Janaki ji You will find that in almost all my posts to the group. Today only I uploaded different species of Campsis with sufficient details.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 10:26 PM, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]>wrote: > > Gurcharanji, > good post, would be more useful if it is demonstrated with photos provided > with each each view that is required for identification. > kind regards > Janaki Turaga > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 4:03 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I have often been writing on the need for structures other than flower >> upper view for proper identification. Last few days we have seen this more >> often. Yesterday I saw a photograph sent by Ritesh ji, which I just passed >> off as some member of Caryophyllaceae, and was just about to write Arenaria >> sp. when I thought of checking it. I downloaded the picture to my desktop, >> magnified it using my phot editor and was surprised to find plant with >> alternate leaves which are somewhat circuluar with cut margins. It took me >> some more time to identify it as Saxifraga sibirica, and hope identification >> turns correct. A simple web photo does not show any of these. >> >> I again request that members who especially go out on photography >> trips should bring back at least three snaps: photograph of twig with >> inflorescence and insertion of leaves and their shape; a top view of flower >> to show petals, stamens and carpels; and a side view of flower to show bract >> (if any), calyx and other features. I think with these three photographs, >> identification would be a much simpler process. Any additional snaps are >> always a bonus. In many plants basal leaves and upper leaves are different, >> and always helpful in identification. So is fruit if available. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >
