Sorry, members should be 1420 instead of 14200. Thanks, Dinesh ji for pointing out.
On 26 October 2010 11:56, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear members, > > It's heartening to state again that *Efloraofindia is the largest google > e-group in the world *in this field & the largest nature related e-group > (and the most constructive) in India with more than 51,900 messages so far > (unprecedented in Indian e-group history) & membership currently more than > 14200 nos. *Messages posted were 3066 nos. in May’10, 3271 in June’10, > 3114 in July’10, 3149 in August’10, 2897 in Sept’10 & 2850 in Oct’10 so far > upto 26/10/10.* > > The Efloraofindia Database upto 30th Sept.'10 (MS Excel, 13.2 MB) is > finally ready & has around 4200 species. You may download it at any time > from home page at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > Intent of this database is compilation of all the posts so that it’s useful > to all concerned as all the data about a particular species will be > available under a single row & easily searchable. However, correctness of > data/ identification is dependent on the members’ inputs in a particular > post. Therefore, Errors/ mistakes cannot be ruled out- all are requested to > point them out for corrections. > > This file contains all the plants discussed at Efloraofindia, for you to > peruse offline/ online & is very useful for reference. Try *Edit » Find*to > search any word / name in this database. It is alphabetically arranged by > botanical name, with relevant synonyms. Useful links are put along with > Efloraofindia links. The spreadsheet can be manipulated in any manner. For > example, one can sort the plants family wise as family names are given in a > separate column. > > *The regional names* of the plants are continuously added thanks to Dinesh > ji, Tabish ji etc. All members are encouraged to share the names in their > languages -- these are just as important as botanical name of the plant. > > *Special articles* like 'PICKING SEEDS', 'My Dream Garden' etc. & > *unidentified > plants* are being put at the end of the Database starting with Zz Unided > -.... Any feedback about these unidentified plants is always welcome. > > I request all members to provide date & place upto state level (so that > flowering data can be incorporated in the Database) & also follow the > posting guidelines along with format for Id requests. > > *Kudos to the moderators, experts & other members who are rendering > selfless service on the group!* > > I thank all the experts & members, who have made this endeavor possible for > the benefit of everyone. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1400 members & > 50,000 messages on 10/10/10 & with a database of around 4100 species on > 31/8/10) > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1400 members & 50,000 messages on 10/10/10 & with a database of around 4100 species on 31/8/10)
