OK Satish shall we call the thread *Botany Nomenclature 101 Indiatreepx College*
or now you think ...your turn to come up with a name usha di On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> =========== >> > > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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