Very true, tsp about pictures before and after consulting books or getting feedback on id is often needed.
but you know much much much more than myself for sure i was saying this about real herbarium because a few years ( about 12 to 15 years ) ago there was some hope at some big centers that after digitizing the entire population of herbarium sheets may be they can be relegated to some storage and that most researchers would only need to study the digital prints or photographs. To my mind the live specimen, digital or other wise photography, dissection and further photography ( chemical analysis and such ) live herbarium and digital photo based herbarium and digitzed herbarium sheets all make a continuous whole along with the key characteristics written out by knowledgeable people. One set compliments the other . The same reason why we still have medical museums and repositories of tissues from all possible pathologies, even though digital photography abounds in medical field too. usha di On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 2:50 PM, tsp kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Ushaji for your observation and feedback. > I agree that it is better to take pictures showing the distinctive > morphological features of a specimen. > But most of the times the identity of the specimen would be doubtful or > even unknown while taking the pictures.only after we consult the web or > the books it will be clear what exactly we have missed in the field. Many > limitations while taking pictures that would clinch the ID beyond > doubt...!Limited botanical knowledge as in my case...!! > On 20 Nov 2015 11:46, "Ushadi Micromini" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> tsp and Tapasda: >> >> interesting >> because of the Shadow and light effect the front edge of the stem looks >> acute and not rounded in this new picture and number two in original set >> >> Unless Tapasda mentioned subquandrangular stem i would have guessed a >> real 90 degrees angle for the front top edge >> >> so much for digital herbarium... that is a drawback >> because of light and shadow interaction in field setting >> >> hence a real herbarium specimen is still the norm >> >> >> And hence with digital herbarium the features of the plant ... esp >> diagnostic features must be spelled out in any eflora >> >> as indiatreepix (this group's website ) has done always and is >> continuing to do... >> qudos to all >> >> usha di >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:03 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Thank you Kumarji, >>> Here we can see the leaves as well as subquadrangular branches. >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 9:57 PM, tsp kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Tapasji, >>>> Supplementing with an image of *Rhinocanthus nasutus,* with some >>>> leaves and also a link. >>>> >>>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Snake%20Jasmine.html >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you for sharing but here the leaves are not visible. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 9:01 PM, tsp kumar <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear friends, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It is my pleasure to share few images of the Snake >>>>>> Jasmine,Kabootar-ka-phool,*Rhinacanthus nasutus * (Acanthaceae ) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Habit:Under Shrub >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Habitat:Wild,Dry deciduous forest >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sighting:Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1000 msl. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Date:22-01-2015,07-02-2015,16-02-2015 and 20-02-2015 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks and regards >>>>>> >>>>>> tspkumar >>>>>> >>>>>> Deputy Conservator of Forests >>>>>> >>>>>> Working Plan >>>>>> >>>>>> Chikmagalur >>>>>> >>>>>> Ph:988057158 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *“We have not inherited this planet from our forefathers, we have >>>>>> borrowed it from our children”-An American proverb* >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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