Thanks Garg ji for your great service to Indian Floristics -- 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 Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 7:29 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Good to know the progress and achievements of our group, Garg ji. Thanks > for your efforts in strengthening the group. > Kudos to all members and moderators for their wonderful contributions and > support. > > With best wishes > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > Post Doctoral Research Associate > National Center for Natural Products Research > Thad Cochran Research Center > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 6:06 AM, 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 56,400 messages so >> far (unprecedented in Indian e-group history) & membership currently more >> than 1465 nos. Messages posted are 3066 nos. in May’10, 3271 in June’10, >> 3114 in July’10, 3149 in August’10, 2897 in Sept’10, 3717 in Oct’10 & 2737 >> in Nov.’10* (i.e. around 22,000 in last seven months) * >> >> The Efloraofindia Database upto 15th Nov.'10 (MS Excel, 14.3 MB) is >> finally ready & has around 4350 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 1460 members & >> 55,000 messages on 29/11/10 & with a database of around 4300 species on >> 31/10/10) >> >> >
