Re: [efloraofindia:39922] Re: An Orchid to Share 300610 ET

2010-07-01 Thread Thiruvengadam Ekambaram
No Sir, that is different plant. On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Sweedle sweedle.cer...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Thiruji, Do the yellowish, shrivelled pseudobulbs belong to the same orchid in flowering? If so, they do not look like Dendrobium pseudobulbs. Regards, Sweedle

Re: [efloraofindia:39923] Garden plants-PO2

2010-07-01 Thread Anand Kumar Bhatt
Thanks Mani. You made my day. It was like meeting some friend after decades! ak On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 6:07 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: This is Midday Flower, Scarlet Mallow. http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Midday%20Flower.html Regards, Mani. On Sun, Jun 27,

Re: [efloraofindia:39924] Re: Request for ID- 300610RA2

2010-07-01 Thread Usha Desai
*HI Neil and Divekarji I was there...and all photos are of the same plant.What was amazing was it had a lot of milky latex.Does Ukshi have latex?.it is from combrataceae family*..*Usha Desai * On 1 July 2010 09:22, Divakar divakarme...@gmail.com wrote: First one likely to be Calycopteris

Re: [efloraofindia:39926] Flowering with Babblers | | 01Jul10AR02

2010-07-01 Thread Stephen A
Its *Gliricidia sepium* (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp. Please check, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliricidia_sepium http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Gliricidia-gliricidia.pdf

Re: [efloraofindia:39927] Flowering with Babblers | | 01Jul10AR02

2010-07-01 Thread Senthilkumar
Yah. Its *Gliricidia sepium; Fabaceae. * *It is widely used as a bio fertilizer in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.* * * *Regards* *Senthilkumar U. * On 1 July 2010 14:07, Stephen A stephanos.cr...@gmail.com wrote: Its *Gliricidia sepium* (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp. Please check,

Re: [efloraofindia:39931] Re: An Orchid to Share 300610 ET

2010-07-01 Thread sweedle cerejo
Dear Thiruji, This is some *Coelogyne sp*. Not sure about it's specific name. Regards, Sweedle The more our world functions like the natural world, the more likely we are to endure on this home that is ours, but not ours alone. ~ Janine Benyus On 1 July 2010 11:34, Thiruvengadam

Re: [efloraofindia:39932] Datura Arborea ( Brugmansia candida - Family Solanaceae)

2010-07-01 Thread nabha meghani
We call Datura these days vuvuzela, which is being seen and heard everywhere during the last two weeks, of Football WM. Thank god, Datura doesn't harm your ears. Regards Nalini - Original Message - From: raghu ananth To: geeta arun ; indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: [efloraofindia:39933] Re: AR 08, 2010

2010-07-01 Thread nivi tha
please check with Malvaviscus sp. -- Selvalakshmi S. Doctoral Scholar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups efloraofindia group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To

Re: [efloraofindia:39934] One more video of bees hovering over the flowers of delonix regia

2010-07-01 Thread Anand Kumar Bhatt
Lovely Shubhadaji. How could you go so near the flower because they are generally high up, or it is only the zoom? ak On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:11 AM, shubhada nikharge shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Hi, One more video showing how the flowers attract insects by variation in the colour

Re: [efloraofindia:39936] 070610vks4

2010-07-01 Thread L. Rasingam
Yes, it is *Cleome gynandra* By L.Rasingam On 1 July 2010 14:47, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. Earlier relevant feedback: “Wait for flowers, tentatively it *looks like Cleome viscosa*. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh” *Cleome gynandra,

Re: [efloraofindia:39937] An observation 010710 ET

2010-07-01 Thread L. Rasingam
This kind of colour is very common in the Wattle tree (Acacia mearnsi) By L.Rasingam On 1 July 2010 16:22, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ethiruvenga...@gmail.comwrote: Friends I took this trunk of the trees picture during Nature camp to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve –in Avalanche- Kunda Forest

Re: [efloraofindia:39938] Request for ID- 300610RA2

2010-07-01 Thread Rajdeo Singh
Hi,    all the photos posted are not of the same plant. the 1st photo is of Calycopteris floribunda, while all the remaining photos looks like wrightia tomentosa (tambda Kuda)please do check the leaves are glabrous or tomentose Rajdeo Singh Mumbai --- On Wed, 30/6/10, Rashida Atthar

Re: [efloraofindia:39940] Plant-for-ID-1.7.10

2010-07-01 Thread L. Rasingam
I think this is Aeonium sp. (Crassulaceae) By L.Rasingam On 1 July 2010 16:56, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Sending a photo of the plant shot at Srinagar. Kindly identify the plant. Regards, Mani -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[efloraofindia:39942] Invitation for Tantalizing trails @ CEC

2010-07-01 Thread CEC
Dear Friends, After the scorching heat of summer, we all have welcomed the monsoon with great joy and enthusiasm. Nature is at its best transformed from brown, parched look to fresh green face. With the first showers of rain variety of lilies, yam, mushrooms have sprout out of the earth spreading

[efloraofindia:39945] Etymology- Roystonea regia

2010-07-01 Thread nivi tha
Etymology no. 15 *Roystonea regia* (Arecaceae) *Roystonea *- General Roy Stone , an American army engineer. *regia- *royal Common name - Royal palm. -- Selvalakshmi S. Doctoral Scholar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [efloraofindia:39946] One more video of bees hovering over the flowers of delonix regia

2010-07-01 Thread shubhada nikharge
Anand ji, It was not a fully grown tree and fortunately the branch was drooping. so i could observe it well. Cheers, Shubhada I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.

Re: [efloraofindia:39949] Conium maculatum from Kashmir

2010-07-01 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
It acts miraculously in treatment of cancer when used Homoeopathically in lower potency. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Conium maculatum L., the Poison hemlock from Kashmir Valley, a very common weed now on roadsides and waste

Re: [efloraofindia:39952] flower for id-1.7.10

2010-07-01 Thread R. Vijayasankar
Nice picture. It is *Magnolia grandiflora*, an ornamental plant with large fragrant flowers. With regards R. Vijayasankar On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 6:36 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Sending a photo of the flower and tree shot at Srinagar. Kindly identify the tree.

Re: [efloraofindia:39953] Datura Arborea ( Brugmansia candida - Family Solanaceae)

2010-07-01 Thread Rashida Atthar
Amazing pics. Geeta. Thanks for sharing and welcome back ! Nabha ji's info.of Datura is very interesting ! regards, Rashida. On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 3:28 PM, nabha meghani nabha-megh...@gmx.de wrote: We call Datura these days vuvuzela, which is being seen and heard everywhere during the

Re: [efloraofindia:39954] ID Request | 01Jul2010AR01

2010-07-01 Thread R. Vijayasankar
I too think it is *Zingiber zerumbet*. With regards R. Vijayasankar On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:52 PM, L. Rasingam rasi...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All, Its not a Costus species. this might be Zingiber zerumbet For costus species the leaves are spiral. but here the leaves are somewhat

Re: [efloraofindia:39955] Cryptolepis buchanani- Wax -leaves climber

2010-07-01 Thread Satish Phadke
It's also flowering on Vetal tekdi Pune at present. Thanks for sharing. On 1 July 2010 19:14, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Cryptolepis buchanani - saw this waxed leaved climber flowering at the south end of the national park in Mumbai on 29 June '10. Greenish yellow flowers

Re: [efloraofindia:39956] Conium maculatum from Kashmir

2010-07-01 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks for information, Pankaj ji. -- 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, Jul 1, 2010 at 6:56

Re: [efloraofindia:39957] Flowering with Babblers | | 01Jul10AR02

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
*Gliricidia sepium indeed !! Tanay * On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Senthilkumar sensonsa...@gmail.com wrote: Yah. Its *Gliricidia sepium; Fabaceae. * *It is widely used as a bio fertilizer in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.* * * *Regards* *Senthilkumar U. * On 1 July 2010

Re: [efloraofindia:39958] Withania somnifera?

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
For me this plant is *Withania somnifera* !! tanay On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.comwrote: Growing wild at my place. Picture taken ! July '10. Is it Withania somnifera_Ashwagandha? Thanks. ak -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road

Re: [efloraofindia:39959] An observation 010710 ET

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
Dear Thiruvengadam Ji, I can assure you that this no fungus at all !! Regards Tanay On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 4:27 PM, L. Rasingam rasi...@gmail.com wrote: This kind of colour is very common in the Wattle tree (Acacia mearnsi) By L.Rasingam On 1 July 2010 16:22, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram

Re: [efloraofindia:39960] Withania somnifera?

2010-07-01 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Tanay, it definitely is! -- 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, Jul 1, 2010 at 8:12 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:39961] Plant-for-ID-1.7.10

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
I hope Aeonium arboreum !! Tanay On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:04 PM, L. Rasingam rasi...@gmail.com wrote: I think this is Aeonium sp. (Crassulaceae) By L.Rasingam On 1 July 2010 16:56, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Sending a photo of the plant shot at Srinagar.

Re: [efloraofindia:39962] Xanthium spinosum from Kashmir

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch of the plant quite uncommon species I hope !! tanay On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Xanthium spinosum from Kashmir, growing as weed along roadsides. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of

Re: [efloraofindia:39963] Etymology- Roystonea regia

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
Nice to know the fact tanay On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:53 PM, nivi tha nevath...@gmail.com wrote: Etymology no. 15 *Roystonea regia* (Arecaceae) *Roystonea *- General Roy Stone , an American army engineer. *regia- *royal Common name - Royal palm. -- Selvalakshmi S. Doctoral Scholar,

Re: [efloraofindia:39964] Id please

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
Orthosiphon labiatus I hope !! Tanay On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 6:51 PM, L. Rasingam rasi...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All, Please identify the plant. This is a perennial herb reaching 1m height. I think this might be a member of the genus Orthosiphon. Regards L.Rasingam -- You received this

Re: [efloraofindia:39965] flower for id-1.7.10

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
*Magnolia grandiflora !! Tanay * On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 7:31 PM, R. Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.comwrote: Nice picture. It is *Magnolia grandiflora*, an ornamental plant with large fragrant flowers. With regards R. Vijayasankar On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 6:36 AM, mani nair

Re: [efloraofindia:39966] Cryptolepis buchanani- Wax -leaves climber

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
Do you have the closeup of the flowers Rashida Ji? Tanay On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote: It's also flowering on Vetal tekdi Pune at present. Thanks for sharing. On 1 July 2010 19:14, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Cryptolepis

Re: [efloraofindia:39967] Conium maculatum from Kashmir

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
The reason it that it stops the mitosis in somatic cell by dislodging the spindle fibers !! Tanay On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for information, Pankaj ji. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College,

[efloraofindia:39970] Re: Tree for ID | 01Jul10AR03

2010-07-01 Thread raghu ananth
Sorry for the file size, I forgot to select the  auto resize option in yahoo photo attachment. am thinking of sending another mail with reduced image sizes. Pls let me know. Regards Raghu From: raghu ananth raghu_...@yahoo.com To:

[efloraofindia:39972] Re: For ID 230610 a ET

2010-07-01 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Isn't this Vine Fuchsia or Peruvian Berrybush? Aarti On Jun 24, 7:24 am, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Tabish Ji, You are right this is indeed a member of Loranthaceae . I think this is *Amyema sp* ... There is good possibility of this being* Amyema melaleucae**(Miq.)

Re: [efloraofindia:39973] Cryptolepis buchanani- Wax -leaves climber

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
Thank you very much Prasant ji tanay On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Tanay ji, Sending few snaps of the same sp. Do have a look. regards Prashant On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 8:34 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Do you have the closeup

Re: [efloraofindia:39976] unid plant - 2010_06_Tadgaum_SSN

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
Dear Shubhada Ji, I have seen this flowers many years back but don't remember the name exactly , I hope this is *Cryptostegia grandiflora*, commonly known as *Rubber Vine*, is a woody-perennial vine that is native to south-west Madagascar. It is also a significant weed in northern Australia,

Re: [efloraofindia:39977] Cryptolepis buchanani- Wax -leaves climber

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
Thanks Shubhada Ji for the lovely effort Tanay On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:53 PM, shubhada nikharge shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Tanay ji, Attached pics of pods and closeup of flowers Cheers, Shubhada I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do

Re: [efloraofindia:39979] unid plant - 2010_06_Tadgaum_SSN

2010-07-01 Thread Neil Soares
Hi Shubhada,    Nice photographs of Cryptostegia grandiflora.   Regards,     Neil. --- On Thu, 7/1/10, shubhada nikharge shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in wrote: From: shubhada nikharge shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in Subject: [efloraofindia:39974] unid

Re: [efloraofindia:39982] Withania somnifera?

2010-07-01 Thread mani nair
I have the same plant growing in my balcony and its fruits are like small rasbari and are loved by bulbuls. Regards, Mani. On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Tanay, it definitely is! -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB

Re: [efloraofindia:39983] Plant-for-ID-1.7.10

2010-07-01 Thread nabha meghani
Aeonium arboreum? - Original Message - From: L. Rasingam To: mani nair Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:39940] Plant-for-ID-1.7.10 I think this is Aeonium sp. (Crassulaceae) By L.Rasingam On 1

Re: [efloraofindia:39984] unid plant - 2010_06_Tadgaum_SSN

2010-07-01 Thread Usha Desai
* Cryptostegia grandiflora,from what I have seen is creamish rose...see the flower in Isaac's and Inglehalikar's books.This flower is very different colour. gr8 pictures.Usha * On 1 July 2010 22:29, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi Shubhada, Nice photographs of Cryptostegia

Re: [efloraofindia:39987] Cissampelos pareira?? 300610-PKA1

2010-07-01 Thread Dinesh Valke
*Cyclea peltata* ... is commonly known as: buckler-leaved moon-seed • Kannada: ಹಡೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hade balli • Konkani: पाडावेल padavel • Malayalam: പാടത്താളി paataththaali • Marathi: मोठी पहाडवेल mothi pahadvel, थोरली पाडावळ thorali padaval • Sanskrit: बृहत् पाठा bruhat patha, राज पाठा raj patha • Tamil:

Re: [efloraofindia:39988] Is it Impatiens Floribunda ? 010710 a ET

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
*Glandularia pulchella* (Synonyms: *Verbena pulchella*) from Verbenaceae I hope!! Tanay On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 6:51 AM, Farida Abraham fa.abra...@gmail.com wrote: could it be moss verbena??? FA On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ethiruvenga...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:39990] An observation 010710 ET

2010-07-01 Thread Joshi Pankaj
Very interesting...  *** Pankaj N. Joshi, Ph.D 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 235025, 329408; Fax: 235027 Cell: +91

[efloraofindia:39993] Re: Tree for ID | 01Jul10AR03

2010-07-01 Thread Divakar
May be Trewia polycarpa Benth. (Trewia nudiflora L.) of Euphorbiaceae -Divakar On Jul 1, 8:34 pm, raghu ananth raghu_...@yahoo.com wrote: Sorry for the file size, I forgot to select the  auto resize option in yahoo photo attachment. am thinking of sending another mail with reduced image

Re: [efloraofindia:39998] Withania somnifera?

2010-07-01 Thread Anand Kumar Bhatt
Thank you all. ak On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:55 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: I have the same plant growing in my balcony and its fruits are like small rasbari and are loved by bulbuls. Regards, Mani. On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:40000] Hydrangea arborescens var. grandiflora from Kashmir

2010-07-01 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Senthikumar ji Your plant is Dombeya sp., mostly a tropical plant. -- 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/

Re: [efloraofindia:40001] Hydrangea arborescens var. grandiflora from Kashmir

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
Lovely Catch Sir Ji Thanks for sharing On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Senthikumar ji Your plant is Dombeya sp., mostly a tropical plant. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi,

[efloraofindia:40002] Re: Hydrangea arborescens var. grandiflora from Kashmir

2010-07-01 Thread Tabish
Gurcharan ji, nice to see your rich harvest from Kashmir. Senthil, I think your plant is Hydrangea macrophylla, which is more common in India - the flower color varies from pink to blue, depending on the acidity of the soil. The pattern of veins on the leaves of the two species is also different

Re: [efloraofindia:40004] Viburnum opulus, the snowball, from Kashmir

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
Viburnum Opulus (U. S. P.)—Viburnum Opulus. Preparations: Compound Tincture of Viburnum - Compound Pills of High Cranberry - Extract of Viburnum - Fluid Extract of Viburnum Opulus Related entries: Viburnum Prunifolium (U. S. P.)—Black Haw The bark of *Viburnum Opulus*, Linné—(*U. S. P.*)

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:40006] Flower for ID

2010-07-01 Thread Tabish
These pretty flowers from Mughal Gardens should be FairyThimbles (Campanula cochleariifolia) - Tabish On Jul 2, 10:07 am, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. Some earlier relevant feedback: “This I hope is *some species of

Re: [efloraofindia:40007] Efloraofindia's journey through thousand's

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
That's the best news of the month !! We are only being our journey Garg Ji!!! The Best is waiting for us It's not any one in particular who's responsible for the success of Eflora of India but its every member who's each and every contribution make us rich every day ... Being the moderator of

Re: [efloraofindia:40008] Hydrangea macrophylla from Kashmir

2010-07-01 Thread tanay bose
It clearly shows the difference between Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea arborescens var. grandiflora !! Tanay On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Hydrangea macrophylla from Kashmir, commonly grown in Moghul Gardens and elsewhere in Kashmir. -- Dr.

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:40009] Flower for ID

2010-07-01 Thread Tabish
Sorry for my earlier post - this one is NOT FairyThimbles (Campanula cochleariifolia). It should be Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium) http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/47/ - Tabish On Jul 2, 10:43 am, Tabish tabi...@gmail.com wrote: These pretty flowers from Mughal Gardens

Re: [efloraofindia:40010] Efloraofindia's journey through thousand's

2010-07-01 Thread Dinesh Valke
Its a good feeling, Garg ji. Number of messages certainly is a marker that shows the buzz and activity ... the best that is happening (and will continue) is the knowledge of species in our flora. Wishing our group gets more and more members from diverse fields -- more species and knowledge about