[efloraofindia:114194] Montane tree for identification 220412MK02

2012-04-22 Thread Muthu Karthick, N
Dear all, Please help me to identify this small tree species. I saw this on roadside en route Gudalur from Ooty. The leaves are more leathery and about 15cm long bearing red fruits of c.1.5cm long. Could this be any Euphorbiaceae? Date: 07 March 2012 Location: Nilgiris dist., TN Altitude: c.

Re: [efloraofindia:114195] Re: Ficus for id - 11/04/12 - RK

2012-04-22 Thread ranjini kamath
This is turning out to be a v. interesting thread.Nice to know the tree that has intrigued me for years has others interested too.A bngbirder friend is also chipping in by trying to contact a taxonomist friend.. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:22 AM, raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks

Re: [efloraofindia:114199] Cucurbitaceae Week : For ID : Mumbai : 070412 : Ak-1

2012-04-22 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Thanks Aarti ji for sharing. Fruit must be larger and healthy in healthy plant. It is not healthy plant as severe infestation of leaf miner is visible in picture. Leaf mines affect photosynthesis to great extent which results in small fruit size. Organically, it can be managed by Chloroxylon and

Re: [efloraofindia:114205] Dendrophthoe falcata from Canopy of KMTR_GK_21-04-2012

2012-04-22 Thread Giby Kuriakose
Dear Pankaj sir, According to Gamble, the plant that I studied was *D. amplexifolia* as the leaves shows amplexicaul nature. Later it has been merged with *D.falcata* http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2760884 That is why I treated that as *D. falcata* only. Further, 'the plant list

[efloraofindia:114206] Re: Final announcement for Valley of Flowers Trek (Uttarakhand) August `12

2012-04-22 Thread Rajesh Sachdev
Over whelming response, 15 confirmation received so far (literately from every part of the country). No wonder we could be 20 or even beyond by the actual dates On 18 April 2012 23:20, Rajesh Sachdev leopard...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Flora enthus, This is to finally announce that the

Re: [efloraofindia:114207] Moments of Nainital Ranikhet Kausani Visit

2012-04-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes it was a really enjoying trip, plus we clicked several new plants for us. It was much more number of plants than expected. -- 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:114208] beautiful wild flower ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-1

2012-04-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I hope capparis sepiaria -- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun,

Re: [efloraofindia:114211] Cucurbitaceae Week : For ID : Mumbai : 070412 : Ak-1

2012-04-22 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Pankaj ji, All these were in the vegetable section of the flower show. I believe these plants were from RCFRashtriya Chemical Fertilizers. So it is very unlikely that an unhealthy plant would be kept on display. A very young fruit also had this color. Aarti On Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:39:43

Re: [efloraofindia:114211] please Id this flower

2012-04-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
The minimum information needed for uploads for ID is place and habit of plant. Any additional information helps in quicker identification. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired  Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New

Re: [efloraofindia:114212] Dendrophthoe falcata from Canopy of KMTR_GK_21-04-2012

2012-04-22 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Thanks for your reply. Visited the link mentioned by you. Please see their confidence level and Source WCSP (in review). Hence, it is not accepted so far. I read about var. falcata and var. coccinea from this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrophthoe_falcata regards Pankaj Oudhia On Sun,

Re: [efloraofindia:114213] Cucurbitaceae Week : For ID : Mumbai : 070412 : Ak-1

2012-04-22 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Thanks for your reply. May be you are right. Rashtriya Chemical Fertilizers. !! By the way the attack of leaf miner is directly correlated with excess use of Nitrogenous fertilizers. ;) regards Pankaj Oudhia On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote:

[efloraofindia:114214] Names of Plants in India :: Aerides ringens (Lindl.) C.E.C.Fisch. ... (family: Orchidaceae)

2012-04-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
via Species https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species‎ ‎A https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/a‎ ‎ *Aerides ringens* (Lindl.) C.E.C.Fisch. ... (family: Orchidaceae) [image: Aerides ringens (Lindl.)

Re: [efloraofindia:114215] Dendrophthoe falcata from Canopy of KMTR_GK_21-04-2012

2012-04-22 Thread Giby Kuriakose
Thank you for your reply. Yes I noted that and I think the red flowered Dendrophthoe might be the one that is seen in the picture in the given link. I haven't seen *D. falcata *with red with an yellow tip as we seen in my pictures that is why I mentioned a different form. Again plant list consider

Re: [efloraofindia:114216] only pod leaves ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-3

2012-04-22 Thread Muthu Karthick
Looks more like *Gliricidia sepium* of Fabaceae. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:06 PM, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote: Sir. I regret i don't have any flower of this small tree, only leaves and pod images. Species : UNKNOWN Habit Habitat : small tree (but may grow bigger),

Re: [efloraofindia:114217] Re: long climber ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-2

2012-04-22 Thread Muthu Karthick
Any Menispermaceae? On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, i have attached an image twice instead of attaching this one Regards, surajit koley -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar,

Re: [efloraofindia:114219] Dendrophthoe falcata from Canopy of KMTR_GK_21-04-2012

2012-04-22 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Thanks for your reply. Lets wait for comments of other members. On the basis of medicinal properties and uses the Healers talk about over 30 types of Dendrophthoe. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Giby Kuriakose giby.kuriak...@gmail.comwrote: Thank you for your reply.

[efloraofindia:114220] DV :: 14APR12 - 0733 :: armed woody shrub at Sagar Upvan

2012-04-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
Dear friends ... ID please *Place*: at Sagar Upvan, Colaba, Mumbai. *Time*: April 14, 2012 at 7.33am *Habit*: woody shrub, armed *Habitat*: garden *Plant height*: about 4 - 6 ft [image:

Re: [efloraofindia:114221] Re: Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment

2012-04-22 Thread Giby Kuriakose
I would stand for Hura crepitans of Euphorbiaceae family. Regards Giby On 16 April 2012 07:01, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you Sir for this information on *Hura* *crepitans* and *Ficus* * religiosa*. Regards, Surajit On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 6:02 AM, Dr

Re: [efloraofindia:114222] only pod leaves ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-3

2012-04-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
Me too with Muthu's thought: *Gliricidia sepium* of Fabaceae Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: Looks more like *Gliricidia sepium* of Fabaceae. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:06 PM, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:114223] beautiful wild flower ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-1

2012-04-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
... also please consider chances of *Capparis zeylanica* (family: Capparaceae OR Capparidaceae) Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: I hope capparis sepiaria -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College,

[efloraofindia:114225] ORCHIDACEAE: Pomatocalpa angustifolium Seidenf. from Hong Kong (Thailand)

2012-04-22 Thread nitesh joshi
Lovely

Re: [efloraofindia:114225] Moments of Nainital Ranikhet Kausani Visit

2012-04-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
Many thanks Balkar ji for recounting; it will help us when planning to explore this area. Looking forward the plants you all sighted during this trip. Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: Yes it was a really enjoying trip, plus we clicked

Re: [efloraofindia:114226] Plant for ID

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
What a gorgeous picture of an equally gorgeous flower... Your cactus has not only flowered , it has produced all those little cactus-lets: babies... my question: how big and HOW old is this cactus..??/ It seems to me to be an Echinopsis further classification needs closer study , I think

Re: [efloraofindia:114228] beautiful wild flower ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-1

2012-04-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dinesh ji Thanks a lot. You prevented me from labelling my plant from Nainital wrongly. Thanks again. C. zeylanica: Flowers supra axillary 1-3; plants pubescent with Scarlet-brown branched hairs C. sepiaria: Flowers in terminal clusters of 10-20; plant more or less pube¬scent with ashy grey

Re: [efloraofindia:114229] ORCHIDACEAE: Pomatocalpa angustifolium Seidenf. from Hong Kong (Thailand)

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
crystal clear and memorable thanks usha On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 2:14 PM, nitesh joshi niteshcjo...@gmail.comwrote: Lovely -- Usha di ===

Re: [efloraofindia:114230] Moments of Nainital Ranikhet Kausani Visit

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
Balkar ji: wonderful pics and trip description. usha di == On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Tanay Bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Balkar Ji. Seems you have enjoyed a lot and nice snaps. Tanay On 21 April 2012 22:12, Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for giving the

Re: [efloraofindia:114231] Moments of Nainital Ranikhet Kausani Visit

2012-04-22 Thread jmgarg1
Thanks, Balkar ji. On 22 April 2012 10:32, Balkar Singh balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All A few days back we returned from the visit to Nainital Ranikhet Kausani. I just to share some memories with all for information. Originally this visit was planned for Gori Valley near Munsiyari town

Re: [efloraofindia:114232] Flora of Uttarakhand: Bulbophyllum umbellatum from way to Chaukori (UK)

2012-04-22 Thread Promila Chaturvedi
Balkar Ji, these plants are still in a good shape. I have kept them under the shade of Citrus shrub. Promila On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Balkar Singh balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All Bulbophyllum umbellatum from Choukori Uttarakhand Hope google is OK now -- Regards Dr Balkar

Re: [efloraofindia:114233] 22/04/2012/YRP/01/Wayanad, Kerala.

2012-04-22 Thread mani nair
Dear Yazdy ji, these are Cymbidium bicolor orchids. Regards, Mani Nair On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 3:17 AM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, could someone identify this orchid please? Regards Yazdy Palia.

Re: [efloraofindia:114234] Request Identification

2012-04-22 Thread Ganesh Dhamodkar
Thank all of you for your quick responses. I am quite *relieved* to know this is a common plant and found over a vast habitat from Africa to Rajasthan. The area where I took these pictures would be under dam water forever in a few years. Sorry, I am late to reply. I use cellphone to surf a

[efloraofindia:114235] Fruits of Tinospora cordifolia-MN220412 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

2012-04-22 Thread mani nair (Google Docs)
I've shared an item with you: Fruits of Tinospora cordifolia-MN220412 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bWHAEHHHVq2z6L98GCF-9Me5NehWFHg2wzbgJm72tRI/edit It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above.

[efloraofindia:114236] Fruits of Tinospora cordifolia-MN220412 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

2012-04-22 Thread mani nair (Google Docs)
I've shared an item with you: Fruits of Tinospora cordifolia-MN220412 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bWHAEHHHVq2z6L98GCF-9Me5NehWFHg2wzbgJm72tRI/edit It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above.

[efloraofindia:114238] ORCHIDACEAE: Cheirostylis sp.

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Sharing an illustration of Cheirostylis sp. I dont want to share the species name right now as its going to be a surprise. I have reduced the size slightly. Hope you will like it. Regards Pankaj

[efloraofindia:114239] Re: ORCHIDACEAE: Cheirostylis sp.

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
It had been so touch to study this flower as you can see the size of it. Pankaj

[efloraofindia:114239] Re: ORCHIDACEAE: Cheirostylis sp.

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
It was so difficult to study the flower, as you can see the size of it. Pankaj

[efloraofindia:114240] Shrub for identification 220412MK03

2012-04-22 Thread Muthu Karthick, N
Dear all , I saw this shrub planted as ornamental in a street of Ooty, Nilgiris, TN. Could this be Scrophulariaceae? Date: 19 Sep 2011 Altitude: 2000 M ASL Height of Shrub: 3 metres Leaf: c. 15cm long Flower: c. 5 x 0.8 cm

[efloraofindia:114241] Re: Flora of Uttarakhand: Bulbophyllum umbellatum from way to Chaukori (UK)

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Nice. Thanks for sharing these. Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:114241] Re: ORCHIDACEAE: Cheirostylis sp.

2012-04-22 Thread Muthu Karthick
Yes sir, very very minute. I wonder how did you dissected. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: It was so difficult to study the flower, as you can see the size of it. Pankaj -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai

[efloraofindia:114243] Re: Moments of Nainital Ranikhet Kausani Visit

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Nice to know about the trip. I really wish I was a part of it. Best regards Pankaj

[efloraofindia:114244] Re: Plant for ID

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
This could be some species of Echinocactus. Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:114244] Plant for ID

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
Well! you will most likely have to, but wait till some one who is a card carrying botanist or a cactus authority replies.. and asks you for more, more appropriate shots... usha di === On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 4:04 PM, satyendra tiwari kaysat...@gmail.comwrote: Ushadi, I have several plants of

[efloraofindia:114246] Re: The Spiranthes Connection!!

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
I would request you to publish it as a book and then after sometime you may develop a website on the same. Just in case maximum contribution is from your side then you must go for book. Best wishes Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:114246] Re: ORCHIDACEAE: Cheirostylis sp.

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
Pankaj, very nice drawing, knowing you, your own I guess... painstaking details.. isn't the dissecting scope and concomitant digital photography a nice tool? ... did you also take pictures of your dissection? Usha di On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com

Re: [efloraofindia:114247] Fruits of Tinospora cordifolia-MN220412 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
Wonderful and bright usha di == On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:11 PM, mani nair (Google Docs) mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: [image: Document] I've shared Fruits of Tinospora cordifolia-MN220412https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bWHAEHHHVq2z6L98GCF-9Me5NehWFHg2wzbgJm72tRI/edit Click to

[efloraofindia:114249] Re: Orchid for identification 220412MK01

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
This should be Cymbidium bicolor. Please show flowers to confirm. Pankaj

[efloraofindia:114250] Re: Orchid for identification 220412MK01

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Very strange there are so many floral stalks but no fruit!!! Thats a bad news!! Pankaj

[efloraofindia:114251] Re: TQ-Unid-Delhi-01

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Looks like Syzygium jambos to me. Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:114251] Fruits of Tinospora cordifolia-MN220412 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

2012-04-22 Thread mani nair
Thanks Usha di for the appreciation. Regards, Mani On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 6:41 AM, ushadi Micromini microminipho...@gmail.com wrote: Wonderful and bright usha di == On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:11 PM, mani nair (Google Docs) mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: [image: Document] I've

Re: [efloraofindia:114252] Ficus for ID : 060412 : AK-1

2012-04-22 Thread ajinkya gadave
*Ficus benjamina* *Curly Weeping Fig, * *Chinese Banyan* On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Resending as the earlier pictures got deleted by mistake as they were linked to Picasa after posting from our group. On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 12:01 PM, ushadi

Re: [efloraofindia:114253] please Id this flower

2012-04-22 Thread ajinkya gadave
I think this is *Crataeva nurvala* * English name: Three leaved caper * *Sanskrit name:Varun * *Hindi : Barun * *Tamil name : Marvilingam, Maralingam * *Telugu: Mangalam , Voolemera * * * On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: The minimum information needed

Re: [efloraofindia:114254] Re: Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment

2012-04-22 Thread ajinkya gadave
*FICUS RELIGIOSA* On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Giby Kuriakose giby.kuriak...@gmail.comwrote: I would stand for Hura crepitans of Euphorbiaceae family. Regards Giby On 16 April 2012 07:01, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comwrote: Thank you Sir for this information on

Re: [efloraofindia:114255] Re: Orchid for identification 220412MK01

2012-04-22 Thread Muthu Karthick
Thank you sir. I would check for flower after rains. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Very strange there are so many floral stalks but no fruit!!! Thats a bad news!! Pankaj -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai

Re: [efloraofindia:114256] Re: Orchid for identification 220412MK01

2012-04-22 Thread Pankaj Kumar
This is the time when it flowers. Pankaj On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:44 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: Thank you sir. I would check for flower after rains. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Very strange there are so many floral

Re: [efloraofindia:114257] DV :: 14APR12 - 0733 :: armed woody shrub at Sagar Upvan

2012-04-22 Thread Giby Kuriakose
Could this be a species of Flueggea of Phyllanthaceae family. Regards Giby On 22 April 2012 13:48, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends ... ID please *Place*: at Sagar Upvan, Colaba, Mumbai. *Time*: April 14, 2012 at 7.33am *Habit*: woody shrub, armed *Habitat*:

Re: [efloraofindia:114258] Ficus for ID : 060412 : AK-1

2012-04-22 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Many thanks Ajinkya ji for the id. Regards, Aarti On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:18 PM, ajinkya gadave ajinkyagad...@gmail.comwrote: *Ficus benjamina* *Curly Weeping Fig, * *Chinese Banyan* On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Resending as the earlier

Re: [efloraofindia:114259] Montane tree for identification 220412MK02

2012-04-22 Thread Giby Kuriakose
This is *Nothapodytes nimmoniana* of Iccacinaceae family. Regards, Giby On 22 April 2012 11:37, Muthu Karthick, N nmk@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Please help me to identify this small tree species. I saw this on roadside en route Gudalur from Ooty. The leaves are more leathery and

Re: [efloraofindia:114262] Re: ORCHIDACEAE: Cheirostylis sp.

2012-04-22 Thread Tanay Bose
Awesome illustration... the surprise a new species.. Tanay On 22 April 2012 05:37, ushadi Micromini microminipho...@gmail.com wrote: Pankaj, very nice drawing, knowing you, your own I guess... painstaking details.. isn't the dissecting scope and concomitant digital photography a nice

Re: [efloraofindia:114263] 22/04/2012/YRP/01/Wayanad, Kerala.

2012-04-22 Thread Tanay Bose
Yes Mani Ji ... the orchid looks really cool Tanay On 22 April 2012 03:42, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Yazdy ji, these are Cymbidium bicolor orchids. Regards, Mani Nair On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 3:17 AM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, could someone

Re: [efloraofindia:114264] DV :: 14APR12 - 0733 :: armed woody shrub at Sagar Upvan

2012-04-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
many thanks Giby ji. Very convincing lead. Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Giby Kuriakose giby.kuriak...@gmail.comwrote: Could this be a species of Flueggea of Phyllanthaceae family. Regards Giby On 22 April 2012 13:48, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com

Re: [efloraofindia:114265] beautiful wild flower ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-1

2012-04-22 Thread surajit koley
Dear Gurcharan Sir Dinesh Sir, Thank you very much for the ID of this beautyful plant. After obtaining the ID from you i was going through my copy of Plant Groups and found that the Bengali name given to this one is ASHAREYLATA. But, i think, it is not that common as have been claimed in the

Re: [efloraofindia:114267] only pod leaves ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-3

2012-04-22 Thread surajit koley
Thank you Dinesh Sir... i learn from the net that it is rather new species introduced in India - http://www.flickr.com/photos/46074749@N07/4319334518/ But, where did you get its Bengali name,

Re: [efloraofindia:114268] Re: Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment

2012-04-22 Thread surajit koley
Sir, *Hura* or non-*Hura*... that's for you to decide. But, for sure - 1. Hurrah to the post 2. Hurrah to the experts 3. Hurrah to efloraofindia Regards, surajit On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Giby Kuriakose giby.kuriak...@gmail.comwrote: I would stand for Hura crepitans of Euphorbiaceae

Re: [efloraofindia:114269] only pod leaves ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-3

2012-04-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
Surajit ji, the name in Bengali, *saranga* was listed in a site called IndFlorahttp://www.ncbi.org.in/biota/flora/Top/SCommonname.jsp?scid=4519sciname=null, which unfortunately no longer exists. Do let me know if the name does not seem to be valid. Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:24

Re: [efloraofindia:114270] Re: long climber ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-2

2012-04-22 Thread surajit koley
Sir, That's too tough to a kindergarten student to search for... :) Regards, surajit On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: Any Menispermaceae? On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, i have attached

Re: [efloraofindia:114271] only pod leaves ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-3

2012-04-22 Thread surajit koley
Oh! Dinesh Sir, i don't have the slightest idea on this plant. As i have stated before that the only book i have on plants doesn't even feature this Genus. I was curious to know the source of its Bengali name. Some govt. officials or NGO might have given this Benagli name while they introduced it

[efloraofindia:114274] Re: Petiolar glands in Terminalia bellirica [Beheda]

2012-04-22 Thread surajit koley
G R E A T... Regards, surajit On Sunday, 22 April 2012 22:17:21 UTC+5:30, Neil wrote: Hi, Was at my property at Shahapur today. Managed to check just the one Beheda tree. Noticed that almost all the leaves had glands on their petioles. Sending a few photographs.

[efloraofindia:114275] Names of Plants in India :: Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews

2012-04-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
via Species https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species‎ ‎V https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/v‎ ‎ *Vanilla planifolia* Jacks. ex Andrews ... (family: Orchidaceae) [image: Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex

Re: [efloraofindia:114276] Montane tree for identification 220412MK02

2012-04-22 Thread Muthu Karthick
Many Thanks Gibyji. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Giby Kuriakose giby.kuriak...@gmail.comwrote: This is *Nothapodytes nimmoniana* of Iccacinaceae family. Regards, Giby On 22 April 2012 11:37, Muthu Karthick, N nmk@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Please help me to identify this

Fwd: [efloraofindia:114277] Herb for identification 290212MK03

2012-04-22 Thread Muthu Karthick
Any more ideas about this plant? -- Forwarded message -- From: jmgarg1 jmga...@gmail.com Date: Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 12:13 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:109593] Herb for identification 290212MK03 To: Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com Cc: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com

[efloraofindia:114279] Re: Herb from Nilgiris for ID 270411MK1

2012-04-22 Thread Muthu Karthick, N
Dear all, I am resurfacing this post for further clarification with more pictures. This (weed) herb grows to a height of 2 - 3 feet and I observed in street sides of Ooty town. Capsules were of 1 -1.5 cm long. Earlier reply by Gurucharanji: Perhaps some more photographs should help. The

[efloraofindia:114281] Re: Plants from Himachal- Is it Clematis roylei?

2012-04-22 Thread Tabish
This flower should be *Clematis buchananiana, *and not Clematis roylei. The flowers of this species are characterized by narrow oblong petals (technically sepals) which are widely spread. See the following links: http://www.virboga.de/Clematis_buchananiana.htm

[efloraofindia:114282] Herb for identification 230412MK01

2012-04-22 Thread Muthu Karthick, N
Dear all, Please help me to identify this herb found commonly in roadsides of Ooty town of Nilgiris. The leaves are of variable sizes of about 20 cm. Flowers clustered in nodes. Is this any Brassicaceae? Date: 18 Sep 2012 Location Ooty, Nilgiris, TN Altitude: c. 2000 m ASL

Re: [efloraofindia:114282] Ficus for ID : 060412 : AK-1

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
@ mr gadave : for close to forty years i always had potted ficus benjamina plants as houseplant, never did one of these had curly leaves... is this a variant usha di On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 6:48 PM, ajinkya gadave ajinkyagad...@gmail.comwrote: *Ficus benjamina* *Curly Weeping

Re: [efloraofindia:114283] 22/04/2012/YRP/01/Wayanad, Kerala.

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
very nice usha di On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Tanay Bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Mani Ji ... the orchid looks really cool Tanay On 22 April 2012 03:42, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Yazdy ji, these are Cymbidium bicolor orchids. Regards, Mani Nair

Re: [efloraofindia:114285] Re: Herb from Ooty for id 160211MK1

2012-04-22 Thread Tanay Bose
Is it a Cardamine sp.. from Brassicaceae ? Tanay On 22 April 2012 14:08, Muthu Karthick, N nmk@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, I am resurfacing this thread for identification. The fruits were of 1 cm long and 0.2cm width. Photographed in a private garden of Ooty, Nilgiris. The attached

Re: [efloraofindia:114286] Names of Plants in India :: Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
nice, rare, thanks Usha di = On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: via Specieshttps://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species‎ ‎V https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/v‎ ‎ *Vanilla planifolia* Jacks. ex

Re: [efloraofindia:114287] Montane tree for identification 220412MK02

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
Very nice use of oblique lighting, esp the last pic... loved it Thanks Usha di === On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: Many Thanks Gibyji. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Giby Kuriakose giby.kuriak...@gmail.comwrote: This is *Nothapodytes

Re: [efloraofindia:114288] Re: Plants from Himachal- Is it Clematis roylei?

2012-04-22 Thread ushadi Micromini
is this thread breaking up.. cant see the original pictures... Usha di == On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 2:57 AM, Tabish tabi...@gmail.com wrote: This flower should be *Clematis buchananiana, *and not Clematis roylei. The flowers of this species are characterized by narrow oblong petals

[efloraofindia:114290] Re: Names of Plants in India :: Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews

2012-04-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Oh where did you get that plant. Actually this is not found in India. It was introduced by Britishers for Vanilla extraction from the seed pods. Nice to see that it flowered. I have it at home but it never flowers. Thanks for sharing. Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:114290] beautiful wild flower ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-1

2012-04-22 Thread surajit koley
Good morning Madam I will try to revisit the plant. But the hair in 1st and 2nd images seems to be of another creeper. Regards, surajit On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:49 AM, ushadi Micromini microminipho...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Gurcharan ji, Dinish, and Surajit: enjoyed this ... I can see

Re: [efloraofindia:114292] Dendrophthoe falcata from Canopy of KMTR_GK_21-04-2012

2012-04-22 Thread Vijayasankar
Medicinal properties of D. falcata (or any other parasite for that matter) vary depend on the host plant, I assume. Traditional healers in TN think that the one that grows on Neem tree has high medicinal value. I have no idea about its actual use, though :( I am sure Oudhia ji has a lot to say...

[efloraofindia:114293] Going on Orchid Survey of Laos

2012-04-22 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Dear all Just to inform you that I would be travelling to Laos via Bangkok, on an Orchid Survey for around 2 weeks from tomorrow and hence I will not be able to access internet. We would be going to Vientianne, Vang Vieng and then we will travel towards Vietnam border. Hope to find some

Re: [efloraofindia:114294] Euphorbia for identification 190412MK01

2012-04-22 Thread Vijayasankar
Thanks Gurcharan ji. I will wait for more responses. @ Muthu: Yes, E. nivulia is wild in peninsular India. Global distribution: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Apr

Re: [efloraofindia:114295] Going on Orchid Survey of Laos

2012-04-22 Thread Madhuri Pejaver
GraaTt! Best of luck to find/explore new orchids and the other flora too! We will wait to listen stories from you and ofcourse the photos. Madhuri Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from !DEA -Original Message- From: Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com Sender:

Re: [efloraofindia:114296] Re: Petiolar glands in Terminalia bellirica [Beheda]

2012-04-22 Thread Vijayasankar
This is incredible, Dr. Neil! Thanks for the pictures and your great efforts. You have seen the form (with glands) after Roxburgh and Dr. Almeida in India, I think. I want to tell Hooker, Brandis, Gamble... that this form DOES occur in S.India, and can be seen it in Dr.Neil's garden!!! When you

Re: [efloraofindia:114297] Some plants from Jim Corbett National Park

2012-04-22 Thread Nidhan Singh
Thanks for posting Devendra Ji, Nice pics...from the oldest national Park of our coutry.. -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114298] Lilliaceae for identification 210412MK02

2012-04-22 Thread Vijayasankar
*Drimia indica* in flowering, I think. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: *Dear all, Please help me to identify this herb found on the scrub forest floor

Re: [efloraofindia:114299] Going on Orchid Survey of Laos

2012-04-22 Thread Nidhan Singh
Really great Dr. Pankaj, I wish you a safe and sound exploration filled with many interesting orchids, the plants you love the most...HAPPY EXPLORING... -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114300] Re: Petiolar glands in Terminalia bellirica [Beheda]

2012-04-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Interesting Neil ji This seems to be supporting what Satish ji and Flora of China report. Perhaps Hooker, etc. were ignoring these glands on petiole and just concentrating on glands at the tip of petiole tip, or they what they called glands on petiole tip would be just these, an interesting thing

Re: [efloraofindia:114301] Herb for identification 230412MK01

2012-04-22 Thread Nidhan Singh
This should be Rumex dentatus from Polygonaceae... -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:114302] beautiful wild flower ID from Hooghly 22-04-12 SK-1

2012-04-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Ushadi I will upload mine to clarify both features. -- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/

Re: [efloraofindia:114303] Dendrophthoe falcata from Canopy of KMTR_GK_21-04-2012

2012-04-22 Thread Giby Kuriakose
I too heard that tribals in Kearala prefer use *Dendrophthoe *spp. grow on *Strychnos nux-vomica*, which is rare at least in Kerala, as medicine. Regards, Giby On 23 April 2012 08:39, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote: Medicinal properties of D. falcata (or any other parasite for

Re: [efloraofindia:114304] Lilliaceae for identification 210412MK02

2012-04-22 Thread kamasani narasimhareddy
Dear Dr.Vijay, *Drimia indica* may be accepted name for *Urgenia indica*. Thank you for updating the nomenclature. Still there is a doubt which one correct? Dr. Hemadri discovered one species from Andhra Pradesh and given naming as *Urgenia raogibikei* Hemadri Sp. Nov. With regards K.N. Reddy

Re: [efloraofindia:114306] Re: Names of Plants in India :: Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews

2012-04-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
Pankaj, there are now many spice farms in and around Goa. Eco-tourism is catching up. Cultivated plants and their importance and trivia are explained to tourists. This particular vanilla plant is at Tanshikar's Spice Farm at Netorli, Goa. Usha di - have put a link below pronunciation and meaning

Re: [efloraofindia:114307] Tree from Dalhousie id Al040712 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

2012-04-22 Thread jmgarg1
Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. Some earlier relevant feedback: “... *could it be Trewia nudiflora...?? *regards Alok” “This *can be T. nudiflora* but I am not fully sure, try to locate female plant if you can” from Nidhan ji. On 7 April 2012 22:17, Alok

[efloraofindia:114308] Re: [efloraindia:95667] Fwd: 04032011GS2 for ID from Delhi

2012-04-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I was after this plant for a long time. This week I again found this plant flowering, and asked gardener about it. He gave me English name Choice and Hindi name Neelie, but I was apprehensive because I could not detect any onion smell. Today I asked another gardener, he gave the same name and said

Re: [efloraofindia:114309] Pulicaria for validation from Panipat-2012

2012-04-22 Thread jmgarg1
Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. On 9 April 2012 10:48, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All, This one was shot from Yamuna river side on April 3, 2012, common otherwise also these days. I hope this one is *Pulicaria dysenterica* *(L.) Bernh.,

Re: [efloraofindia:114310] Sharing the images of Greater Galanga (Alpinia galanga). (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

2012-04-22 Thread jmgarg1
Forwarding again forId confirmation orotherwise please. Some earlierrelevant feedback: “Please recheck the id. It *looks like A. calcarata* to me. (or there is a chance that they are mixed up here, the 2nd pic looks more of A. galanga) Leaves aromatic in A. calcarata but not so in A. galanga. (Of

Re: [efloraofindia:114311] Going on Orchid Survey of Laos

2012-04-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
Happy exploring, dear Pankaj !! Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote: Really great Dr. Pankaj, I wish you a safe and sound exploration filled with many interesting orchids, the plants you love the most...HAPPY EXPLORING... --