Re: [efloraofindia:86239] Drama in my backyard – a woodpecker’s bark removal in search for food atop a mango tree stump and an inquisitive audience!
Thanks for sharing this lovely sequence ,Raghu ji:) Regards Ranjini Kamath On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:32 AM, raghu ananth raghu_...@yahoo.com wrote: * Drama in my backyard – a woodpecker’s search for food atop a mango tree and an inquisitive audience! ** * This time, mom hollered from the backyard and said “Some new bird has landed on the mango tree. It looks beautiful. Come take a look”. ** ** To my surprise, it was a white-naped woodpecker - *Chrysocolaptes festivus,* which I had seen once earlier. Moments after spotting me, it gave a loud call and flew close to the bottom of another small ** ** Note: This Mango tree stump no longer exists Regards Raghu
Re: [efloraofindia:86257] Re: 041011-MS - 50- - strawberry tree
Madhuriji, Thanks. I think the fruits are edible. Please see the link : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arbutus-unedo/108478749182876 M.Swamy On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Madhuri Pejaver formpeja...@yahoo.comwrote: So beautiful. What bright colours! Are they edible Madhuri *From:* M Swamy swamy.c...@gmail.com *To:* efloraofindia Indiantreepix@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Wednesday, 5 October 2011 7:28 PM *Subject:* [efloraofindia:86109] Re: 041011-MS - 50- - strawberry tree Attaching a photograph of * *Arbutus unedo, commonly called Strawberry Tree, Apple of Cain, or Cane Apple. Family Ericaceae. * *Unfortunately, I have only one photograph showing the fruits. Habit photo is untraceable, though I remember to have photographed a few. Place : San Francisco botanical garden, California. Date 23.9.2006
Re: [efloraofindia:86272] ROSACEAE: Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl.
Nice Catch!! Pankaj Ji I think you forgot to reduce Size of photo On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 7:49 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: pl. 1114 pl. 1114 1827. Family: ROSACEAE Current Location: Valley of Flwoers, Uttarakhand. Regards Pankaj -- ** Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 36B, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: pku...@kbfg.org sahanipan...@gmail.com pankajsah...@rediffmail.com Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251; +852 5431 6094 (mobile) -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
Re: [efloraofindia:86282] ROSACEAE: Sibbaldia purpurea Royle
Thanks a lot Balkar sir and Madhuri mam. Pankaj On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Madhuri Raut itii...@gmail.com wrote: Very beautiful and unique color Regards Bhagyashri On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Balkar Arya balkara...@gmail.com wrote: very beautiful Catch On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 7:53 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Sibbaldia purpurea Royle Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 1: 208, pl. 40, f. 3 208 1835. Family: ROSACEAE Current Location: Rohtang Pass, Himachal. Regards Pankaj -- ** Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 36B, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: pku...@kbfg.org sahanipan...@gmail.com pankajsah...@rediffmail.com Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251; +852 5431 6094 (mobile) -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 -- ** Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 36B, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: pku...@kbfg.org sahanipan...@gmail.com pankajsah...@rediffmail.com Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251; +852 5431 6094 (mobile)
Re: [efloraofindia:86284] Rosaceae Week: Sibbaldia procumbens var. procumbens from Khillenmarg, Kashmir
nice pics again Sir On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: *Sibbaldia procumbens* L. Sp. Pl. 1: 284 284 1753. var. *procumbens* *syn: **Potentilla* *sibbaldi* Haller f.; *Potentilla* *procumbens* (L.) Clairv. Perennial tufted herb, prostrate or ascending, covered with long silky hairs; leaves trifoliate, wedge-shaped, 3-5 toothed; flowers pale yellow, 5-6 mm across, in terminal corymbose cymes; petals as long as calyx; stamens 5; achenes glabrous. Photographed from Khillenmarg meadow in Kashmir in June and July. -- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
Re: [efloraofindia:86287] Rosaceae Week: Potentilla supina from Pahalgam, Kashmir
Pretty Pics Sir On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: *Potentilla supina* L., Sp. pl. 1:497. 1753 Annual herb with several ascending stems; leaves up to 7 cm long, pinnately compound with 5-9 leaflets, upper with only 3; leaflets crenate or sharply toothed; flowers yellow 5-7 mm across; petals shorter than calyx; achenes glabroup. Photographed from Pahalgam, growing in neglected places. -- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
Re: [efloraofindia:86299] Flora of Haryana: Gloriosa suprba from Village Amin Kurukshetra Haryana
Nice set of Photographs Balkar ji. Regards Prashant On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 8:57 PM, Balkar Singh balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends Today me and dr Nidhan Singh went for a plant hunting trip to District Panipat, Karnal and Kurukshetra District of Haryana. Although we could get about 10 species which we had not seen earlier, but our last aim was to catch *Gloriosa superba.* While Going by train from Delhi to Chandigarh or Punjab side Amritsar Etc, near to Kurukshetra there is a small station Named as Amin. You can see this plant easily there while sitting in train on western side, from beginning of September to mid October. This grows as wild there but information is that this plant was introduced in that area. This plant bears so beautiful flowers I shot more than 50 pics of this. Now I am sharing about 15-20 pics with you. Hope you will like them thanks -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
Re: [efloraofindia:86310] Flora of Panipat: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. from Arya PG College Panipat
Both Yellow and pink are beautiful Madhuri From: Balkar Singh balkara...@gmail.com To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2011 8:33 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:86297] Flora of Panipat: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. from Arya PG College Panipat Dear all Sharing a variety of white Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. from Arya PG College Panipat Thanks -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
Re: [efloraofindia:86312] Oianthus sp.
Nice one Neil ji Tanay On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 7:50 AM, Balkar Arya balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Lovey Catch Neil Ji seeing first time this Plant On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 8:17 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi, This would probably be identified by our members as Heterostemma dalzelli. Spoke to Dr. Almeida Santosh Yadav. Their take : - Heterostemma dalzelli is the only species of Heterostemma that occurs in Maharashtra and is very rare. In fact, Dr.Almeida claimed that he has till date not actually seen a decent specimen. - what occurs in the Borivali N.P. is most likely a species of Oianthus. - further study is required. Sending a few of my photographs. With regards, Neil Soares. -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
[efloraofindia:86324] Re: Flora of Haryana: Gloriosa suprba from Village Amin Kurukshetra Haryana
Beautiful photos sir! Thanks for sharing. Ritesh.
Re: [efloraofindia:86327] Re: 07102011-BS-2 Tre for id from Tirupati
Thanks Ritesh Ji instant id On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 6:54 AM, Ritesh Choudhary ritesh@gmail.comwrote: I think Calophyllum inophyllum Regards, Rittesh. -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
Re: [efloraofindia:86345] Re: efloraofindia:''For Id 06102011MR1’’ ?Orchid Pune
Thank you Pankajji Regards Bhagyashri On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: This seems to be a hybrid, very close to Vanda concolor. Pankaj On Oct 6, 5:38 pm, Madhuri Raut itii...@gmail.com wrote: Request for identification *?Orchid photographed by my friend at her farm in 2009* * * * * Regards Bhagyashri 339.JPG 263KViewDownload 337.JPG 303KViewDownload
Re: [efloraofindia:86362] Flora of Haryana: Verbena officinalis from a village near Nilokheri
Thanks Sir for validation On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Balkar ji Good series. -- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 6:43 AM, Balkar Singh balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All Verbena officinalis from a village near Nilokheri Thanks -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
Re: [efloraofindia:86387] ROSACEAE WEEK
Yes Madhuri ji Thanks for reading it thoroughly. *Pyrus malus* is not an accepted name but is a synonym of *Malus pumila*. The correct genus of Apple is *Malus* On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 10:35 AM, formpeja...@yahoo.com wrote: ** I expected this at the start of week. Helps in understanding. Thanks for details. One doubt. Apple genus Malus or Pyrus or both or one new, one old? Madhuri Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel -- *From: * Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com *Sender: * indiantreepix@googlegroups.com *Date: *Fri, 7 Oct 2011 10:02:32 +0530 *To: *indiantreepixindiantreepix@googlegroups.com *Subject: *[efloraofindia:86371] ROSACEAE WEEK *FAMILY OF THE WEEK: ROSACEAE* There are over 25 genera and around 215 species in India mainly confined to temperate Himalayas ascending up to 6000 meters. *Vegetative characters:* The plants are herbs, shrubs or trees several species of Rose and *Rubus*have prickles. Sometimes, as in *Prinsepia* and *Crataegus* the shrubs are armed with sharp spines which are modified branches. Vegetative reproduction takes place in several ways. The leaves are alternate and simple, pinnately or palmately compound. The stipules are usually present. *Inflorescence and flowers:* The flowers are rarely solitary or fascicled, but commonly they are arranged in various types of definite or indefinite inflorescences. The flowers are actinomorphic or sometimes strongly zygomorphic, bisexual or unisexual,polygamous, pentamerous, hypogynous, peri or epigynous. The calyx is of typically five basally connate sepals; the calyx tube is free or adnate to the ovary. The aestivation is imbricate or valvate. In some genera an epicalyx is also present. The corolla is of generally five free petals (there are numerous petals in cultivated species of Rosa) which are usually imbricate in bud. The number of stamens is variable from one to many. They are often in whorls. The filaments are distinct or sometimes monoadelphous. The anthers are dithecous and introrse. A cushion shaped or ringlike nectar secreting disc is present between the stamens and carpel. The gynoecium shows much variation. There are ten different tribes of gynoecial characters and type of fruits. *Seeds:* The seeds are usually without endosperm. *Pollination and dispersal:* In most Rosaceae the nectar is collected in the receptacular tube and easily licked by insects. The flowers are mostly protogynous and favour cross pollination. The seeds are dispersed by animals and birds. *Examples:* *Rosa multiflora *(Rose) *Rosa damascene* *Rosa indica* *Rosa banksiae* *Rosa centifolia* *Pyrus mallus* (Apple) *Pyrus communis *(Pear) *Prunus persica *(Peach) *Prunus domestica * *Prunus institia *(Plum) *Prunus armeniaca *(Apricot) *Prunus amygdalous *(Almond) *Fragaria chiloensis* (Garden Strawberry) *Fragaria vesca* L. (Alpine strawberry) *Spiraea* *potentilla* *Brambles* *Cinquefoil* http://satishphadke.blogspot.com/2008/12/family-of-week-rosaceae.html -- Dr Satish Phadke -- Dr Satish Phadke
