Thanks, Chadwell ji. It will nice to have your images in the database. On 5 February 2017 at 01:37, C CHADWELL <[email protected]> wrote:
> A TOUGH genus! Very large and UNDER-REPRESENTED on eFI. > > There are 8 species (or so) plus an unidentified one. > > Dickore & Klimes list 29 + an unidentified species from Ladakh alone! > > My preliminary check-list for Ladakh compiled in the 1980s had 32 species > of Astragalus. > > Flowers of Himalaya estimated c. 36 spp. for this region. > > Stewart recorded no fewer than 167 species for Pakistan & Kashmir - *so > it is* > *fair to say that the efI data-base has BARELY scratched the surface of > this* > *genus in India!!* > > I do not have the time available to PROPERLY look into the species from > Ladakh ONLY > at this time - which would take not just days but probably weeks > non-stop. As for India > as a whole, MONTHS - and that would NOT represent a proper revision. > > *Nevertheless, I do have images I can post of SOME (at least 5) not in the > data-base but* > *NOT MUCH MORE.* > > It is a pity that those with specialist knowledge of this genus in > India have not contributed to eFI. > > Such a large and difficult genus REQUIRES input from specialists to enable > MEANINGFUL coverage. > > One has to be REALISTIC as what can be done at any given time. > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > www.shpa.org.uk > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, 4 February 2017, 8:39 > *Subject:* Astragalus (Fabaceae (Leguminosae)) page with > images of species in efloraofindia > > Dear members, > Pl. go through ***Astragalus* > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/astragalus> > (***Fabaceae* (*Leguminosae*) > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae>) page > with images of species in efloraofindia. > If you find any incorrect identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can > send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the > website), if any, or can identify unidentified images, it will be really > nice. > -- > 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.
