Best Wishes to Eflora tanay On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 7:39 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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) >>> >>> >> > > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
