Congratulations Garg ji. secondly, I second and agree what Vijayshakar ji has said.
Usha di ========= On Nov 3, 7:47 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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(morethan > >>> >>> > 1740 > >>> >>> > members & > >>> >>> > 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia > >>> >>> > website:https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(witha 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)
