Authentic images help in instant recognition and they are complimenting the taxonomic studies.
On Sat, Sep 1, 2018, 19:22 Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > We do not get correct images in the web all the time. > When we type name of one sp. it gives images of > other sp. Why is that so? It would have been more > helpful to learners like us if it gives correct image of > the sp. we look for. > > > > > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 4:04 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, Dinesh ji, >> That is what we are trying to do now. >> >> On 1 September 2018 at 12:53, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I fully agree with your thoughts, Garg ji. >>> Me as a plain naturalist, would always like to see more and more >>> pictures showing characteristic and differentiating features of genus and >>> close species be put together for comparison. >>> Also, those plants which look confusingly similar, have to be put >>> together for sake of comparison. >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 11:07 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear members, >>>> With omnipresent mobile and net, I have the feeling that people are >>>> more and more going to rely on net in their identifications rather than >>>> books etc. >>>> I always remember and appreciate Rawat ji's words in this matter- a >>>> picture says more than a thousand words. Photographs are so beautiful and >>>> give so much details that it will always be difficult for any herbarium >>>> specimen or a book to match. These are so easy to comprehend even to a >>>> layman. >>>> Our group and site is surely going to play a major role in this as far >>>> as Indian Flora is concerned. With increased focus on accuracy (which is >>>> only going to increase with passing time), I do not see a day far when our >>>> top taxonomists will appreciate its value and rely on its identifications. >>>> -- >>>> 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 2975 members & 3,00,000 messages on 25.7.18) or >>>> Efloraofindia >>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>>> database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which 1,00,000 >>>> are directly displayed). >>>> >>>> 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 email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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 2975 members & 3,00,000 messages on 25.7.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which 1,00,000 >> are directly displayed). >> >> 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 >> "ITPmods" 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 https://groups.google.com/group/itpmods. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ITPmods" 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 https://groups.google.com/group/itpmods. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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