Re: [efloraofindia:31711] Re: Records acquired by the Palms!!!

2010-04-08 Thread Muthu Karthick
Thank you much for the details sir. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:40 PM, Tabish tabi...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Muthu, Thanks for the names. My source gives the names Kudappanai and Thazhippanai and many others for Corypha umbraculifera. Corypha macropoda Kurz ex Linden and Corypha macropoda

[efloraofindia:31712] Re: Crotalaria for ID : 030410-AK-2

2010-04-08 Thread Pardeshi S.
Hello all this appears Crotalaria retusa to me C retusa http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/weedscommon/JCUPRD_039023 http://plantes-rizieres-guyane.cirad.fr/dicotyledones/fabaceae/crotalaria_retusa http://www.tropilab.com/crotalaria-ret.html

Re: [efloraofindia:31714] White Palas

2010-04-08 Thread Joshi Pankaj
Sir, Is there any possiblities to identify without flowers?  *** 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

[efloraofindia:31715] Trail to Salim Ali Point on 11 April 2010 organized by Bombay Natural History Society

2010-04-08 Thread CEC
Dear Friends, Please find below the details of the Salim Ali Trail: *Trail to Salim Ali Point* (11th April) Salim Ali point is the pinnacle of the BNHS reserve, offering a panoramic view of the reserve and the adjoining National Park. The nature trail to this point, dedicated to the ‘Birdman of

Re: [efloraofindia:31716] ID 060410 1

2010-04-08 Thread Satish Chile
Gliricidia sepium Fabaceae Satish On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Suvarna Sarpotdar suvarna.sarpot...@gmail.com wrote: Date/Time-29/2/2009;10.23 am Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Ahmedabad Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Urban Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree

[efloraofindia:31717] Re: Asteraceae for id 040410MK1

2010-04-08 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
I wish to differ from Pluchea lanceolata on account of following- 1. It is not an undershrub, instead it is 2.5 tall shrub 2. Leaves are not sessile and oblong, they are petiolate and elliptic The plant is recorded to the north of gangetic plains. I feel that the plant is Vernonia divergens Edgew.

Re: [efloraofindia:31718] Re: Asteraceae for id 040410MK1

2010-04-08 Thread Satish Chile
Shrikant ji, Mind the other characters of V.devergens i.e. Leaves in the upper branches, flowering twigs smallheads in much brached penicled corymbsverify please Satish On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 2:06 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.comwrote: I wish to differ from Pluchea

Re: [efloraofindia:31719] Ocimum??060410-PKA1

2010-04-08 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Tanay Perhaps you may not have to be sad, it is closest call. I have seen a lot of M. longifolia (from which it is not very distinct) in Kashmir, the only thing which worries me that the inflorescence is unusually long in in ourplant today. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor

Re: [efloraofindia:31720] Tree's sporting the summer look #5 of 15 | IDRequest- 08Apr10AR02

2010-04-08 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Raghu ji I suppose Schleichera oleosa also known as kussum, kusumb; , lac tree, gum lac tree, ceylone oak, macassar oil tree, -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone:

Re: [efloraofindia:31721] Tree's sporting the summer look #5 of 15 | IDRequest- 08Apr10AR02

2010-04-08 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Yes it looks like Kusum tree. Please see these links http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdbPdbID=102108 http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdbPdbID=102203 http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdbPdbID=102106 Last year Dr.Biswas from Bhopal posted picture of Kusum at same time to the group. regards

Re: [efloraofindia:31722] Request for ID: 220310-AK-1

2010-04-08 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Mani ji I hope you are right. Seems to be C. bicolor -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Apr

Re: [efloraofindia:31723] Tree's sporting the summer look #5 of 15 | IDRequest- 08Apr10AR02

2010-04-08 Thread Parjanya guru
Based on the personally observed colorisation of this plant, . I agree with Gurucharan Jee..The plant is definately Schleichera oleosa = S. trijuga. pankajoud...@gmail.com wrote: Yes it looks like Kusum tree. Please see these links http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdbPdbID=102108

Re: [efloraofindia:31724] Datura for ID : 080410-AK-1

2010-04-08 Thread tanay bose
Dear Arati Ji,, I hope this plant is *Datura metel* L. ( Syn: *Datura fastuosa* L) from the family Solanaceae. Regards Tanay On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Found growing in the wild at the roadside at Nasik, Maharashtra. Pictures taken during

Re: [efloraofindia:31725] Ocimum??060410-PKA1

2010-04-08 Thread Parjanya guru
Dear All. Any possibility of* Pogostemon...???* On 4/8/10, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Tanay Perhaps you may not have to be sad, it is closest call. I have seen a lot of M. longifolia (from which it is not very distinct) in Kashmir, the only thing which worries me that the

Re: [efloraofindia:31726] Datura for ID : 080410-AK-1

2010-04-08 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Tanay You are right -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:20 PM, tanay

Re: [efloraofindia:31727] Datura for ID : 080410-AK-1

2010-04-08 Thread tanay bose
*Thank you Sir Tanay* On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Tanay You are right -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone:

Re: [efloraofindia:31728] Trees sporting the summer look #4 of 15 | IDREQ- 08Apr10AR01

2010-04-08 Thread tanay bose
Dear Muthu, Thank you for the identification I was completely unaware of this plant basically I have heard the name but never seen the fruits. Now I know why it is called Helicopter plant!!! Thanks Regards Tanay On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: Dear

Re: [efloraofindia:31729] ID 060410 1

2010-04-08 Thread tanay bose
Dear Suvarna Ji, I also confirm you the plant is *Gliricidia sepium* from the Fabaceae. I am adding a bit more information about the plant hope you will find them interesting. Uses According to the National Academy of Sciences (1980a), the leaves contain over 20% crude protein and are

Re: [efloraofindia:31730] Ocimum??060410-PKA1

2010-04-08 Thread tanay bose
Dear Gurcharan ji, You have caught my thought, this inflorescence is too long and also robust but sir due to the leaf character I feel hard to identify it as *M longifolia*. Regards Tanay On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Tanay Perhaps you may not have

Re: [efloraofindia:31731] Ocimum??060410-PKA1

2010-04-08 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dear Tanay Dear Tanay, I did'nt mean to call it M. longifolia. If it can be identified with M. longifolia, then surely it is more correctly M. asiatica, I meant inflorescence is too long and robust for both the species. - Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College,

[efloraofindia:31732] Re: ID 060410 1

2010-04-08 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
Leaves are said to be 'oval' and they are contemporary with flowers, though their form is not clearly visible. Little more description of leaves would have been sufficient. A close up of leaves will confirm that this is Milletia peguensis. The flowering season, colour is also right for Milletia.

Re: [efloraofindia:31733] Re: ID 060410 1

2010-04-08 Thread Satish Chile
Shrikantn ji, Both Milletia as well as gliricidia are in flowering. A close of leaflets will help to resolve the doubt. Satish On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 6:07 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.comwrote: Leaves are said to be 'oval' and they are contemporary with flowers, though their

RE: [efloraofindia:31734] Crotalaria for ID : 030410-AK-2

2010-04-08 Thread rashida atthar
Yes Satish ji, I agree with you with regards to the finer differences in the two flora. That is why I feel the final ID should be as per Kew database or GRIN and IPNI in that order, other wise there is so much of contradictory data floating around. As I mentioned in my earlier mail I

Re: [efloraofindia:31737] Ocimum??060410-PKA1

2010-04-08 Thread tanay bose
Dear Gurcharan Ji, I Just told you that as u discussed the matter with me. Sorry if you have thought that I meant to say that you suggested *M longifolia*, you never told this name. Sorry For the misunderstanding I have created please pardon me for the innocence. Regards Tanay On Thu, Apr 8, 2010

Re: [efloraofindia:31738] ID 060410 1

2010-04-08 Thread Yazdy Palia
Dear Friends, Though the leaves look like Gliricidia sepium, I wonder if the tree shown in the picture is Gliricidia sepium for the simple reason, I have never seen so many leaves on Gliricidia when it blossoms. Normally it is totally bare of leaves when in blossom. This however is the opinion of

Re: [efloraofindia:31740] Trees sporting the summer look #4 of 15 | IDREQ- 08Apr10AR01

2010-04-08 Thread Muthu Karthick
Most welcome Tanayji. This tree reminisces my childhood days of playing with the dry fruits. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:37 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Muthu, Thank you for the identification I was completely unaware of this plant basically I have heard the name but

Re: [efloraofindia:31741] Trees sporting the summer look #4 of 15 | IDREQ- 08Apr10AR01

2010-04-08 Thread tanay bose
Nice to know that a tree made you nostalgic Muthu. Tanay On 4/8/10, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: Most welcome Tanayji. This tree reminisces my childhood days of playing with the dry fruits. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:37 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Muthu,

[efloraofindia:31744] Re: Herb from Morni Hills for Id

2010-04-08 Thread Tabish
Looks like Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Brahmi.html - Tabish On Apr 9, 9:06 am, Balkar Arya balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Members A Small herb with succulent leaves for id from Tikkar Tal Lake morni Hills Panchkula Haryana Regards Balkar

Re: [efloraofindia:31746] Campsis grandiflora for id validation

2010-04-08 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Balkar ji I think Campsis radicans -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:48

Re: [efloraofindia:31747] ID 060410 1

2010-04-08 Thread R. Vijayasankar
I agree with Shrikant ji. Its Milletia for sure, and not Gliricidia. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, Though the leaves look like Gliricidia sepium, I wonder if the tree shown in the picture is Gliricidia sepium for the simple reason, I

Re: [efloraofindia:31748] Campsis grandiflora for id validation

2010-04-08 Thread Kenneth Greby
Decidedly Campsis, either C. radicans or C. tagliabuana. It's likely a named colorform, but looks too light to be 'Mme. Galen', the most common cultivar. Regards-- Ken. From: Balkar Arya balkara...@gmail.com To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com

Re: [efloraofindia:31751] ID 060410 1

2010-04-08 Thread Satish Chile
Yes Palia ji You are right. I also reexamine the facts and reached to the conclusion this is not Gliricidia because this tree starts shedding the flowers by end of the march and the fruits are now almost set. Yesterday I visited the spot and observed the tree. Milletia is correct. Thanks friends.

[efloraofindia:31750] Re: Campsis grandiflora for id validation

2010-04-08 Thread Tabish
I agree with Gurcharan ji, on it being Campsis radicans. - Tabish On Apr 9, 9:48 am, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Balkar ji I think Campsis radicans -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired  Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand

Re: [efloraofindia:31753] Re: Campsis grandiflora for id validation

2010-04-08 Thread Satish Chile
Yes Gurucharan ji, this is Campsis radicans Satish On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Tabish tabi...@gmail.com wrote: I agree with Gurcharan ji, on it being Campsis radicans. - Tabish On Apr 9, 9:48 am, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Balkar ji I think Campsis radicans --

Re: [efloraofindia:31757] Re: Herb from Morni Hills for Id

2010-04-08 Thread Satish Chile
* Dear Arya ji I also agree with Tabish ji Bacopa monniera syn.** **Bramia monnieri** **(L.) Pennell** **Gratiola monnieria** **L.** **Herpestes monnieria** **(L.) Kunth** **Herpestis fauriei** **H.Lev.** **Herpestis monniera** **Herpestris monnieria** **Lysimachia monnieri** **L.** **Moniera