Thanks, Dinesh ji. As time passes we are getting better & better expertise from our own members as well as from outside experts. Once we thought of one Dinesh Valke & now we are having many (though in other aspects of plant life).
On 6 February 2015 at 18:12, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Kudos Garg ji, and to eFI !! > Regards. > Dinesh > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 6:10 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/ forum in the world *in this field & the >> largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with >> more than 2,15,000 messages so far & membership currently at more than 2460 >> nos. >> >> >> >> Efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> website >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> has now been updated >> upto 31st Jan.'15 along with completion of resurfacing work upto this date. >> *It >> has the largest database on net on Indian Flora with more than 2,00,000 >> pictures of more than 10,000 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, IBIS Flora 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>, >> Subject Experts >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/subject-experts>, >> 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- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of >> Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <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. >> > > -- 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- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <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 an email to [email protected]. 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