Dear Mr Garg, Thank you for following up on this. I have got responses from a few members confirming Quercus genus. On further search, I found the species to be Quercus *geminata* or *leucotrichophora *- couldnt quite tell for lack of images on the net. Regards, Sushmita Jha
On 26 May 2013 00:43, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Sushmita Jha <[email protected]> > Date: 21 May 2013 17:27 > Subject: [efloraofindia:155602] An unreasonable question > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > Dear all, > > at the outset, I apologise for placing a very unreasonable query. > > Some years ago when I first visited Neora Valley in North Bengal, the > guide plucked a fruit and called it 'bantay' in the local language. He said > it was the most favourite fruit of the bears in that forest. > > I am hoping that someone familiar with the flora of Neora Valley and the > symbiosis between plants and animals in this nature reserve, would be able > to throw some light on this. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you. > Sushmita Jha > > -- > 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]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > -- > 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 2085 members & > 1,53,000 messages on 30/4/13) 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
