Many thanks Gurcharan ji and Balkar ji; looking forward for an exciting week, and hoping to see many new plants. Regards. Dinesh
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks a lot for the lead Sir. Hope members will make this week memorable > one by posting maximum uploads > > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dear members >> March, 2012 episode from 5 to 11 will cover family Convolvulaceae. Dr. >> Balkar Singh has kindly volunteered to coordinate this episode. Members >> are requested to kindly upload photographs of both identified as well >> unidentified plants with appropriate subject line during the week. >> >> Uploads of identified plants or those meant for ID validation should have >> subject line: "Convolvulaceae Week: .......................(Scientific >> name) from ........................(place)" >> >> Uploads meant for ID but where family Convolvulaceae is known, subject >> line should be "..............................(unique ID consisting of >> ddmmyyyy+your initials+your post number for ID for the day) for ID from >> ....................(place). >> >> For other uploads during the week same rules would apply, only that >> "Convolvulaceae Week:" is not to be prefixed. >> >> I must remind members that some details are essential (preferably in >> assigned format). These include place (this can simply not be missed in a >> country with great climatic diversity and diversity of flora), altitude (if >> known), habitat (wild or cultivated, roadsides, weed in fields, wastelands, >> marsh land, lake, etc.), habit (herb, shrub, tree, climber), approximate >> height, size of leaves, size of flowers and fruits. Any additional details >> will only help in quick identification. >> >> Ideally three photographs uploaded should cover habit of plant (where >> leaves, their type, insertion, petiole are easily seen; location of flowers >> and inflorescence type can be ascertained), side view close up of flower >> (so that expert can study bract, length of pedicel, relative length of >> calyx and corolla, shape of calyx and corolla) and close up of flower from >> above (so that number of stamens, styles, stigmas and their relative length >> can be ascertained). Plus if there is a some sort of scale, it is always >> helpful. Close up macro photographs can really confuse an expert without >> size estimation. >> >> Happy posting during the week >> >> -- >> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
