Dear Gurcharan ji, Garg ji, Saroj ji, Dinesh ji, & All Members, Hearty congratulations for the dedication. Regards, Sam Kuzhalanattu.
On Thu, 15 Jan, 2026, 2:15 pm Gurcharan Singh, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/u79nutlktgs/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/034d4c0a-5525-4ae0-883c-cfac02c5c153n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/034d4c0a-5525-4ae0-883c-cfac02c5c153n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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