date:20120424

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“The shrub is reminiscent of some Caesalpinia species but the stamens are
rather short. Certainly Caesalpiniae.

Alastair”

“Could this be a species of Caesalpinia *possibly Caesalpinia ferrea*. I
am unable to confirm as the flower structure need to be checked as the
individual flowers are not seen very clearly. Furthermore, if it is
C.f. the bark is very very unique.
In which park in T Nagar did you photograph. ” from Mahadeswara ji.

On 31 March 2012 19:13, Prashant pkaw...@gmail.com wrote:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wIlmPI8laYI/T3cJUs5_Z9I/OSY/ebYh2FEJ6r0/s1600/IMG_8371.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jbKfaXjOeVY/T3cJc-yoB8I/OSk/uhGimqM_OSU/s1600/IMG_8369.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-A0QJHR0x86s/T3cJg9wZ5kI/OSw/BR-pHtQP4LM/s1600/IMG_8368.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-S_4414tHipM/T3cJkKCc5gI/OS8/uJ2KVOZ7Bjk/s1600/IMG_8366.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bI7YEsIPG4E/T3cJKMeA-8I/OSM/oomgrSaAHf8/s1600/IMG_8372.jpg
Dear Friends,
Came across this tree at a park in T-Nagar, Chennai. It was dark when i
had spotted this tree.
Date/Time: 03-03-2012 / 19:45 hrs
Location: T-Nagar, Chennai
Habitat: Garden
Plant habit: Tree (almost 6 to 7 m tall).
Regards
Prashant

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Re: [efloraofindia:114491] Figs Of Bangalore - RA - Ficus amplissima - Jadi Fig Tree

2012-04-24 Thread raman

Thanks Vijayasankar ji and Neil ji.

I will check it out

Now I remember Kottai muthu ji said that the soft fig I asked to confirm 
look like ficus amplissima

Raman

Re: [efloraofindia:114492] 01042012GS1 for ID: Ruellia nudiflora or Ruellia tuberosa??

Many thanks Gurcharan ji for bringing up these two close species ... was
not aware of *Ruellia nudiflora* being close to *Ruellia tuberosa*.
Regards.
Dinesh

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:13 AM, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

Forwarding again for any assistance inthe matter please.

On 1 April 2012 10:38, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:

Photographed Today from Vikas Puri, Delhi. Was growing outside a private
house so could net dig out for possible tuberous roots. Bracts and
bracteoles are definitely shorter than calyx lobes, flowers 5-6 cm long
blue-mauve; plants hardly 50 cm tall, leaves 5-8 cm long, long hairy
especially on petiole and young shoots, margin somewhat undulate with
prominent veins. The plant resembles one depicted as Ruellia nudiflora at
Flowers of India website. Please help in ID.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HcKPqp3ChVY/T3fhh9mlIHI/Ak8/KlQQXP_rgxU/s1600/Ruellia-nudiflora-tuberosa-Vikas+puri-IMG_0081-Delhi-1.jpg
Ruellia-nudiflora-tuberosa-Vikas puri-IMG_0081-Delhi-1

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oi8mcr9Hkw8/T3fhw1iMsyI/AlI/H6IDTcgyM4o/s1600/Ruellia-nudiflora-tuberosa-Vikas+puri-IMG_0087-Delhi-2.jpg
Ruellia-nudiflora-tuberosa-Vikas
puri-IMG_0087-Delhi-2

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EKjcl6hpXcs/T3fiKb-L-8I/AlU/5K42pi_RlZk/s1600/Ruellia-nudiflora-tuberosa-Vikas+puri-IMG_0084-Delhi-3.jpg
Ruellia-nudiflora-tuberosa-Vikas
puri-IMG_0084-Delhi-3

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-H8eKt51QS_g/T3fiamAC0fI/Alg/9sOnM91yvmM/s1600/Ruellia-nudiflora-tuberosa-Vikas+puri-IMG_0091-Delhi-4.jpg
Ruellia-nudiflora-tuberosa-Vikas puri-IMG_0091-Delhi-4

Gurcharan Singh

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[efloraofindia:114494] ID of climber 240412JP01

2012-04-24 Thread Jui



https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Bg_izsM4f_A/T40JIghEe3I/BCo/2jY1dOceVSo/s1600/DSCN4153.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ilJgwpt6oXo/T40JTGMimBI/BC4/o4ZABn85VqE/s1600/DSCN4156.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-znAMVlxtKcg/T40JZIuMGiI/BDA/ML_qbmz5OJI/s1600/DSCN4157.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xify5qK3cK8/T40Jlnm_rTI/BDQ/nSo70n8YCSc/s1600/DSCN4160.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UxATqt0X1I4/T40KAW8YjYI/BD4/iD5pjFgIO9Y/s1600/DSCN4166.jpg

Hello,
I need assistance in ID ing the Cucurbit Climber found on a roadside in 
Nashik, Maharashtra. 
I had seen it flowering around the end of monsoon growing on a Dalbergia 
lacerifolia tree (known as Takoli locally)
It was an herbaceous climber a few meters long. the leaves varied from 
cordate to digitate as dipicted in the images attached. But had a slightly 
serrate margin.
The calyx of the flower was peculiarly large and cup shaped. the buds ready 
to open emerged out of the climber. the calyx was not seen after fruit 
began to develop. I managed to sight only one very young fruit which was 
similar to Momordica dioica (Kartuli, in marathi) and had blunt spines over 
it.
 
The climber is not seen in the dry season. 

Thanks in advance
 
Regards,
 
Jui Pethe

 

Senior Research Fellow,
NAIP-ICAR Project,
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Nashik

Re: [efloraofindia:114494] 6 inches herb ID from Hooghly 23-04-12 SK-1

2012-04-24 Thread Satish Phadke

*Phyla nodiflora* indeed.
A really beautiful plant for macro photos.
I had earlier posted the same.

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:16 AM, surajit koley 
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

 Good morning Sir

 I was first attracted to this weed by its flower. Later i also noticed
 that it is common here too, on village roadside.

 Regards,

 surajit


 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:12 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Yes another very common weed in Delhi in dry places.


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 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
 Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:14 AM, surajit koley 
 surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thank you Sir.. i wonder yet another species from America!

 Regards,

 surajit

 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:04 AM, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com
  wrote:

 Yes, it is Phyla nodiflora.

 Regards

 Vijayasankar Raman
 National Center for Natural Products Research
 University of Mississippi


 On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 1:12 PM, surajit koley 
 surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thank you Sir for the ID, found this one -
 http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/animals_plants/plants/ilgallery/ThePlants/PGenera/PhyNod/PhyNod.html
  that
 looks similar.

 Regards,

 surajit

 On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:35 PM, Giby Kuriakose 
 giby.kuriak...@gmail.com wrote:

 Could this be a species of Phyla of Verbenaceae family?

 Regards
 Giby




 On 23 April 2012 23:30, surajit koley 
 surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comwrote:

 Sir,

 Attaching images of a small herb that i found in an uncultivated
 land.

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : wild herb, less than a foot, uncultivated land,
 also on village roadside
 Date : 17-03-2012, 9.50 a.m.
 Place : Hooghly, WB

 Thank you  Regards,

 Surajit Koley




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Re: [efloraofindia:114495] ID of climber 240412JP01

Have found similar plant that grows abundantly near OR outskirts of human
habitat in the northern Western Ghats, ... flowers profusely ... ends up by
OR after Ganesha festival.
In some of the villages near Varai - Saphale, the flowers are used to adorn
Goddess Gauri.
Incidentally, they call the plant - divali -- perhaps because of the bright
yellow flowers contrasting in the undercover of larger trees.

... thus, could this be *Luffa acutangula* var. *amara* ...
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Luffaacutangulavaramaraw=91314344%40N00m=tags

Jui ji, please wait for comments - my ID could be wrong.

Regards.
Dinesh

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Jui juipe...@gmail.com wrote:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Bg_izsM4f_A/T40JIghEe3I/BCo/2jY1dOceVSo/s1600/DSCN4153.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ilJgwpt6oXo/T40JTGMimBI/BC4/o4ZABn85VqE/s1600/DSCN4156.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-znAMVlxtKcg/T40JZIuMGiI/BDA/ML_qbmz5OJI/s1600/DSCN4157.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xify5qK3cK8/T40Jlnm_rTI/BDQ/nSo70n8YCSc/s1600/DSCN4160.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UxATqt0X1I4/T40KAW8YjYI/BD4/iD5pjFgIO9Y/s1600/DSCN4166.jpg

Hello,
I need assistance in ID ing the Cucurbit Climber found on a roadside in
Nashik, Maharashtra.
I had seen it flowering around the end of monsoon growing on a Dalbergia
lacerifolia tree (known as Takoli locally)
It was an herbaceous climber a few meters long. the leaves varied from
cordate to digitate as dipicted in the images attached. But had a slightly
serrate margin.
The calyx of the flower was peculiarly large and cup shaped. the buds
ready to open emerged out of the climber. the calyx was not seen after
fruit began to develop. I managed to sight only one very young fruit which
was similar to Momordica dioica (Kartuli, in marathi) and had blunt spines
over it.

The climber is not seen in the dry season.

Thanks in advance

Regards,

Jui Pethe

Senior Research Fellow,
NAIP-ICAR Project,
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Nashik

[efloraofindia:114496] Ficus krishnae - 240412 - RK

2012-04-24 Thread ranjini kamath

Ficus krishnae - at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens,Bangalore

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UelzXpp3Qgvjx70ZDwEPWgCVl5wozdIL1ikfP7pwKdo/edit

Re: [efloraofindia:114498] ID of climber 240412JP01

2012-04-24 Thread Jui

 Dinesh ji,
Thank you for the prompt reply. 
I went through the link. Leaves are very much alike but i think the 
following points vary in the photographs
1. the fruit is much more spiney than bitter luffa.
2. the flowers of bitter luffa are seen in clusterswhile the flowers of 
this plant are solitary.
3. The flowers are also raised on a long stalk almost 5cm long as seen in 
the images attached. 
 
I am attaching a few other images which i think may help
 
Regards,
 
Jui
 

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I-FVW6rAjyc/T40J1lmD0SI/BDo/lzu7FPVK3cw/s1600/DSCN4164.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zv6Ll2JDtc8/T40JrqvDsFI/BDY/2VUYA5dYNKc/s1600/DSCN4161.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-M369suUy_-A/T40JeeVmNcI/BDI/Y1d_rBFOZKs/s1600/DSCN4158.jpg

[efloraofindia:114498] Re: Ficus krishnae - 240412 - RK

Hi, Ranjini ji,.

Efloraofindia google group is again allowing attachments more than 100 KB.
Pl. see the link below in this regard:

https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=enfromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/FlhSe1BBkxQ


On 24 April 2012 12:35, ranjini kamath ranjin...@gmail.com wrote:

 Ficus krishnae - at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens,Bangalore


 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UelzXpp3Qgvjx70ZDwEPWgCVl5wozdIL1ikfP7pwKdo/edit




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Re: [efloraofindia:114499] ID of climber 240412JP01

Indeed Jui ji, the spiny fruit concerned me while responding. Many thanks
for correcting my thought.
Possibilities: *Momordica subangulata* OR *M. angulata*; could not get
sufficient descriptions to check on internet.

Off the context,
- the (male) flowers of bitter luffa are in clusters, female flowers,
solitary ... please correct me if wrong.
- the stalks are as long as 5 cm in case of bitter luffa OR even longer.

Regards.
Dinesh



On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Jui juipe...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dinesh ji,
 Thank you for the prompt reply.
 I went through the link. Leaves are very much alike but i think the
 following points vary in the photographs
 1. the fruit is much more spiney than bitter luffa.
 2. the flowers of bitter luffa are seen in clusterswhile the flowers of
 this plant are solitary.
 3. The flowers are also raised on a long stalk almost 5cm long as seen in
 the images attached.

 I am attaching a few other images which i think may help

 Regards,

 Jui



 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I-FVW6rAjyc/T40J1lmD0SI/BDo/lzu7FPVK3cw/s1600/DSCN4164.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zv6Ll2JDtc8/T40JrqvDsFI/BDY/2VUYA5dYNKc/s1600/DSCN4161.jpg


 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-M369suUy_-A/T40JeeVmNcI/BDI/Y1d_rBFOZKs/s1600/DSCN4158.jpg

Re: [efloraofindia:114500] ID of climber 240412JP01

A patient download of
http://www.sbcollege.org/ResearchProjects.pdfillustrates a new species
on the last page,
*Momordica sahyadrica* Joseph Antony.
Regards.
Dinesh

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote:

Indeed Jui ji, the spiny fruit concerned me while responding. Many thanks
for correcting my thought.
Possibilities: *Momordica subangulata* OR *M. angulata*; could not get
sufficient descriptions to check on internet.

Off the context,
- the (male) flowers of bitter luffa are in clusters, female flowers,
solitary ... please correct me if wrong.
- the stalks are as long as 5 cm in case of bitter luffa OR even longer.

Regards.
Dinesh

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Jui juipe...@gmail.com wrote:

Dinesh ji,
Thank you for the prompt reply.
I went through the link. Leaves are very much alike but i think the
following points vary in the photographs
1. the fruit is much more spiney than bitter luffa.
2. the flowers of bitter luffa are seen in clusterswhile the flowers of
this plant are solitary.
3. The flowers are also raised on a long stalk almost 5cm long as seen in
the images attached.

I am attaching a few other images which i think may help

Regards,

Jui

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I-FVW6rAjyc/T40J1lmD0SI/BDo/lzu7FPVK3cw/s1600/DSCN4164.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zv6Ll2JDtc8/T40JrqvDsFI/BDY/2VUYA5dYNKc/s1600/DSCN4161.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-M369suUy_-A/T40JeeVmNcI/BDI/Y1d_rBFOZKs/s1600/DSCN4158.jpg

Re: [efloraofindia:114501] button sized flower from Hooghly (WB) 31-03-12 SK-3

Forwarding again forId confirmation orotherwise please.
Some earlierrelevant feedback:
“It can be *Gentelbua urens* from Acanthaceae” from Aruna Rai.

“Aruna ji, could not find any genus with such name Gentelbua. Any error
in spelling ?
To me the posted plant looks like *some species of Strobilanthes OR
Hemigraphis* - just a guess.” from Dinesh ji.

On 1 April 2012 00:00, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

Sir,

This is a wild herb of less than 1 ft and bearing button sized flower.

Species : UNKNOWN
Habit Habita : small wild herb in uncultivated grassy land, also on
roadside
Date : 15-03-12, 8.30 a.m.
Place : Nalikul (Hooghly), WB

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-G7mgy8dM7tQ/T3dNHvB8QUI/C4c/N8WB4UMYmf4/s1600/DSCN0455.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Dco5cj33HLU/T3dNNEiYB7I/C4w/V8jL9KTTvQ4/s1600/DSCN0460.jpg

Thank you Regards,

Surajit Koley

[efloraofindia:114504] Re: button sized flower from Hooghly (WB) 31-03-12 SK-3

2012-04-24 Thread Neha Singh

Could be* Hemigraphis hirta* , Acanthaceae.

Regards
Neha Singh

Re: [efloraofindia:114504] Request Tree ID 080 - Lalbagh, Bangalore - RA - What acacia is this?

Forwarding again forId assistance please.

On 2 April 2012 14:44, raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com wrote:


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fWBcGaaEObk/T3ltg0Et15I/AMU/Rqnr15iPB7A/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+080+Tree+-+Fruit.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dqS40mWB0XU/T3ltk5iqrgI/AMg/tgkoFORMdwQ/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+080+Tree+-+Spine.jpg


 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8KBDcnTPnnI/T3lto3SwdlI/AMs/H7cmEKrSALc/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+080+Tree+-+Leaf.jpg


 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4_tJi7DRqBc/T3lttLLnN8I/AM4/OOEFhL2GMJE/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+080+Tree+-+Bark.jpg


 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rwZFexeuxdM/T3ltwkE5eDI/ANE/oc2OsiapEaI/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+080+Tree+-+Canopy.jpg


 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w-m_PZ3tVr8/T3ltcPr7NeI/AMI/o35dY77WoiE/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+080+Tree+-+Tender+Fruit.jpg




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Re: [efloraofindia:114506] Dicliptera chinensis from Kud J K Pl. validate

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.


On 11 April 2012 10:36, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:

 *Dicliptera chinensis* (L.) Juss., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 268.
 1807.
 syn: *D. roxburghiana* Nees.

 The plant was photographed from Kud J  K. Looks clearly different from
 the other plant in its larger darker coloured flowers, leaves hairy along
 veins below, bracts broader and flowers mostly in upper parts, and more
 significantly much longer style.

 The species according to Flora of China is differentiated by* *leaf
 ovate-elliptic, abaxially puberulent along veins, base decurrent onto
 petiole, apex shortly acuminate to acute; floweres in 1-4 flowered cymules,
 with 3-4 cymules per cyme, on 2-5 mm peduncles from upper leaf axils,
 bracts subulate to linear to oblanceolate to obovate, 3-7.5 × 0.3-1 mm;
 outer bracteoles elliptic to obovate, 5-13 × 3-8 mm, unequal, abaxially
 puberulent, 3-veined,; inner bracteoles linear, ca. 5 mm, abaxially
 hirsute, apex acuminate. Pedicel 0.5-3 mm, puberulent. Calyx ca. 5 mm;
 lobes linear, equal, margin hirsute, apex acuminate. Corolla pale purple,
 1-1.2 cm, lip in lower position ovate, ca. 5 × 3 mm, apex entire; lip in
 upper position oblong, ca. 4 × 1.5 mm. filaments ca. 4 mm, style ca. 1.4
 cm. Capsule broadly ellipsoid, ca. 6 mm. Seeds 2 mm.



 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5d9poxxV6q8/T4URCWk6V-I/BDY/snzoB8ij1CA/s1600/Dicliptera-roxburgiana-Kud-J+%26+K-1.jpg
   Dicliptera-roxburgiana-Kud-J  K-1



 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3GCbBZZ9a7E/T4URPEYBc1I/BDk/iWKQcCSjqM8/s1600/Dicliptera-roxburgiana-Kud-J+%26+K-3.jpg
 Dicliptera-roxburgiana-Kud-J  K-3

 Gurcharan Singh

 * *




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Re: [efloraofindia:114507] button sized flower from Hooghly (WB) 31-03-12 SK-3

A reply:
It is a very common plant in the southern part of West Bengal. It is
*Hemigraphis
herta* of Acanthaceae. It is one interesting pland. When its fruits will
rife village children will through those in water and the fruits will then
burst like miniature crackers!!

Thanks, Dr. Das.

On 24 April 2012 13:34, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

Forwarding again forId confirmation orotherwise please.
Some earlierrelevant feedback:
“It can be *Gentelbua urens* from Acanthaceae” from Aruna Rai.

On 1 April 2012 00:00, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comwrote:

Sir,

This is a wild herb of less than 1 ft and bearing button sized flower.

Species : UNKNOWN
Habit Habita : small wild herb in uncultivated grassy land, also on
roadside
Date : 15-03-12, 8.30 a.m.
Place : Nalikul (Hooghly), WB

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-G7mgy8dM7tQ/T3dNHvB8QUI/C4c/N8WB4UMYmf4/s1600/DSCN0455.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Dco5cj33HLU/T3dNNEiYB7I/C4w/V8jL9KTTvQ4/s1600/DSCN0460.jpg

Thank you Regards,

Surajit Koley

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Re: [efloraofindia:114508] Nature hits the high note... in white! Capparis from Chamundi hills

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Capparis mooni Leaf description tells: leaves are upto 9cms.
Here in my pics, leaves are much smaller. So it *could be a difft Capparis*.
” from Raghu ji.


On 10 April 2012 13:47, raghu ananth raghu_...@yahoo.com wrote:

 Nature hits the high note... in white!
 Shot at Chamundi hills, Mysore

 Capparis species … C. mooni ?
 Shrub, Spiny stem,
 Leaves - glabrous , 2-3 cms, alternate,
 Flowers-large, 7cms approx, White
 10 Mar 2012


 Regards
 Raghu Ananth









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Re: [efloraofindia:114511] Trees Of Lalbagh, Bangalore - RA - Careya arborea - Wild Guava Tree

2012-04-24 Thread Satish Chile

Informative.

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 3:06 PM, raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com wrote:

 Wild Guava is a medium sized deciduous tree, up to 20 m tall, the leaves
 of which turn red in the cold season. It is the Kumbhi of Sanskrit writers,
 and appear to have been so named on account of the hollow on the top of the
 fruit giving it somewhat the appearance of a water-pot. Wild pigs are very
 fond of the bark, and that it is used by hunters to attract them. An
 astringent gum exudes from the fruit and stem, and the bark is made into
 coarse cordage. The Tamil name Puta-tanni-maram signifies â€ water-
 bark-tree,â€ in allusion to the exudation trickling down the bark in dry
 weather. Bark surface flaking in thin strips, fissured, dark grey; crown
 spreading. Leaves arranged spirally, often clustered at the apices of
 twigs, simple, broadly obovate, tapering at base, margin toothed, stipules
 small, caducous. Flowers in an erect raceme at the end of branches. Flowers
 are large, white. Sepals are 4, petals 4, free. Stamens are many, connate
 at base; disk annular; ovary inferior, 4-5-locular with many ovules in 2
 rows per cell, style 1. Fruit a large, many-seeded drupe, globose to
 depressed globose, crowned by the persistent sepals. Seedling with hypogeal
 germination; cotyledons absent (seed containing a swollen hypocotyl); shoot
 with scales at the first few nodes.

 Raman




-- 
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Re: [efloraofindia:114512] grass ID from Hooghly 11-04-12 SK-1 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.


On 11 April 2012 23:26, surajit koley (Google Docs) 
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

  I've shared grass ID from Hooghly 11-04-12 
 SK-1https://docs.google.com/document/d/10wiirfyOiBjgSMuUmJUztMVR-hhKikiJ9OZZr0EHH8Q/edit
  Click to open:

- grass ID from Hooghly 11-04-12 
 SK-1https://docs.google.com/document/d/10wiirfyOiBjgSMuUmJUztMVR-hhKikiJ9OZZr0EHH8Q/edit


 Sir / Madam,

 This is a common grass of more than 5 ft in height and can be found in
 village outskirts.

 Species : UNKNOWN

 Habit  Habitat : wild grass, uncultivated land

 Date : 08-04-12, 2.00 p.m.

 Place : Hooghly, WB

 Thank you  Regards,

 Surajit Koley

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Re: [efloraofindia:114515] Caper flower for ID

Hi,
 This is a species of Crataeva.
   With regards,
 Neil Soares.

--- On Tue, 4/24/12, satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.com wrote:

From: satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.com
Subject: [efloraofindia:114505] Caper flower for ID
To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 2:33 PM

Dear All,
This flower was photographed today in Bandhavgarh near Vishnu statue (if u r 
familier with the place)

May I request for  help in ID.
Regards.
Satyendra -- 

Satyendra K.Tiwari.
Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader
H.NO 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya.
M.P. India 484-661
Park Entry fee is constantly under revision since last one year. We take no 
responsibility for any changes in park rules / fees. We will endaevour to let 
you know as soon as we know of such changes.
To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following links.
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Re: [efloraofindia:114518] Caper flower for ID

2012-04-24 Thread satyendra tiwari

is it Crataeva nurvala??



April 2012 16:11, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote:

 Hi,
  This is a species of Crataeva.
With regards,
  Neil Soares.

 --- On *Tue, 4/24/12, satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.com* wrote:


 From: satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.com
 Subject: [efloraofindia:114505] Caper flower for ID
 To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
 Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 2:33 PM


 Dear All,
 This flower was photographed today in Bandhavgarh near Vishnu statue (if u
 r familier with the place)
 May I request for  help in ID.
 Regards.
 Satyendra
 --
 Satyendra K.Tiwari.
 Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader
 H.NO http://h.no/ 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya.
 M.P. India 484-661
 Park Entry fee is constantly under revision since last one year. We take
 no responsibility for any changes in park rules / fees. We will endaevour
 to let you know as soon as we know of such changes.
 To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following links.
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/satyendraphotography
 http://tigerdiaries.blogspot.com
 http://skayscamp.wetpaint.com
 SKAY'S CAMP is awarded QUALITY rating by Tour Operator For Tigers (TOFT).
 http://www.toftigers.org/accommodation/Default.aspx?id=15
 Review Skay's Camp on TripAdvisor
 00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209




-- 
Satyendra K.Tiwari.
Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader
H.NO http://h.no/ 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya.
M.P. India 484-661
Park Entry fee is constantly under revision since last one year. We take no
responsibility for any changes in park rules / fees. We will endaevour to
let you know as soon as we know of such changes.
To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following links.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/satyendraphotography
http://tigerdiaries.blogspot.com
http://skayscamp.wetpaint.com
SKAY'S CAMP is awarded QUALITY rating by Tour Operator For Tigers (TOFT).
http://www.toftigers.org/accommodation/Default.aspx?id=15
Review Skay's Camp on TripAdvisor
00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209

Re: [efloraofindia:114519] Caper flower for ID

Hi,
 Possiblly Crataeva tapia [Vavarun] - the Sacred Barna.
    With regards,
  Neil Soares.

--- On Tue, 4/24/12, satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.com wrote:

From: satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114518] Caper flower for ID
To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 4:18 PM

is it Crataeva nurvala??

April 2012 16:11, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote:

Hi,
 This is a species of Crataeva.
   With regards,
 Neil Soares.

--- On Tue, 4/24/12, satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.com wrote:

From: satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.com
Subject: [efloraofindia:114505] Caper flower for ID
To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 2:33 PM

Dear All, 
This flower was photographed today in Bandhavgarh near Vishnu statue (if u r 
familier with the place)

May I request for  help in ID.
Regards.
Satyendra -- 

Satyendra K.Tiwari.
Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader
H.NO 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya.
M.P. India 484-661
Park Entry fee is constantly under revision since last one year. We take no 
responsibility for any changes in park rules / fees. We will endaevour to let 
you know as soon as we know of such changes.
To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following links.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/satyendraphotography
http://tigerdiaries.blogspot.com
http://skayscamp.wetpaint.com
SKAY'S CAMP is awarded QUALITY rating by Tour Operator For Tigers (TOFT). 
http://www.toftigers.org/accommodation/Default.aspx?id=15
Review Skay's Camp on TripAdvisor
00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209

-- 

Satyendra K.Tiwari.
Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader
H.NO 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya.
M.P. India 484-661
Park Entry fee is constantly under revision since last one year. We take no 
responsibility for any changes in park rules / fees. We will endaevour to let 
you know as soon as we know of such changes.
To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following links.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/satyendraphotography
http://tigerdiaries.blogspot.com
http://skayscamp.wetpaint.com
SKAY'S CAMP is awarded QUALITY rating by Tour Operator For Tigers (TOFT). 
http://www.toftigers.org/accommodation/Default.aspx?id=15
Review Skay's Camp on TripAdvisor
00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209

Re: [efloraofindia:114522] Asteraceae ID from Hooghly 13-04-12 SK-3

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Nice pics, should be a *Vernonia sp.* in my opinion” from Nidhan ji,



“Google searched for various Vernonia species, Ageratum  some others for 2
hrs. but no avail !

Regards,

Surajit”




On 13 April 2012 19:43, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

 Sir / Madam,

 This is a common undershrub found in rural roadside. It is also used as
 natural fence to guard frontyard or some cultivated garden plants. Could it
 be a *Eupatorium* sp.?

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : wild undershrub (?) of about 5 ft. height, roadside
 Date : 08-04-2012, 10.30 a.m.
 Place : Tarakeswar (Hooghly), WB




 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2kc1fWsFys8/T4gQN7lmaVI/Dac/1SSnht5GuTQ/s1600/DSCN1767.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6jTO4YWi9dw/T4gQLuuEN1I/DaU/P_ks1YzYBJU/s1600/DSCN1768.jpg


 https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Svgin_tf1LQ/T4gQRIfv--I/Dak/Qa8O8SOunIk/s1600/DSCN1769.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qL84CAJEJYU/T4gQUSpVnLI/Das/DUbgpnT4qis/s1600/DSCN1773.jpg


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WTzR9M7TOFY/T4gQdeMoLMI/DbE/IO7XKy6cxmA/s1600/DSCN1779.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-msnYv7EJh-w/T4gQcSe1IvI/Da8/OlD4HvWcmHw/s1600/DSCN1780.jpg


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PQ4gbgvxoiw/T4gQVg-v7LI/Da0/hJzFHuVRLfU/s1600/DSCN1775.jpg
 Common Gull (*Cepora* 
 *nerissa*)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepora_nerissaon the same plant


 Thank you  Regards,

 Surajit Koley




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[efloraofindia:114524] Re: Trees of Bangalore - RA - Broussonetia papyrifera - Paper Mullberry Tree

2012-04-24 Thread Mahadeswara

A good series on trees of Bangalore by Raman ji with beautiful photographs 
of  foliage, stem, flowers , fruits etc. , which speak  visually ( the 
characters of the tree).   Kudos!
A suggestion:  If you coulod kindly put the details of* location of the tree
*, it would be helpful  to outstation visitors like me who are   interested 
in trees to locate them easily.

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:36:48 PM UTC+5:30, raman wrote:

 Paper Mulberry is a deciduous tree growing to 15 m tall, native to Japan 
 and neighbouring areas. The leaves are variable in shape, just like 
 Mulberry leaves. They can be ovate heart- shaped to deeply lobed. They are 
 7–20 cm long, with a rough surface above, fuzzy-downy below and a finely 
 toothed margin. The male flowers are produced in an oblong inflorescence, 
 and the female flowers occur in a ball, with long hairs on the surface. In 
 summer, the female flower matures into a red to orange, sweet, juicy fruit 
 3–4 cm diameter, which is an important food for wild animals. The fruit is 
 edible and very sweet, but too fragile to be commercialised. The bark is 
 composed of very strong fibres, and can be used for making high-quality 
 paper. The tender leaves and twigs can be used to feed deer, and the tree 
 is sometimes nicknamed the Deer's Tree.

 Raman

[efloraofindia:114524] Re: Ficus krishnae - 240412 - RK

2012-04-24 Thread ranjini kamath

Garg ji  Thanks for sharing this information.Good to know about the latest
about posting pictures thro' mail...Just when i had mastered sending thro'
Google Docs  started enjoying it too!Hope members could view these pics of
F.krishnae...
Regards

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 1:10 PM, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

  Hi, Ranjini ji,.

 Efloraofindia google group is again allowing attachments more than 100 KB.
 Pl. see the link below in this regard:


 https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=enfromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/FlhSe1BBkxQ


 On 24 April 2012 12:35, ranjini kamath ranjin...@gmail.com wrote:

 Ficus krishnae - at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens,Bangalore


 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UelzXpp3Qgvjx70ZDwEPWgCVl5wozdIL1ikfP7pwKdo/edit




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Re: [efloraofindia:114525] Lilliaceae for identification 210412MK02

2012-04-24 Thread kamasani narasimhareddy

Dear Dr. Vijay,

Yes, you are right. Dr. Hemadri has published in his Medicinal Plants
Pragati Resorts Book.   Dr. Hemadri was somewhat reserved person.  I will
try my level best to get that article.


With ragards
K.N. Reddy

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 8:32 PM, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear Dr. Reddy

 Drimia indica is the accepted name, as per The Plant List (with full
 confidence!!!)
 http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-304999

 [If possible please send me a copy of the article to learn about the plant
 *Urginea *raogibikei. I understand (from the web) that it has been named
 in honor of GBK Rao, CMD of Pragati Resorts in AP for his remarkable
 contributions in plant conservation].


 Regards

 Vijayasankar Raman
 National Center for Natural Products Research
 University of Mississippi


 On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 12:03 AM, kamasani narasimhareddy 
 drknreddy...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Dr.Vijay,

 *Drimia indica* may be accepted name for *Urgenia indica*. Thank you for
 updating the nomenclature. Still there is a doubt which one correct?  Dr.
 Hemadri  discovered one species from Andhra Pradesh and given naming as
 *Urgenia raogibikei* Hemadri Sp. Nov.

 With regards
 K.N. Reddy



 On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Vijayasankar 
 vijay.botan...@gmail.comwrote:

 *Drimia indica* in flowering, I think.

 Regards

 Vijayasankar Raman
 National Center for Natural Products Research
 University of Mississippi



 On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.comwrote:

 *Dear all,
 Please help me to identify this herb found on the scrub forest floor in
 Salem district of TN. I could not locate the leaves but only peduncle with
 flowers. I saw this on a hot sunny day of 12 Apr 2012.

 Locale: 11.90296 N; 78.15266 E
 Altitude: 432 M ASL*


 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZKoc3J2JulZzrEiKL5GgK38UwAatSaf9yqa_V84F_n4/edit


 **


 **







 **




 **



 --
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Re: [efloraofindia:114525] in love with grass from Hooghly

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“I think this is *Chloris barbata* thought my knowledge in grasses are
limited.
Tanay”

“Ihope Tanay is right. (three genera with such digitate spikes are
generally common in plains (Bothriochloa, Dichanthium and Chloris).
Pennisetum has single thick spike.” from Singh ji.

“Tanay Sir identified it as Chloris barbata and there is an awesome pic by
Dinesh Sir - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2789969206/

A great Sunday

Regards,

Surajit”

On 11 April 2012 00:19, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

Sir,

I am proud to announce that this group has changed my outlook towards
flora world. My latest darling is this beautiful grass. But who is this
exquisite beauty?

Species : *Pennisetum* sp. ?
Habit Habitat : wild grass, about 2 ft height
Date : 08.04.2012, 1.45 p.m.
Place : Hooghly (WB)

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIX39EnWTRg/T4SAev8SmtI/DTQ/MsuYQcRVr6k/s1600/DSCN1865.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FBRU92S5JPo/T4SAjJDHGVI/DTk/MgV7nplQkgE/s1600/DSCN1869.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_gL6_WyLKH4/T4SAm6SQBQI/DT4/4rLfA3cSYFQ/s1600/DSCN1872.jpg

Thank you Regards,

Surajit Koley

Re: [efloraofindia:114526] is this Blumea sp.? from Hooghly 14-04-2012 SK

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“I hope your id is correct, very beautiful pics...” from Nidhan ji.



On 14 April 2012 23:23, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

 Sir,

 Attaching images of an unknown plant that i think is a *Blumea* sp. Is it
 *Blumea* *lacera* ?

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : wild herb, height- 1 ft, roadside
 Date : 13-04-2012, 11.00 a.m.
 Place : Hooghly, WB



 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C6pmBEtfjM4/T4mu9coARrI/Ddo/ZUY2SDMYPbk/s1600/DSCN2055.jpg


 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Tzb8AKRf6WM/T4mu9qpBuXI/Ddo/H4LcdzkPUTQ/s1600/DSCN2058.jpg


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dMtEgtfTm1Q/T4mu-8l9h2I/Ddo/_Leu4D8m_A8/s1600/DSCN2059.jpg


 https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Oq7oYFozcos/T4mu_Rl5sKI/Ddo/PH1ru2OkAmE/s1600/DSCN2064.jpg
 *common grass yellow 
 butterflyhttp://ifoundbutterflies.org/3-lepidoptera/eurema-hecabeon the 
 same plant
 *


 Thank you  Regards,

 Surajit Koley





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Re: [efloraofindia:114527] 22/04/2012/YRP/01/Wayanad, Kerala.

2012-04-24 Thread Yazdy Palia

Thank you Ushadi ji and Thank you Tanay ji. Long time since we have
discussed about your appetite for fruits and especially from my farm Tanay
ji. Dull bangaye ho yar?
Regards.
Yazdy.

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:27 AM, ushadi Micromini microminipho...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 very nice
 usha di
 


 On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Tanay Bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:

 Yes Mani Ji ... the orchid looks really cool
 Tanay


 On 22 April 2012 03:42, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Yazdy ji, these are Cymbidium bicolor orchids.
 Regards,
 Mani Nair



 On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 3:17 AM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear Friends, could someone identify this orchid please?
 Regards
 Yazdy Palia.





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 Research  Teaching Assistant.
 Department of Botany.
 University of British Columbia .
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 Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
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 ===

Re: [efloraofindia:114530] Request Tree ID 084 - Lalbagh, bangalore - RA - Is it some eucalyptus?

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Yes I think so.
Can't tell the exact species though.” from Satish ji.



Th bark looks different from any species I have seen,
and the fruits are oval and with little opening on one end compared to any
other species.

The ground below the tree is littered with these fruits from Raman ji.


On 13 April 2012 13:05, raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com wrote:


 https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MxoxwJd_-0M/T4fWvIuURQI/AXw/vBiKMMvk1Wg/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+084+Tree+-+Fruit.jpg


 https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jRrVylLf8Rs/T4fWzPF0vMI/AX8/c1Uv0-afft0/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+084+Tree+-+Flower.jpg


 https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2KAeruv6r5Q/T4fW4qCe9YI/AYI/nJ-W7oT9s1c/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+084+Tree+-+Canopy.jpg


 https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OWvtcoKnEm4/T4fW8h42z7I/AYU/2XzfvJbovoQ/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+084+Tree+-+Bark.jpg


 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zyk1P-3qeNk/T4fXA7N-tAI/AYg/zQeosO0cE20/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+084+Tree+-+Bud.jpg


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-e221P06APNc/T4fXHygbu3I/AYs/n8ugho-PFz8/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+084+Tree+-+0007.jpg


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YxpGelcdBpY/T4fWrJUedaI/AXk/MDzL3hbF5Kk/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+084+Tree+-+Leaf.jpg
 Thanks,
 Raman




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[efloraofindia:114532] Re: Request for an article.................

2012-04-24 Thread Mahadeswara

You may contact the scientist(s) in CSIR-CFTRI,  Mysore (Protein 
Division).  Check the mail ID in their website/ write to the Director..

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:44:51 AM UTC+5:30, gunjan sud wrote:

 Dear members, 
 I require the chapter 17. viz. A Comparative Study of the Functionality 
 of Plant Proteins and their Uses in Food Systems / Gunjan Sud and Saroj 
 Dua from the book, Biodiversity for Sustainable Development edited by 
 professor P.C. Trivedi, Aavishkar publishers and distributors, Jaipur. Can 
 anybody help me with this article. I will be obliged.
 With regards,
 Gunjan

Re: [efloraofindia:114532] Rosmarinus officinalis from Ranikhet

Beautiful pics sir...thanks for sharing..


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Re: [efloraofindia:114533] Caper flower for ID

What a beauty, the picture is technically and atheistically superb
Love it
Usha di
==



On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote:

 Hi,
  Possiblly Crataeva tapia [Vavarun] - the Sacred Barna.
 With regards,
   Neil Soares.

 --- On *Tue, 4/24/12, satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.com* wrote:


 From: satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.com
 Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114518] Caper flower for ID
 To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
 Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 4:18 PM


  is it Crataeva nurvala??



 April 2012 16:11, Neil Soares 
 drneilsoa...@yahoo.comhttp://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com
  wrote:

   Hi,
  This is a species of Crataeva.
With regards,
  Neil Soares.

 --- On *Tue, 4/24/12, satyendra tiwari 
 kaysat...@gmail.comhttp://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kaysat...@gmail.com
 * wrote:


 From: satyendra tiwari 
 kaysat...@gmail.comhttp://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kaysat...@gmail.com
 
 Subject: [efloraofindia:114505] Caper flower for ID
 To: efloraofindia 
 indiantreepix@googlegroups.comhttp://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
 
 Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 2:33 PM


 Dear All,
 This flower was photographed today in Bandhavgarh near Vishnu statue (if u
 r familier with the place)
 May I request for  help in ID.
 Regards.
 Satyendra
 --
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 H.NO http://h.no/ 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya.
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 Park Entry fee is constantly under revision since last one year. We take
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 --
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 Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader
 H.NO http://h.no/ 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya.
 M.P. India 484-661
 Park Entry fee is constantly under revision since last one year. We take
 no responsibility for any changes in park rules / fees. We will endaevour
 to let you know as soon as we know of such changes.
 To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following links.
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/satyendraphotography
 http://tigerdiaries.blogspot.com
 http://skayscamp.wetpaint.com
 SKAY'S CAMP is awarded QUALITY rating by Tour Operator For Tigers (TOFT).
 http://www.toftigers.org/accommodation/Default.aspx?id=15
 Review Skay's Camp on TripAdvisor
 00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209




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Usha di
===

Re: [efloraofindia:114534] Re: Flora of Uttarakhand: Bulbophyllum umbellatum from way to Chaukori (UK)

Beautiful findnicely captured...
-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114535] Trees Of Lalbagh, Bangalore - RA - Careya arborea - Wild Guava Tree

spectacular flowers and buds
usha di

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Satish Chile chilesat...@gmail.com wrote:

 Informative.


 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 3:06 PM, raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.comwrote:

 Wild Guava is a medium sized deciduous tree, up to 20 m tall, the leaves
 of which turn red in the cold season. It is the Kumbhi of Sanskrit writers,
 and appear to have been so named on account of the hollow on the top of the
 fruit giving it somewhat the appearance of a water-pot. Wild pigs are very
 fond of the bark, and that it is used by hunters to attract them. An
 astringent gum exudes from the fruit and stem, and the bark is made into
 coarse cordage. The Tamil name Puta-tanni-maram signifies â€ water-
 bark-tree,â€ in allusion to the exudation trickling down the bark in dry
 weather. Bark surface flaking in thin strips, fissured, dark grey; crown
 spreading. Leaves arranged spirally, often clustered at the apices of
 twigs, simple, broadly obovate, tapering at base, margin toothed, stipules
 small, caducous. Flowers in an erect raceme at the end of branches. Flowers
 are large, white. Sepals are 4, petals 4, free. Stamens are many, connate
 at base; disk annular; ovary inferior, 4-5-locular with many ovules in 2
 rows per cell, style 1. Fruit a large, many-seeded drupe, globose to
 depressed globose, crowned by the persistent sepals. Seedling with hypogeal
 germination; cotyledons absent (seed containing a swollen hypocotyl); shoot
 with scales at the first few nodes.

 Raman




 --
 Dr. Satish Kumar Chile




-- 
Usha di
===

Re: [efloraofindia:114536] Re: Trees Of Lalbagh, Bangalore - Hura crepitans - Sandbox Tree

bright fruit , I had almost never seen them in this color
Thanks
Usha di
==

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:11 PM, raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com wrote:

 More




-- 
Usha di
===

Re: [efloraofindia:114537] Re: Figs Of Bangalore - RA - Ficus hispida - Hairy Fig Tree

Thanks Raman Ji,

Very beautiful series on Ficus spp.
-- 
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Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114538] Re: Figs Of Bangalore - RA - Ficus virens var. virens - Mountain Fig Tree

Raman ji,

The pics are wonderful and the information is very valuable..Thanks.
-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114539] Re: Figs Of Bangalore - RA - Ficus benjamina var. comosa - Yellow Weeping Fig Tree

Very nice pics Raman Ji...thanks for showing..
-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114540] Re: 10 inches herb ID from Hooghly 23-04-12 SK-3

This can be Centaurium pulchellum I think...

-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114541] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

Yes surajit Ji,

You got it...Cardiospermum..

-- 
Regards,

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I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114542] Re: Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore - Artocarpus lakoocha - Lakoocha Tree

Very very beautiful Raman ji...
-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114543] Trees Of Lalbagh, Bangalore - RA - Careya arborea - Wild Guava Tree

Very nice pics Raman jinever seen before.

-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114544] Re: Trees Of Lalbagh, Bangalore - Hura crepitans - Sandbox Tree

2012-04-24 Thread Balkar Singh

Beautiful Shot Raman Ji

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:36 PM, ushadi Micromini microminipho...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 bright fruit , I had almost never seen them in this color
 Thanks
 Usha di
 ==

 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:11 PM, raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.comwrote:

 More




 --
 Usha di
 ===




-- 
Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

Re: [efloraofindia:114548] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

It's beautiful, Madam, thank you.

Regards,

surajit

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:43 AM, ushadi Micromini 
microminipho...@gmail.com wrote:

 Yes , Surajit You got it... once you see this, its so spectacular that
 you'll remember it always..
 such facts stay with one for ever...

 am glad you got it
 Usha di
 =

 ps now wait till they ripen and become black, then the white heart looks
 even more spectacular.


 ==
 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 6:58 AM, surajit koley 
 surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

 Good morning Sir

 Another pic of the same  *Cardiospermum* *helicacabum* seed.

 Regards,

 surajit


 On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:28 AM, Nidhan Singh 
 nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Surajit Ji,

 Nice pics. Cardiospermum helicacabum indeed, look for a heart shaped
 scar on the seeds where they are attached to the fruit wallclearly
 visible in ripe fruits, when you forcefully remove the seeds...
 --
 Regards,

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227





 --
 Usha di
 ===

[efloraofindia:114550] Re: 10 inches herb ID from Hooghly 23-04-12 SK-3

2012-04-24 Thread Aruna Rai

Me too, Some species of Centaurium.
Aruna

On Monday, April 23, 2012 11:52:18 PM UTC+5:30, surajit koley wrote:

 Sir,
  
 Yet another small herb found in the same uncultivated land.
  
 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : small wild herb bearing very small pink flower, about 
 one foot, uncultivated land
 Date : 17-04-12, 9.20 a.m.
 Place : Hooghly, WB
  
 Thank you  Regards,
  
 Surajit Koley

Re: [efloraofindia:114550] 6 inches herb ID from Hooghly 23-04-12 SK-1

Yes Sir, you got it sharper at
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/phyla$20nodiflora/indiantreepix/ABm1-hKTp64/TmBsupXqQCsJ,
my images are out of focus.

Thank you  Regards,

surajit

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.comwrote:

 *Phyla nodiflora* indeed.
 A really beautiful plant for macro photos.
 I had earlier posted the same.

 --
 Dr Satish Phadke

Re: [efloraofindia:114551] Re: button sized flower from Hooghly (WB) 31-03-12 SK-3

Thank you Madam, found information on this species at -
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hairy%20Hemigraphis.html

Regards,

Surajit Koley

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Neha Singh neha.vind...@gmail.com wrote:

 Could be* Hemigraphis hirta* , Acanthaceae.

 Regards
 Neha Singh

Re: [efloraofindia:114552] button sized flower from Hooghly (WB) 31-03-12 SK-3

Thank you very much Sir, please convey my thanks to Dr. Das also.

Regards,

Surajit Koley

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 2:44 PM, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

Thanks, Dr. Das.

On 24 April 2012 13:34, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

Forwarding again forId confirmation orotherwise please.
Some earlierrelevant feedback:
“It can be *Gentelbua urens* from Acanthaceae” from Aruna Rai.

On 1 April 2012 00:00, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comwrote:

Sir,

This is a wild herb of less than 1 ft and bearing button sized flower.

Species : UNKNOWN
Habit Habita : small wild herb in uncultivated grassy land, also on
roadside
Date : 15-03-12, 8.30 a.m.
Place : Nalikul (Hooghly), WB

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-G7mgy8dM7tQ/T3dNHvB8QUI/C4c/N8WB4UMYmf4/s1600/DSCN0455.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Dco5cj33HLU/T3dNNEiYB7I/C4w/V8jL9KTTvQ4/s1600/DSCN0460.jpg

Thank you Regards,

Surajit Koley

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'Creating awareness of Indian Flora Fauna'
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eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged
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Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group:
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Re: [efloraofindia:114553] grass ID from Hooghly 11-04-12 SK-1 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

Thank you once again, Sir, for taking care of this one too.

Regards,

Surajit

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 3:09 PM, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

 Forwarding again for Id assistance please.


 On 11 April 2012 23:26, surajit koley (Google Docs) 
 surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

  I've shared grass ID from Hooghly 11-04-12 
 SK-1https://docs.google.com/document/d/10wiirfyOiBjgSMuUmJUztMVR-hhKikiJ9OZZr0EHH8Q/edit
  Click to open:

- grass ID from Hooghly 11-04-12 
 SK-1https://docs.google.com/document/d/10wiirfyOiBjgSMuUmJUztMVR-hhKikiJ9OZZr0EHH8Q/edit


 Sir / Madam,

 This is a common grass of more than 5 ft in height and can be found in
 village outskirts.

 Species : UNKNOWN

 Habit  Habitat : wild grass, uncultivated land

 Date : 08-04-12, 2.00 p.m.

 Place : Hooghly, WB

   Thank you  Regards,

 Surajit Koley

 Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents,
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 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,
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 http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members 
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 of more than 6500 species).
 Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata  Common Birds of
 India'.

Re: [efloraofindia:114554] Asteraceae ID from Hooghly 13-04-12 SK-3

Sir,

This is also a very common species. Villagers sometimes use this plant to
build a natural boundary wall around their homeyard.

Thank you for taking care of this too,

Regards,

Surajit

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:21 PM, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

 Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

 Some earlier relevant feedback:

 “Nice pics, should be a *Vernonia sp.* in my opinion” from Nidhan ji,



 “Google searched for various Vernonia species, Ageratum  some others for
 2 hrs. but no avail !

 Regards,

 Surajit”




 On 13 April 2012 19:43, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comwrote:

 Sir / Madam,

 This is a common undershrub found in rural roadside. It is also used as
 natural fence to guard frontyard or some cultivated garden plants. Could it
 be a *Eupatorium* sp.?

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : wild undershrub (?) of about 5 ft. height, roadside
 Date : 08-04-2012, 10.30 a.m.
 Place : Tarakeswar (Hooghly), WB




 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2kc1fWsFys8/T4gQN7lmaVI/Dac/1SSnht5GuTQ/s1600/DSCN1767.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6jTO4YWi9dw/T4gQLuuEN1I/DaU/P_ks1YzYBJU/s1600/DSCN1768.jpg


 https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Svgin_tf1LQ/T4gQRIfv--I/Dak/Qa8O8SOunIk/s1600/DSCN1769.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qL84CAJEJYU/T4gQUSpVnLI/Das/DUbgpnT4qis/s1600/DSCN1773.jpg


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WTzR9M7TOFY/T4gQdeMoLMI/DbE/IO7XKy6cxmA/s1600/DSCN1779.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-msnYv7EJh-w/T4gQcSe1IvI/Da8/OlD4HvWcmHw/s1600/DSCN1780.jpg


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PQ4gbgvxoiw/T4gQVg-v7LI/Da0/hJzFHuVRLfU/s1600/DSCN1775.jpg
 Common Gull (*Cepora* 
 *nerissa*)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepora_nerissaon the same plant


 Thank you  Regards,

 Surajit Koley




 --
 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,
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 http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members 
 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website:
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 of more than 6500 species).
 Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata  Common Birds of
 India'.

Re: [efloraofindia:114556] For Id from Panipat- March 12

2012-04-24 Thread Dr Jacob Thomas

It is* Haworthia limifolia* of* Liliaceae*. The common name is Zebra
haworthia.
Another classification is follows
Kingdom: Plantae
clade: Angiosperms
clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Haworthia
Species: H. limifolia

Haworthia is a genus of flowering plants within the family
Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae. They are small (typically 20 cm
(8 in) high) solitary or clump-forming and endemic to South Africa. Some
species have firm, tough leaves, usually dark green in color, whereas other
are soft and semi-translucent. Their flowers are small, white and very
similar between species. But their leaves show wide variations even within
one species.

The classification of the flowering plant subfamily Asphodeloideae is weak
and concepts of the genera are not well substantiated. Haworthia is
similarly a weakly contrived genus consisting of three distinct groups:
sub-genera Haworthia, Hexangularis, and Robustipedunculares. Related genera
are Aloe, Gasteria and Astroloba and intergeneric hybrids are known.

The genus Haworthia is named after the botanist Adrian Hardy Haworth. Bayer
recognizes approximately 61 species whereas other taxonomists are very much
less conservative (1999, Haworthia Revisited, Umdaus Press). The species
are endemic to South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia and Maputoland. The plants
are small, forming rosettes of leaves from 3 cm (1.2 in) to exceptionally
30 cm (12 in) in diameter. These rosettes are usually stemless but in some
species stems reach up to 50 cm (20 in).

Their flowers are small, white and very similar between species. There are
differences in the flowers of the three sub-genera that botanists have
curiously considered inconsequential although the differences between
species in the same subgenus definitely are. The roots, leaves and rosettes
do demonstrate some generic differences while wide variations occur even
within one species. Because of their horticultural interest, the taxonomy
has been dominated by amateur collectors and the literature is rife with
misunderstanding of what the taxa actually are or should be.

There is widespread special collector interest but some species such as
Haworthia attenuata and Haworthia cymbiformis, are fairly common house and
garden plants. Haworthia species reproduce both through seed and through
budding, or offsets. Certain species or clones may be more successful or
rapid in offset production, and these pups are easily removed to yield new
plants once a substantial root system has developed on the offshoot. Less
reliably, the plants may also be propagated through leaf cuttings, and in
some instances, through tissue culture.

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear All,

 This potted succulent was shot from Panipat, in March 2012. I have no
 ideas of Id, hope to find through the group..

 --
 Regards,

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227

RE: [efloraofindia:114557] button sized flower from Hooghly (WB) 31-03-12 SK-3

2012-04-24 Thread Aruna Rai


Dr Dasji, 
You mean Hemigraphis hirta? There are some more Acanthaceae members where the 
dried pods burst like miniature crackers when come in contact with water, I 
remember my childhood days when I use to enjoy these crackers by putting them 
in mouth.
Aruna



Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:44:14 +0530
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:112274] button sized flower from Hooghly (WB) 
31-03-12 SK-3
From: jmga...@gmail.com
To: surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com
CC: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com; tanaybos...@gmail.com; 
ulu_bot_i...@yahoo.co.in; mitra.a...@gmail.com; mithiles...@yahoo.com; 
pcha...@gmail.com; paulsub2...@gmail.com; microminipho...@gmail.com; 
subha...@yahoo.com; apdas@gmail.com; pamynfr...@gmail.com; 
dinesh.va...@gmail.com; aru_...@hotmail.com



A reply:
It is a very common plant in the southern part of West Bengal. It is 
Hemigraphis herta of Acanthaceae. It is one interesting pland. When its fruits 
will rife village children will through those in water and the fruits will then 
burst like miniature crackers!!
 
Thanks, Dr. Das.


On 24 April 2012 13:34, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:


Forwarding again forId confirmation orotherwise please.
Some earlierrelevant feedback:

“It can be Gentelbua urens from Acanthaceae” from Aruna Rai.
 
“Aruna ji, could not find any genus with such name Gentelbua. Any error in 
spelling ?
To me the posted plant looks like some species of Strobilanthes OR Hemigraphis 
- just a guess.” from Dinesh ji.



On 1 April 2012 00:00, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:



Sir,


This is a wild herb of less than 1 ft and bearing button sized flower.


Species : UNKNOWN
Habit  Habita : small wild herb in uncultivated grassy land, also on roadside
Date : 15-03-12, 8.30 a.m.
Place : Nalikul (Hooghly), WB






Thank you  Regards,


Surajit Koley


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Re: [efloraofindia:114558] Ficus for id - 240412 - RK2

Hi,
 This is Umber [Ficus racemosa] - the Cluster Fig / Country Fig.
   With regards,
 Neil Soares.

--- On Tue, 4/24/12, ranjini kamath ranjin...@gmail.com wrote:

From: ranjini kamath ranjin...@gmail.com
Subject: [efloraofindia:114528] Ficus for id - 240412 - RK2
To: indiatreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 6:23 PM

Pics taken in Lalbagh Botanical Gardens on 04-04-2010 at 9am.
Ranjini Kamath

Re: [efloraofindia:114559] is this Blumea sp.? from Hooghly 14-04-2012 SK

Sir,

Found similar images at -
1) http://hkwildlife.net/viewthread.php?tid=63059
2)
http://www.fobi.web.id/v/angiospermae/f-ast/blu-lac/Blumea-lacera_Gedawang_03.jpg.htm

Thank you  Regards,

Surajit Koley

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:57 PM, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

 Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

 Some earlier relevant feedback:

 “I hope your id is correct, very beautiful pics...” from Nidhan ji.



 On 14 April 2012 23:23, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comwrote:

 Sir,

 Attaching images of an unknown plant that i think is a *Blumea* sp. Is
 it *Blumea* *lacera* ?

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : wild herb, height- 1 ft, roadside
 Date : 13-04-2012, 11.00 a.m.
 Place : Hooghly, WB



 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C6pmBEtfjM4/T4mu9coARrI/Ddo/ZUY2SDMYPbk/s1600/DSCN2055.jpg


 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Tzb8AKRf6WM/T4mu9qpBuXI/Ddo/H4LcdzkPUTQ/s1600/DSCN2058.jpg


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dMtEgtfTm1Q/T4mu-8l9h2I/Ddo/_Leu4D8m_A8/s1600/DSCN2059.jpg


 https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Oq7oYFozcos/T4mu_Rl5sKI/Ddo/PH1ru2OkAmE/s1600/DSCN2064.jpg
 *common grass yellow 
 butterflyhttp://ifoundbutterflies.org/3-lepidoptera/eurema-hecabeon the 
 same plant
 *


 Thank you  Regards,

 Surajit Koley





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[efloraofindia:114561] Re: Asteraceae ID from Hooghly 13-04-12 SK-3

2012-04-24 Thread nitesh joshi

lovely pics

On Friday, April 13, 2012 7:43:08 PM UTC+5:30, surajit koley wrote:

 Sir / Madam,
  
 This is a common undershrub found in rural roadside. It is also used as 
 natural fence to guard frontyard or some cultivated garden plants. Could it 
 be a *Eupatorium* sp.?
  
 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : wild undershrub (?) of about 5 ft. height, roadside
 Date : 08-04-2012, 10.30 a.m.
 Place : Tarakeswar (Hooghly), WB
  
  


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2kc1fWsFys8/T4gQN7lmaVI/Dac/1SSnht5GuTQ/s1600/DSCN1767.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6jTO4YWi9dw/T4gQLuuEN1I/DaU/P_ks1YzYBJU/s1600/DSCN1768.jpg


 https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Svgin_tf1LQ/T4gQRIfv--I/Dak/Qa8O8SOunIk/s1600/DSCN1769.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qL84CAJEJYU/T4gQUSpVnLI/Das/DUbgpnT4qis/s1600/DSCN1773.jpg


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WTzR9M7TOFY/T4gQdeMoLMI/DbE/IO7XKy6cxmA/s1600/DSCN1779.jpg


 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-msnYv7EJh-w/T4gQcSe1IvI/Da8/OlD4HvWcmHw/s1600/DSCN1780.jpg


 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PQ4gbgvxoiw/T4gQVg-v7LI/Da0/hJzFHuVRLfU/s1600/DSCN1775.jpg
 Common Gull (*Cepora* 
 *nerissa*)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepora_nerissaon the same plant
  
  
 Thank you  Regards,
  
 Surajit Koley

Re: [efloraofindia:114561] Re: 10 inches herb ID from Hooghly 23-04-12 SK-3

Thank you Nidhan Sir for the ID. My images very well match with those of
available at - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Centaurium_pulchellum

Regards,

Surajit

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:56 PM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 This can be Centaurium pulchellum I think...

 --
 Regards,

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114562] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

Thank you Sir, very much.

Scientists say, ...love has nothing to do with hearts, it's all in your
brain...!. But i say cordial + cardio love to you :)

Regards,

surajit

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Yes surajit Ji,

 You got it...Cardiospermum..

 --
 Regards,

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114563] Re: 10 inches herb ID from Hooghly 23-04-12 SK-3

Yes, Madam, it is very like *Centaurium* *pulchellum* as have been
suggested by Nidhan Sir.

Thank you  Regards,

Surajit

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Aruna Rai aru_...@hotmail.com wrote:

 Me too, Some species of Centaurium.
 Aruna

 On Monday, April 23, 2012 11:52:18 PM UTC+5:30, surajit koley wrote:

 Sir,

 Yet another small herb found in the same uncultivated land.

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : small wild herb bearing very small pink flower, about
 one foot, uncultivated land
 Date : 17-04-12, 9.20 a.m.
 Place : Hooghly, WB

 Thank you  Regards,

 Surajit Koley

Re: [efloraofindia:114564] Re: Asteraceae ID from Hooghly 13-04-12 SK-3

Thank you very much, Nitesh Sir, it is a common sight here and other
butterflies also visit this plant.

Regards,

Surajit Koley

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:30 PM, nitesh joshi niteshcjo...@gmail.comwrote:

 lovely pics

Re: [efloraofindia:114565] in love with grass from Hooghly

Thank you Garg Sir for making it relevant again.

Regards,

Surajit

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:54 PM, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“I think this is *Chloris barbata* thought my knowledge in grasses are
limited.
Tanay”

“Ihope Tanay is right. (three genera with such digitate spikes are
generally common in plains (Bothriochloa, Dichanthium and Chloris).
Pennisetum has single thick spike.” from Singh ji.

“Tanay Sir identified it as Chloris barbata and there is an awesome pic by
Dinesh Sir - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2789969206/

A great Sunday

Regards,

Surajit”

On 11 April 2012 00:19, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comwrote:

Sir,

I am proud to announce that this group has changed my outlook towards
flora world. My latest darling is this beautiful grass. But who is this
exquisite beauty?

Species : *Pennisetum* sp. ?
Habit Habitat : wild grass, about 2 ft height
Date : 08.04.2012, 1.45 p.m.
Place : Hooghly (WB)

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIX39EnWTRg/T4SAev8SmtI/DTQ/MsuYQcRVr6k/s1600/DSCN1865.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FBRU92S5JPo/T4SAjJDHGVI/DTk/MgV7nplQkgE/s1600/DSCN1869.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_gL6_WyLKH4/T4SAm6SQBQI/DT4/4rLfA3cSYFQ/s1600/DSCN1872.jpg

Thank you Regards,

Surajit Koley

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Re: [efloraofindia:114567] what this mosquito doing on grass? from Hooghly

2012-04-24 Thread Tanay Bose

Hi Surajit Ji.
Great capture and truly interesting fact. I too have never heard about
mosquitos
sucking plant sap very interesting.
Tanay

On 24 April 2012 11:18, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Sir / Madam,

 Never heard/read mosquitoes bask under sun. They, i think, do when they
 emerge out of their pupal stage in order to dry their wings. But it is an
 adult one and there was no pool nearby. Trying to suck plant sap?

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : gerb on playground
 Date : 23-04-12, 11.00 a.m.
 Place : Hooghly, WB

 Regards,

 surajit




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Re: [efloraofindia:114568] what this mosquito doing on grass? from Hooghly

2012-04-24 Thread Pankaj Oudhia

Typically, both male and female mosquitoes feed on
nectarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nectar_source and
plant juices, but in many species the mouthparts of the females are adapted
for piercing the skin of animal hosts and sucking their
bloodhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematophagy
 as ectoparasites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitism. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito


regards

Pankaj Oudhia

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:48 PM, surajit koley 
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Sir / Madam,

 Never heard/read mosquitoes bask under sun. They, i think, do when they
 emerge out of their pupal stage in order to dry their wings. But it is an
 adult one and there was no pool nearby. Trying to suck plant sap?

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : gerb on playground
 Date : 23-04-12, 11.00 a.m.
 Place : Hooghly, WB

 Regards,

 surajit

[efloraofindia:114570] Re: Hydrophyte for ID from Panipat

2012-04-24 Thread Alastair Culham

This is a very narrow leaved *Potamogeton* species.  I'm afraid i don't 
know which one.

Alastair

http://www.facebook.com/PlantDiversity 

On Tuesday, 24 April 2012 15:58:05 UTC+1, Nidhan Singh wrote:

 Dear All,

 This hydrophytic plant in fruits was captured from Yamuna river on April 
 02, 2012. Id please..

 -- 
 Regards,

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227

[efloraofindia:114571] Transcription / transliteration / Romanisation problems

2012-04-24 Thread OZmic

Dear all,
I always have difficulties creating or checking some names when using 
transliterators (devices that convert a romanised name into the correct 
script. Examples:
Phyllanthus emblica is Āṃvalā or better still āṃvalā because using a 
capital can introduce errors or unresolved characters. Passing this through 
several transliterators I get अ?वला because the ṃ works in one direction 
but not in reverse. In order to get the correct (I presume) word आंवला 
one needs to type anwalaa. This is one that I can explain but the 
following I can't. Can you please help / explain:
Akhroṭ for Juglans regia gives अख्रो? ṭ is the unresolved character.  I 
thought the correct Hindi words was अखरोट  = Akharot / Akhrot. Is this 
correct?
Justicia adhatoda   Aḍūsā gives अ?उसा .ḍ is the unresolved character. 
What is the correct name ?

Some of the transliterators online are:
WebDunia Utilities, 2009.  
http://utilities.webdunia.com/hindi/transliteration.html .  
*Google Transliteration*.  http://www.google.com/transliterate .
*TamilCube*  http://www.tamilcube.com/translate/hindi.aspx .
The blogger Ankit Agrawal who knows what it is all about, unlike me, lists 
others and comments on their technical merits. But they appear to be all 
add-ons, extensions etc. I am told these may introduce 
incompatibilities (especially when one uses 30 scripted languages) so I 
tend to stay away from those and prefer online facilities. What do you 
think ? is there a tech head among us ?
 
http://techcruser.blogspot.com.au/2008/05/english-to-hindi-transliteration.html.
Thanks.

[efloraofindia:114572] Google security measures

2012-04-24 Thread OZmic

I noted that Google asks for mobile phone numbers lately as a security 
measure. I am a great fan of Google but I am beginning to resent these 
intrusive ways a securising. I am thankful that it is not a compulsory 
option yet. Am I the only one to feel uneasy about this ? As they say if 
you do nothing wrong you have nothing to fear but we know that in practice 
it does not work like that. I am not especially parano otherwise I would 
not have a world wide profile on the WWW but there are some things that one 
likes to keep private , at least to some extent, such as a phone number. 
What do you think?

Re: [efloraofindia:114572] For Id from Panipat- March 12

Many Many Thanks Dr. Jacob for prompt and detailed reply...this was long
pending with me.
-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114573] Re: Hydrophyte for ID from Panipat

Thanks Alastair for the lead...waiting for further comments


-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114574] For Id from Panipat- March 12

Dear Jacob: Thank you for the ID

and the write up you have included is verbatim from WIKI, this particular
essay is at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haworthia

It would have sufficed to have given this link... or if one must include
the entire essay VERBATIM... it behooves the writer to give the URL link...

Even if WIKI is an open source resource, a citation must be given,
otherwise it implies YOU wrote the whole essay , and since it not the
case  there are conclusions to be drawn, you add them up ... I leave it
to you to do so...

I hope you will take an active part in this group,  and always give
reference/citationslike one does when writing any scientific paper...

thanks
Usha di
=

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Dr Jacob Thomas
jacob4taxon...@gmail.comwrote:

 It is* Haworthia limifolia* of* Liliaceae*. The common name is Zebra
 haworthia.
 Another classification is follows
 Kingdom: Plantae
 clade: Angiosperms
 clade: Monocots
 Order: Asparagales
 Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
 Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
 Genus: Haworthia
 Species: H. limifolia

 Haworthia is a genus of flowering plants within the family
 Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae. They are small (typically 20 cm
 (8 in) high) solitary or clump-forming and endemic to South Africa. Some
 species have firm, tough leaves, usually dark green in color, whereas other
 are soft and semi-translucent. Their flowers are small, white and very
 similar between species. But their leaves show wide variations even within
 one species.

 The classification of the flowering plant subfamily Asphodeloideae is weak
 and concepts of the genera are not well substantiated. Haworthia is
 similarly a weakly contrived genus consisting of three distinct groups:
 sub-genera Haworthia, Hexangularis, and Robustipedunculares. Related genera
 are Aloe, Gasteria and Astroloba and intergeneric hybrids are known.

 The genus Haworthia is named after the botanist Adrian Hardy Haworth.
 Bayer recognizes approximately 61 species whereas other taxonomists are
 very much less conservative (1999, Haworthia Revisited, Umdaus Press). The
 species are endemic to South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia and Maputoland. The
 plants are small, forming rosettes of leaves from 3 cm (1.2 in) to
 exceptionally 30 cm (12 in) in diameter. These rosettes are usually
 stemless but in some species stems reach up to 50 cm (20 in).

 Their flowers are small, white and very similar between species. There are
 differences in the flowers of the three sub-genera that botanists have
 curiously considered inconsequential although the differences between
 species in the same subgenus definitely are. The roots, leaves and rosettes
 do demonstrate some generic differences while wide variations occur even
 within one species. Because of their horticultural interest, the taxonomy
 has been dominated by amateur collectors and the literature is rife with
 misunderstanding of what the taxa actually are or should be.

 There is widespread special collector interest but some species such as
 Haworthia attenuata and Haworthia cymbiformis, are fairly common house and
 garden plants. Haworthia species reproduce both through seed and through
 budding, or offsets. Certain species or clones may be more successful or
 rapid in offset production, and these pups are easily removed to yield new
 plants once a substantial root system has developed on the offshoot. Less
 reliably, the plants may also be propagated through leaf cuttings, and in
 some instances, through tissue culture.

 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear All,

 This potted succulent was shot from Panipat, in March 2012. I have no
 ideas of Id, hope to find through the group..

 --
 Regards,

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227





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===

Re: [efloraofindia:114575] what this mosquito doing on grass? from Hooghly

Good evening Tanay Sir.

I read mosquitoes feed on plant sap and they suck blood in order to gain
rich protein to develop their eggs. Some spiders devour their male partners
for similar reason! -
http://insects.about.com/od/spiders/a/10-facts-about-tarantulas.htm

Regards,

surajit



On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Tanay Bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Surajit Ji.
 Great capture and truly interesting fact. I too have never heard about
 mosquitos
 sucking plant sap very interesting.
 Tanay

 On 24 April 2012 11:18, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear Sir / Madam,

 Never heard/read mosquitoes bask under sun. They, i think, do when they
 emerge out of their pupal stage in order to dry their wings. But it is an
 adult one and there was no pool nearby. Trying to suck plant sap?

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : gerb on playground
 Date : 23-04-12, 11.00 a.m.
 Place : Hooghly, WB

 Regards,

 surajit




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 Research  Teaching Assistant.
 Department of Botany.
 University of British Columbia .
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 Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
 Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
   604-822-2019 (Lab)
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Re: [efloraofindia:114576] what this mosquito doing on grass? from Hooghly

Good morning Pankaj Sir.
I have also read the protein requirement of mosquitoes in order to develop
their eggs.

Thank you  Regards,

surajit

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.comwrote:

 Typically, both male and female mosquitoes feed on 
 nectarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nectar_source and
 plant juices, but in many species the mouthparts of the females are adapted
 for piercing the skin of animal hosts and sucking their 
 bloodhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematophagy
  as ectoparasites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitism. 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito


 regards

 Pankaj Oudhia

 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:48 PM, surajit koley 
 surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Sir / Madam,

 Never heard/read mosquitoes bask under sun. They, i think, do when they
 emerge out of their pupal stage in order to dry their wings. But it is an
 adult one and there was no pool nearby. Trying to suck plant sap?

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit  Habitat : gerb on playground
 Date : 23-04-12, 11.00 a.m.
 Place : Hooghly, WB

 Regards,

 surajit

Re: [efloraofindia:114577] Re: Hydrophyte for ID from Panipat

2012-04-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh

Potamogeton pectinatus, I hope
Very common in Delhi


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Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 6:23 AM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Thanks Alastair for the lead...waiting for further comments


 --
 Regards,

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114578] For Id from Panipat- March 12

2012-04-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh

Thanks Dr. Jacob
This resolved my long pending ID also


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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 6:52 AM, ushadi Micromini microminipho...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 Dear Jacob: Thank you for the ID

 and the write up you have included is verbatim from WIKI, this particular
 essay is at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haworthia

 It would have sufficed to have given this link... or if one must include
 the entire essay VERBATIM... it behooves the writer to give the URL link...

 Even if WIKI is an open source resource, a citation must be given,
 otherwise it implies YOU wrote the whole essay , and since it not the
 case  there are conclusions to be drawn, you add them up ... I leave it
 to you to do so...

 I hope you will take an active part in this group,  and always give
 reference/citationslike one does when writing any scientific paper...

 thanks
 Usha di
 =


 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Dr Jacob Thomas jacob4taxon...@gmail.com
  wrote:

 It is* Haworthia limifolia* of* Liliaceae*. The common name is Zebra
 haworthia.
 Another classification is follows
 Kingdom: Plantae
 clade: Angiosperms
 clade: Monocots
 Order: Asparagales
 Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
 Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
 Genus: Haworthia
 Species: H. limifolia

 Haworthia is a genus of flowering plants within the family
 Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae. They are small (typically 20 cm
 (8 in) high) solitary or clump-forming and endemic to South Africa. Some
 species have firm, tough leaves, usually dark green in color, whereas other
 are soft and semi-translucent. Their flowers are small, white and very
 similar between species. But their leaves show wide variations even within
 one species.

 The classification of the flowering plant subfamily Asphodeloideae is
 weak and concepts of the genera are not well substantiated. Haworthia is
 similarly a weakly contrived genus consisting of three distinct groups:
 sub-genera Haworthia, Hexangularis, and Robustipedunculares. Related genera
 are Aloe, Gasteria and Astroloba and intergeneric hybrids are known.

 The genus Haworthia is named after the botanist Adrian Hardy Haworth.
 Bayer recognizes approximately 61 species whereas other taxonomists are
 very much less conservative (1999, Haworthia Revisited, Umdaus Press). The
 species are endemic to South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia and Maputoland. The
 plants are small, forming rosettes of leaves from 3 cm (1.2 in) to
 exceptionally 30 cm (12 in) in diameter. These rosettes are usually
 stemless but in some species stems reach up to 50 cm (20 in).

 Their flowers are small, white and very similar between species. There
 are differences in the flowers of the three sub-genera that botanists have
 curiously considered inconsequential although the differences between
 species in the same subgenus definitely are. The roots, leaves and rosettes
 do demonstrate some generic differences while wide variations occur even
 within one species. Because of their horticultural interest, the taxonomy
 has been dominated by amateur collectors and the literature is rife with
 misunderstanding of what the taxa actually are or should be.

 There is widespread special collector interest but some species such as
 Haworthia attenuata and Haworthia cymbiformis, are fairly common house and
 garden plants. Haworthia species reproduce both through seed and through
 budding, or offsets. Certain species or clones may be more successful or
 rapid in offset production, and these pups are easily removed to yield new
 plants once a substantial root system has developed on the offshoot. Less
 reliably, the plants may also be propagated through leaf cuttings, and in
 some instances, through tissue culture.

 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Nidhan Singh 
 nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear All,

 This potted succulent was shot from Panipat, in March 2012. I have no
 ideas of Id, hope to find through the group..

 --
 Regards,

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227





 --
 Usha di
 ===

Re: [efloraofindia:114580] Re: Asteraceae ID from Hooghly 13-04-12 SK-3

2012-04-24 Thread nitesh joshi

i was wondering if it was Eupatorium species too
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:03 PM, surajit koley 
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thank you very much, Nitesh Sir, it is a common sight here and other
 butterflies also visit this plant.

 Regards,

 Surajit Koley

 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:30 PM, nitesh joshi niteshcjo...@gmail.comwrote:

 lovely pics




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Re: [efloraofindia:114581] what this mosquito doing on grass? from Hooghly

Hi,
    Male mosquitoes are purely vegetarian. Females are also largely vegetarian, 
but require a blood meal before egg laying. That's when they come into conflict 
with humans and transmit diseases.
     With regards,
  Neil Soares.

--- On Wed, 4/25/12, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:


From: surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114576] what this mosquito doing on grass? from 
Hooghly
To: Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.com
Cc: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 7:10 AM



Good morning Pankaj Sir.
I have also read the protein requirement of mosquitoes in order to develop 
their eggs.


Thank you  Regards,


surajit


On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.com wrote:


Typically, both male and female mosquitoes feed on nectar and plant juices, 
but in many species the mouthparts of the females are adapted for piercing the 
skin of animal hosts and sucking their blood as ectoparasites. 


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito 




regards


Pankaj Oudhia


On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:48 PM, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com 
wrote:


Dear Sir / Madam,
 
Never heard/read mosquitoes bask under sun. They, i think, do when they emerge 
out of their pupal stage in order to dry their wings. But it is an adult one 
and there was no pool nearby. Trying to suck plant sap?
 
Species : UNKNOWN
Habit  Habitat : gerb on playground
Date : 23-04-12, 11.00 a.m.
Place : Hooghly, WB
 
Regards,
 
surajit

Re: [efloraofindia:114582] what this mosquito doing on grass? from Hooghly

Neil: yes. that is correct, you are right...
also apocryphal stories abound how lady mosquitoes are attracted to people
who sweat out vit b12, have you ever heard it?
Usha di

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote:

Hi,
Male mosquitoes are purely vegetarian. Females are also largely
vegetarian, but require a blood meal before egg laying. That's when they
come into conflict with humans and transmit diseases.
With regards,
Neil Soares.

--- On *Wed, 4/25/12, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com*wrote:

From: surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114576] what this mosquito doing on grass?
from Hooghly
To: Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.com
Cc: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 7:10 AM

Good morning Pankaj Sir.
I have also read the protein requirement of mosquitoes in order to develop
their eggs.

Thank you Regards,

surajit

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Pankaj Oudhia
pankajoud...@gmail.comhttp://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pankajoud...@gmail.com
wrote:

Typically, both male and female mosquitoes feed on
nectarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nectar_source and
plant juices, but in many species the mouthparts of the females are adapted
for piercing the skin of animal hosts and sucking their
bloodhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematophagy
as ectoparasites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito

regards

Pankaj Oudhia

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:48 PM, surajit koley
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comhttp://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com
wrote:

Dear Sir / Madam,

Never heard/read mosquitoes bask under sun. They, i think, do when they
emerge out of their pupal stage in order to dry their wings. But it is an
adult one and there was no pool nearby. Trying to suck plant sap?

Species : UNKNOWN
Habit Habitat : gerb on playground
Date : 23-04-12, 11.00 a.m.
Place : Hooghly, WB

Regards,

surajit

--
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===

Re: [efloraofindia:114583] For Id from Panipat- March 12

Thanks Ushadi Ji for additional information...
-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114584] Digest for indiantreepix@googlegroups.com - 25 Messages in 15 Topics

2012-04-24 Thread nitesh joshi

Re: [efloraofindia:113277] in love with grass from Hooghly

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:35 AM, indiantreepix@googlegroups.com wrote:

   Today's Topic Summary

 Group: http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/topics

- what this mosquito doing on grass? from 
 Hooghlyhttps://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_0[2
  Updates]
- [efloraofindia:113277] in love with grass from 
 Hooghlyhttps://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_1[1
  Update]
- [efloraofindia:113480] Asteraceae ID from Hooghly 13-04-12 
 SK-3https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_2[4
  Updates]
- 10 inches herb ID from Hooghly 23-04-12 
 SK-3https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_3[3
  Updates]
- [efloraofindia:114469] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 
 SKhttps://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_4[2
  Updates]
- [efloraofindia:113505] is this Blumea sp.? from Hooghly 14-04-2012 
 SKhttps://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_5[1
  Update]
- [efloraofindia:114528] Ficus for id - 240412 - 
 RK2https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_6[1
  Update]
- [efloraofindia:114916] Re: button sized flower from Hooghly (WB)
31-03-12 
 SK-3https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_7[3
  Updates]
- [efloraofindia:114545] For Id from Panipat- March 
 12https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_8[1
  Update]
- SYMBIOSIS : 
 159https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_9[1
  Update]
- [efloraofindia:113372] grass ID from Hooghly 11-04-12 SK-1

 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_10[1
  Update]
- [efloraofindia:114472] 6 inches herb ID from Hooghly 23-04-12 
 SK-1https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_11[2
  Updates]
- Cassia fistula bloom at 
 Nagpurhttps://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_12[1
  Update]
- Hydrophyte for ID from 
 Panipathttps://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_13[1
  Update]
- Trees of Bangalore - RA - Broussonetia papyrifera - Paper Mullberry

 Treehttps://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#136e5bea18a4dec8_group_thread_14[1
  Update]

  what this mosquito doing on grass? from 
 Hooghlyhttp://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/t/e977a27bf7cb9489

surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com Apr 24 11:48PM +0530

Dear Sir / Madam,

Never heard/read mosquitoes bask under sun. They, i think, do when they
emerge out of their pupal stage in order to dry their wings. But it is
an
adult one and there was no pool nearby. Trying to suck plant sap?

Species : UNKNOWN
Habit  Habitat : gerb on playground
Date : 23-04-12, 11.00 a.m.
Place : Hooghly, WB

Regards,

surajit




Tanay Bose tanaybos...@gmail.com Apr 24 11:48AM -0700

Hi Surajit Ji.
Great capture and truly interesting fact. I too have never heard about
mosquitos
sucking plant sap very interesting.
Tanay

 Place : Hooghly, WB

 Regards,

 surajit

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  [efloraofindia:113277] in love with grass from 
 Hooghlyhttp://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/t/3191f0083031a12f

surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com Apr 24 11:30PM +0530

Thank you Garg Sir for making it relevant again.

Regards,

Surajit




  [efloraofindia:113480] Asteraceae ID from Hooghly 13-04-12 
 SK-3http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/t/635942a77ca68b8a

jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com Apr 24 05:21PM +0530

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Nice pics, should be a *Vernonia sp.* in my opinion” from Nidhan
ji,

Re: [efloraofindia:114585] in love with grass from Hooghly

A reply:
BRAV
you r absolutely right from Anil ji.

On 24 April 2012 17:54, jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“I think this is *Chloris barbata* thought my knowledge in grasses are
limited.
Tanay”

“Ihope Tanay is right. (three genera with such digitate spikes are
generally common in plains (Bothriochloa, Dichanthium and Chloris).
Pennisetum has single thick spike.” from Singh ji.

“Tanay Sir identified it as Chloris barbata and there is an awesome pic by
Dinesh Sir - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2789969206/

A great Sunday

Regards,

Surajit”

On 11 April 2012 00:19, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comwrote:

Sir,

I am proud to announce that this group has changed my outlook towards
flora world. My latest darling is this beautiful grass. But who is this
exquisite beauty?

Species : *Pennisetum* sp. ?
Habit Habitat : wild grass, about 2 ft height
Date : 08.04.2012, 1.45 p.m.
Place : Hooghly (WB)

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIX39EnWTRg/T4SAev8SmtI/DTQ/MsuYQcRVr6k/s1600/DSCN1865.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FBRU92S5JPo/T4SAjJDHGVI/DTk/MgV7nplQkgE/s1600/DSCN1869.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_gL6_WyLKH4/T4SAm6SQBQI/DT4/4rLfA3cSYFQ/s1600/DSCN1872.jpg

Thank you Regards,

Surajit Koley

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Re: [efloraofindia:114586] Google security measures

Michel, I too am a fan of Google - and I have given my phone number for
security purpose. In a situation where email account can get hacked by
anyone smart, have decided to believe and trust Google.
Regards.
Dinesh





On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 4:58 AM, OZmic m.porch...@bigpond.com wrote:

 I noted that Google asks for mobile phone numbers lately as a security
 measure. I am a great fan of Google but I am beginning to resent these
 intrusive ways a securising. I am thankful that it is not a compulsory
 option yet. Am I the only one to feel uneasy about this ? As they say if
 you do nothing wrong you have nothing to fear but we know that in practice
 it does not work like that. I am not especially parano otherwise I would
 not have a world wide profile on the WWW but there are some things that one
 likes to keep private , at least to some extent, such as a phone number.
 What do you think?

Re: [efloraofindia:114588] Re: Request for an article.................

2012-04-24 Thread gunjan sud

Thanks Mahadeshwara and Rajesh Sir for  their guidance.
Regards Gunjan

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Mahadeswara swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote:

 You may contact the scientist(s) in CSIR-CFTRI,  Mysore (Protein
 Division).  Check the mail ID in their website/ write to the Director..


 On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:44:51 AM UTC+5:30, gunjan sud wrote:

 Dear members,
 I require the chapter 17. viz. A Comparative Study of the Functionality
 of Plant Proteins and their Uses in Food Systems / Gunjan Sud and Saroj
 Dua from the book, Biodiversity for Sustainable Development edited by
 professor P.C. Trivedi, Aavishkar publishers and distributors, Jaipur. Can
 anybody help me with this article. I will be obliged.
 With regards,
 Gunjan

Re: [efloraofindia:114590] Request Tree ID 087 - Lalbagh, Bangalore - RA

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Could it be a species of Albizia? Family: Mimosaceae.
Wait for experts to comment.
Regards,
Sandhya”

“I also feel its *albizia for sure*, some variant of white sirs
Raman”

“Some Albizia species indeed.
Can't place it. Looks *close to Albizia odoratissima* but the bark is not
yellow here.
Doesnt also look close to Albizia chinensis.
Eager to know about the species.”

Very beautiful to look at it as there are hardly any leaves and tree is
full of flowers.
Raman

On 11 April 2012 14:35, raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com wrote:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-oX9hJg8TKRY/T4VJD0nDUKI/ATE/fFOvt2U4ynY/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+087+Tree+-+Flower.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iMkjFLF9tUU/T4VJI-7068I/ATQ/d3a1sUJGMoA/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+087+Tree+-+Canopy.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XRBNM86QrYE/T4VJOlVCNHI/ATc/RX_I9EddUHA/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+087+Tree+-+Bark.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OOuO8KIr1kM/T4VJSWhqzeI/ATo/DfPPt_H0JN8/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+087+Tree+-+Branch.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kYuT1J8WuEo/T4VJXt1qS4I/AT0/yclWciD-lx0/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+087+Tree+-+0009.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pO9t9f4-80g/T4VI_-VFjDI/AS4/vi31qY-hxYc/s1600/ZZ+Unknown+087+Tree+-+Leaf.jpg
Thanks
Raman

Re: [efloraofindia:114591] Re: Figs Of Bangalore - RA - Ficus hispida - Hairy Fig Tree

2012-04-24 Thread ranjini kamath

Likewise Raman ji!!:) Lovely collection of Ficus varieties.Appreciate the
pains -[ 'pains' is not the right word actually-everything is forgotten in
one's enthusiasm for recording important  interesting details of trees
]-you have taken.TFS:)

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Thanks Raman Ji,

 Very beautiful series on Ficus spp.
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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.


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