Well Rawat ji, We all want that the Flora of India Project is completed. It will be a great moment for us to see that the new generation of scientists of the dept. take up the responsibility and complete this project as early as possible. I am proud that I learned taxonomy from a very able scientist of this dept., Dr. N. P. Balakrishnan. I am aware of your concern for a national flora which was reflected through your article published sometimes back in Current Science and we all discussed about it. Even Flora Malesiana Project has been speeded up as they have felt that with the present pace of in depth studies, it may take generations to complete! No more comments. Regards, Tapas.
On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 7:46 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Sir ! > I have been tracking the changes in BSI and very happy that they are > opening their treasure of information to all interested in flora of India. > Fortunately, whatever is on the net by BSI is already with me as hard > copies and I use this literature as standard literature and owe a great > respect to it. > However, a lot remains to be done. With newly inducted young blood in BSI > and with the guidance of experienced taxonomists we will have complete > flora of India. > Regards. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > Dr D.S.Rawat > Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & > Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA > > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thank you Rawat ji, >> Everything will be free in the website bsi.gov.in >> They have to scan the huge documents generated so far and put them on the >> net. This will certainly take some time. Everything will be free for the >> users unlike those of Indian Forester and Journal of Bombay Natural History >> Society who charge huge amount for providing PDF of back issues of their >> journals. I have had no opportunity to visit BLAT but someone told me that >> they are now charging even for herbarium consultation. On the contrary, >> herb. CAL is being digitized and a day will come when anyone can see the >> virtual herbarium, starting with the type materials, absolutely free of >> cost. Someone told that Nelumbo (formerly Bull. Bot. Surv. India) will be >> available online very soon. >> Regards. >> Tapas. >> >> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:09 AM, D.S Rawat <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Chakrabarty Sir >>> Thank you for informing about the future plans of BSI. >>> I am eagerly waiting for the Flora of India volumes containing Legumes >>> (6 & 7 as you mentioned). I am very sure that it will be a high quality >>> document like vol-23. >>> Regards. >>> DSRawat Pantnagar >>> >>> Dr D.S.Rawat >>> Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & >>> Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 10:43 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Rawat ji, >>>> Yes, I am aware of the publication on Indigofera by Dr. Sanjappa. He >>>> is now editing the Volumes 6 and 7 of Flora of India containing the Legumes >>>> and I am sure that BSI will publish these volumes in near future. So far >>>> as I know, BSI wants to put all its published documents online as a policy >>>> matter. It requires some time to retrieve them. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 5:31 PM, D.S Rawat < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Garg Ji >>>>> Seeing the abstract of the paper you have mentioned, I feel that it >>>>> agrees to the earlier information by Sanjappa (1995) which is a fine >>>>> document describing all species of Indigofera in India. I have prepared >>>>> the >>>>> list of species and posted it to the group. Dr Sanjappa has also give >>>>> quality diagrams of all these species. I am a bit surprised that B.S.I. >>>>> have not made it online in efloraindia. >>>>> Regards. >>>>> DSRawat Pantnagar >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 9:18:01 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>> Pl. go through *Indigofera* >>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/indigofera> >>>>>> page >>>>>> with images of species in efloraofindia (mainly done by me & Surajit ji). >>>>>> >>>>>> Pl. initiate the discussions to find out the mistakes, suggest >>>>>> correct Id if you know, help in the identification of unidentified >>>>>> species >>>>>> etc.. >>>>>> They are also requested to go through their posted threads & see if >>>>>> there is any wrong identification etc. >>>>>> Members are also welcome to add any new *Indigofera* species which >>>>>> is already not their in efi site, if they have any photographs. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dr. Rawat will add species found in India from reliable sources in >>>>>> due course. If somebody can help in this, it will be really nice. >>>>>> >>>>>> If somebody has 'A revision of trifoliolate Indigofera (Tribe >>>>>> Indigofereae: Fabaceae) in India - Vibha Chauhan, Arun Pandey - >>>>>> Phytotaxa Vol 220, No 1 (2015)' & provide a copy for private use, it may >>>>>> help us in sorting out some contentious species. >>>>>> >>>>>> I shall also request the experts to pl. help us in this process. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope Indigofera Week from 23.11.15 to 29.11.15 becomes fruitful. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> With regards, >>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>> >>>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>>>> >>>>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> 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). >>>>>> >>>>>> 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). 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