Oh Garg ji, I am just one among quite many who are contributing to eFI. Thanks and regards. Dinesh
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 6:15 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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