Hi, Amit ji. Your point is well taken. But see the work load on 'Indiantreepix' & long hours spent by Moderators to identify all plants as far as possible. Everything is voluntary. One mentions what ever is possible in minimum time.
Indiantreepix Database has been created & updated to help all the lay members & it contains Common English names also. It is also the responsibly of lay members to look for these names in Indiantreepix Database or on net if they are seriously interested & if it's not mentioned in the thread. They can also add such names themselves for the benefit of others as is being wonderfully done for Marathi names by Swagat ji. 2009/9/21 Amit Ray <[email protected]> > Dear Dr. Singh, I must reiterate that I am all for the correct > identification of flora. I never even hinted that there are two groups - one > for scientific names and the other for common names - you are making that > mistake. All I have suggest is that *along with the correct Latin name*the > English common name/s should be mentioned as far as possible. > Notwithstanding your argument, it is very clear from the recent postings > English common names hardly get a mention. So far as Flowers of India is > concerned it is a distinctly separate website - we are not talking about > that here. Do you mean to say that I have to keep on switching between my > inbox and Flowers of India just to get a simple clarification on common > names? I have great respect for Tabish-ji and his website and visit it quite > often for enlightenment. Please be assured that I am contesting nothing. I > simply made a suggestion. If the moderators of Indiantreepix are unable to > concede to my request please say so unambiguously. I will understand. > > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 8:15 AM, singhg . <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On 9/20/09, Amit Ray <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It is all very well to identify flora by their Latin names, but to a >>> lay person like me it makes a lot of sense to know the English common names. >>> To convey the identity of a particular flower if I say "this is nasturtium" >>> rather than "this is Tropaeolum majus" it makes a whole lot more sense >>> to the lay world, particularly when we are talking about "taking knowledge >>> to the masses". Vernacular names are a great help if one can provide the >>> names in most of the major Indian languages. I do not intend to spoil your >>> fun, but just think about the situation. Regards. >>> >>> -- >>> Amit Ray >>> 25B Central Road >>> Kolkata 700032 >>> India >>> URL: http://wildlifeindia.freehostia.com >>> Phone: +91 033 24136034 >>> Mobile: +919433715107 >>> Email: >>> 1) [email protected] >>> 2) [email protected] >>> 3) [email protected] >>> 4) [email protected] >>> 5) [email protected] >>> 6) [email protected] >>> 7) [email protected] >>> 8) [email protected] >>> >>> Amit ji >>> No one is contesting the importance of common, local or vernacular names >>> and in fact whenever we visit a new place, the first thing that we ask the >>> local persons is the local name of the plant and what importance plant has >>> in their daily life. The only point to consider is that a given species may >>> have several common names but a single accepted scientific or say marker in >>> the database, when all information (its various local names, description, >>> images, uses, etc.) regarding this species is stored electronically. Let >>> there be no confusion that there are two groups one wanting scientific names >>> and the other common names. What we want is a properly stored data, which >>> can be accessed by local name, habit (tree, climber, herb), scientific name >>> or any other variable. I think Flowers of India is the best website to >>> depict that approach. Our aim is to see that this data is accurate and >>> easily accessible. >>> Let us together propagate the information about plants, and Garg ji >>> and Tabish ji are providing the necessary lead. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College >>> University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018 >>> Phone: 011025518297; Mobile: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Amit Ray >> 25B Central Road >> Kolkata 700032 >> India >> URL: http://wildlifeindia.freehostia.com >> Phone: +91 033 24136034 >> Mobile: +919433715107 >> Email: >> 1) [email protected] >> 2) [email protected] >> 3) [email protected] >> 4) [email protected] >> 5) [email protected] >> 6) [email protected] >> 7) [email protected] >> 8) [email protected] >> > > > > -- 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. 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