Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:0] Request for ID – 021010 SC3

2010-11-08 Thread Divakar
As it is from Amboli, it could be Boehmeria platyphylla Talb. (B. scabrella Gaud.) of family Urticaceae. A common shrub more common in the rainy season (also seen in the summer season) along the edges of evergreen to semievergreen forests. One more Boehmeria malabarica Wedd. is a small tree

Re: [efloraofindia:53694] Apocynaceae- Great job Balkar ji

2010-11-08 Thread Madhuri Pejaver
Hip Hip Hip Hurrye! I agree with you sir. I have seen mails posted late night, early morning at any time of the day. Rather I will say it was 24hours for 7 days the identification , information, photograph silsila was on.I enjoyed it throughly. I will not be able to remember even 1% of names,

Re: [efloraofindia:53695] Apocynaceae (oleander family) - Plumeria alba

2010-11-08 Thread mani nair
nice capture. Regards, Mani. On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Samir Mehta samirmeht...@gmail.com wrote: @ Mumbai. Regards, Samir Mehta

Re: [efloraofindia:53696] Apocynaceae (oleander family) - Plumeria rubra acutifolia

2010-11-08 Thread mani nair
beautiful flowers. Thanks for sharing, Mani. On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Samir Mehta samirmeht...@gmail.com wrote: @ Mumbai. Regards, Samir Mehta

Re: [efloraofindia:53698] Bangalore

2010-11-08 Thread Muthu Karthick
sorry, the above link is for Indian Institute of Science and not IIT On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: The following link gives the published list of flowering trees in the campus of Indian Institute of Technology, Bangalore:

Re: [efloraofindia:53699] Bangalore

2010-11-08 Thread Suma Tagadur
Hi Nitesh, FRLHT, Bangalore has come up with a CDRom titled Neighbourhood Medicinal Plants of Bangalore City. This nearly 700 colourful images for 305 plants. It is categoried as herbs, shurbs, trees and climbers. It is interactive, you can even write your notes in it. You can get a copy by

[efloraofindia:53700] Re: Efloraofindia Database upto 15th Oct.'10 (MS Excel, 13.7 MB)- around 4250 species

2010-11-08 Thread hemant
Dear shi Gargji, I joined this group very recently. Congratulations for such excellent activity. It is a usefull tool for a person like me who has traveled a lot from original taxonomy. Regards H S Bedekar On Nov 8, 10:33 am, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Dear members, It's

Re: [efloraofindia:53701] Fabaceae sp ? (15.09.2010 NSJ)

2010-11-08 Thread satish pardeshi
a Fabaceae member for sure. a new plant for me On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: ... this looks more of a Papilionaceous flower ... seems to belong to Fabaceae. Not seen this plant yet. Regards. On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 12:06 PM, J.M. Garg

Re: [efloraofindia:53703] Sikkim Flower 4

2010-11-08 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 195. 1887 Syn: Thea sinensis L. Sp. Pl. 1: 515. 1753. Type: Lectotype = Tsja in Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc., 605, 606, 1712 Regards Pankaj On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Ratna Ghosh ratn...@gmail.com wrote: Common Name: 

Re: [efloraofindia:53704] Re: Wrightea coccinea (Asclepiadaceae)_RKC04_081110

2010-11-08 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Just a typographic error ... Wrightia coccinea Sims Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2696. 1826. This plant is beautiful. Thanks for sharing bro!! Pankaj On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Ritesh Choudhary ritesh@gmail.com wrote: Forgot to mention that I've seen this plant growing wild also at some places

Re: [efloraofindia:53705] Help ID

2010-11-08 Thread Pankaj Kumar
First two are Equisetum debile Roxb. ex Vaucher Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 1: 387. 1822 (Pteridophyte: Equisetaceae) also called horsetail fern. Second two are Asclepias curassavica L. Sp. Pl. 1: 215. 1753 Type: Lectotype : Herb. Linn. No. 310.19 (LINN) Third is: Zamia pumila L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2:

Re: [efloraofindia:53706] Re: Euphorbia tithymaloides (Asclepiadaceae)_RKC03_081110

2010-11-08 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Euphorbia tithymaloides L. Sp. Pl. 1: 453. 1753 Name was not actually changed, but previous name was accepted. :) Pankaj On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 12:59 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Ritesh ji for the info. Regards, Mani. On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Ritesh Choudhary

Re: [efloraofindia:53707] Frerea indica (Asclepiadaceae)_RKC02_091110

2010-11-08 Thread Pankaj Kumar
This plant is enlisted among the top 10 threatened plants of India, I think. Frerea indica Dalzell J. Linn. Soc., Bot. viii. 10 (1865) Pankaj On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary ritesh@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Frerea indica Dalzell for you Loc.: Growing at BSI

Re: [efloraofindia:53708] Bangalore

2010-11-08 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Hello Mam, Nice to see you here. You may send me one cd on my postal address if possible... Pankaj On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Suma Tagadur teach.re...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Nitesh, FRLHT, Bangalore has come up with a CDRom titled Neighbourhood Medicinal Plants of Bangalore City. This

Re: [efloraofindia:53709] Bangalore

2010-11-08 Thread nitesh joshi
hi thanks a lot all of you...its been so kind On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Suma Tagadur teach.re...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Nitesh, FRLHT, Bangalore has come up with a CDRom titled Neighbourhood Medicinal Plants of Bangalore City. This nearly 700 colourful images for 305 plants. It is

Re: [efloraofindia:53712] Sikkim Flower 4

2010-11-08 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Ratna ji for photograph of tea 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/ On Mon, Nov 8, 2010

Re: [efloraofindia:53713] Tinosporia sinensis syn. Tinosporia malabarica

2010-11-08 Thread Vijayasankar
Yes, Rashida ji's plant is T. sinensis. Almost the entire plant is pubescent (often softly hirsute on stems), a distint feature to easily distinguish from T. cordifolia, which is glabrous throughout. Regards Vijayasankar On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com

Re: [efloraofindia:53716] Tinosporia sinensis syn. Tinosporia malabarica

2010-11-08 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Rashida ji for uploading long awaited plant, and thanks Vijayasankar ji for validating it -- 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

[efloraofindia:53717] Re: Tinosporia sinensis syn. Tinosporia malabarica

2010-11-08 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Just one minor correction here. Its Tinospora without an i after 'r'. Tinospora Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 2, 7(37): 38. 1851 Regards Pankaj On Nov 8, 8:45 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Rashida ji for uploading long awaited plant, and thanks Vijayasankar ji for

[efloraofindia:53719] Re: Frerea indica (Asclepiadaceae)_RKC02_091110

2010-11-08 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Can you please share a high resolution pic of same plz. Just wanted to check. The pollinarium seems to have been dislodged by the insects. Regards Pankaj On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:46 PM, arvind kadus agastiayur...@yahoo.co.inwrote: Here is Frerea indica with its pollinator at Shivneri fort.

Re: [efloraofindia:53720] Re: ID request-181010-PKA1

2010-11-08 Thread Tabish
Gurcharan ji, The same thought crossed my mind too. Sepals are broader and toothed. But since the flower color doesn't agree well, and also the it doesn't quite look the same as the pictures of C. pallida var. tibetica in the link sent by you, I would desist from jumping to this conclusion.

Re: [efloraofindia:53721] Re: ID request-181010-PKA1

2010-11-08 Thread Tabish
Another reason why I would not go with Campanula pallida var. tibetica right now, is that I think the sepals of that species are supposed to be erect, and not spreading. The picture in this link: http://www.planetefleurs.fr/Systematique/Campanulaceae/Campan16f.htm and also this illustration

[efloraofindia:53722] Ethnobotanical Database of Bangladesh

2010-11-08 Thread Pankaj Kumar
One of my good friend, Salah Uddin Sohail, started this website. You may like to check http://www.ethnobotanybd.com/index.php?action=home You may send your comments to him at: sohail...@gmail.com Regards Pankaj -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING

Re: [efloraofindia:53723] A Butterfly tree

2010-11-08 Thread C KUNHIKANNAN
It is a species of Premna. Most likely P. tomentosa!! kunhikannan On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.com wrote: Please help me id this tree growing on the premises of a Govt Office in Chennai. It had a very interesting trunk and had some butterflies hovering over

Re: [efloraofindia:53724] Identity of the climber? large leaves.

2010-11-08 Thread C KUNHIKANNAN
It is species of Argyreia. with out flower or fruits it is difficult to say anything on the species kunhikannan On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: You may be right Dr. Gurcharan Singh Ji , copying a link http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Plantae/Argyreia_Genus.asp

Re: [efloraofindia:53725] shrub for id please

2010-11-08 Thread C KUNHIKANNAN
We have the collection of Malpigia punicifolia in our botanical garden. Please check it further before confirming as Malpigia punicifolia. leaves and fruits are different from the Malpigia punicifolia kunhikannan On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.com wrote: I

Re: [efloraofindia:53726] For ID 021010 ET

2010-11-08 Thread C KUNHIKANNAN
Please send the photos of branch, leaves and other parts for correct identification. very nice photos of flowers are provided but no details about the leaves. kunhikannan On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote: Vigna unguiculata, perhaps. Regards

Re: [efloraofindia:53727] Wasp plant for ID | 02Oct10AR03

2010-11-08 Thread C KUNHIKANNAN
Yes it is Toddalia asiatica the shruby type. kunhikannan On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 6:03 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Resurfacing again for ID Earlier feedback Mahadeswara ji Looks like Toddalia asiatica of Rutaceae . This is a

Re: [efloraofindia:53728] identity of the herb please?

2010-11-08 Thread C KUNHIKANNAN
yes it is Spermacoce ocymoides not Richardia. kunhikannan On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 5:29 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. Some earlier relevant feedback: “I guess (from a long shot) this to be Spermacoce ocymoides of Rubiaceae.

Re: [efloraofindia:53729] identity of the herb please?

2010-11-08 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thanks for the correction. My apologies for the misidentification. But it was Rubiaceae :) Pankaj On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:24 AM, C KUNHIKANNAN kunhikan...@gmail.com wrote: yes it is Spermacoce ocymoides not Richardia. kunhikannan On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 5:29 AM, Gurcharan Singh

Re: [efloraofindia:53732] For ID 310810ET

2010-11-08 Thread C KUNHIKANNAN
I think it is Impatiens sulcata kunhikannan On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 12:27 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Resurfacing again for ID Earlier feedback Mayur ji Tanay...Impatiens sp. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired  Associate Professor

Re: [efloraofindia:53736] ID request 041110PC2

2010-11-08 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes, it is now known as Cucumis maderaspatanus (syn: Mukia maderaspatana). -- 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:53748] For ID 261010 ET

2010-11-08 Thread Dinesh Valke
... species of *Corchorus* ... can see the whisker-like appendages at the leaf base. Regards. On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:04 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Resurfacing again for ID Earlier feedback Rajdeo ji...Some Tiliaceae

Re: [efloraofindia:53751] Re: Wrightea coccinea (Asclepiadaceae)_RKC04_081110

2010-11-08 Thread Sid
And Wrightia is Apocynaceae not Asclepiadaceae as in subject line. Sid. On 9 November 2010 07:40, Ritesh Choudhary ritesh@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the appreciation Gurucharan sir! Thanks Pankaj for correcting the typo error. Best regards, Ritesh. On Nov 8, 8:04 pm, Gurcharan Singh

[efloraofindia:53752] Re: Wrightea coccinea (Asclepiadaceae)_RKC04_081110

2010-11-08 Thread Mahadeswara
Are W.dubia and W.coccinea one and the same. I have seen W.dubia (syn. W. combodiensis), also called red wrigtia ( looks similar to W.cocinea ) somewhere in US. Can anybody clarify. On Nov 8, 8:58 am, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary ritesh@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Wrightea coccinea Sims for

Re: [efloraofindia:53754] Flower arrangement during Onam

2010-11-08 Thread tanay bose
oh it looks very nice Tanay On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:14 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Friends, I am sending a photo of flower arrangement taken during Onam. Onam is the harvest festival celebrated all over Kerala during September. We make ranglis using different kind of

[efloraofindia:53755] Re: Ipomoea moonii

2010-11-08 Thread Ron_Convolvulaceae
On Oct 4, 12:58 pm, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: i think so Mani ji Tanay On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:16 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Pravin ji, nice photo.  Is it a night bloomer? On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.comwrote:

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:53756] DV - 24OCT10 - 0924 :: branching racemed Desmodium

2010-11-08 Thread Navendu
You should also check under the genus Uraria navendu On Nov 9, 2:37 am, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Resurfacing again for ID Earlier feedback Pardeshi ji..I t seems to me more an Alysicarpus species  than Desmodium.

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:53757] DV - 24OCT10 - 0924 :: branching racemed Desmodium

2010-11-08 Thread Dinesh Valke
... incidentally, my own thought too is *Uraria rufuscens* ... was hesitant to voice because, normally species of *Uraria* have dense inflorescence. Regards. On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Navendu navendu.p...@gmail.com wrote: You should also check under the genus Uraria navendu On

Re: [efloraofindia:53758] Flower arrangement during Onam

2010-11-08 Thread mani nair
Thanks Tanay, this is only sample. For the real you should visit Kerala. Regards, Mani. On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:46 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: oh it looks very nice Tanay On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:14 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Friends, I am sending