Thanks, Nicolas ji. Certainly a appreciable beginning. Hope you go along way to enchant us.
On 29 October 2015 at 15:23, Nicolas Lagarrigue <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear members of eflora of India group, > > > We would like to share with you our new virtual herbarium, an online > catalogue of plants from our region, including local, vulnerable and > sometimes endangered species from the native evergreen forests of the > Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu, as well as other widespread species of the > Indian subcontinent. > > > Unlike many other virtual herbaria, which use pictures of their existing > collections, samples of which can be decades old, often discoloured and > degraded, Pitchandikulam Forest Virtual Herbarium uses fresh specimens, > briefly flattened and then scanned immediately in high definition, in order > to conserve their natural colours and texture. This creates exquisite, > vivid images which allow us to fully appreciate the intricate beauty of > plants and to discover them more intimately. > > > For each species, detailed botanical information is provided, including > nomenclature, description, phenology, reproduction and dispersal, as well > details of plant ecology, distribution, conservation status and propagation > and planting advice. > > In addition to the detailed scientific data, it offers additional > ethnobotanical information (human uses of plants for food, crafts, > medicines or rituals…). > > > Pitchandikulam Forest Virtual Herbarium is a work in progress. So far 50 > plant species are available to view and learn about, with new species added > continuously. > > If you are interested, we encourage you to join our mailing list to get > the latest updates. > > > Pitchandikulam Forest Virtual Herbarium can be found here: > > www.pitchandikulam-herbarium.org > > > Enjoy your visit and share it with all the plant lovers you know… > > Thank you. > > Irène and Nico > > > <http://www.pitchandikulam-herbarium.org/img/mail_signature.jpg> > > > <http://www.pitchandikulam-herbarium.org/img/pitchandikulam_herbarium.jpg> > > > -- > 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 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
