Re: [efloraofindia:142338] Fwd: Plant ID

2013-01-05 Thread Adittya Dharap
seems to me a Rotala sp.. But further details - leaves , image of whole plant are required to ascertain the id. Adittya From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Cc: rajdeo.1...@gmail.com; satishparde...@gmail.com;

Re: [efloraofindia:142339] tree or shrub from Hooghly 14/12/12 sk

2013-01-05 Thread Ushadi Micromini
*Gurcharan ji:* I find this following paragraph most intriguing and was wondering what prompted it? == *Surajit*... chaliye jao... I am learning a lot of Botany just by reading your threads... thank you Usha di On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 11:28 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com

Re: [efloraofindia:142340] 04012013 BRS 428

2013-01-05 Thread Ushadi Micromini
What a nice fruit pic I always seem to get to the garden when one or two fruits remain ...never can catch all.. you have done it usha di On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote: *Ochna serrulata...* Dr Satish Phadke On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 9:43 PM,

[efloraofindia:142342] Re: Dr. Gurcharan Singh- Efi Man of the year 2012

2013-01-05 Thread satish nikam
Congratulations!very apt person for the title! satish nikam On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 12:51:32 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: Dear members, Dr. Gurcharan Singh has posted messages- 2998 since April

Re: [efloraofindia:142343] 211212 BRS 420

2013-01-05 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply: It looks like member of Convulvulaceae.If you could send the specimen to me, I may able to identify the same . from Dr. V.S. Ramachandran On 5 January 2013 13:17, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id assistance please. Some earlier relevant feedback: I also

Re: [efloraofindia:142346] Grass sp. from Kamrup district, Assam

2013-01-05 Thread J.M. Garg
Earlier feedback: Looks like an Isachne sp. to me. Experts may confirm. Regards, Ritesh. On 5 January 2013 17:19, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id assistance please. -- Forwarded message -- From: Karuna Das kd_...@rediffmail.com Date: 28 December

[efloraofindia:142350] Re: Euphorbiaceae for identification 040113MK02

2013-01-05 Thread radhaveach
Is the stem glabrous? It looks like it, so I think the Breynia vitis- idaea more likely. best Radha On Friday, January 4, 2013 9:13:22 PM UTC+5:30, Vijayasankar wrote: Isn't it *Breynia vitis-idaea*? Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research

Re: [efloraofindia:142350] Bauhinia krugii Urban : ID Confirmation : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 020812 : AK-1

2013-01-05 Thread J.M. Garg
Taking it as Bauhinia variegata as per another thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=enfromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/aLNlJzw12aI On 28 December 2012 23:34, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: If this tree is same as one uploaded by Raman ji, then perhaps comments in the other

Re: [efloraofindia:142353] Bauhinia krugii Urban : ID Confirmation : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 020812 : AK-1

2013-01-05 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Thanks Garg ji. Regards, Aarti On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 5:52 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Taking it as Bauhinia variegata as per another thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=enfromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/aLNlJzw12aI On 28 December 2012 23:34, Gurcharan Singh

Re: [efloraofindia:142354] Dillenia pentagyna

2013-01-05 Thread Janani Eswar
Thank you Ananta ji. Have not seen the flowers yet but hope to soon :) On 5 January 2013 20:18, ananta borah anant...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to share photos of *Dillenia pentagyna* (Dilleniaceae) from Bongaigaon District of Assam. In Assamese the plant is called OXI.Mr. B.Patiri, DFO,

Re: [efloraofindia:142355] Fern of Ajibarang Limestone 1

2013-01-05 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply: It looks like Pteris quadriauriata or P. assamica. from Ananta Borah ji. On 5 January 2013 19:36, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id assistance please. -- Forwarded message -- From: Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.com Date: 24 December 2012

[efloraofindia:142358] Re: Flora picture of the year 2012 - Heritage tree of Mysore city - Bombax ceiba

2013-01-05 Thread raman
I think this isCeiba pentandra, (L.) Gaertn. pink version. not *Bombax ceiba * Infact the 100year old white silk cotton tree in Lalbagh is actually pink not white Swamy ji can you confirm this Raman --

Re: [efloraofindia:142358] Mussaenda sp. (?) from Kamrup district, Assam

2013-01-05 Thread Janani Eswar
Hello everybody, As I mentioned earlier, a friend of mine and I study the families separately and make notes based on what is given on the eflora site. We have done Rubiaceae before, so I went back to our notes and compared it with the pictures Karuna ji had sent. According to our notes, flowers

Re: [efloraofindia:142360] Flora Picture of the Year - 2012

2013-01-05 Thread raman
Thanks Garg ji for pasting it from another thread. The flower in fact started to open up around 7.00pm. The funny thing as we are asking people for directions, the younger generation were discouraging us saying there is nothing like it. But the old people were pointing as to the right place,

[efloraofindia:142361] Re: Flora picture of the year 2012 - Heritage tree of Mysore city - Bombax ceiba

2013-01-05 Thread raman
Pink White Silk Cotton Tree - Kapokfile:///Users/raman/Flora%20and%20Fauna/HTML/Trees%20of%20Bangalore/Ceiba%20-%20Pink%20White%20Silk%20Cotton%20Tree%20-%20Kapok/Pink%20White%20Silk%20Cotton%20Tree%20-%20Kapok.html I am giving a link to my collection Sorry for cluttering this thread. I am

[efloraofindia:142362] Re: Flora picture of the year 2012 - Heritage tree of Mysore city - Bombax ceiba

2013-01-05 Thread raman
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/Trees%20of%20Bangalore/Ceiba%20-%20Pink%20White%20Silk%20Cotton%20Tree%20-%20Kapok/Pink%20White%20Silk%20Cotton%20Tree%20-%20Kapok.html Sorry I put the wrong link before Raman On Saturday, January 5, 2013 9:11:40 PM UTC+5:30, raman wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:142367] Re: Persicaria sp. from Hooghly 10/10/12 sk

2013-01-05 Thread surajit koley
Thank you very much Ritesh Ji, i will try to find its nuts again. Regards, surajit On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary ritesh@gmail.com wrote: Agree with you Surajit ji, Now we have only two option left. Waiting to see the mature nuts one more time so that we can

Re: [efloraofindia:142368] Another insectivorous herb Utricularia striatula from Western Himalaya

2013-01-05 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Rawat ji for another interesting upload. -- 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:142369] tree or shrub from Hooghly 14/12/12 sk

2013-01-05 Thread surajit koley
Thank you Usha Di, i am trying to learn and will continue to post whenever i find new plants or a new feature of an identified plant. Regards, surajit On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Ushadi Micromini microminipho...@gmail.comwrote: *Gurcharan ji:* I find this following paragraph most

Re: [efloraofindia:142370] Flora picture of the year 2012 - Heritage tree of Mysore city - Bombax ceiba

2013-01-05 Thread Vijayasankar
Thanks Swamy ji for sharing a beautiful picture of the 112 year-old handsome tree. As Raman ji said, it looks like Ceiba to me too. Please share pictures of whole tree, and close-up of flowers and leaves, if available. In addition to other differences, Bombax will have more than 50 stamens;

Re: [efloraofindia:142371] Flora of Kerala: Heliconia psittacorum L. f. from Calicut University Campus

2013-01-05 Thread Vijayasankar
I agree with the id. But the last two pictures perhaps represent a different cultivar, like this onehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/sheepbackcabin/7712072806/ . Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 1:58 AM, J.M.

Re: [efloraofindia:142372] Flora Picture of the Year 2012 - Vijayasankar Raman

2013-01-05 Thread Vijayasankar
Thank you very much to you all for the responses... @ Chitra ji, yes, the same tribes. They are settled in southern W.Ghats of Kerala and TN. They consider that this plant also possesses similar properties as that of Arogyapacha and hence both the plants share another common name 'Sanjeevani'.

Re: [efloraofindia:142373] 04012013 BRS 427

2013-01-05 Thread Vijayasankar
Yes; here is the list of other common names in different languages from ENVIS FRLHThttp://envis.frlht.org/botanical_search.php?txtbtname=hybgesp=1150%7CHybanthus+enneaspermus+%28L.F.%29+MUELL.database. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of

Re: [efloraofindia:142374] 211212 BRS 420

2013-01-05 Thread Vijayasankar
It may be *Merremia dissecta*. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 5:43 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: A reply: It looks like member of Convulvulaceae.If you could send the specimen to me, I may

[efloraofindia:142375] Re: 04012013GS2: Tree from Kashmir for ID

2013-01-05 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Any chances of Celastrus paniculatus?, I will check habit in next visit. -- 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:142376] 04012013 BRS 427

2013-01-05 Thread Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy
Thanks On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 1:26 AM, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.comwrote: Yes; here is the list of other common names in different languages from ENVIS FRLHThttp://envis.frlht.org/botanical_search.php?txtbtname=hybgesp=1150%7CHybanthus+enneaspermus+%28L.F.%29+MUELL.database.

Re: [efloraofindia:142377] 04012013 BRS 428

2013-01-05 Thread Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy
Thanks Satish Ji and Usha Mam. BRS On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote: *Ochna serrulata...* Dr Satish Phadke On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy brspa...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Members, Pl. find the attached file

Re: [efloraofindia:142379] Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore - Bauhinia x blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree (Please Confirm)

2013-01-05 Thread Ushadi
Gurcharanji: I was wondering, if anybody anywhere hasn't been studying bauhinia for indepth study, for genetic analysis etc? May be we can get an input from them?? May be this plant is indeed a cutting from B. x Blakeana but has asserted a slightly different genetic codes or have a

Re: [efloraofindia:142379] Limnophila sp. from Kamrup district, Assam

2013-01-05 Thread surajit koley
Good morning Sir Could this be the plant what has been described as *Limnophila hirsuta* In Bengal Plantshttps://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/dr8_J99SGAM/discussion, the current accepted name of which might be *Limnophila chinensis* (Osbeck) Merr.

Re: [efloraofindia:142380] Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore - Bauhinia x blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree (Please Confirm)

2013-01-05 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Ushadi As far as I can understand, a hybrid between two different species at the same ploidy level as parents would be sterile. It may produce flowers but due to problems of pairing (it has one genome each from each parent) no proper gametes would be formed and hence no proper pod formation. The

[efloraofindia:142382] Re: Flora picture of the year 2012 - Heritage tree of Mysore city - Bombax ceiba

2013-01-05 Thread Dr.ANIL KUMAR
kindly consider *Chorisia speciosa* also On Friday, January 4, 2013 9:15:31 AM UTC+5:30, Mahadeswara wrote: Dear all in the E- flora group, At the out set, I acknowledge the numerous New Year greetings from all our brothers and sisters of the group. I reciprocate the greet and

Re: [efloraofindia:142382] Happy New Year

2013-01-05 Thread Balkar Singh
Thanks and Same to you Pravin Ji On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 8:30 PM, Prashant Awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Pravin ji for New Year wishes. Wish you and your family very Happy and Prosperous New Year. Regards Prashant On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Pravin Kawale

Re: [efloraofindia:142383] Flora picture of the year 2012 - Sandhya Sasidharan

2013-01-05 Thread Balkar Singh
Nice Catch Sandhya Ji On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote: Why nothing spectacular. It is spectacular. Aptly the flower of this tree has been selected as the *State flower of Maharashtra*. Dr Satish Phadke On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Prashant Awale

[efloraofindia:142385] Re: Flora picture of the year 2012 - Heritage tree of Mysore city - Bombax ceiba

2013-01-05 Thread raman
Definitely not Chorisia speciosa, Anil ji. Flowers are so different. Infact the Bombax Ceiba flower is also very different. Raman --

Re: [efloraofindia:142386] Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore - Bauhinia x blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree (Please Confirm)

2013-01-05 Thread raman
Lalbagh always have surprises, as I find something new every time I go there. But I haven't seen a Bauhinia Tree which doesn't have pods. Every one of them have pods and plenty of them. Raman --

Re: [efloraofindia:142387] Flora picture of the year 2012 - Sandhya Sasidharan

2013-01-05 Thread Vijayasankar
Nice pictures, with a heart-felt story behind it...thanks for sharing the rare picture Sandhya ji... Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Balkar Singh balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Nice Catch Sandhya

Re: [efloraofindia:142388] Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore - Bauhinia x blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree (Please Confirm)

2013-01-05 Thread radha veach
I have been taking care of 5 Bauhinia x blakeana trees and watching them through all the seasons for the last 20 years. They normally don't produce any pods. Once only in all that time about 5 years ago I did see one of the trees with 2 or 3 seed pods. Sometimes nature surprises us all. best

[efloraofindia:142389] Bignoniaceae Week: January 7 to 13, 2013

2013-01-05 Thread Balkar Singh
Dear All We will start the year 2013 with celebrations of monthly episodes with family Bignoniaceae From January 7 to 13. You are requested to upload photographs of plants of this family during this week, both identified and unidentified. Please remember to have subject line as Bignoniaceae Week:

[efloraofindia:142394] Re: 04012013GS2: Tree from Kashmir for ID

2013-01-05 Thread D.S Rawat
Certainly not Celastrus paniculata! DSRawat Pantnagar On Sunday, January 6, 2013 2:45:42 AM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: Any chances of Celastrus paniculatus?, I will check habit in next visit. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of

[efloraofindia:142395] Photo of Year 2012

2013-01-05 Thread Vijay Barve
Hello, Happy New Year 2013 to all. This is the time of year when we share Photo of the Year on all the DiversityIndia groups. So here is the call for posting the Photo of the Year. If you are not familiar what it is here are the guidelines. Photos taken during 2012 are posted for this, up to

Re: [efloraofindia:142397] Caterpillar on Crinum Lily : Nasik : 060113 : AK-2

2013-01-05 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Thanks Arun ji for the id. Regards, Aarti On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 10:46 AM, N Arun Kumar arunameth...@gmail.comwrote: these are Lily Moth Caterpillars..they feed voraciously on plants of the Lily family. :) On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: These

Re: [efloraofindia:142399] Ornamental Plant for ID : Nasik : 060113 : AK-3

2013-01-05 Thread Janani Eswar
Hello Aarti ji, I think this is a species of Fittonia though I'm not sure which. Here's the wiki page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fittonia On 6 January 2013 12:22, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com wrote: A small cultivated, ornamental plant at a nursery in Nasik. Picture taken on

Re: [efloraofindia:142401] Ornamental Plant for ID : Nasik : 060113 : AK-3

2013-01-05 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Thanks Janani ji. I will check it out. Regards, Aarti On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Janani Eswar jan...@margabandhu.comwrote: Hello Aarti ji, I think this is a species of Fittonia though I'm not sure which. Here's the wiki page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fittonia On 6 January 2013

Re: [efloraofindia:142404] Flora Picture of the Year 2012: Balkar Singh

2013-01-05 Thread Balkar Singh
Thanks Garg Ji On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 12:59 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Balkar ji, Image is so surreal!!! Kudos to your wonderful skills. On 6 January 2013 12:56, Balkar Singh balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All Here is my Picture of the Year *Nepenthes khasiana* On 3rd