Very good! Dr Satish Phadke
On 9 April 2014 15:02, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: > Another number milestone crossed. Great going, and thanks to all > contributors. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > > On Monday, April 7, 2014 11:56:49 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg 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 1,85,000 messages so far & membership currently at more than 2300 nos. >> >> Efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> >> website<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> has >> now been updated upto 31st March'14 along with completion of resurfacing >> work upto this date. *It has the largest database on net on Indian Flora >> with more than 1,90,000 pictures of more than 9500 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. >> >> 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 also 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 by searching in the >> Efloraofindia<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home>. And these >> are going to increase with every passing day. These original observations >> will be a treasure trove & will a delight to a 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>. >> >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> These days a lot of inf. about Indian Flora is available under Cc-by >> license <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_licenses>(Licensees >> may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make >> derivative works based on it only if they give the author or licensor the >> credits in the manner specified by these). Due credits/ attributions are to >> be given. Such sources include Wikipedia, India Biodiversity Portal, IUCN >> Red List, PFAF, Flora of Tibet website etc. I am trying to add such inf. >> with due credits. >> >> >> >> I am also trying to add keys & summarizing the information at the top of >> the page (for the pages I am coming across while adding information from >> current threads). Genera pages are also cleaned up so that species (due to >> wrong botanical names or being syn. of some other species) are deleted or >> properly connected as per the current accepted name along with references. >> Future >> eFI genera pages will be like >> *Cyanotis*<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/commelinaceae/cyanotis> >> depending >> upon the time I get as & when I update a genus page so that we are aware >> which are the species which are likely to be found in India (depending on >> the net resources) & which are already available in eFI. >> >> Monthly family >> fortnights<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/monthly-family-weeks>organized >> by Dr. Gurcharan Singh among others have become a great source of >> information for efloraofindia website. Lots of family experts, from >> inside as well as outside, are contributing their expertise during these >> fortnights. >> >> 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>, >> Major >> contributors<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/major-contributors>& >> other members who are rendering selfless service on the group & made this >> endeavour possible for the benefit of everyone. >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & >> Fauna'<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> The whole world uses my Image >> Resource<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of >> more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, >> Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest >> in the world- around 2300 members & 1,85,250 messages on 28/2/14) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 9500 species & 1,90,000 images). Winner of >> Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards >> 2014<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia> >> . >> >> 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
