Thanks for making me feel better!! Tanay On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Balkar ji and Tanay > I never knew I seem to be getting telepathy with Balkar ji also. For last > five six hours I was working on this manuscript. I can't wait sending it to > you although it is only 20 percent complete: > > > Journey towards eFlora of India: Small steps > > Solanum > > Some days back I had written to Tabish ji about status of our databases and > journey towards the preparation of eFlora of India. We seem to have reached > collecting some data concerning roughly 20 per cent of Indian Flora. A rich > eFlora should have a few photographs of each species (the major strength of > our eFlora project), descriptions of species (already a part of Flowers of > India, but some elaboration needed), Correct nomenclature status (partially > achieved, authorities and references need be entered). Our databases also > have added strength of having local names of plants in different languages. > To my mind two major activities need to be undertaken: > > 1. Preparation of list of species under each genus reported in India > (wild as well as cultivated) so that members can focus on the remaining > species and upload their photographs to ensure complete representation of > each genus. > > 2. To prepare easy identification keys for the species reported from > India, to help members and surfers easy identification of species > > The situation with regard to present documentation of Indian Flora is that > we still have to depend on regional Floras, and older these get, less > reliable they become. There is no better example than the genus Solanum, > which has been focus of our attention periodically and recently enthusiastic > efforts of Yazdy ji (who says that only trained taxonomists, with sound > knowledge of technical details only can contribute to our floristic > knowledge; Garg ji, Dinesh ji, Tabish ji and several other veterans have > already proved that) and Raghu ji uploading many photographs. I begin with > this genus building up taxonomic status of species, and request other > members to suggest improvements so that we know species representation in > our subcontinent. > > *HERBACEOUS SPECIES* > > *A.** **Herbs without prickles* > > 1. Solanum nigrum L. var. nigrum: Mature berries black, globose, > 8-10 mm across; peduncles almost twice as long as pedicels; fruiting calyx > appressed to fruit; corolla 8-10 mm across; anthers 2.5-3.5 mm long. > > 2. Solanum villosum (L.) Moench. (syn: Solanum nigrum L. var. > villosum L.; eFlora of Pak.; S. alatum Moench.; S. luteum Mill; S. miniatum > Bernh. Ex Willd.; s. nigrum auct. (non L.)): Mature berries orange to > orange-red, ovoid, 6-8 mm across; peduncles shorter than or equaling > pedicels; anthers 2 mm long. > > 3. Solanum americanum Mill. (syn: S. nigrum sensu Trimen Handb. Fl. > Ceylone 3: 231, 1895): Mature berries black, globose, 5-8 mm across; > peduncle twice as long as pedicels; fruiting calyx spreading; corolla 3-5 mm > across; anthers 1-1.5 mm long. > > 4. Solanum lycopersicum L. (syn: Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.): > Leaves pinnate compound; flowers yellow; calyx enlarging in fruit. > > 5. Solanum tuberosus L. Potato: plants tuberous; leaves pinnate; > flowers white or purplish > > *B.** **Herbs with Prickles* > > 6. Solanum mammosum L. : densely hairy and prickly herb; flowers > mauve; fruits ovoid-oblong, 4-7 cm long, yellow, pointed, with several lobes > near base > > 7. Solanum sisymbrifolium Lam.: Prickly herb, leaves deeply > pinnately lobed; flowers white; fruit bright red, globose, 1-1.5 cm, > enclosed in prickly calyx. > > *C.** **Climbers without prickles* > > 8. Solanum laxum Spreng (syn: S. jasminoides Paxt.): Leaves simple, > sometimes lobed at base; flowers white or tinged blue > > 9. Solanum seaforthianum Andr. (syn: S. venustum Kunth): Leaves > pinnate; flowers lilac; fruits small, globose, bright red. > > *D.** **Climbers with prickles* > > 10. Solanum wendlandii Hook.f.: Leaves pinnate, prickles curved; flowers > lilac, 5-6 cm across; fruit globose. > > *E.** **Shrubs without prickles* > > 11. Solanum pseudo-capsicum L.: Leaves narrow-oblong to oblanceolate, > entire; peduncle almost absent; fls 1-3 together, white, 1-1.5 cm across,; > fruit 1-2 cm across, scarlet or orange. > > 12. Solanum diphyllum L.: Leaves elliptic , in unequal pairs; peduncle > distinct 3-12 mm long; flowers more than 3, white, 4-6 mm across; fruit > erect, orange, 7-12 mm across, slightly bilobed. > > *F.** **Herbs with woody base armed or unarmed* > > 13. Solanum melanogena L. > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > > On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:32 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Will try >> tanay >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear Tanay >>> Can you prepare a comparative chart of all solanum sps posted in our >>> group with photos for all of us for clear cut identification? >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> >> >> > > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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