Thanks, Pankaj ji On 15 Mar 2017 6:33 a.m., "Dr Pankaj Kumar" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Sir > Just wanted to add that in Hong Kong people think that KFBG where I work > is only a garden, they have no idea about our research and they have no > idea if we have a museum also. I think the same issue is with UK. People > like gardens but they have no idea about the people behind. > I am a traditional; taxonomist and out there in the world, people who work > on genetics are treated as real taxonomist which is HIGHLY DISAGREE. When > it comes to identification most of the geneticist have not seen plant but > just tissue and many of so called geneticist I know have no idea about > taxonomy and how it works. I always say that genetics is a tool that can > help taxonomist and its not taxonomy in its own at all. > > My answers are below: > > 1. What is a herbarium for? > *It's a repository of specimens on which the identification of plants > across the world is based.* > 2. Have you ever visited one? > *Yes, many times.* > 3. Have you ever used herbaria? What for and which ones? > *Yes many times. For identification, referencing, georeferencing, > comparative taxonomy, typification etc K, KFBG, WII, BSID, DD, CAL, TBGRI, > BHAG, BLAT, KUN, NOCC, HK (visited); many others I have referred to their > digital collections.* > 4. Have you ever collected pressed specimens for a herbarium? > *Yes* > 5. Do you know which is the nearest herbarium to where you live? > *Our own, KFBG (25 m from my desk) and, HK, CUHK, HKU, NOCC* > 6. Do you know which are the TOP herbaria in India? > *CAL, DD (don't know if they can be called top but I take top as biggest).* > > Hope this helps. > Pankaj > > > > > > On Saturday, 25 February 2017 11:49:31 UTC+8, JM Garg wrote: >> >> Thanks a lot, Chadwell ji. >> >> My quick answers: >> 1. What is a herbarium for?- For plant Ids, taxonomic work, keeping >> Types specimen etc. >> 2. Have you ever visited one? - No >> 3. Have you ever used herbaria? What for and which ones? - No >> 4. Have you ever collected pressed specimens for a herbarium? - No >> 5. Do you know which is the nearest herbarium to where you live?- I >> think at Kolkata Botanical Gardens >> 6. Do you know which are the TOP herbaria in India?- Those associated >> with BSI regional centres & other smaller centres & top botanical >> educational institutes >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: C CHADWELL <[email protected]> >> Date: 25 February 2017 at 01:50 >> Subject: What are herbaria for? Can you help? >> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >> >> >> May I thank those who have responded so far about hand lenses. I shall >> be commenting about the findings and my thoughts about their use. >> Will wait a few more days in hope of further input. >> >> In the mean-time, I wish to raise another topic. >> >> In the UK, I have found that VERY FEW people have heard of herbaria >> or know what is their purpose. This includes not just members of the >> general public, those belonging to the clubs & societies I lecture to but >> also many enthusiasts interested in identification of plants and MOST >> scientists incl. many botanists whose work does not involve identifying >> plants. >> Since the early 1980s, I have seen staff numbers at herbaria in the UK & >> USA decimated - >> in some cases, replaced by evolutionary biologists. >> >> So, I think it would be helpful if Indian members of this group >> (excluding those who work in >> herbaria in India) would kindly answer the following questions: >> >> 1. What is a herbarium for? >> 2. Have you ever visited one? >> 3. Have you ever used herbaria? What for and which ones? >> 4. Have you ever collected pressed specimens for a herbarium? >> 5. Do you know which is the nearest herbarium to where you live? >> 6. Do you know which are the TOP herbaria in India? >> >> I would welcome replies from any member regardless of your >> background/profession - other >> than those working in herbaria/for herbaria. >> >> There are no RIGHT or WRONG answers, so please do not hesitate to >> contribute. >> >> >> 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). 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