Dear friends After the great success Malvaceae Week, and previous episodes let us plan for the future.
Next episode in October will cover Rosaceae. In this family leaf type, number of leaflets in compound leaves, the presence and size of hypanthium, number of stamens and carpels and type and size of fruits is crucial in species determination. Members are requested to keep this in mind while photographing members of this family. My frequent advice: One photograph of habit with leaves and inflorescence in focus, one sidewat close up of flower and one top close up of flower bring out most of these features. Photograph of fruit is always a bonus. I would like any member to volunteer for coordinating this episode. I was also thinking about having one episode on Spices and Condiments, that should focus the great variability of spices used in different parts of India. I wish a coordinator from South-West India (where we find a lot of spices), or a lady member (who have more interest in spices) to volunteer to coordinate. We will fix the month accordingly. We would also like to focus Fabaceae, possibly in two episodes (one covering Faboideae and another covering Caesalpinioideae and Mimosoideae), Asteraceae (perhaps in three episodes (discoid heads, ligulate heads and radiate heads), Brassicaceae, Myrtaceae, Bignoniaceae, etc. Members may suggest more and volunteer for coordinating inj the month of their choice. Information on episodes already covered is provided on the website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/general-eposts/monthly-family-weeks -- 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/
