Re: [efloraofindia:51837] Sour Fruit plant - ID please.

2010-10-25 Thread Madhuri Pejaver
Is it what is called Bimli  in Kannada very nice tasty with salt good pickle and curry can be made good source of vit C. madhuri From: Aniruddh K Deshpande akdso...@gmail.com To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Sun, 24 October, 2010 8:10:04 PM Subject:

Re: [efloraofindia:51839] Sour Fruit plant - ID please.

2010-10-25 Thread Dinesh Valke
... yes, Madhuri ji ... bimli in Kannada. bimbul in Konkani. Regards. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Madhuri Pejaver formpeja...@yahoo.comwrote: Is it what is called Bimli in Kannada very nice tasty with salt good pickle and curry can be made good source of vit C. madhuri

Re: [efloraofindia:51840] ID251010PHK1

2010-10-25 Thread Dinesh Valke
... looks like species of *Desmodium* ... does not look like *D. laxiflorum* . Regards. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, Id Please Today at Alibag, A shrub from fabaceae Thanks in advance DSC09611.JPG DSC09613.JPG DSC09618.JPG

Re: [efloraofindia:51841] Sour Fruit plant - ID please.

2010-10-25 Thread mani nair
It is the relative of Carambola which we call Kamrak in Marathi. Regards, Mani. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: ... yes, Madhuri ji ... bimli in Kannada. bimbul in Konkani. Regards. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Madhuri Pejaver

Re: [efloraofindia:51842] Link to medicinal plants.

2010-10-25 Thread mani nair
Thanks Yazdy ji for the link. It is a very useful link for people looking for medicinal plants. Regards, Mani. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, Thought I should share this link with you.

[efloraofindia:51843] Re: identification

2010-10-25 Thread Satish Nikam
sir, kindly id., dt./time: location: mulshidt./pune 3000ft. above sea level habit: wild plant habit: height: about 1ft. leaves type: inflorece type: fruits: other information: attachment: r- IMG_1797.JPG

Re: [efloraofindia:51844] ID251010PHK1

2010-10-25 Thread Sweedle Cerejo
Hi! This is *Teramnus labialis *of family Fabaceae.* * * * -- Regards, Sweedle There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before.~ R.W.Lynd

Re: [efloraofindia:51848] Ixora

2010-10-25 Thread rajdeo singh
Hi, It is Ixora singaporensis. Regards, Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai

Re: [efloraofindia:51849] ID251010PHK1

2010-10-25 Thread Dinesh Valke
... thank you very much Sweedle for the ID. Regards. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Sweedle Cerejo sweed...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! This is *Teramnus labialis *of family Fabaceae.* * * * -- Regards, Sweedle There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way

Re: [efloraofindia:51850] Id of the climber please? 30 september 2010.

2010-10-25 Thread rajdeo singh
Hello, Looks like some Zehneria sp. from Cucurbitaceae. Most probably Zehneria scabra (Linn. f.) Sond. * Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai

Re: [efloraofindia:51851] ID041010phk1

2010-10-25 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply: .. on further search, I confirm it as *Desmodium heterocarpon (Linn.) DC.* * Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College, Mumbai On 24 October 2010 14:26, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. Some earlier relevant feedback:

Re: [efloraofindia:51852] Request for ID – 021010S C1

2010-10-25 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply: This is some Rubiaceae member, since interpetiolar stipules are visible in the image. *Most probably it is Pavetta crassicaulis.* * Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai On 23 October 2010 21:52, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id

Re: [efloraofindia:51853] Id of the climber please? 30 september 2010.

2010-10-25 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Dear Mr. Rajdeo, You are a project fellow and hopefully a professional botanists thats why I am responding to this. Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) is abbreviated as L. and not Linn.. Similarly, Carl Linnaeus (1741-1783) is cited as L.f. and not Linn.f. This is according to ICBN as well as Brummitt

Re: [efloraofindia:51854] Ixora

2010-10-25 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Ixora for sure have doubts about singaporensis or chinensis. Pankaj On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:54 PM, rajdeo singh rajdeo.1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, It is Ixora singaporensis. Regards, Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai --

Re: [efloraofindia:51855] ID251010PHK1

2010-10-25 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Sweedle is now orchid as well as Legumiosae expert !!! Great going... Pankaj On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com wrote: ... thank you very much Sweedle for the ID. Regards. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Sweedle Cerejo sweed...@gmail.com wrote: Hi!

Re: [efloraofindia:51856] Link to medicinal plants.

2010-10-25 Thread Yazdy Palia
You are welcome Mani Ji. Regards Yazdy. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:25 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Yazdy ji for the link.  It is a very useful link for people looking for medicinal plants. Regards, Mani. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com

[efloraofindia:51857] Re: [indiantreepix:8057] Orchids from Arunachal Pradesh

2010-10-25 Thread J.M. Garg
A further reply in another thread ( http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/7cc198d292318d91 #): This mail is being resurfaced. My apologies for the wrong id. Sender: Kiran Srivastava Date: 29.01.2009 Determinative: Name: *Pleione saxicola Tang F.T.Wang *ex S.C.Chen,

Re: [efloraofindia:51861] DV - 14AUG10 - 0328 :: bor age-like ¿ mushroom ?

2010-10-25 Thread Inderjeet Sethi
Not very clear. It is not possible to identify only from this pic. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 6:22 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id assistance please. Some earlier relevant feedback: “I can oly tell you *this is amushroom* nothing more is possible for me !! Tanay”

Re: [efloraofindia:51862] seeds

2010-10-25 Thread JANAKI TURAGA
Bhatt is known as indigenous soyabean. it is consumed not just in himachal but in Uttaranchal too. It is considered to be very 'hot' as in generating heat in the body and is one of the winter foods. more information may be known from navdanya which has a stall in dilli haat at ina market. often we

Re: [efloraofindia:51863] Fwd: ID request-22102010-PKA1

2010-10-25 Thread Satish Phadke
Thought about some Bergenia species. Checked with B.ciliata; B.stracheyi and B.purpurascens ..but different from the given picture.[?] Dr Phadke On 25 October 2010 12:51, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for ID.. regards Prashant -- Forwarded message

Re: [efloraofindia:51864] Re: ID plz_251010_RKC_02

2010-10-25 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch of the plant RiteshJi Tanay On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: Yes this colour is rare. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New

Re: [efloraofindia:51866] Re: identification

2010-10-25 Thread tanay bose
The image is too small Tanay On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:51 PM, rajdeo singh rajdeo.1...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I think it is Sida acuta, send a bit larger image. *** Regards, Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching

Re: [efloraofindia:51868] Fwd: ID request-21102010-PKA2

2010-10-25 Thread Vijayasankar
Portulaca species? Regards Vijayasankar On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for ID ... regards Prashant -- Forwarded message -- From: Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com Date: Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:41 PM Subject: ID

Re: [efloraofindia:51870] For ID 251010 ET

2010-10-25 Thread Dinesh Valke
... the plant looks like Crotalaria filipes ... normally seen to be spreading on ground OR at the most rising to 6 inches or so. Commonly known as: creeping hemp • Marathi: फटफटी phatphati Please wait for comment(s). Regards. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram

Re: [efloraofindia:51871] Fwd: ID request-21102010-PKA2

2010-10-25 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Had seen this plant, but could not make out. I thought some species of Polygonum, or some member of Ericaceae. -- 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:

Re: [efloraofindia:51872] Fwd: IMG00021-20101025-1744.jpg

2010-10-25 Thread Mahadeswara Swamy
Subject: [efloraofindia:51860] Fwd: IMG00021-20101025-1744.jpg To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, 25 October, 2010, 6:22 PM ID please of this plant growing in my garden It has thorny stems. FA -- Forwarded message -- From: fa.abra...@gmail.com Date: Mon

Re: [efloraofindia:51873] ID plz_251010_RKC_01

2010-10-25 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I think that should help Potentilla fragarioides -- 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 Sun, Oct 24,

Re: [efloraofindia:51874] Fwd: ID request-22102010-PKA1

2010-10-25 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Not Bergenia Satish, perhaps I will send the photograph of Bergenia from here This one is perhaps Origanum vulgare, the wild oregano used in Pizza flavouring -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas

[efloraofindia:51876] Re: Fwd: IMG00021-20101025-1744.jpg

2010-10-25 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:51860] Fwd: IMG00021-20101025-1744.jpg To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, 25 October, 2010, 6:22 PM ID please of this plant growing in my garden It has thorny stems. FA -- Forwarded message -- From: fa.abra

Re: [efloraofindia:51877] Re: Fwd: IMG00021-20101025-1744.jpg

2010-10-25 Thread Farida Abraham
beautiful plant with many varieties/ colours . --- On Mon, 25/10/10, Farida Abraham fa.abra...@gmail.com wrote: From: Farida Abraham fa.abra...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:51860] Fwd: IMG00021-20101025-1744.jpg To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, 25

Re: [efloraofindia:51879] Id of the climber please? 30 september 2010.

2010-10-25 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Identified as *Zehneria maysorensis*. by Vijayasankar ji in another thread https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/12b67a030d2dad4b https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/12b67a030d2dad4b-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi,

Re: [efloraofindia:51880] Re: Chlorophytum arundinaceum safed musli

2010-10-25 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thank you so much, Shrikant 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 Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 10:36 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:51882] Id of the climber please? 30 september 2010.

2010-10-25 Thread Yazdy Palia
Thank You Dr. Gurcharan Singh Ji, Pankaj Kumar ji, Rajdeo Singh Ji , Santosh Kumar Ji and J. M. Garg ji Regards Yazdy. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Identified as Zehneria maysorensis. by Vijayasankar ji in another thread

Re: [efloraofindia:51889] averrhoa bilimbi flowers

2010-10-25 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch thanks for sharing tanay On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Sandhya Sasidharan harithasand...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear friends, Please find pictures of Averrhoa bilimbi flowers. The photos are not that good but the flowers are beautiful. Taken in my garden near Trivandrum. Regards,

Re: [efloraofindia:51890] Bergenia ciliata from Kashmir

2010-10-25 Thread tanay bose
a common garden plant out here too tanay On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Bergenia ciliata from Kashmir, grown in pots at Srinagar, flowering had finished. This species is common at lower altitudes in Kashmir, and often brought and grown at home.

Re: [efloraofindia:51893] For ID 251010 ET

2010-10-25 Thread tanay bose
Crotolaria filipes indeed Tanay On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi, Affirmative. This is Creeping Hemp [Crotolaria filipes]. Sending a few photographs taken at my farm. Regards, Neil Soares.

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:51894] hello,

2010-10-25 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Neil ji It would be useful if you send photograph of L. reginae/L.hirsuta, if you have it in your farm. -- 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:

[efloraofindia:51896] Re: ID plz_251010_RKC_01

2010-10-25 Thread Ritesh Choudhary
Thanks a lot sir! Best regards, Ritesh. On Oct 25, 8:00 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: I think that should help Potentilla fragarioides -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired  Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas

[efloraofindia:51897] Re: dipterocarpus species

2010-10-25 Thread harithasandhya
I think this is a seedling of Vateria indica (Vateria malabarica), the white damar tree. We call it Vella payin in Malayalam. I too have planted a few seedlings. It is a huge beautiful tree seen quite often along riparian stretches in the Kerala Western Ghats. People tap it for its resin and many

Re: [efloraofindia:51898] Re: ID plz_251010_RKC_01

2010-10-25 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Ritesh ji By the way the Indian plant is now correctly known as P. gerardiana -- 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

Re: [efloraofindia:51899] DV - 26AUG10 - 1130AM :: Rotala / Ammannia species ?

2010-10-25 Thread Dinesh Valke
Many thanks Satish (Pardeshi) ji ... the leaves look opposite for sure, it is difficult for me to make out whether it is 3-nately whorled. Will get better views diuring my next visit. Regards. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:01 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: A reply: Rotula aquatica

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:51900] hello,

2010-10-25 Thread Mahadeswara Swamy
The photograph alone will be misleading  often.  Always one should check the taxonomic characters from the flora/ published data to ascertain the proper botanical name.  Websites may provide an indication of the specie's name  and may not be authentic, as it happens some times. --- On Mon,

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:51901] hello,

2010-10-25 Thread Mahadeswara Swamy
Please check the characters of the tree in Trees of Delhi.   The differentiation has been given very clearly for Lagerstroemia .  Photographs are often misleading. --- On Mon, 25/10/10, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: From: Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com Subject: Fwd:

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:51903] hello,

2010-10-25 Thread Neil Soares
Hi Prof. Singh,    Just spoke to Dr. Almeida. Though Lagerstroemia hirsuta [syn. Adambea hirsuta / syn. Solularia malabarica / syn. L. rottleri] is included in his 'Flora of Maharashtra', it was only on a single, isolated possibly dubious report. Dr.Almeida has never ever seen this species,

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:51904] Solanaceae member

2010-10-25 Thread Mahadeswara Swamy
It is Solanum nigrum, a commom weed in  South India.  I have seen  plenty around Mysore city.  It is commonly called 'ganike gida' in Kannada. The plants are also sold as greens 'ganike soppu'- higly medicinal value, especially for  mount ulcers, redishness of ulcers due to vitamin deficiency. 

Re: [efloraofindia:51905] Wild fruits from Ravangla,West Sikkim

2010-10-25 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply: It looks to me a *member of Symplocos* usually found in montane sutropical forests Dr. C.Kunhikannan, Division of Biodiversity, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Forest Campus, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu. On 24 October 2010 20:22, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:51906] Solanaceae member

2010-10-25 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Mahadeswara ji This is what we all used to think earlier. The red or orange fruited form is a distinct species Solanum villosum. In black fruited forms we have some with smaller shining black fruits as S. americanum and one with larger dull black fruits the true S. nigrum. -- Dr. Gurcharan

[efloraofindia:51908] Fwd: Free access to top and new journals in Cellular and Developmental Biology

2010-10-25 Thread Muthu Karthick
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[efloraofindia:51909] Re: Burrs of the Common Burbush

2010-10-25 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
Singhji, the spines appear to be glabrous to indicate T. rhomboidea, however there is clear distinction in leaves; ovate-lanceolate for T. pilosa, 3-5 lobed for T. rhomboidea and orbicular for T. rotundifolia. I am not aware of other species. Regards, Shrikant On Oct 26, 9:09 am, Neil Soares

Re: [efloraofindia:51910] unid Fig-TQ03

2010-10-25 Thread Pankaj Kumar
How about Ficus nitida? Pankaj On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 11:00 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. Some earlier relevant feedback: “Foliage looks too big to be F. microcarpa or F. microcarpa 'Green Gem', but too small and wrong

Re: [efloraofindia:51911] unid Fig-TQ03

2010-10-25 Thread Tabish
Thanks Pankaj, Seems to be the right ID! Compare with this image http://genzor.net/osc/images/Ficus%20nitida.jpg Only that Ficus nitida is a synonym of Ficus benjamina var. benjamina, according to GRIN. - Tabish On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: