Hi all, Just see the following link. http://www.biotik.org/species_list_india.html French Institute of Pondicherry disseminating the floral information of Western Ghats through the web.
With kind regards, Stephen... On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 10:57 AM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am not finding many responses in this regard. > > Does anybody have any information about any organisation (howsoever small), > who will be putting up (or toying with the idea, making efforts etc.) any > worthwhile data w.r.t. Indian Flora on net so that it's available for all to > see? > > Till than I think we have to manage with whatever we have on > 'Indiantreepix' or 'Flowers Of India' or 'Wikipedia/ Allied Organisations'. > > > 2009/8/15 Gurcharan Singh <sin...@sify.com> > > Dear colleagues >> Let me first put on record the great service rendered by Mr J. M. Garg and >> the contributers of Indiantreepix. Mr Garg is the driving force for this >> great initiative which is helping hundreds of nature lovers and botanists. >> >> Having said that I largely agree with Mr Vijasankar for a need to have a >> single complilation of the Indian Flora. We may have few volumes of Flora of >> India, many regional floras (which only means duplication of effort, and >> often conflicting interpretation), but these pertain to diiferent time >> periods, can't provide updated information. More so these are not easily >> available to general user, and only those associated with large institions >> have access to these. >> The approach to dissemination of botanical knowledge, and with the >> availability of cameras which can shoot real time pictures, the utilisation >> of colour photographs has greatly eased the process of identification, a >> fact vividly shown by interactions in our group. Many recent books on plant >> systematics now use photographs are plants and plant parts in place of line >> drawings. These can be easily related to the live plants. >> >> I think the begining can be made to attempt an eflora for our country. >> There are several experts in this group (and outside the group who may be >> interested) who are quite competent to compile information on the pattern of >> efloras of China, Pakistan, Missouri, etc. Each expert can choose a few >> families which he/she thinks can handle best, and has good literature >> about. Once this has been done, other members can send all relevant >> information available to them. >> >> This group is lucky to have such a large database of photographs of >> flowering plants. With links to these photographs Indian eflora should >> become much more valuable than existing efloras. >> >> Views of other members may help in reaching a concrete result. >> >> Gurcharan Singh >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> >> *To:* wildflowerin...@yahoogroups.com >> *Cc:* indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> ; >> Tabish<tabi...@gmail.com>; Dinesh >> Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> ; Gurcharan Singh-sify <sin...@sify.com> ; >> subhash.s...@gmail.com ; Swapna Prabhu <swapnapra...@gmail.com> ; Rani >> Bhagat <raanibha...@gmail.com> ; Shrikant >> Ingalhalikar<le...@rediffmail.com>; pradeep >> krishen <treesofde...@gmail.com> ; Ashwin Baindur<ashwin.bain...@gmail.com>; >> Asad >> Rahmani <rahmani.a...@gmail.com> ; L. Shyamal <muscic...@gmx.net> ; L. >> Shyamal <lshya...@gmail.com> ; bsi_headquar...@rediffmail.com ; >> bsip...@yahoo.com >> *Sent:* Saturday, August 15, 2009 2:55 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [indiantreepix:15679] Quest for 'e-flora' of India >> >> Thanks, Vijayasankar ji for your feedback. >> >> I feel to start with, we need to put whatever we have (even if >> conflicting) on the net as has been done by A.P. Govt. for *Forest Flora >> of Hyderabad State *at >> http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/Flora%20by%20M%20Sharfuddin%20Khan/index.htm >> (just >> to give an example). >> >> Is it difficult? Not at all. It's so useful without going into any >> nitty-gritty. >> Similar attempts can be made by all the State Govt., BSI etc. Let all the >> books whose copyright has expired, be also digitised & put on net. >> See what Wikipedia has done for making available information on the Flora >> in such a short time. It's not a question of putting all the 19000 or so >> species all at the same time or all the latest updated inf. at the same >> time. Let it be done by all concerned for their respective areas for >> whatever species they have. All the State & Indian Floras (in print) should >> be put on net without any further delay. I don't think it requires much >> energy or amount to do so. Standard formats are already there to see for >> other Floras or can be designed suitably without much fuss. >> >> >> >> 2009/8/14 vijayasankar <r.vijayasan...@frlht.org> >> >>> >>> >>> Dear Garg and all, >>> >>> This is in quest of 'e-flora' for India. >>> >>> Can we develop an e-flora of India?, is a million dollar (sorry, crores >>> of rupees) question. >>> >>> I personally feel that it is neither impossible, nor a very easy task. >>> But it is there in everybody's mind as an unfulfilled dream/ expectation. It >>> is the need of the hour. It is clear that neither an individual nor an ngo >>> can do it without support from the government. It should be a combined >>> effort and the output would be a national asset. >>> >>> Just adding pictures into the web can not be called as an e-flora, i >>> think. It has to be technically strong and authentic. It has to have >>> elaborate, uniform, complete and verified info on each and every taxon. It >>> has to be regularly updated. >>> >>> Preparing Flora of India is a mandate of Botanical Survey of India. But, >>> the questions [with no intention to blame the effort and commitment of any >>> individual or institution] in everybody's mind are, when that will happen?, >>> what is the proportion completed ever since the project started in 1970s? >>> how long we have to wait to have an electronic flora for the country in the >>> world wide web for everyone's access? >>> >>> is it not our right to know the information - about our country's plant >>> wealth? >>> >>> most of the time we have to rely on the Flora of British India, Flora of >>> Presidency of Madras, etc. to identify our plants owing to lack of updated >>> flora for many states as well as country. The positive truth is that the >>> data is there but highly scattered and/or inaccessible. >>> >>> So, how to go about it? i view like this: >>> >>> * an 'eflora' team/ forum should be set up forming interested and >>> technically sound experts as well as young field botanists and plant lovers. >>> BSI or IAAT should be the nodal agency and other research / academic >>> institutions will be part of the forum (personal opinion only). >>> >>> * prepare an updated checklist of all flowering plants of India [we know >>> that Dr. S. Karthikeyan, a renowned scientist (retd.) of BSI has compiled >>> list of all flowering plants of India (about 19500 taxa, as of the year >>> 2000) -- that should form the basis]. >>> >>> * prepare a standard format for collection of data. The collection / >>> digitization of data should be from different sources e.g. published >>> literature, data from all the herbaria, ph.d. theses, state/regional >>> biodiversity resource compilations, private databases, etc. Each information >>> should have a reference attached to it. >>> >>> * append drawings/ pictures of each taxon >>> >>> * regularly update the e-flora with new findings, distribution records >>> etc. >>> >>> we understand that it is a mammoth task. >>> >>> So, to start with, can we do like this? >>> >>> Let's prepare a digital flora of India with quality authentic pictures >>> with botanical & local names for all the fl.plants of India for immediate >>> use. >>> Slowly with support (time, effort & sharing of knowledge) from >>> members/volunteers let us widen and deepen up the digital flora with >>> relevant data to make it an e-flora of India. >>> >>> With regards >>> >>> R. Vijaya Sankar >>> Botanist, FRLHT, Bangalore >>> 9448970441 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> J.M. Garg wrote: >>> >>> Thanks, Ashwin ji for sharing it. >>> Wonderfully written by Shyamal ji. Some relevant extracts >>> "Indeed it is hard to understand why the Zoological Survey of >>> India<http://www.zsi.gov.in/>, >>> the Botanical Survey of India <http://envfor.nic.in/bsi/>, and the Bombay >>> Natural History Society <http://www.bnhs.org/>, all of which receive >>> public funds from the Ministry of Environment and Forests should not scan >>> and make its library and specimen collections publicly available. In the >>> meantime, as individuals, one can do their bit by sharing their daily >>> learning and adding a drop of knowledge into the ocean." >>> >>> I have been emphasising for creation of *e-Flora of India* on the lines >>> of e-Flora of china, e-Flora of Pakistan, e-Flora of Nepal etc. for sharing >>> vast knowledge that we have with us. Is anybody listening? Earlier * >>> Indiantreepix* thread in this regard: >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/7aba8eb1b7d99b56 >>> 2009/8/10 Ashwin Baindur <ashwin_bain...@yahoo.com> >>> >>>> >>>> The primary problem Indian naturalists >>>> face is lack of access to suitable information and knowledge about >>>> their own biodiversity. >>>> >>>> Very often, this knowledge exists but is >>>> locked up in the minds and notes of experts. The common man is denied >>>> access to the fruits of research, very often most of which has been >>>> funded by public money. 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