Forwarding Arun ji's response to this thread. Regards. Dinesh
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: N Arun Kumar Kumar <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:103257] *"Flora picture of the year 2011" B. Rathinasabapathy To: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> a new new species of Cycas- Cycas swamyi was only recently described as new..it was so far confused with Cycas circinalis which is found only in the western ghats..this new species is found around Mysore in Karnataka. Beautiful photo Rathinasabapathy ji. On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Very interesting, Rathinasabapathy ji. > Many thanks for showing this novel sighting. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Rathinasabapathy ji for this post >> This may be be endemic as natural, otherwise i have more than 20 plants >> of C circinalis in my College itself. It is a very popular in our area and >> nurserymen call this Cycas palm. However its male counterpart is very rare. >> I have seen only two male plants in Kurukshetra University Botanical Garden. >> Thanks >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Nice one. >>> Regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Betab Ji and Prasad Ji for your kind appreciation >>>> Regards, >>>> BRS >>>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 11:12 AM, BetabSingh <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> There very Less Botanist who prefere Gymnospermic Study, I am very >>>>> happy to see photograph of *C. circinalis *L*.* >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> *C. circinalis *is endemic to South India, where is it restricted to >>>>>> the Western Ghats and hilly regions of the southern peninsula, in the >>>>>> states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and the south of Maharashtra >>>>>> (Hill >>>>>> 1995). >>>>>> >>>>>> *Fig. Cycas Circinalis **L*. adult with fruit** >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>>> >>>>>> B. Rathinasabapathy >>>>>> Project Co-ordinator >>>>>> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park >>>>>> 1388, Avinashi Road >>>>>> Peelamedu >>>>>> Coimbatore-641004 >>>>>> >>>>>> <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> M >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> B. Rathinasabapathy >>>> Project Co-ordinator >>>> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park >>>> 1388, Avinashi Road >>>> Peelamedu >>>> Coimbatore-641004 >>>> >>>> <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > >

