We started *“Family of the week”* in Nov 2010.
One complete year has passed and I find it really great that we have taken the subject of *“Papilionaceae week”* in the first month of our second year of such activity for the coming week(During Monthly Week from November 7 to 13, 2011.) This happens to be the largest family discussed so far considering the total number of species. I will try to coordinate this week along with help from all of you the members of Efloraindia. Since it is the largest family discussed so far we might have to extend the dates further for one more week as per discretion of moderators. Hoping for a huge participation from the members in the coming week. The Families discussed so far on Efloraindia :(Coordinator) November 2010 : Apocynaceae (Balkar ji) December 2010: Poaceae (Ritesh ji) January 2011: Fruits and vegetables (Dinesh ji) Feb 2011: Commelinaceae and Zinziberales ( Mayur ji) March 2011: Euphorbiaceae ( Rashida ji) April2011: Solanaceae(Gurcharan ji) May 2011: Ranunculaceae(Nidhan Sing ji) Jun 2011: Acanthaceae(Gurcharan ji) Jul 2011: Lamiaceae and Verbenaceae (Gurcharan ji) Aug2011: Apiaceae(Gurcharn ji) Sep2011: Malvaceae (Balkar sing ji) Oct2011 : Rosaceae(Gurcharan ji) The largest plant families are: (Numbers quoted different at different sources) Asteraceae (Sunflower family) ~24,000 species Orchidaceae (orchid family) ~20,000 species Fabaceae (Legume family) ~18,000 species Poaceae (grass family) ~10,000 species Rubiaceae (coffee family) ~10,000 species If there are any mistakes or errors or any further information please feel free to write/correct/add Regards Dr Satish Phadke Further information in next mail...
