Good idea Ushadi and Satish ji. Let us start them again. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Good idea > I am in the same boat as you Satish...and a bit further behind in terms of > botanical definitions terms than you, > > I welcome the idea.. > > I will even ask questions about some new term i donot know.. > so Gurcharanji, Nidhan, Vijaya, Dr Rawat et al will have a lot of willing > students and terms to define and illustrate. > > It will be our own open university. > > WHat a great idea. > Usha di > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> '*"term of the week*" (Was started earlier by Garg ji but somehow not >> supported by others with the same zeal)' >> >> Great idea, why not restart it? >> >> Regards, >> >> Samir Mehta >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 29, 2011 6:40:22 PM UTC+5:30, Satish Phadke wrote: >>> >>> You are perfect with your teaching. Don't change anything. These terms >>> are stimulus for us to learn. In fact I have an idea of starting something >>> like....... >>> *"term of the week*" (Was started earlier by Garg ji but somehow not >>> supported by others with the same zeal) Here some term will be coined by >>> some expert for a week and evryone will try to upload pictures supporting >>> it.We can find variation it it also.Future ideas must evolve tomake the >>> group interesting Isn't it? >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Satish ji >>>> I used the term uncinate initially but when I described the spines at >>>> the end I was reminded of persons like you and used hooked, which means the >>>> same. I think I will have to learn to be less technical in future. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I liked the way Sir ji gives the description So neat.I have to recheck >>>>> all my Triumfettas. >>>>> Some botanical terms are difficult to digest though(Uncinate spines: I >>>>> will search it; no issues. Are they typically seen here in these >>>>> pictures?)...Still most of the description is so clear. The characters are >>>>> illustrated in the pictures too. >>>>> Usha di. The cyme is 3 flowered I suppose; that is it consists of 3 >>>>> flowers. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Ushadi micromini < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> very thoughtful... >>>>>> >>>>>> what is 3 flowered? >>>>>> >>>>>> Usha di >>>>>> ==== >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 29, 3:10 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > *Triumfetta annua* Linn., Mant. 1:73. 1767. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > The species is distinct from others in its orange flowers and >>>>>> glabrous >>>>>> > uncinate spines on the fruit. Annual herb up to 1 m tall, stem >>>>>> purplish on >>>>>> > one side with line of hairs; leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, >>>>>> 3-5-veined >>>>>> > from base, stipules linear, hirsute; cymes leaf-opposed, usually >>>>>> 3-flowered; >>>>>> > flowers orange, 8 mm across, petals slightly smaller than sepals; >>>>>> stamens >>>>>> > 10; capsule globose 9-11 mm in diam including spines which are 4-5 >>>>>> mm long >>>>>> > glabrous and with hooked tips. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Photographed from near Kalsi along Mussoorie Chakrata road on >>>>>> September 16, >>>>>> > 2011 >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>>> > Retired Associate Professor >>>>>> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>>> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>>> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac. >>>>>> in/~singhg45/ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Triumfetta-annua-Between Dakpathar and Kalsi-2.jpg >>>>>> > 176KViewDownload >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Triumfetta-annua-Mussoorie-Chakrata Road near Kalsi-3.jpg >>>>>> > 143KViewDownload >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Triumfetta-annua-near Dakpathar towards Kalsi-1.jpg >>>>>> > 100KViewDownload >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Dr Satish Phadke >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr Satish Phadke >>> >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- 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.
