Thanks Shrikant ji for sharing this interesting information. Regards Prashant
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Vijayasankar ji ... liked very much the title of "David Attenborough of > India". > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Rekha Shahane <[email protected]>wrote: > >> great information Shrikant ji with beautiful photograph >> and thanks for sharing it really. >> >> regards, >> -rekha. >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Vijayasankar >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Shrikant ji, I regard you as ''David Attenborough of India'', for the >>> style and amount of information you pour about plants... >>> Great learning to all of us... >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Vijayasankar Raman >>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>> University of Mississippi >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 2:17 AM, ushadi Micromini < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> very nice indeed >>>> usha di >>>> >>>> = >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:28 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks, Shrikant ji, for nice information. >>>>> >>>>> On 11 October 2012 17:46, shrikant ingalhalikar >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In summer the dry leaf litter on Kas plateau gets crispy dry as the >>>>>> temperature of rocks may reach 56 C. The litter catches fire very easily >>>>>> and the fire spreads with the speed of wind and the whole plateau wears >>>>>> thin layer of ash in minutes. Some plants with underground parts seem to >>>>>> wait for the fire to pass. They apparently send out flowers only after >>>>>> fire >>>>>> to protect flowers/seeds. The fire does not harm underground tubers bulbs >>>>>> and rhizomes. The (invasive) perennials with woody biomass get destroyed. >>>>>> This is how the fire may be helping the annuals. The capsules get crispy >>>>>> in >>>>>> fire and they crack and disperse seeds when they come in contact with >>>>>> first >>>>>> rain. >>>>>> One plant that rises on Kas plateau from the ashes like Phoenix is >>>>>> Drimia polyantha. It has a globose bulb of about 4-5 cm. Fleshy >>>>>> numerous leaves grow in rainy season to provide food for grazing animals. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>> 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/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/group/indiantreepix (more than 1980 >>>>> members & 1,33,000 messages on 30/9/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>>>> of more than 7500 species). >>>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>>> India'. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Usha di >>>> =========== >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > -- > > > > --
