Hi, Chadwell ji, Anything can be easily searched as below: 1. Go to home page at efloraofindia e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (you can keep it in your bookmark or favourites). 2. Click on 'Search for topics' under drop down menu. Add suitable words for searching against 'Has the words' 3. Click 'Enter' or search icon.
You will all threads with search on suitable words. Similarly many search combinations can be used to narrow down the results. On 6 November 2016 at 09:47, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Chadwell ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: C CHADWELL <[email protected]> > Date: 6 November 2016 at 03:31 > Subject: Arisaema in fruit at Narkanda Dr Thakur > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > > > Dear Mr Garg > > I have lost track of this posting showing a single image of ripe berries > of an Arisaema. > > Rather than waste more time searching can you post the following > information and attached images: > > > Yes, given the location, Arisaema jacquemontii was always the most likely > species. > > I can confirm that the image taken at Narkunda matches the fruit of this > species. > > I am sending assorted images in support of this. *Arisaemas can present > challenges identification-wise* > *when at the fruiting stage as the foliage has often died-down and > sometimes disappeared altogether.* > *Often though, there is some evidence, no matter how shrivelled or > partially-decayed of the leaves, which is worth* > *photographing.* > > *I would also recommend if one has ripe berries on Arisaema to rub the > fleshy pulp off a couple to reveal the* > *seeds which can then be photographed against a plain background, as these > can be quite distinctive once* > *you are familiar with them. * > > *The photographed seeds can then be 'planted' in the ground near to the > plant to encourage* > *germination - you will have been the equivalent of an animal eating the > fruits and its intestines removing the* > *pulp which contains chemicals that inhibit germination. * > > *I understand Arisaemas such as A,consanguineum **are known as 'Monkey > Corn' in the Naini Tal area.* > > > *There is one image attached from the lower Rohtang showing orange > (partially ripened) berries with a decaying leaf.* > > *Four images from forest at the Jaloori Pass, also Kulu Valley, Himachal > Pradesh* showing immature green berries > and foliage one leaf starting to yellow and collapse. > > Finally, a single image of ripe red berries photographed for me without a > macro-lens. > > > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > www.shpa.org.uk > > > > > > > > -- > 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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 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). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- 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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 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). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

