Beautiful pic! Thank you Kmar Ji ! Saroj Kasaju
On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 10:02 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > -- > 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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