*Mayur: Agree with Garg ji that you remembered the guy who helped you, good. We got to see your helpful friend.
thank you. I love this human-i-centric attitude ( as apposed to eurocentric viewpoint where the excellent artists and collectors of botanical specimen were not named if they happened to be "native" ) , there is hope for us ... Usha di * On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:08 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Wonderful picture & details. > Thanks for remembering the persons who are anonymously doing a lot of good > work. > > On 8 January 2013 15:50, Mayur Nandikar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> Please consider my entry as a Flora Pic. of the year 2012. >> During the month of October 2012, I visited North East states, to >> explore Commeilnaceae members. One day I have spent in Experimental >> Botanical Garden, Umiam- Eastern Regional Centre, BSI, Shillong, Meghalaya. >> Surprisingly, I find number of Commelinaceae members over there, including >> one of the fascinating species of *Amischotolype, *exclusively known >> from North East states of India. Mr. Rabha accompanied me during the >> visit, he was worked as a botanist (NE Circle, Shillong), simple person but >> with extraordinary talent in field. Only because of Mr. Rabha's efforts, >> I can able to see few rare and endemic plants from the states under one >> roof. Now he has been retired (possibly) from the service. I must be >> thankful to him for his service & contribution in the field of plant >> conservation. >> I am attaching the fruting twig of *Amischotolype hookeri* Hassk. and >> Mr. Rabha photograph in inset. >> *Amischotolype *Hassk.is paleotropic genus, c. 26 species, mainly in S, >> E and SE Asia (excluding Sri Lanka), of which four species are strictly >> found in tropical AfricaDuistermaat (2012). In India genus represented >> by three species (modified after Karthikeyan et al 1989). >> *Amischotolype** hookeri* (Hassk.) H. Hara, Fl. E. Himalaya 1: 399. 1966. >> In Khasi it is called “Slaw-sai-sum” >> >> Rhizomatous, perennial herb, rhizome prostrate, stem stout and grows up >> to 100–400 m high.Flowers sessile, white to pink; sepals persistent, >> connate at base, green to deep purple, glabrous or rarely sparsely >> ciliate margin, tip hooded; petals as long as sepals, white to pale pink, >> glabrous, fleshy; stamens filament c 1mm long; anthers, yellow, opening >> by a longitudinal slit. Capsule 1–1.5 × 0.5.–0.7 cm, ovoid, much exerted >> (3–5 mm)from sepals, pink or purple, sparsely hairy, hairs long; valves >> free to fused in basal half, apex acute, lobes absent; seeds 2 per locule, >> 5 x 3 mm, testa variously reticulate, grey, hilum linear, embryotega not >> distinguished but lateral, embedded in scarlet coloured fleshy aril. >> >> *Distribution & ecology*– India and Bangladesh; in North East parts of >> India, in evergreen forests, on slopes, in forest undergrowths. >> -- >> Mayur Nandikar >> Department of Botany, >> Shivaji University, Kolhapur. >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > 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 2030 members & > 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) 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 =========== On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:08 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Wonderful picture & details. > Thanks for remembering the persons who are anonymously doing a lot of good > work. > > On 8 January 2013 15:50, Mayur Nandikar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> Please consider my entry as a Flora Pic. of the year 2012. >> During the month of October 2012, I visited North East states, to >> explore Commeilnaceae members. One day I have spent in Experimental >> Botanical Garden, Umiam- Eastern Regional Centre, BSI, Shillong, Meghalaya. >> Surprisingly, I find number of Commelinaceae members over there, including >> one of the fascinating species of *Amischotolype, *exclusively known >> from North East states of India. Mr. Rabha accompanied me during the >> visit, he was worked as a botanist (NE Circle, Shillong), simple person but >> with extraordinary talent in field. Only because of Mr. Rabha's efforts, >> I can able to see few rare and endemic plants from the states under one >> roof. Now he has been retired (possibly) from the service. I must be >> thankful to him for his service & contribution in the field of plant >> conservation. >> I am attaching the fruting twig of *Amischotolype hookeri* Hassk. and >> Mr. Rabha photograph in inset. >> *Amischotolype *Hassk.is paleotropic genus, c. 26 species, mainly in S, >> E and SE Asia (excluding Sri Lanka), of which four species are strictly >> found in tropical AfricaDuistermaat (2012). In India genus represented >> by three species (modified after Karthikeyan et al 1989). >> *Amischotolype** hookeri* (Hassk.) H. Hara, Fl. E. Himalaya 1: 399. 1966. >> In Khasi it is called “Slaw-sai-sum” >> >> Rhizomatous, perennial herb, rhizome prostrate, stem stout and grows up >> to 100–400 m high.Flowers sessile, white to pink; sepals persistent, >> connate at base, green to deep purple, glabrous or rarely sparsely >> ciliate margin, tip hooded; petals as long as sepals, white to pale pink, >> glabrous, fleshy; stamens filament c 1mm long; anthers, yellow, opening >> by a longitudinal slit. Capsule 1–1.5 × 0.5.–0.7 cm, ovoid, much exerted >> (3–5 mm)from sepals, pink or purple, sparsely hairy, hairs long; valves >> free to fused in basal half, apex acute, lobes absent; seeds 2 per locule, >> 5 x 3 mm, testa variously reticulate, grey, hilum linear, embryotega not >> distinguished but lateral, embedded in scarlet coloured fleshy aril. >> >> *Distribution & ecology*– India and Bangladesh; in North East parts of >> India, in evergreen forests, on slopes, in forest undergrowths. >> -- >> Mayur Nandikar >> Department of Botany, >> Shivaji University, Kolhapur. >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > 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 2030 members & > 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) 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 =========== --
