Really advire your zeal and Commitment Garg ji. On Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 8:40:20 AM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote:
> Kudos Garg ji, and to all members. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Saturday, 3 January 2026 at 15:31:01 UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > >> Dear members, >> It’s heartening to reiterate that *Efloraofindia* >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/indiantreepix>* is >> the largest google e-group/ forum in the world *in this field & the >> largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with >> around 4,85,200 messages so far & membership currently around 3540 nos. >> >> efloraofindia (eFI in short) website <https://efloraofindia.com/> is one >> of the biggest non-commercial site, one of its kind in the world & also >> without advertisements, based on the collection of photographic images of >> wild plants, where no money or professional organisation is involved except >> for the selfless efforts of its members from diverse backgrounds. It is >> documenting the Flora of India that is being discussed on efloraofindia >> google >> e-group <http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix> along with >> supplementing the working of the group.* It also has the largest >> database on the net on Indian Flora with more than 14,000 species (along >> with more than 4,00,000 pictures)*, from some of the best Flora >> Photographers of India. You can go through Story of eFloraofIndia’s >> journey on 15th anniversary >> <https://efloraofindia.com/2022/06/07/story-of-efloraofindia-on-15th-anniversary/>. >> Members >> should add Efloraofindia <https://efloraofindia.com/> website >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> link in their >> favourites & give species’ links from this while posting or replying in a >> thread as a lot of discussed data is already available here. >> Intent of this website is compilation of all the posts on ‘efloraofindia’ >> e- group along with providing other details so that it’s useful to all >> concerned as all the data about a particular species will be available >> under a single head & *easily searchable*. However, correctness of data/ >> identification in the efloraofindia (earlier indiantreepix) links is >> dependent on the members’ inputs in that particular link. Therefore, >> errors/ mistakes cannot be ruled out- everyone is requested to point them >> out for corrections by sending an email to <itp…@googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/>>. Anybody can also add comments about it, >> at the bottom of the page. >> We now have images on all species pages. We have simultaneously started >> displaying these at genera & family pages with comparative images of >> various species for easy identification (all the families except for >> Poaceae, Orchidaceae and Zingiberaceae already completed). Insertion of >> images has also increased the accuracy of the efloraofindia database >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/6zAgQd5DD3s>. *More >> than 3,00,000 unique images have already been inserted as of 31.1.21.* >> >> More important is the fact that thousands of observations of hundreds of >> our members are available here (many of which one will not find documented >> anywhere) & easily searchable through general web searches (after adding >> efloraofindia) as well as by searching on the Efloraofindia >> <https://efloraofindia.com/> website >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home>. And these are going >> to increase with every passing day. These original observations will be a >> treasure trove & will be a delight to a lot of people. With the pace at >> which new species are being added to our database, it should become the >> premier resource for taxonomic research in India. As the data is >> multiplying, we need more volunteers to take up this work. Details can be >> seen at Volunteers required >> <https://efloraofindia.com/category/volunteers-required-d58/>. >> >> For better viewing of species’ pages, colour scheme & formatting is being >> followed as at the footer of every efloraofindia page. >> >> These days a lot of information about Indian Flora is available under Cc-by >> license <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_licenses> (Licensees >> may copy, >> distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative works based on >> it only if they give the author or licensor the credits in the manner >> specified by these). Due credits/ attributions are to be given. Such >> sources include Wikipedia, India Biodiversity Portal, IUCN Red List, PFAF, >> Flora of Tibet website, IBIS Flora etc. I am trying to add such >> information with due credits. I am also trying to add keys & summarizing >> the information at the top of the page (for the pages I am coming across >> while adding information from current threads). Genera pages are also >> cleaned up so that species (due to wrong botanical names or being syn. of >> some other species) are deleted or properly connected as per the currently >> accepted name along with references. Future eFI genera pages will be like >> *Cyanotis* <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/22/cyanotis/> depending >> upon the time we get, as & when we update a genus page so that we are aware >> which are the species which are likely to be found in India (depending on >> the net resources) & which are already available in eFI. >> >> Kudos & thanks to Outstanding Contributors >> <https://efloraofindia.com/2020/08/02/outstanding-contributors-d96/>, The >> Pillars >> <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/11/12/pillars-of-efloraofindia-d1/>, >> Subject/ >> Area Experts <https://efloraofindia.com/2014/09/16/subject-experts/>, >> Moderators <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/12/moderators-d61/>, Major >> contributors >> <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/12/major-contributors-d81/> & other >> members who are rendering selfless service to this group & made this >> endeavour possible for the benefit of everyone. >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg, >> https://efloraofindia.com/ >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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