Yes I support Vijay for this. There should be some trips organised together. Especially for those living close to each other and of course distant ones too. Best wishes. We have a very good future ahead. I told you SUN IN ABOUT TO RISE SOON.... Pankaj
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Well said Vijaysankar ji and others. > Great work indeed. > I wish I should participate in sorting the data. Will contact you Garg ji > after some days.... > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> 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) >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- ********************************************************************** "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)
