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 59,000 messages so far (unprecedented in Indian e-group history) & membership currently more than 1490 nos. *We had 32,765 messages in 2010 alone- around 56% messages so far in Efloraofindia's history of around three years & seven months.* Most of the groups didn't get so many messages in their lifetime.
The Efloraofindia Database upto 15th Dec.'10 (MS Excel, 14.8 MB) is finally ready & has around 4450 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 1475 members & 57,000 messages on 16/12/10 & with a database of around 4400 species on 30/11/10)
