Re: [efloraofindia:41151] Interesting Flower from Costal area..

2010-07-13 Thread Pravin Kawale
Hi, It is Sonneratia apetela Local Marathi name: Chipi Thanks On 7/13/10, L. Rasingam rasi...@gmail.com wrote: The plant look like a Sonneratia sp., * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonneratia *Regards* *L.Rasingam * * On 13 July 2010 11:15, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: I

Re: [efloraofindia:41152] Interesting Flower from Costal area..

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
This is a call for Dr. Jatinder Chadha,..please reply Isnt this plant the one you were showing from Sikkimso most probably this is not necessarily a mangrove plant!!! Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:41153] Re: Erythrina crista galli (01/06/10-NJ)

2010-07-13 Thread Narendra Joshi
Dear Sir,   The photo is really wonderful. Thanks for sharing.   Regards,   Narendra Joshi --- On Mon, 7/12/10, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: From: Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:40944] Re: Erythrina crista galli (01/06/10-NJ) To:

[efloraofindia:41157] Re: Interesting Flower from Costal area..

2010-07-13 Thread Tabish
As Pravin pointed out, this should be Sonneratia mangrove (Sonneratia apetala) apetala means it has no sepals - it only has 4 petals, And a very interesting pistil with stigma looking like a mushroom! http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sonneratia%20Mangrove.html - Tabish On Jul

[efloraofindia:41159] Re: Interesting Flower from Costal area..

2010-07-13 Thread Tabish
PS: Sorry for my word-swapping typo! I meant, apetala means it has no petals - it only has 4 sepals :-) - Tabish On Jul 13, 12:11 pm, Tabish tabi...@gmail.com wrote: As Pravin pointed out, this should be  Sonneratia mangrove (Sonneratia apetala)  apetala means it has no sepals - it only has

Re: [efloraofindia:41166] Bracket Fungus for ID-13072010-RK-2

2010-07-13 Thread Senthilkumar
I think it belongs to Genus: Ganoderma. Species not sure. Shall we await for others comments? Regards Senthilkumar U. On 13 July 2010 13:57, ranjini kamath ranjin...@gmail.com wrote: Request ID Date/Time - 11-07-2010/ 9.30am Location - Lalbagh Botanical Gardens,Bangalore hank you.

Re: [efloraofindia:41168] Wild Flower for ID-13-07-2010-RK

2010-07-13 Thread Senthilkumar
Hi Ms. Ranjini Nice photo for ID. *Barleria buxifolia L.* *Family: Acanthaceae* *It is mostly found in dry and arid areas.* * * Regards Senthilkumar U. On 13 July 2010 13:51, ranjini kamath ranjin...@gmail.com wrote: Request ID of this plant. Date/Time - 27thJune2010/around9.30 am

Re: [efloraofindia:41170] Slowly maturing Robusta Coffee

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Thank You Rashida Ji, I will try and follow. Normally when I send by picaso I thought the problem should not arise. In any case, I will try to keep it small. Regards Yazdy. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Nice shots  Yazdy ji. But I had to sip

[efloraofindia:41171] Re: Wild Flower for ID-13-07-2010-RK

2010-07-13 Thread Tabish
Beautiful picture! Senthilkumar, is it Barleria buxifolia var. mysorensis or just Barleria buxifolia? I would like to know if anybody knows the difference between the two? - Tabish On Jul 13, 1:43 pm, Senthilkumar sensonsa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ms. Ranjini Nice photo for ID. *Barleria

Re: [efloraofindia:41174] Wild fruit for Id-130710-RK-3

2010-07-13 Thread Senthilkumar
Hi Ranjini This is *Securinega leucopyrus* *Family: Euphorbiaceae* Tamil name: Venpullanchi. Very common in Rural Bangalore. Regards Senthilkumar U. On 13 July 2010 17:12, ranjini kamath ranjin...@gmail.com wrote: Hope it's possible to ID this. I do not have more pics.. Date/Time -

Re: [efloraofindia:41175] Bracket Fungus for ID-13072010-RK-2

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
*Ganoderma lucidum* !! the Basidiocarp is tending to mature hence the diagnostic colour started developing from the base. Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Senthilkumar sensonsa...@gmail.com wrote: I think it belongs to Genus: Ganoderma. Species not sure. Shall we await for others

Re: [efloraofindia:41177] Wild fruit for Id-130710-RK-3

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
The new accepted name is *Flueggea leucopyrus *[Syn: *Securinega leucopyrus, Phyllanthus leucopyrus*] under the family Phyllanthaceae. The genus was placed under Phyllanthaceae after the Euphorbiaceae was split into two families.* *Regards Tanay * * On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Senthilkumar

Re: [efloraofindia:41180] Slowly maturing Robusta Coffee

2010-07-13 Thread R. Vijayasankar
Dear all, the best and easiest solution (to resize pics) is 'Easy Thumbnail'! check my earlier post for details. Then u can do any number of pictures just by right click! With regards R. Vijayasankar On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Thank You Rashida

Re: [efloraofindia:41182] Passiflora incarnata : Purple Passion Flower : AK

2010-07-13 Thread ajinkya gadave
arati jee very nice photo. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Dr Pankaj ji, A picture of Purple Passion Flower. It was taken at Sula Vineyards, Nasik on the 11th July,07. Wanted to share it with all of you. Regards, Aarti

Re: [efloraofindia:41183] Passiflora incarnata : Purple Passion Flower : AK

2010-07-13 Thread R. Vijayasankar
Looks like Lord Krishna's chakra... Beautiful shot! With regards R. Vijayasankar On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:51 AM, ajinkya gadave ajinkyagad...@gmail.comwrote: arati jee very nice photo. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Dr Pankaj ji, A

Re: [efloraofindia:41185] Passiflora for ID : AK-2

2010-07-13 Thread ajinkya gadave
wow my fev.Passion Fruit i love Passion Fruit juice taste like maza / sclice . On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Dr Pankaj ji, A third one which forms the Passion Fruit, growing in our home garden at Nasik. Picture of flower taken on

Re: [efloraofindia:41187] Coffee : AK

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Dear Ms. Kale, This definitely looks like Robusta Coffee. In the background is a cardamom plant. Most probably, it looks like an isolated Robusta coffee plant in a cardamom plantation. Normally a robusta coffee plant is trained to spread out instead of growing wild like this particular plant has

Re: [efloraofindia:41188] Passiflora for ID : AK-1

2010-07-13 Thread ajinkya gadave
this is Passiflora edulis Family: Passifloraceae On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Dr Pankaj ji, Another Passion Flower taken at SHRIL, Kodaikanal on the 22nd of October,08. Could you kindly identify it please? Regards, Aarti

Re: [efloraofindia:41189] Passiflora for ID : AK-2

2010-07-13 Thread mani nair
Dear Aarti ji, I have got a passion fruit seedling. Can it be grown in big pot? How many years it takes to fruit? Regards Mani. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:31 PM, ajinkya gadave ajinkyagad...@gmail.comwrote: wow my fev.Passion Fruit i love Passion Fruit juice taste like maza /

Re: [efloraofindia:41191] Passiflora for ID : AK-2

2010-07-13 Thread Dinesh Valke
Aarti ji, this one looks like *Passiflora edulis*. Regards. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:37 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Aarti ji, I have got a passion fruit seedling. Can it be grown in big pot? How many years it takes to fruit? Regards Mani. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at

Re: [efloraofindia:41192] Passiflora for ID : AK-2

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Dear Mr. Mani Nair ji It should bear fruit within a year. Growing it in a pot, I do not know. I know that the stem could become quite big, around 3 inch in width. It is not round normally when it has really grown. I have seen them covering an entire tree 40' tall. Regards Yazdy. On Tue, Jul 13,

Re: [efloraofindia:41193] Passiflora for ID : AK-2

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
This should be Passiflora edulis...edulis means edibleone of the most widely used plant for its fuit juice which really tastes like Rasna. You can even just break it and drink the pulp.its tasty...This happens to be one of my research plant on which I worked.before orchids. Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:41194] Polygala sp. for ID- 120710-PKA1

2010-07-13 Thread Satish Phadke
Hi Prashant Wonderful shots again. Last year you had posted same plant which I had included on the Indiantreepix blog on Polygalaceae. The characteristic petals just look marvelous esp. the lowermost petal which is boat shaped or saucer shaped -*keel with a fringed crest .* What I could gather

Re: [efloraofindia:41195] Passiflora foetida from Bengaluru

2010-07-13 Thread Satish Phadke
Dear Ritesh are you sure it is *Passiflora foetida.* It is showing some pink colour near the base? I think *Passiflora foetida* is completely white. Waiting for some more opinions.. Dr Phadke On 8 June 2010 10:16, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary ritesh@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Pl find a

Re: [efloraofindia:41197] Prunus laurocerasus from Kashmir

2010-07-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks for showing me the flowers and fruits. By the way should I address you Nabha ji or Nalini ji?. I am slightly confused. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone:

[efloraofindia:41198] 3 pictures for you

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
You have been sent 3 pictures. DSCN3129.JPG DSCN3130.JPG DSCN3131.JPG These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ attachment: DSCN3129.JPGattachment: DSCN3130.JPGattachment: DSCN3131.JPG

[efloraofindia:41201] identity of the tree please?

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
hello friends, Could someone identify this tree please. Date Time 13 July 2010 Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Wayanad, Kerala Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type: Wild Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climber, Herb tree Height, Length. 40’ Leaves Type, Shape, Size

[efloraofindia:41202] another solanum, identity please?

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Dear Friends, This is another solanum, occasional prickles on the leaves, berries around 8 mm, red when ripe. could someone state whether it is the same as the one sent by another mail. The prickles on the leaves make it slightly different. Date Time 13 July 2010 Location: Place, Altitude,

[efloraofindia:41204] Sapota

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Hello friends, Attaching the pictures of Sapota (Chiku) Please let us have the botanical name please. Date Time 13 July 2010 Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Wayanad, Kerala Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type: Orchard Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climber, Herb tree Height,

Re: [efloraofindia:41205] Polygala sp. for ID- 120710-PKA1

2010-07-13 Thread Prashant awale
Dear Satish ji, Great memory Satish ji. I had found this herb in open field at altitude of around 700 ft above Sea Level, (definitely not in cultivated fields). It was in open grass land. regards Prashant On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Prashant

Re: [efloraofindia:41206] Breynia retusa

2010-07-13 Thread rohit chakravarty
Thanks for the info! :) Regards, Rohit On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Rohit ji , Dr. Almeida's flora of Mah. Vol IV, 2003, has it in Euphorbiaceae, but the world checklist and other links as provided by Tanay ji all confirm it to be now

Re: [efloraofindia:41207] Another tree for ID

2010-07-13 Thread rohit chakravarty
Thanks a lot for helping with the ID! :) Regards, Rohit On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi, Agree with Dr.Vijayasankar. It is a Casearia sp. Have plenty of Casearia esculenta [now C.ovata] trees on my property. The local names are Kirmira or

Re: [efloraofindia:41209] Coffee : AK

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
This is the better form of the plant !! Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Ms. Kale, This definitely looks like Robusta Coffee. In the background is a cardamom plant. Most probably, it looks like an isolated Robusta coffee plant in a cardamom

Re: [efloraofindia:41212] ID Please

2010-07-13 Thread Dinesh Valke
... belongs to Cucurbitaceae. Regards. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:06 PM, rohit chakravarty rohitcha...@gmail.comwrote: Dear all, Photographed at Kharghar Hill, Navi Mumbai earlier this month. Please help with the ID. Is it a Malvaceae member? Regards, Rohit -- Rohit

Re: [efloraofindia:41213] ID Please-3

2010-07-13 Thread Dinesh Valke
... most probably *Urena sinuata* (*Urena lobata* ssp. *sinuata*). Regards. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:09 PM, rohit chakravarty rohitcha...@gmail.comwrote: Dear all, Please help with the ID of this herb photographed at Sanjay Gandhi National Park on 4th July '10. Regards,

Re: [efloraofindia:41214] ID Please

2010-07-13 Thread Neil Soares
Hi Rohit,    This is the Bristle Gourd [Momordica dioica] locally called Kartoli or Kantoli.   With regards, Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 7/13/10, rohit chakravarty rohitcha...@gmail.com wrote: From: rohit chakravarty rohitcha...@gmail.com Subject:

Re: [efloraofindia:41215] ID Please-2

2010-07-13 Thread Dinesh Valke
... wow !! most possibly, yes. Regards. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:08 PM, rohit chakravarty rohitcha...@gmail.comwrote: Dear all, Photographed at Kharghar Hill, Navi Mumbai earlier this month. The stem was emerging from the ground. Is it a ground orchid by any chance? Regards,

Re: [efloraofindia:41216] ID Please-3

2010-07-13 Thread Neil Soares
Hi Rohit,   This is Ampelocissus latifolia [Wild Grapes].    Regards, Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 7/13/10, rohit chakravarty rohitcha...@gmail.com wrote: From: rohit chakravarty rohitcha...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:41211] ID Please-3 To:

Re: [efloraofindia:41217] ID Please-3

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
I too think this to be Vitaceae member. Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:41218] ID Please-2

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Sorry Dinesh sir, but no this is not an Orchid...May be some species of Chlorophytum!!! Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:41219] ID Please-3

2010-07-13 Thread Dinesh Valke
... oh yes, it must be *A. latifolia* just as Neil ji puts it. Chances of *Urena* (erect herb) looks totally zero. However, never had the luck to encounter *A. latifolia* with sinuate leaves, have always seen them lobed !!! Regards. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Neil Soares

[efloraofindia:41221] black pepper seedlings

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Dear Friends, attaching pictures of black pepper seedlings. Sprouted from black pepper droppings. The second picture is of a seedling freshly sprouted you could still notice the tips of the leaves that comes out of the seed casing last of all. Date Time 13 July 2010 Location: Place, Altitude,

Re: [efloraofindia:41222] DV - 27JUN10 - 0908 :: plate-sized mushroom

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
I would not know about its identity, but the tribals eat it. I have tried it and it does taste very good. Shall try to find out its identity. Regards Yazdy. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:32 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. Some

Re: [efloraofindia:41223] Breynia retusa

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
I happened to meet Dr. Hashendra S. Kathriarachchi and Dr. Rosabelle Samuel personally, two Sri Lankan ladies who had worked intensely on this group at University of Vienna with Dr. Steussy. They explained it rightly why they have madehave put efforts to establish this new family Phyllanthaceae,

Re: [efloraofindia:41224] Coffee : AK

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Dear Tanay ji, In what way do you find it better? The fruits are ripe and as such look attractive. Productivity will be less if it is not trained but just allowed to grow wild. Regards Yazdy. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:08 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: This is the better form of the

Re: [efloraofindia:41224] DV - 27JUN10 - 0908 :: plate-sized mushroom

2010-07-13 Thread Dinesh Valke
... one of the rare times, me mentioning about fragrance. Just could not help getting the foetid smell while taking close-up of the mushroom. It was like an over-fermented loaf of bread ... Yazdi ji, ... indeed, eating this mushroom would require lot of guts !! Regards. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010

Re: [efloraofindia:41226] Sapota

2010-07-13 Thread mani nair
Manilkara zapota*Family:* Sapotaceae Regards, Mani. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Hello friends, Attaching the pictures of Sapota (Chiku) Please let us have the botanical name please. Date Time 13 July 2010 Location: Place, Altitude,

Re: [efloraofindia:41227] Passiflora for ID : AK-1

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Passiflora edulis indeed !! Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:37 PM, ajinkya gadave ajinkyagad...@gmail.comwrote: this is Passiflora edulis Family: Passifloraceae On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Dr Pankaj ji, Another Passion Flower taken at

Re: [efloraofindia:41228] Wild fruit for Id-130710-RK-3

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Euphorbiaceae was not split into two but multiple families till APG III, namely: EUPHORBIACEAE PHYLLANTHACEAE PUTRANJIVACEAE PICRODENDRACEAE and more Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:41229] Flowering of Begonia's at sagargad

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
FOI link http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Common%20Begonia.html Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, Witnessed the Flowering of *Begonia crenata* at Sagargad on 11-07-2010. regards Prashant -- Tanay Bose +91(033)

Re: [efloraofindia:41230] Passiflora for ID : AK-1

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
No, I doubt this to be edulis, may be a hybrid between edulis and another species Will try to find out... Regards Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:41231] DV - 27JUN10 - 0908 :: plate-sized mushroom

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thats the way of attracting insects Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:41233] Michelia champaka -blooming in Chennai

2010-07-13 Thread Padmini Raghavan
I can appreciate the fact that it is related to Sitaphal as the leaves were hanging down in pairs just like those of Sitaphal. Padmini Raghavan. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:01 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Yes this Desmos praecox from the Sitaphal family. Regards, Mani. On

Re: [efloraofindia:41235] Fwd: Tree for ID-at Bangalore

2010-07-13 Thread Padmini Raghavan
Thank -you all who have helped me with the id. (And here I have been waiting anxiously for the seeds sent by Col. Ashwin Baindur to sprout when I have so many of these seedlings ready!) Just did not know what they were called. Padmini Raghavan. Tanayji, What is VAM? PR. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at

Re: [efloraofindia:41237] Polygala sp. for ID- 120710-PKA1

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Dear Sathish sir, found in the field just means field and not crop fields. They are found commonly in the grasslands may be thats one reason why they are called so. It a widespread plant found from Tropical Asia to Australia. Poly means MANY and gala means MILK, may be because it bears milky latex

Re: [efloraofindia:41238] ID Please-3

2010-07-13 Thread Dinesh Valke
... no doubts, Neil ji. Regards. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi Dinesh, Incase you still have any doubts, here are some of my photographs taken last week at my farm to show the different shapes of Wild Grape leaves.

Re: [efloraofindia:41239] black pepper seedlings

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Dear Mani ji It is normally grown by cutting. For the simple reason that it grows much faster. However, my observtion is that the plants that have from sprouted peppercorn normally grow slowly till it has attained a height of around 3 ft and thereafter the growth is much robust. Either because it

Re: [efloraofindia:41240] Passiflora for ID : AK-2

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
*Passiflora edulis indeed !! * On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: This should be Passiflora edulis...edulis means edibleone of the most widely used plant for its fuit juice which really tastes like Rasna. You can even just break it and drink the

Re: [efloraofindia:41242] Passiflora foetida

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Lovely catch !! Now we all know the reason for its common name Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote: Attaching image of *Passiflora foetida* seen growing wild on Vetal Tekdi Pune 11 Jul 2010 morning. The flower is completely white having bad smell.

[efloraofindia:41245] Taylor Lockwood's MUSHROOM PHOTO INDEX

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Taylor Lockwood's MUSHROOM PHOTO INDEXhttp://www.kingdomoffungi.com/db/ab-index.php - Sent using Google Toolbar Dear Friends Sending this link which is interesting. Regards Y. R. Palia.

Re: [efloraofindia:41246] 5 pictures for you

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Images are too small Yazdy ji Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, The above 5 pictures are from one plant. Size of berries around 8 mm. Leaves are of irregular shape. A few prickles on the stem, no prickles on the leaves. Id of the

Re: [efloraofindia:41247] identity of the tree please?

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Images are too small !! Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: hello friends, Could someone identify this tree please. Date Time 13 July 2010 Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Wayanad, Kerala Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type:

Re: [efloraofindia:41247] another solanum, identity please?

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
kindly post bigger image tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, This is another solanum, occasional prickles on the leaves, berries around 8 mm, red when ripe. could someone state whether it is the same as the one sent by another mail.

Re: [efloraofindia:41249] Identity of this tree please

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Images are too small kindly post bigger images tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends Attaching pictures of a sapling. Could someone identity it please? Date Time 13 July 2010 Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Wayanad,

Re: [efloraofindia:41250] black pepper seedlings

2010-07-13 Thread mani nair
Thanks Yazdy ji for the info. Last time I went to Kerala, I planted lots of cuttings near the coconut trees and mango trees. Hope by now all have established well. Regards, Mani. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Mani ji It is normally grown by

Re: [efloraofindia:41251] Garlic Vine

2010-07-13 Thread Padmini Raghavan
Could you please tell me which garden pests are managed by garlic plants? Thanks, Padmini Raghavan. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.comwrote: Mere smell or have some properties to manage Garden pest like real Garlic? Just curious. regards Pankaj Oudhia

Re: [efloraofindia:41253] DV - 27JUN10 - 0908 :: plate-sized mushroom

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Dear Valke Ji, It has an over fermented smell because it is old not fresh. If you are not careful, it will be full of tiny worms. I have relied on my tribals. When they can have it so could I. In fact no other community other than the tribals have it. They look down upon the people who consume it.

Re: [efloraofindia:41252] ID Please-2

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Yes some species of Chlorophytum , there is no chance for orchid for sure tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Sorry Dinesh sir, but no this is not an Orchid...May be some species of Chlorophytum!!! Pankaj -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676

Re: [efloraofindia:41254] Passiflora incarnata : Purple Passion Flower : AK

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Passiflora caerulea indeed !! the Passion flower seems to be the genus of the day and each and every photos are amazing Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: This is great. Seems like Passiflora caerulea to meattaching some closeup and abstract

Re: [efloraofindia:41255] Coffee : AK

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Looks attractive that was all from me tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Tanay ji, In what way do you find it better? The fruits are ripe and as such look attractive. Productivity will be less if it is not trained but just allowed to grow

Re: [efloraofindia:41256] Sapota

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Manilkara zapota commonly we call it chikoo, your photos are too small all the photos you have posted have the problem Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:48 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Manilkara zapota*Family:* Sapotaceae Regards, Mani. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:35 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:41257] 3 pictures for you

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
My apologies, shall try to upload once again. Regards Yazdy. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:13 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Images are too small !!! Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: You have been sent 3 pictures. DSCN3129.JPG

[efloraofindia:41258] Re: Garlic Vine

2010-07-13 Thread Tabish
Pankaj ji, I feel the leaves may be used in place of garlic to control garden pests. I read somewhere that the leaves are occasionally used in cooking in lieu of gralic. Experimenting will be best. - Tabish On Jul 12, 11:39 am, Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.com wrote: Mere smell or have

Re: [efloraofindia:41259] Wild fruit for Id-130710-RK-3

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Dear Dr.Kumar, That was just and topic where i meant to say at least two, i know the list of families which come out out of Euphorbiaceae Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Euphorbiaceae was not split into two but multiple families till APG III,

Re: [efloraofindia:41261] Lamiaceae for ID

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
It can be *Orthosiphon pallidus* Royle ex Benth. hope you made some typographical mistake Kindly try to match your plant with the description provided at Eflora of Pakistan hope will give you some clue http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5taxon_id=250062708 Tanay On Tue, Jul 13,

Re: [efloraofindia:41262] ID Please-3

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Ampelocissus latifolia no doubt !! Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: ... no doubts, Neil ji. Regards. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi Dinesh, Incase you still have any doubts, here are some

Re: [efloraofindia:41263] ID Please

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Momordica dioica indeed in Bengali we call it KAKROL , used as vegetable We make sabjhi evern fry it tastes nice most amazing part is that I had it today in lunch tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi, My photographs of Bristle Gourd.

Re: [efloraofindia:41264] Seeds of Dioscorea bulbifera?

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Looks close but not sure !! Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: ... not sure, looks are similar. Have some views of *D. bulbifera* at http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Dioscoreabulbiferaw=91314344%40N00s=intm=tags Regards. On Tue, Jul 13,

Re: [efloraofindia:41265] black pepper seedlings

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Again an extremely tiny photos Yazdy Ji kindly check the problem tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:17 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Yazdy ji for the info. Last time I went to Kerala, I planted lots of cuttings near the coconut trees and mango trees. Hope by now all have

Re: [efloraofindia:41267] Wild fruit for Id-130710-RK-3

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Ok, no issues here...!! My information was just for general knowledge of the members and nothing personal against you. I am sorry if it offended you. Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:41268] Re: Garlic Vine

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Thanks Tabish ji. I will try it. Padmini ji while documenting Traditional Agricultural Knowledge for pest management I observed use of Garlic for many agricultural pest. I tried it on Aphids with much success in garden but many times this success is of short time. Farmers add one and more herbs

Re: [efloraofindia:41269] Antidesma bunius

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
I am spell bound !! The pictures of the plant as well as the insects are simply gorgeous bit more information: http://www.biotik.org/india/species/a/antibuni/antibuni_en.html Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi, Was at my farm at Shahapur

Re: [efloraofindia:41270] Wild fruit for Id-130710-RK-3

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
There is nothing offensive in your paragraph so no problem my section was simply to bring to your knowledge Sorry if you felt harsh Tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:39 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Ok, no issues here...!! My information was just for general knowledge of the

Re: [efloraofindia:41271] Passiflora foetida

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Dear Sathish sir, Can you please check the colour of the fruit of this plant. This is what we have in dehradun and at ranchi. There were few pictures with orange or yellow fruits. My Ranchi plant always had green fruit with white pulp. Please also check the pulp colour. The organe fruited plants

Re: [efloraofindia:41272] ID of the plant

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Thsi is fungal mycelium of some soil born saprobe. If you can kindly share some picture of the dust like things you said you saw Can be Sclerotium!! tanay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Mr. Tanay ji I had a second look, I find that just below the

Re: [efloraofindia:41273] ID of the plant

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
I agree with Neil ji. It looks like Mealy bug specially in picture 3122. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi Mr.Palia, My guess would be Urena lobata var.sinuata and the 'fluffy matter' are mealy bugs.

Re: [efloraofindia:41275] ID of the plant

2010-07-13 Thread Yazdy Palia
Dear Pankaj ji, When there are mealy bugs, there should be plenty of ants. Moreover, mealy bugs appear in very dry areas and during summer. They can not survive our monsoon. Even if there is slight moisture in the soil, they do not thrive. mealy bugs have a fleshy body this thing does not.

Re: [efloraofindia:41277] ID of the plant

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Agree with you as you are seeing the plant. Mealy bugs are still present in my garden in Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Ixora and Mango. Ants are common in first two species but in Mango I have not observed ant population. Monsoon is on in Chhattisgarh. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at

Re: [efloraofindia:41280] Allium humile

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Nice photos thanks for sharing the picture of very less known *Allium*species from India Tanay On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:34 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Allium humile Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 443. 1843. Family: Amaryllidaceae Location: Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh Regards

Re: [efloraofindia:41282] Oxygraphis polypetala

2010-07-13 Thread tanay bose
Lovely catch !! Thanks for sharing FOI link of this plant by Dr.Pankaj Kumar http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Himalayan%20Oxygraphis.html Tanay On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Oxygraphis polypetala (Royle) Hook. f. Thomson Family:

Re: [efloraofindia:41293] Meconopsis aculeata

2010-07-13 Thread R. Vijayasankar
Great collection and beautiful pictures of rare Himalayan plants! Thanks for sharing, Dr.Pankaj. With regards R. Vijayasankar On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Meconopsis aculeata Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 1: 67. 1834. Family: Papaveraceae

Re: [efloraofindia:41294] Meconopsis aculeata

2010-07-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thanks a lot Dr. Vijay!!! I think I am too tired now :( Pankaj

[efloraofindia:41295] Re: Kandian Dancer

2010-07-13 Thread Dr. Pankaj Kumar
This is Oncidium for sure, but most probably a hybrid, so cant confirm the species. Regards Pankaj

[efloraofindia:41296] Re: Idrequest - 29Jun2010AR03

2010-07-13 Thread Dr. Pankaj Kumar
This is funny but if I have to make a guess then I would again go for Bulbophyllum rosemarianum. The main reason being, so small plant with short leaves and angular bulb. But as my dear friend Giby says, cant confirm the species name. Regards Pankaj

[efloraofindia:41297] Re: Oncidium orchids

2010-07-13 Thread Dr. Pankaj Kumar
This is again an Oncidium but cant confirm the species Regards Pankaj

[efloraofindia:41298] Re: Acampe praemorsa-250510-PKA1

2010-07-13 Thread Dr. Pankaj Kumar
This is Acampe praemorsa Pankaj

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:41299] Orchid for ID 20/04/2010 TA1

2010-07-13 Thread Dr. Pankaj Kumar
This is Coelogyne barbata for sure... Thanks a lot Page!! Pankaj

[efloraofindia:41300] Re: Which Orchid flower is this?

2010-07-13 Thread Dr. Pankaj Kumar
Not an orchid, but may be same that was shared today... Pankaj

[efloraofindia:41301] Fwd: Request for Orchid ID 20/04/2010 TA2

2010-07-13 Thread Dr. Pankaj Kumar
I am just trying to resurface this request as reply option was not showing. Pankaj -- Forwarded message -- From: tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com Date: Apr 20, 10:44 am Subject: Request for Orchid ID 20/04/2010 TA2 To: efloraofindia Dear All, Can you kindly help me to

[efloraofindia:41303] Fwd: Which orchid No. 2 Kangla Fort Imphal

2010-07-13 Thread Dr. Pankaj Kumar
Resurfacing this again.. Earlier comments say Dendrobium cucullatum.. -- Forwarded message -- From: Dilip Pandit sadamuktso...@gmail.com Date: Mar 23, 2:18 pm Subject: Which orchid No. 2 Kangla Fort Imphal To: efloraofindia Thanks in advance Dilip Pandit  Copy of

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