Dear all,
I am fully sustaining the statements of Prof. Gurcharan Ji. Some closely related species cannot able to distinguish only with photographs. In such case we have to sit with live plants. Some of the very difficult families like Poaceae, Cyperaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Orchidaceae etc are coming under these categories. I still recall an incident that late Prof. G.Seidenfaden has commented (photograph cannot be dissected) on an orchid photograph sent to him for identification by one of my colleagues. Though he knows the species name but always prefers a specimen for authentication. We know it is not always possible to send specimens for identification and the photographs can play a pivotal role if it is being photographed by a taxonomist. Santhosh 2009/9/5 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Garg ji > It is more difficult to identify plant from photographs, rather than > sitting with live plant when you have all parts to study. At the same time > it is much easier to send it to the group, and see if someone else has known > that plant. That is the charm of the group, and its utility. > > It is very necessary that members take care to take photographs of habit, a > flowering twig with well focussed leaves, closeup of flower. A photo of > fruit is always helpful. The side shot of twig always helps in highlighting > hairyness on stem, presence of stipules, leaf petiole, and relative leaf > size and shape. I hope members will take care of this, so that our > database is well illustrated for easy identification. > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College > University of Delhi, Delhi > India > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > *To:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, September 05, 2009 10:06 AM > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:17627] Your picture can be a rare/ endangered or > a new species!!! > > Dear members, > With more & more members posting their pictures for identification or > otherwise, it is quite possible that some pictures may be of a rare/ > endangered plant or of an altogether new species. But to establish that the > members have to capture & post all aspects of a plant, otherwise it may not > be possible whether it is a rare/ endangered plant or a plant of an > altogether new species. Don't forget to click all aspects of a > difficult plant in difficult terrains. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > -- SANTHOSH ----------------------------------- Dr. E S SANTHOSH KUMAR Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode Thiruvananthapuram-695562 Kerala, India www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com Please consider your environmental responsibility:Before printing this e-mail, ask yourself whether you need a hard copy! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
