I got an insightful comments, mentioned in one thread by Rakesh ji (who is deeply involved in Indian Flora facebook group and recently in efi group) as per one thread <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/Ug4oEm-raV4> as below: "*For identification of species, I primarily rely on FOI and EFI. Google is helpful too, so are online flora, but not by much*." I think this was not much different for me, up to just a few years back. I think it is still the approach if we do not have some new or problem ids. In fact, my use of efi site has been very extensive, particularly in areas where we have comparative images on genus and family pages and now when we have vast collection of images on each page, to rule out any ambiguity. Of course, I supplement it with other sites, when ever required. I think approach of our members and those on facebook groups etc. may not be much different from two of us, except for specialised experts in their areas. Others may also give their comments about this matter. -- With regards, J.M.Garg
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