[indiantreepix:10740] Re: Please help with the tree ID

2009-04-15 Thread Madhuri Pejaver
in marathi called as Chandava it is not Thespecia madhuri --- On Wed, 15/4/09, Abhay Tiwari abhay...@gmail.com wrote: From: Abhay Tiwari abhay...@gmail.com Subject: [indiantreepix:10734] Please help with the tree ID To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, 15 April, 2009, 7:02

[indiantreepix:10741] Re: Potato Creeper - and Plant ID request

2009-04-15 Thread Nudrat
Hello I am not very sure but the plant in second and third pictures could be Talauma from Magnoliacaea. On Apr 14, 10:24 am, Sushmita Jha sushmitas...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I searched for this creeper brought from Shimla and now flowering in my South Delhi terrace garden. It is called

[indiantreepix:10742] Re: Potato Creeper - and Plant ID request

2009-04-15 Thread Sushmita Jha
Thank you, Nudrat. Any other view? Sushmita On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 2:58 AM, Nudrat nudrat@gmail.com wrote: Hello I am not very sure but the plant in second and third pictures could be Talauma from Magnoliacaea. On Apr 14, 10:24 am, Sushmita Jha sushmitas...@gmail.com wrote: Hello

[indiantreepix:10743] Re: Please help with the tree ID

2009-04-15 Thread Barry Stock
I believe this is a Macaranga. Perhaps Macaranga tanarius. -bs On Apr 14, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Abhay Tiwari wrote: Friends, Is this Portia tree (Thespesia Populnea)? There aren't any flowers. The foliage looks like that from distance. But in its leaves the petiole is attached away from

[indiantreepix:10745] Re: (130409SCS1-4) ID request - wild plant, Sonepat, Haryana

2009-04-15 Thread Joshi Pankaj
Dear All, Member of Malvaceae and Some Sida sp.? *** Pankaj N. Joshi (PhD) Jr. Scientist Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE) Post Box # 83, Opp. Changleshwar Temple, Mundra Road, Bhuj- Kachchh Gujarat: 370 001 (India) Phone: +91 2832 329408;

[indiantreepix:10746] Re: (140405SCS1-3) - Abrus precatorius, Sonepat, Haryana

2009-04-15 Thread Swagat
Satishji, You are right... seeds are poisonous. But it's leaves and roots are used in Ayurvedic medicine. It also called 'Rosary Pea' or 'Indian liquorica'. It is from 'Leguminoceae' family (घराणे - शिम्बीवर्ग) Sub family - Papilionaceae (उपघराणे - अपराजितादि) Regards, ~Swagat

[indiantreepix:10749] Re: (140405SCS1-3) - Abrus precatorius, Sonepat, Haryana

2009-04-15 Thread Suresh C. Sharma
Yes, Jayaraman ji, you are right. Here is a link : http://images.google.co.in/images?gbv=2hl=enei=-fXlSZWrFZH26gPhurSjCwsa=Xoi=spellresnum=0ct=resultcd=1q=Kundumanispell=1 Best, Suresh C Sharma On 4/15/09, Jayaraman Kakarla jaykaka...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is called Kundu Mani in Tamil

[indiantreepix:10751] Re: (150409SCS4-5) Botanical name of this plant (locally known as Kendu), Sonepat, Haryana

2009-04-15 Thread vinod kumar gupta
It is bistendu(diospyros cordifolia) Vinod From: Suresh C. Sharma bushc...@gmail.com To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Cc: Devendra Bhardwaj devendra_bhard...@yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:38:04 PM Subject: [indiantreepix:10750]

[indiantreepix:10752] Re: (150409SCS4-5) Botanical name of this plant (locally known as Kendu), Sonepat, Haryana

2009-04-15 Thread vinod kumar gupta
BTW,it should be flowering in the month of april.So look for it Vinod From: vinod kumar gupta vkgupta_1...@yahoo.com To: Suresh C. Sharma bushc...@gmail.com; indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Cc: Devendra Bhardwaj devendra_bhard...@yahoo.com Sent:

[indiantreepix:10753] Re: (150409SCS4-5) Botanical name of this plant (locally known as Kendu), Sonepat, Haryana

2009-04-15 Thread Suresh C. Sharma
Thank you Doctor Sahib, You have saved me lot of troubles. So, Pradeep Krishen's opinion in his Trees of Delhi is right,One of Delhi's least known native trees.. Regards, Suresh C Sharma ___ On 4/15/09, vinod kumar gupta vkgupta_1...@yahoo.com wrote: It is bistendu(diospyros

[indiantreepix:10754] Re: A flowering tree for ID

2009-04-15 Thread Navendu
I think the two pictures belong to two different plants. The flowering branch and flowers remind me of Burseraceae, perhaps Garuga pinnata cos the flowers are identical. The picture of the leaves is some scandent shrub belonging to either Anonaceae or Rhamnaceae navendu

[indiantreepix:10755] Re: A flowering tree for ID

2009-04-15 Thread Dinesh Valke
... Navendu ji's explanation sort of made the first picture clearer; I can see the flowers of *Garuga pinnata*. Regards. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Navendu navendu.p...@gmail.com wrote: I think the two pictures belong to two different plants. The flowering branch and flowers remind

[indiantreepix:10757] The importance of trees in Vedas and Puranas

2009-04-15 Thread Anand Kumar Bhatt
One forester gave this write-up to me in Hindi (Rishikesh Sharma). I have tried to translate it so that everybody can understand and enjoy it. Happy reading. akbhatt ~~~ *Significance of Trees as Mentiooned in Vedas and Puranas* 1. Ten wells equal a step well Ten step wells

[indiantreepix:10758] Bird and butterfly attracting trees

2009-04-15 Thread Geetha Jaikumar
Hello all! Could I have a list of trees and shrubs (which can grow in a hot climate like Chennai) and which are good for attracting birds and butterflies? I remember seeing such a list in a mail but am unable to locate it. Hope someone can resend it to me. Thanks in advance. Geetha Jaikumar

[indiantreepix:10759] Re: The importance of trees in Vedas and Puranas

2009-04-15 Thread Dinesh Valke
... thank you very much, Bhatt ji. It was a treat. Regards. On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 1:30 AM, Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.comwrote: One forester gave this write-up to me in Hindi (Rishikesh Sharma). I have tried to translate it so that everybody can understand and enjoy it. Happy