Thanks Garg ji for all your efforts. On Monday, February 6, 2023 at 10:30:55 AM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote:
> It’s heartening to reiterate that *Efloraofindia* > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/indiantreepix>* is > the largest google e-group/ forum in the world *in this field & the > largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with > around 4,41,100 messages so far & membership currently more than 3405 nos. > > efloraofindia (eFI in short) website <https://efloraofindia.com/> is one > of the biggest non-commercial site, one of its kind in the world & also > without advertisements, based on the collection of photographic images of > wild plants, where no money or professional organisation is involved except > for the selfless efforts of its members from diverse backgrounds. It is > documenting the Flora of India that is being discussed on efloraofindia > google > e-group <http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix> along with > supplementing the working of the group.* It also has the largest database > on the net on Indian Flora with more than 14,000 species (along with more > than 4,00,000 pictures)*, from some of the best Flora Photographers of > India. You can go through Story of eFloraofIndia’s journey on 15th > anniversary > <https://efloraofindia.com/2022/06/07/story-of-efloraofindia-on-15th-anniversary/> > . Members should add Efloraofindia <https://efloraofindia.com/> website > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> link in their > favourites & give species’ links from this while posting or replying in a > thread as a lot of discussed data is already available here. > Intent of this website is compilation of all the posts on ‘efloraofindia’ > e- group along with providing other details so that it’s useful to all > concerned as all the data about a particular species will be available > under a single head & *easily searchable*. However, correctness of data/ > identification in the efloraofindia (earlier indiantreepix) links is > dependent on the members’ inputs in that particular link. Therefore, > errors/ mistakes cannot be ruled out- everyone is requested to point them > out for corrections by sending an email to <itp...@googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/>>. Anybody can also add comments about it, at > the bottom of the page. > We now have images on all species pages. We have simultaneously started > displaying these at genera & family pages with comparative images of > various species for easy identification (all the families except for > Poaceae, Orchidaceae and Zingiberaceae already completed). Insertion of > images has also increased the accuracy of the efloraofindia database > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/6zAgQd5DD3s>. *More > than 3,00,000 unique images have already been inserted as of 31.1.21.* > > More important is the fact that thousands of observations of hundreds of > our members are available here (many of which one will not find documented > anywhere) & easily searchable through general web searches (after > adding efloraofindia) as well as by searching on the Efloraofindia > <https://efloraofindia.com/> website > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home>. And these are going > to increase with every passing day. These original observations will be a > treasure trove & will be a delight to a lot of people. With the pace at > which new species are being added to our database, it should become the > premier resource for taxonomic research in India. As the data is > multiplying, we need more volunteers to take up this work. Details can be > seen at Volunteers required > <https://efloraofindia.com/category/volunteers-required-d58/>. > > For better viewing of species’ pages, colour scheme & formatting is being > followed as at the footer of every efloraofindia page. > > These days a lot of information about Indian Flora is available under Cc-by > license <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_licenses> (Licensees > may copy, > distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative works based on > it only if they give the author or licensor the credits in the manner > specified by these). Due credits/ attributions are to be given. Such > sources include Wikipedia, India Biodiversity Portal, IUCN Red List, PFAF, > Flora of Tibet website, IBIS Flora etc. I am trying to add such information > with due credits. I am also trying to add keys & summarizing the > information at the top of the page (for the pages I am coming across while > adding information from current threads). Genera pages are also cleaned up > so that species (due to wrong botanical names or being syn. of some > other species) are deleted or properly connected as per the currently > accepted name along with references. Future eFI genera pages will be like > *Cyanotis* <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/22/cyanotis/> depending > upon the time we get, as & when we update a genus page so that we are aware > which are the species which are likely to be found in India (depending on > the net resources) & which are already available in eFI. > > Kudos & thanks to Outstanding Contributors > <https://efloraofindia.com/2020/08/02/outstanding-contributors-d96/>, The > Pillars > <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/11/12/pillars-of-efloraofindia-d1/>, Subject/ > Area Experts <https://efloraofindia.com/2014/09/16/subject-experts/>, > Moderators <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/12/moderators-d61/>, Major > contributors > <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/12/major-contributors-d81/> & other > members who are rendering selfless service to this group & made this > endeavour possible for the benefit of everyone. > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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