Thanks Ushadi and Ken I think most of us who can identify the plant through already knowing the plant/keys in floras/field guides/websites would easily know the family in the process. This can also be known from reputed databases GRIN/The Plant List/Wikipedia/IPNI. Those members who may have identified the plant but not sure about the family can surely add request for some other member to add the family name. The aim is to make our database as complete as possible, and at the same time make things easier for non-botanist members.
-- 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 24, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings all-- > > I concur wholeheartedly with Dr Singh. I've been (and continue to be) > rather swamped in work and other personal issues, so I have limited time to > contribute nowadays. I've got certain families with which I've got more > familiarity than others; I'm sure most here do as well. > > Including a plant family (where known) will decidedly help me assist in > identifying those with which I'm most familiar. > > Regards to all-- > Ken. > > --- On *Thu, 11/24/11, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraindia:96245] Request to include family name in sharing > photographs of identified plants > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, November 24, 2011, 11:58 AM > > > Dear members > It has often been felt that knowing the family name of a plant helps a lot > in further understanding of the plants that are uploaded by different > members. Whereas it may not always be possible to know the family name for > photographs meant for ID (although many of us often indicate family name or > genus name, if we know it), the members sharing already identified plants > mostly know the name of the family. They are requested to indicate the name > of the family and any additional information that they find convenient to > share. With large majority of our members being nonbotanists, such > information will be very useful for most members. It may also help in > further discussion on the plant. > It would be convenient and useful for all if the family name supplied > is in accordance with APG III, followed in all major databases such as > GRIN, The Plant List, Wikipedia, TROPICOS, etc. This will avoid any > contradictions. > > -- > 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/ > >
