---------- Forwarded message --------- From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020 at 18:00 Subject: Re: [itpmods:14817] Fwd: There is no dearth of work at efloraofindia To: itpmods <[email protected]>
And forgot to add Dinesh ji. On Mon, 5 Oct 2020 at 17:54, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Singh ji, > We are a little better off, with families starting from A to M. > If you start from Z downwards, it will be nice. > Other than dubia, we have a lot of mixing up in species' pages and it > becomes evident as most of the threads display images above them. > Such wrongly identified threads have to be properly placed at correct > species links. > > On Mon, 5 Oct 2020 at 17:15, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It is true that only few fresh specimens being uploaded for >> identification, experts participation has declined in recent times. Yet it >> is true we have huge number of uploads in our database where we know the >> family, nothing beyond or we know the genus not the species, together with >> some already identified but identification may need rechecking, a job Garg >> ji has been doing very credibly, as also Saroj ji. Perhaps some of us can >> attempt to clear the Dubia in our database. I will make an attempt on my >> part, as and when I find time. I am starting with Acanthaceae. Others can >> make their choice. >> >> >> >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Mob: 9810359089 >> https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 3:34 PM Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Right said, Rawat ji >>> Regards >>> >>> On Mon, 5 Oct 2020, 2:56 pm D.S Rawat, <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> It is true Garg Ji. >>>> But what has been done by the volunteer work of eFI team is in no way >>>> less. >>>> A taxonomist develops his true expertise in a very small group by >>>> spending years. And we have dearth of such experts here. Consequently many >>>> IDs are remaining and few may be doubtful. However, eFI is doing great >>>> service by sorting out and making available unidentified species >>>> separately. Some of them have been harvested as new species by the world >>>> experts. >>>> List of Indian genera and species in eFI is another objective remaining >>>> incomplete. But in most of the cases (genera) complete account for the >>>> country is not available. Even if it is available, it is not up to date (as >>>> in earlier volumes of Flora of India). It necessitates scrutiny of each and >>>> every name of species after which there are new records to India, new >>>> species described etc. All has to be seen before compiling list of species >>>> in a genus and it needs a lot of time, concentration and zeal. >>>> We can understand your concern for falling short of our targets within >>>> stipulated times. Probably we need to strive harder to achieve our goals in >>>> decided time frame and a larger task force of expert volunteers can only >>>> make it easier in future. >>>> >>>> DSRawat, Pantnagar >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, 5 Oct, 2020, 1:53 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I agree, Garg ji. >>>>> Our lifetime is not enough to finish any part of eFI. >>>>> For example, when I look at compiling names of plants that I have in >>>>> my collection which is hardly any fraction of what eFI has, I am sure my >>>>> lifetime is not sufficient to cover all that I have. >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 1:35 PM Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Salute to your dedication, Garg ji >>>>>> You have created this huge database which has become one stop source >>>>>> of information to the scientific community. >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, 5 Oct 2020, 1:00 pm J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>>> From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020 at 12:59 >>>>>>> Subject: There is no dearth of work at efloraofindia >>>>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>>> During my deep involvement in efloraofindia, I find that there is no >>>>>>> dearth of work. >>>>>>> For the past so many years, our activities have stabilized in the >>>>>>> sense of no. of topics and messages. However, I find there is no dearth >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> work. We are only able to do as much as our time permits. But that >>>>>>> is hardly sufficient to nail ids of so many difficult plants, despite >>>>>>> wonderful images and details and although members are generally ready to >>>>>>> forward high resolution images, for detailed scrutiny. More and more >>>>>>> observations will come to us, provided we are able to take them to >>>>>>> conclusive identifications. It is also not sufficient to correct >>>>>>> many misidentifications in existing observations as already listed at >>>>>>> our >>>>>>> site. We also do not have enough time to contact persons with specific >>>>>>> images for new additions in our site. We also do not have sufficient >>>>>>> time >>>>>>> to add listings of all species on a genus/ family pages or comparative >>>>>>> images as quickly as we want. >>>>>>> Scope is tremendous, but we are limited by our scarce and voluntary >>>>>>> human resources. >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFAtAMH%3DFejVCZRvVYPDRCVCt%3DjKsqx3Rf80EKbiYrU82Q%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFAtAMH%3DFejVCZRvVYPDRCVCt%3DjKsqx3Rf80EKbiYrU82Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAEWs%3DZn5RrUdyPNKEYujTLpx-etMM%3D0QG0vYcnc2B%2B%2B54FchDA%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAEWs%3DZn5RrUdyPNKEYujTLpx-etMM%3D0QG0vYcnc2B%2B%2B54FchDA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABSQqC2zDaY5XBu5mMzZcm0b%3DW1YeMfjU%2BK31hU79pGtmaW-6g%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABSQqC2zDaY5XBu5mMzZcm0b%3DW1YeMfjU%2BK31hU79pGtmaW-6g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAP5oboKKUK%3DhbDSGgd2nWUnCP%2B9161jRJ%2ByiMxCGxYbMqDV%2Bzg%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAP5oboKKUK%3DhbDSGgd2nWUnCP%2B9161jRJ%2ByiMxCGxYbMqDV%2Bzg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAEWs%3DZkQ3NTrBLqqfy9RjjKOZKD93rikgxJvFZraLY5yFMCR2Q%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAEWs%3DZkQ3NTrBLqqfy9RjjKOZKD93rikgxJvFZraLY5yFMCR2Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAHiXKpV8e8j5nm5MnMjNV28%2BD48SfybDKDJOXW9WgmySE59U7g%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAHiXKpV8e8j5nm5MnMjNV28%2BD48SfybDKDJOXW9WgmySE59U7g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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