6000 species in 4 years...is really a great achievement! Congrats to one and all members of eFI team. It is estimated that there are nearly 20000 taxa of flowering plants in India. Of these around 6000 are endemics and/or 'rare' species. So, we have another about 8000 plant species around us that need to be documented digitally. I have a request to all our member friends.... Please take pictures of ALL plants that you come across in your ways. No matter if the flowers are large or small, showy or not, we should try to capture them through our cameras. All life forms of plants...herbs, shrubs, trees and climbers; epiphytes, parasites, aquatics and desert plants...should be documented, in order to achieve "eflora of India". Do not worry about identity of plants...take sufficient number of pictures depicting all features of plants, including close-up shots of flowers. We have great leaders and experts to help with identification. We need more volunteers, explorers and experts from eastern India and W.Ghats. I really wish our leaders to organize special collection trips/camps to these less-represented regions in order to maximize the number of species considerably.
Thank you Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow thats amazing. Garg sir, to tell you the truth, Flora of Delhi was > written with around ~600 plants, ranchi with ~1200 plants, bhagalpur > with ~800 plants, uttarakhand with around 5000 plants. > Some one can do his phd with this information :)). > Its really a great great achievement. I have no words. > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Garg ji and friends > > It is a great achievement for our group. We have photographic archives > for > > nearly 40 % of Flora of India, and that too only within 4 years of its > > existence. With the pace at which new species are being added to our > > database, it should become the premier resource for taxonomic research in > > India. Congratulations to all. > > > > -- > > 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 Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 5:56 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, Pankaj ji, > >> 6000 different species. It doesn't include repetitions. > >> > >> On 3 November 2011 11:43, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> You mean 6000 different species or it includes repetitions? > >>> Pankaj > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Nov 3, 2:06 pm, "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 90,000 messages > so > >>> > far > >>> > (unprecedented in Indian e-group history) & membership currently more > >>> > than > >>> > 1740 nos. > >>> > > >>> > The Efloraofindia website has now been updated upto 31th July'11.* > **It > >>> > has > >>> > the largest database on net on Indian Flora with pictures of more > than > >>> > 6000 > >>> > species.** *You can see it at any time > >>> > athttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home > >>> > > >>> > Intent of this website is compilation of all the posts on > >>> > 'efloraofindia' > >>> > e- group along with providing other details so that it’s useful to > all > >>> > concerned as all the data about a particular species will be > available > >>> > under a single head & *easily searchable*. Correctness of data/ > >>> > identification in the efloraofindia (indiantreepix) link is dependent > >>> > on > >>> > the members’ inputs in that particular link. Therefore, errors/ > >>> > mistakes > >>> > cannot be ruled out- everyone is requested to point them out for > >>> > corrections by sending an e-mail to <[email protected]>. > >>> > Efloraofindia e-group members can add comments about it after > 'signing > >>> > in' > >>> > at the bottom of the page. > >>> > > >>> > Kudos to the moderators, experts & other members who are rendering > >>> > selfless > >>> > service on the group! > >>> > I thank all the moderators, 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 Creative Commons license attached with each image. > >>> > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian > >>> > Flora, > >>> > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google > >>> > e-group:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more than > 1740 > >>> > members & > >>> > 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia > >>> > website:https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species > database > >>> > of more than 6000 species). > >>> > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds > of > >>> > India'. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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 Creative Commons license attached with each image. > >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian > Flora, > >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1740 members > & > >> 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: > >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > >> of more than 6000 species). > >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > >> India'. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > +852 9436 6251 (mobile) >
