Thanks Tabish for the pdfs appreciate your input and loved the paper the desc and line drawings for the differences esp SEM of the pollen and the seed surface
Usha di On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > Here are the pdfs of these species: > http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/pdf/tai.2010.55.1.13.pdf > - Tabish > > > On Monday, September 3, 2012 12:46:57 PM UTC+5:30, Ushadi wrote: > >> Yes Congratualtions and appreciation for dedication to PRavin, >> For remembering these to Tabish >> >> >> do we have access to the pdfs of these two new descriptions and naming ? >> usha di >> >> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Pravin ji ... this is a great joy. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 12:44 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Congrats Pravin ji....its really great to find the plants even before >>>> they were described scientifically!! >>>> So, I guess yours are the world's first pictures of these >>>> species!!!...great work!... >>>> Thanks Tabish ji for sharing this great info with all of us... >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Vijayasankar Raman >>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>> University of Mississippi >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes Prashant, I remember that stimulating discussion. The species name >>>>> piggycornuta was proposed in good humour by Pankaj and I as it means >>>>> pig-tail, alluding to the small curled spur of that flower. :-) >>>>> - Tabish >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, September 2, 2012 11:11:07 PM UTC+5:30, Prashant wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes Dear Tabish, it is indeed the great feeling. Pravin ji is no >>>>>> doubt a very keen observer. Finding something even before it is described >>>>>> is something worth cheering. >>>>>> >>>>>> Even his postings from Sahayadri ranges are unique. >>>>>> >>>>>> But one thing i would like to add here, i think it was in September >>>>>> 2010 after i returned from my Hampta Pass Trek (Manali region) and at the >>>>>> same time Tabish has returned from Dhanaulti, both with almost similar >>>>>> Impatiens sp. We had probably the longest discussion then where-in we had >>>>>> almost concluded that the Impatiens sp. we had seen is Impatiens >>>>>> devendrae. >>>>>> But then Pankaj ji and Tabish had more closer look and concluded that >>>>>> this >>>>>> is some thing different, probably some new sp. Even new name was thought >>>>>> of >>>>>> by Pankaj ji and Tabish (i.e Impatiens piggycornuta). >>>>>> Finally, with keen participation of all experts (Gurcharan Singh ji, >>>>>> Tabish, Pankaj ji, Tanay ji..) the ID was resolved and the ID turned out >>>>>> to >>>>>> be Impatiens bicolor. >>>>>> >>>>>> Great experience as far as i am concerned... >>>>>> >>>>>> Recent visit to VoF had finally solved the mystery of Impatiens >>>>>> devendrae. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Prashant >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> No, the species were described independently of Pravin's >>>>>>> photographing them. But the important point for us is that Pravin had >>>>>>> found >>>>>>> them two years before they were described! >>>>>>> - Tabish >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:22:26 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, Tabish ji, >>>>>>>> Were these species described based on observations of Pravin ji & >>>>>>>> subsequent investigations/ analysis ? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 2 September 2012 20:23, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I would like to use this VoF Week to share something with people >>>>>>>>> on the eFI group. >>>>>>>>> Pravin Kawale had visited Valley of Flowers in 2008, and >>>>>>>>> photographed two Impatiens species and sent to us at Flowers of India >>>>>>>>> (see >>>>>>>>> the attached pictures). >>>>>>>>> We were stumped by the two flowers, and could not identify them >>>>>>>>> (as it turned out later, for obvious reasons). >>>>>>>>> Two years later, in 2010, these two were described as new species, >>>>>>>>> *Impatiens devendrae* and *Impatiens leggei*! >>>>>>>>> Wonderful job by Pravin! >>>>>>>>> - Tabish >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**U****ser:Jmgarg1<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/**w****iki/Category:J.M.Garg<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/**gro****up/indiantreepix<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix>(more >>>>>>>> than 1950 members & 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) or Efloraofindia >>>>>>>> website: >>>>>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/******efloraofindia/<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>>>>>>> (with >>>>>>>> a species database of more than 7000 species). >>>>>>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds >>>>>>>> of India'. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> >> -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
