I think good pictures should not be a problem now, which Indiantreepix members can contribute for a good cause.
2009/4/25 Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> > > You know how disappointing the Trees of India published by BNHS has > turned out to be. Why dont you attempt another book? I am sure some > Foundation or other will be ready to help you out. > You have to get hold of an excellent photographer, and he has to take > pictures all through the year. Not just once. > Think over it. > akbhatt > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Rajendra Shinde <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I did my Ph.D. on Mumbai Trees under Dr. Almeida way back in 1993. I used > > the bark characters for identification purpose. However, I could not find > > any literature then on this topic. > > From what I learnt during that period > > 1. bark characters differ with the age of trees. (We also did a small > > project with a school children and this was a prominent findings in that > > project). > > 2. You will have to use the characher only in small groups..such as key > to > > the species with in the genus or key to the genera. You cant use this for > > the family. > > > > Now a days, with internet faciltiy, you might get some more information > > available. > > > > Rajendra > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Hi Ranjini, > >> One of Dr.Almeida's students at St.Xavier's College,Bombay did her > >> doctoral thesis on identification of trees by studying its bark, but I > >> believe the study was never published. Maybe Dr.Rajendra Shinde could > >> enlighten us further. > >> With regrads, > >> Neil Soares. > >> > >> --- On Fri, 4/24/09, Nudrat <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> From: Nudrat <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [indiantreepix:11064] Re: Identification of trees.. > >> To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 4:59 PM > >> > >> > >> Hello > >> > >> So far there is no classification based on bark pattern. Field > >> experience is the only way by which one can recognise trees using > >> characters that they find distinct. > >> > >> On Apr 23, 11:17 am, ranjini kamath <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Just a question unaccompanied by pictures.Is there a way of > >> > identifying trees just by Trunk & Bark alone? I find Mahua v.easily > >> > identifiable just by it's bark.Is there a classification for types of > >> > Barks?.Will really appreciate a reply. > >> > Thank you > >> > Ranjini Kamath > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde, > > Director, Council of International Programmes, > > & Reader in Botany > > St. Xavier's College, > > (University of Mumbai) > > Mumbai 400001. > > India. > > Off. Tel. +91-22-2262 0662 ext 356 > > Cell : 9819100131 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Anand Kumar Bhatt > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road > Gwalior. 474 005. > Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. > My blogsite is at: > http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com > And the photo site: > www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
