Thanks Garg ji. Kudos to efi. Regards. Dinesh
On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 2:30 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear members, > > It's heartening to reiterate that > *Efloraofindia<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/indiantreepix> > **is the largest google e-group in the world *in this field & the largest > nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with more > than 1,48,000 messages so far & membership currently around 2065 nos. > > Efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> > website<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home>has now been > updated upto 28th February'12 along with completion of resurfacing work > upto this date except for the threads from 23.2.12 to 29.2.12 (which are > also updated slowly). *It has the largest database on net on Indian Flora > with more than 1,60,000 pictures of more than 8000 species. *Members > should add Efloraofindia<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> > 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 lot of discussed data is already available here. > > > > For better viewing of species' pages, colour scheme & formatting is being > followed as below while editing any pages in future: > > Description of the species, Details of other flora species on the same > page, Details of other than flora species on the same page, Uses/harms, > Distribution/Abundance/Location, Habit & Habitat, Etymology & > pronunciation, Other Interesting Information, stories etc., Others, *Botanical > names*, *Common names,* *Main point of discussion below,* Discussion > about botanical names. > > 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 e-mail to <[email protected]>. > Efloraofindia > e-group members can add comments about it after 'signing in' at the bottom > of the page. > > 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 search in the efloraofindia. And these are > going to increase with every passing day. These original observations will > be a treasure trove & will a delight to 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://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/volunteers-required/volunteers-required>. > > > Monthly family > weeks<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/monthly-family-weeks>organized > by Dr. Gurcharan Singh have become a great source of information > for efloraofindia website. > > Kudos & thanks to The > Pillars<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/pillars-of-efloraofindia>, > Moderators<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/moderators>& > other Major > contributors<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/major-contributors>who > are rendering selfless service on the group & made this endeavour > possible for the benefit of everyone. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2065 members & > 1,47,500 messages on 28/2/13) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 8000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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