 29, 12:15 pm, raghu a

Re: [efloraofindia:78579] Nymphaeae Renegeraro

2011-08-28 Thread raghu ananth
Sir, A high intellect as well as keen eye! Thanks as always.. Raghu From: Dinesh Valke To: Gurcharan Singh Cc: raghu ananth ; J.M. Garg ; efloraofindia ; Vijayasankar Raman ; Ushadi micromini ; tanay bose ; Dalia Set Sent: Sunday, 28 August 2011 9:30 PM

Re: [efloraofindia:78476] Flowering Tree for ID from Chennai -20Aug2011AR01

2011-08-27 Thread raghu ananth
%20Tree.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hura_crepitans https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/928db9c4593a28a4/3b41f9c916dfee2d?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Hura+crepitans#3b41f9c916dfee2d Regards Raghu ____ From: raghu ananth To: efloraofind

Re: [efloraofindia:77728] Re: Cascading whorls of unprecedental joy...| Orchid ID -20Aug2011AR02

2011-08-20 Thread raghu ananth
.htm Regards Raghu From: Gurcharan Singh To: Smilax004 Cc: efloraofindia ; PANKAJ KUMAR ; raghu ananth Sent: Saturday, 20 August 2011 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:77722] Re: Cascading whorls of unprecedental joy...| Orchid ID -20Aug2011AR02 I hope the

Re: [efloraofindia:74510] Re: Ipomoea carnea - morning glory family & Vespidae tropica (a large Wasp)

2011-07-19 Thread raghu ananth
: Ipomoea carnea - morning glory family & Vespidae tropica (a large Wasp) Dear Raghu, Not a solitary wasp but a social wasp. Check out my blog article at http://mohanchunkath.wordpress.com/?s=wasp&searchsubmit=Find+%C2%BB Cheers, Mohan Chunkath On Jul 19, 5:44 pm, raghu ananth wrote: &g

Re: [efloraofindia:74498] Re: Ipomoea carnea - morning glory family & Vespidae tropica (a large Wasp)

2011-07-19 Thread raghu ananth
> -- > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > > > >

Re: [efloraofindia:74210] Gurupornima

2011-07-16 Thread raghu ananth
Dear eflora members, To all the eflora Gurus who guided me, helped, shared, coached, inspired and sometimes even rebuked I prostrate before thee, before thy sublime feet.! Happy Guru Poornima to all!!  Thank you, Madhuri ji for an apt message. Regards Raghu ___

Re: [efloraofindia:74182] Rain drops prettily perched from Kukke -#1 - IDreq-15JulAR01

2011-07-15 Thread raghu ananth
Perhaps related to Rubiaceae member - Ixora coccinea L Regards Raghu

Re: [efloraofindia:74111] Re: Silent Valley's flamboyant resident | White Orchid - 13Jul11AR02

2011-07-14 Thread raghu ananth
Resembles very much Dendrobium aqueum of north w ghats, but I am not sure if that also occurs in Silent valley. Regards, Shrikant On Jul 13, 4:53 pm, raju wrote: > Dear Raghuji, > > My guess is Dendrobium formosum Roxb. > > Regards, > > Raju > > On Jul 13, 4:19 pm, r

[efloraofindia:73812] Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Clerodendrum viscosum flower from Haldipura

2011-07-10 Thread raghu ananth
Clerodendrum viscosum flower Verbenaceae Clerodendrum infortunatum,  Haldipura Reference. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2318192273/ Regards Raghu

Re: [efloraofindia:73155] ppt of Indian State flowers

2011-07-03 Thread raghu ananth
Applause-worthy work! You have challenged us to do better!! Way to go, Sir. Regards Raghu

Re: [efloraofindia:73102] Ixora-flower-and-fruit-030711MN

2011-07-03 Thread raghu ananth
Mani ji, I consider this red flower to be from the Rubiaceae family Ixora, Jungle geranium, Ixora coccinea  Regards Raghu From: mani nair To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, 3 July 2011 12:39 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:73100] Ixora-flower-and-frui

Re: [efloraofindia:73008] Wayanad flora #9 | IdReq 22Mar2011AR01

2011-07-01 Thread raghu ananth
Karthick Cc: J.M. Garg ; efloraofindia ; prajeesheled...@gmail.com; aneeshks...@gmail.com; raghu ananth ; Gurcharan Singh ; Vijayasankar Raman ; Pudji Widodo Sent: Thursday, 30 June 2011 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:65321] Wayanad flora #9 | IdReq 22Mar2011AR01 Friends, this could be the

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:72636] ... names of Justicia betonica in Kannada and Coorgi

2011-06-26 Thread raghu ananth
Hi Dinesh, Just made a small study on Justicia betonica in Kannada and Kodavas - There is no such word aati in any of the Kannada dictionaries I refered. - Kodavas use Kannada words while speaking in their language.   Based on that I think.  Madd means Medicinal ) (In Kannada its Madd, (Madh),

Re: [efloraofindia:72280] Gutter beauty -Flower for ID - 21Jun11AR01

2011-06-21 Thread raghu ananth
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Deccan%20Hemp.html http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/90286/ http://www.fleur-des-tropiques.com/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=7383155 Thanks again Raghu From: H S To: mani nair Cc: raghu ananth ; efloraofindi

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2011-06-18 Thread raghu ananth
http://munkebospejder.dk/modules/Search/g_link.php

Re: [efloraofindia:71706] Re: Acanthaceae Week : ID request

2011-06-13 Thread raghu ananth
> Please go through the link > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weed > > > Regards > > Giby > > > On Jun 12, 3:59 pm, raghu ananth wrote: > > > > Acanthaceae Week : ID request > > > Sinhaghad, Pune, Maharashtra, > > &

[efloraofindia:71620] Acanthaceae Week: Barleria cristata

2011-06-12 Thread raghu ananth
Barleria cristata Philippine violet Native Shrub In my home garden Krishnarajanagar, Mysore Date:8 Jun 2009 Regards Raghu

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2011-06-12 Thread raghu ananth
http://meneksekonutlari.com/glink.php

Re: [efloraofindia:71476] Acanthaceae Week Scarlet Clock Vine Thunbergia coccinea ,

2011-06-11 Thread raghu ananth
Pls ignore the first attachment. Thanks., Raghu From: Gurcharan Singh To: raghu ananth Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, 11 June, 2011 2:45:55 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:71473] Acanthaceae Week Scarlet Clock Vine Thunbergia coccinea , I

Re: [efloraofindia:71415] Re: Acanthaceae Week: Justicia aurea - Yellow Jacobinia

2011-06-10 Thread raghu ananth
Ushadi, Leaves for this flowering plant are not captured properly. Will sure post the leaves of the same species from another location in my next mail Regards Raghu

Re: [efloraofindia:71371] Acanthaceae Week: Bearing a Cross(andra) happily!

2011-06-09 Thread raghu ananth
To: raghu ananth Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, 10 June, 2011 8:40:35 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:71356] Acanthaceae Week: Bearing a Cross(andra) happily! Raghu ji It seems you have special liking for Crossandra. Remember your April Fool prank (which, unfortunately got caught

Re: [efloraofindia:71357] Re: Acanthaceae Week: Squirrel's tail - Justicia betonica, a native weed plant

2011-06-09 Thread raghu ananth
Dear Alok ji I have a Nikon D40, 18-55mm lens, 70-300mm Nikkor VR and Panasonic Lumix FZ3 (12x). (Back in 2007, I got hooked to Nikon D40 reviews, recommendations and release dates (Kenrockwell.com, dpreview.com, steves-digicams.com). Saved enough for months and purchased this equipment the

[efloraofindia:71191] Re: Acanthaceae Week: Behold the candle bush flower ... from Kukke

2011-06-06 Thread raghu ananth
The flower belongs to Caesalpiniacea not Acanthaceae. Due appologies .. Regards Raghu From: raghu ananth To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, 7 June, 2011 11:52:17 AM Subject: Acanthaceae Week: Behold the candle bush flower ... from Kukke Behold

Re: [efloraofindia:71028] Re: Tree for identification 030511MK2

2011-06-04 Thread raghu ananth
Himachal, Maharashtra & Kerala soars high in the demo-graph of the State wise distribution of Sacred Groves in India. Kudos to the states & the local community for the noble cause... Pls check http://www.ecoheritage.cpreec.org/innerpageof.php?$mFJyBfKPkE6 Regards Raghu

Re: [efloraofindia:69870] Re: Flowering Tree | 20May2011AR02 from Bangalore

2011-05-20 Thread raghu ananth
Dear Shanmugham R, Pistil  > - the female part of the flower made up of the stigma, style, and ovary.  > Perfect flower. > A flower that has both the male parts and female parts in the same flower. > Regards Raghu > > >

Re: [efloraofindia:69867] Re: Flowering Tree | 20May2011AR02 from Bangalore

2011-05-20 Thread raghu ananth
green fruits in the tree crown, again they are well camouflaged. 6. Plan to go before July, for the fruiting season ends then. Hope this helps ! Thanks  Raghu From: Shanmugam Rajasekaran To: efloraofindia ; raghu ananth Cc: Aarti S. Khale ; dinesh.va

Re: [efloraofindia:69862] Re: Flowering Tree | 20May2011AR02 from Bangalore

2011-05-20 Thread raghu ananth
flower at Muscat. Regards, Aarti On May 20, 5:55 pm, Dinesh Valke wrote: > looks like *Mesua ferrea* ... the leaves here seem to be broader ... > some other species of *Mesua* ? > Regards. > Dinesh > ' > > > > On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 7:01 PM, raghu ananth

Re: [efloraofindia:69376] Request for tree pics

2011-05-12 Thread raghu ananth
Pls check this link ... https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2ed7bd50786c072e/4f47c0bc02af0916?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=ficus+exasperata+raghu#4f47c0bc02af0916

Re: [efloraofindia:68601] Nature's little umbrella | 02 May2011AR01

2011-05-01 Thread raghu ananth
Many of the taxonomy description of this mushroom go well together with Pholiota flammans. Thanks Tanay, as always. // Wiki Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholiota_flammans Pholiota flammans often has a striking appearance. [OK] The cap is initially round, then convex and finally flatte

Re: [efloraofindia:68382] 29/04/2011/YRP/02/Chethalayam, Wayanad, Kerala.

2011-04-29 Thread raghu ananth
Terminalia Belarica tree sporting young leaves - a curious mixture of red, yellow and brown. A riot of colors indeed ! Thanks for sharing Raghu

Re: [efloraofindia:67264] Re: Red blossoms of the Bombax ceiba tree & Rosy Pastors - a wonderful tableau

2011-04-15 Thread raghu ananth
Thank you so much, Usha di Bombax ceiba grows fast and huge. This tree I guess should be in its prime between 20-30 years. Not very old. In fact its quite tough to see any trees which are more than 20 years old in my village sorroundings. Please do read excerpts from one of my earlier eflo

Re: [efloraofindia:67244] Photo Essay on Birds on Silk Cotton Tree (Bombax ceiba, Semal)

2011-04-15 Thread raghu ananth
An impressive diorama indeed! Regards Raghu --- On Fri, 15/4/11, kiran srivastava wrote: From: kiran srivastava Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:67237] Photo Essay on Birds on Silk Cotton Tree (Bombax ceiba, Semal) To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, 15 April, 2011, 12:39 PM In Mumbai

Re: [efloraofindia:67235] CELEBRATION TIME

2011-04-15 Thread raghu ananth
Thank you for the wishes and more so for the exquisite art displayed. Regards, Raghu --- On Thu, 14/4/11, Col Bimal Sarkar wrote: From: Col Bimal Sarkar Subject: [efloraofindia:67162] CELEBRATION TIME To: Date: Thursday, 14 April, 2011, 8:11 PM Dear Friend,            Wish you and you family

Re: [efloraofindia:66872] Solanaceae Week: Solanum macrophyllum 10Apr2011AR01 from Bangalore

2011-04-10 Thread raghu ananth
Nabha ji, Young flowers are purple in color and they later turn/fade to white. Here is an eflora thread on the same http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/76e564198479a53e/b9ed5c80fb895feb?lnk=gst&q=Solanum+macrophyllum+#b9ed5c80fb895feb Thanks  - Raghu

Re: [efloraofindia:66179] Re: Wayanad flora #14 | 01April2011AR01 | Prickly Shrub for ID

2011-04-01 Thread raghu ananth
6115-1, 2011 Basionym: Ikebana waynaadensis Shrikant Hotolotypus: Near Karapuzha Dam, Waynaad, Kerala, Raghu Ananth, DSC_1460a (eFl) --  Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired  Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-2

Re: [efloraofindia:66068] Re: Insect with eggs

2011-03-31 Thread raghu ananth
A kind of Shield bug Beautiful Picture well captured !@ RegardsRaghu --- On Thu, 31/3/11, Mahadeswara wrote: From: Mahadeswara Subject: [efloraofindia:66055] Re: Insect with eggs To: "efloraofindia" Cc: "Alok Goyal" Date: Thursday, 31 March, 2011, 4:03 PM Wonderful photograph and info. On

Re: [efloraofindia:66050] Re: Wynad flora #1 - 07Mar10AR01

2011-03-31 Thread raghu ananth
Thanks Neil & Gurucharan ji, Yes, they do look like Bombax. Here is a link from Dinesh Valke's flickr photo album http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2237291338/ Even these flowers look alike with that of mine - the flower, stem, thorns, curvy branches.. .. Dinesh ji, Pls let me know the hei

[efloraofindia:66016] Re: Wynad flora #1 - 07Mar10AR01

2011-03-30 Thread raghu ananth
Probably this mail of mine  is lying in my mailbox. Forwarding again for  ID help. Regards -Raghu --- On Mon, 7/3/11, raghu ananth wrote: From: raghu ananth Subject: Wynad flora #1 - 07Mar10AR01 To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, 7 March, 2011, 11:43 PM Date/Time-10th Jan

[efloraofindia:65974] Re: Wynad flora #1 - 07Mar10AR01

2011-03-29 Thread raghu ananth
Forwarded mail Humble request to please identify this flower. Regards Raghu

Re: [efloraofindia:65711] Article...Thinking Beyond the Grid by

2011-03-26 Thread raghu ananth
Thanks for the sharing this article. People over there (Kaiga Nuclear power station) are known to live in harmony with mother nature and the use of solar for all their day to day needs just goes to show how eco-friendly they are. With the nuclear disaster lessons from the Chernobyl (1986) and th

Re: [efloraofindia:65635] On my Banyan tree

2011-03-25 Thread raghu ananth
Dear Dr. Neil/All Its always a great experience during summer to see the numerous birds feasting on the fig fruits silently. Your amazing collection depicts  many region specific birds which are quite interesting and new to me (On fig tree). Red breasted fly catcherRufous treepie,V. Sun birds an

Re: [efloraofindia:65574] Wayanad flora #12 | Flower IdReq 24Mar2011AR02

2011-03-24 Thread raghu ananth
Sorry Sir, I have not captured the plant's leaf picture. This plant do resemble Oxalis corymbosa. One subtle difference - the petal margins are smooth and rounded in the wayanad flower. Thanks / RegardsRaghu

Re: [efloraofindia:65308] Wayanad flora #6 | 21Mar2011AR01

2011-03-21 Thread raghu ananth
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:65307] Wayanad flora #6 | 21Mar2011AR01 To: "Vijayasankar" Cc: "raghu ananth" , indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, 21 March, 2011, 10:31 PM Abutilon persicum or Persian Mallow from the family MalvaceaeTanay On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:38 AM,

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