-- With regards, J. M. Garg ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Vijayasankar Raman <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 1 Jun, 2022, 9:27 am Subject: Re: [itpmods:17116] Fwd: [efloraofindia:424361] Best flora photograph and stories on efloraofindia-The elegant Ceropegia elegans To: itpmods <[email protected]>
Beautiful picture of the elegant beauty and interesting narrative! Vijayasankar On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 7:21 AM Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes sir. > Imagine I found my first new species when I got off my car for a pee!! > Today the plant is called Peristylus sahanii, named after my father. > Pankaj > > On Wed, 1 Jun 2022 at 09:41, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Superb and thrilling account of meeting the Queen, thank you, TSP ji, for >> sharing the wonderful photo !!! >> >> Dear Pankaj, hope you find again, the white ceropegia someday !!! >> Instances of missing flora, most of us, have our counts. Some special ones >> haunt us for rest of our lives !!! >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Wed, 1 Jun 2022, 06:41 Pankaj Kumar, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Very beautiful image and the story behind. >>> I have a similar story of an unidentified and even possibly a new >>> Ceropegia from Himalaya. I was in Gori Valley around the cliffs on the >>> right hand side of the river crossing through an Oak forest. And it started >>> raining heavily. We decided to go down and follow a narrow trail. I >>> stumbled upon one lcimber with white flower which I thought to be Ipomea so >>> I kind of overlooked it and walked ahead.I have a bad habit that if I see >>> something, the memory of that stays in my head. ~ 50 meters ahead I stopped >>> thinking, "no it was not Ipomea the head had a crown!!". I was accompanied >>> by a good professor friend from the USA. She said, "Let's go fast or we >>> will be stuck". I said "no I need to go back, I think I saw something >>> unusual. I asked her to keep walking and I will catch up. I walked up and >>> as it was a while flower, it was not easy to miss. I took a twig with the >>> flower in my hand and as it was pouring heavily, I decided to keep it in my >>> hands or the flower might get crushed in the bag (I wanted to take pics >>> later on. I returned to find my friend waiting there for me smiling!! "You >>> are crazy Pankaj", she said. We walked down slowly (almost 1 hour) through >>> bushes and reached the road only to realise that the twig broke off along >>> with the flowers. The remaining twig I brought to the forest guesthouse and >>> planted in the yard. No idea what happened to that plant and never could >>> get an id of the species. By the vague description I had, I couldn't match >>> it with any existing species from Himalaya. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Jun 2022 at 08:41, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J. M. Garg >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: tsp kumar <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Wed, 1 Jun, 2022, 12:56 am >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:424361] Best flora photograph and stories on >>>> efloraofindia-The elegant Ceropegia elegans >>>> To: eFlora of India <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear friends, >>>> I am extremely happy that efloraofindia is completing 15 years this >>>> June.I am ecstatic and proud that I have been associated with this forum >>>> since 2014 when I was a rookie photo enthusiast interested in photographing >>>> flowers that I came across during my field visits as a Forest Officer.I >>>> used to pester the experts @ efloraofindia relentlessly seeking the >>>> IDs.This forum, with a rich assortment of experts,satiated my >>>> inquisitiveness.I know the names of those that enriched this forum >>>> byheart.My pranams to each one of you that has made this forum what it is >>>> today..a global authority on flora.......Kudos >>>> >>>> This is my humble submission of a photo-story to commemorate the 15th >>>> anniversary of efloraofindia.The situation further kindled my passion to >>>> explore the floral wealth of Western Ghats.I love every moment of my field >>>> trips wherein I encountered spectacular orchids,curious Ceropegia,and a >>>> host of other breathtaking flora. >>>> >>>> Subject:*Ceropegia elegans* >>>> Location:Mullaianagiri,Chikmagalur,Karnataka >>>> Thanks-n-regards >>>> tspkumar >>>> THE STORY >>>> >>>> My tryst with the Queen……………Ceropegia elegans. >>>> >>>> The genus Ceropegia has always been an enigma. The different floral >>>> shapes and colours have fascinated me. I had read that about 43 of the 53 >>>> species that are known to occur in India are threatened and have become >>>> rare and genetically depleted. I always searched for them, when on field >>>> duty, with no success whatsoever. They remained as elusive as quicksilver. >>>> 24-06-2014 was another day that I could not keep indoors. It >>>> was mid-monsoon. The call of the Giris, my favorite “beckoning hills,” was >>>> irresistible. The imposing cliffs, winding roads, mesmerizing mist, >>>> blinding rains and its orchid perfume always beckoned me. Unmindful of my >>>> nemesis, those cold, slithery, and bloodthirsty leeches, I set out with my >>>> team hoping to find some orchids. The day was fruitful as we could find >>>> quite a few orchids, terrestrial and epiphytic ones. >>>> The climb was arduous and my nemesis,the leech, had its fair >>>> share of my blood. The sun was already behind the western hills and the >>>> light was falling rapidly. We hastened our descent hoping to get into the >>>> safety of my Bolero before it got too dark. Before getting into the >>>> vehicle, I stopped for a while to fill my lungs and to examine my shoes and >>>> socks, Bent a little, kick-dropped a couple of leeches and looked over my >>>> shoulders…! I thought that a pair of small, greenish, serpent-like eyes was >>>> watching me from among the thickets a few feet away. I stared for a while, >>>> eye-to-eye, and blinked first. Spellbound for a few seconds, I went closer. >>>> My heart missed a few beats as I realized that it was not a serpent, but an >>>> alien looking flower….! Yes. She was a Ceropegia….my Queen…! I had >>>> inadvertently stumbled upon the ‘Queen of Ceropegias’ that was later >>>> identified as Ceropegia elegans by that master explorer of Ceropegia, >>>> Mr.Sushant More. >>>> She has been a lucky mascot for me because later on I could >>>> meet her mates as well during the year. Ceropegia juncea, Ceropegia >>>> biflora, Ceropegia candelabrum,Ceropegia spiralis and the King himself, >>>> Ceropegia gardneri…! >>>> I have been recapitulating 24-06-2014 every now and then ever >>>> since. The images I took that day, in the falling light, are my treasure >>>> and occupy a prime place in my heart and archives as well. >>>> -tspkumar >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAE7sjSNDtiNu8Tp4kOZ3dHtBQRwfB-qGPQD6ZR7oC5WtxHgXKA%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAE7sjSNDtiNu8Tp4kOZ3dHtBQRwfB-qGPQD6ZR7oC5WtxHgXKA%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/CA%2BiuSFDQ9hArd6NFRtQgzTJkaLpy%2BimwV2evZSbPcbjWH02ZiA%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFDQ9hArd6NFRtQgzTJkaLpy%2BimwV2evZSbPcbjWH02ZiA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> *Pankaj Kumar* MSc, PhD, FLS >>> >>> *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* >>> >>> Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., P.R. 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