Re: [efloraofindia:144059] [efloraofindia:For Id 16012013MR!] Bignoniaceae Week: is this Pyrostegia venusta? from Pune

2013-01-16 Thread ajinkya gadave
yes this is *Pyrostegia venusta * *संक्रांत वेल* * * On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Bhagyashri itii...@gmail.com wrote: Pyrostegia venusta? --

[efloraofindia:144060] Re: [itpmods:6238] Flora Picture of the year 2012 UD

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Dear Surajit, Garg ji, Ritesh, Prasad, Vijay and Pankaj Thanks for liking the picture and its life story Pankaj... there was not any special reason... not to submit it... was waiting to see the flowers, then to id it ..(on my own !!) and I get lazy about having to reduce the pixel size of each

Re: [efloraofindia:144061] Flora Picture of the year- 2012- J.M.Garg

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
thats perfectly ok when ever i'll keep this email active usha di On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Prasad Dash prasad.dash2...@gmail.comwrote: This is really a great shot Garg Sir. Regards Prasad On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 5:57 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Ushadi, I will

[efloraofindia:144063] Re: [itpmods:6238] Flora Picture of the year 2012 UD

2013-01-16 Thread D.S Rawat
Nice pic and story! I also captured it at Naini Tal Uttarakhand and thus attaching one pic. DSRawat Pantnagar On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:07:21 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: A great capture details, Ushadi. -- Forwarded message -- From: Ushadi Micromini

[efloraofindia:144063] Re: [itpmods:6238] Flora Picture of the year 2012 UD

2013-01-16 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thanks. It doesn't matter if it flowers in cooler season. It means water needs to be stopped after monsoon for it to flower. On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Ushadi Micromini wrote: Dear Surajit, Garg ji, Ritesh, Prasad, Vijay and Pankaj Thanks for liking the picture and its life story

Re: [efloraofindia:144064] [efloraofindia:For Id 16012013MR!] Bignoniaceae Week: is this Pyrostegia venusta? from Pune

2013-01-16 Thread Satish Phadke
Yes it is. The true Sankrant Vel rather than the one posted by you on FB. On Jan 16, 2013 1:12 PM, Bhagyashri itii...@gmail.com wrote: 15/01/2013 requesting identification of this vine at Pune which was in full bloom. is this Pyrostegia venusta? Regards Bhagyashri -- --

[efloraofindia:144065] Re: [itpmods:6238] Flora Picture of the year 2012 UD

2013-01-16 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Less water with low temperature could be initiating flowering in this. On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Pankaj Kumar wrote: Thanks. It doesn't matter if it flowers in cooler season. It means water needs to be stopped after monsoon for it to flower. On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Ushadi

Re: [efloraofindia:144066] Flora Picture of the Year 2012 - SK

2013-01-16 Thread Prasad Dash
Lovely shot and nice story. I found Surajit Ji one as one meticulous taxonomist (Teacher) who provides key and minute details of each plant he came across and follows that from its flowering to fruiting. To me he is one of the fastest learner. No doubt he is a resource rich person in the group and

[efloraofindia:144067] Re: [itpmods:6238] Flora Picture of the year 2012 UD

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
*Pankaj Kumar* *3:42 PM (7 minutes ago)* ** * * ** ** *to me, J.M., surajit, Ritesh, Vijayasankar, Prasad, efloraofindia * ** *Less water with low temperature could be initiating flowering in this.* *Yes Pankaj... that seems to be its biological clock (wintery days) and needs* Ice plants

[efloraofindia:144068] Re: [itpmods:6238] Flora Picture of the year 2012 UD

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Thank you Dr Rawat \ was it in a container ort on open soil as ground cover? usha di On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 3:11 PM, D.S Rawat drdsrawat.alpin...@gmail.comwrote: Nice pic and story! I also captured it at Naini Tal Uttarakhand and thus attaching one pic. DSRawat Pantnagar On Tuesday,

Re: [efloraofindia:144069] Garden plant for id - 150113 ANB-0023 - Mumbai

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
This is Mexican Heather Cuphea hyssopifolia short lived as houseplant enjoy it usha di On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Arundhati Boyce arundhatibo...@gmail.comwrote: Hello, Another garden plant with beautiful flowers, would love to know its name if possible. -- Best

[efloraofindia:144073] Re: Lamiaceae for identification 160113MK02

2013-01-16 Thread Smita
Pogostemon purpurescens, Lamiaceae On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:21:55 PM UTC+5:30, Muthu Karthick, N wrote: Dear all, Please help me to identify this Lamiacee member with fragrance. This is seen in a rocky exposed surface. Plant: 2.5 feet tall Leaf: 5 cm long Habitat: open dry

[efloraofindia:144074] Re: Impatiens for identification 160113MK03

2013-01-16 Thread Smita
Impatiens balsamina On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:27:39 PM UTC+5:30, Muthu Karthick, N wrote: Dear all, Please help me to identify this Balsam plant. It was found in a dry habitat. The plant height was about three feet. Locally the plant was very common. Date: 27 Dec 2012 Place:

Re: [efloraofindia:144074] Bignoniaceae Week : : UD 003 : : Spathodea campanulata from Calcutta

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Hi Grgji thank you its distinctly different from our daily citings of Shalik..i'll want to see it soon usha di On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 9:57 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Ushadi, Gang shalik / Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) as per link:

Re: [efloraofindia:144075] Pandanus fascicularis

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Dr. Gupta : googling for it and searching in copyright free sites is your best option... otherwise people would ask and rightly so ... what does Fragrantica pay you for the info or article as a free lance writer? and how much is a pic worth to you and your article? good luck usha di On Sun,

Re: [efloraofindia:144076] Bignoniaceae Week : : UD 008 : : Kigella pinnata Magnificent old tree from the Hort

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Thank you Gurcharanji and Dinesh for explaining ang understanding typos usha On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:30 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: Agreeing to Gurcharan ji's thoughts - I realize my typos only after hitting Send. I have edited the subject line in the Group's database.

Re: [efloraofindia:144080] Re: Commelinaceae for identification 150113MK03

2013-01-16 Thread Mayur Nandikar
Yes Shrikant ji, It is *Cyanotis axillaris * On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar shrikant.ingalhali...@gmail.com wrote: Cyanotis axillaris syn Tonningia axillaris. Regards, On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:17:08 PM UTC+5:30, Muthu Karthick, N wrote: Dear all, Please help

Re: [efloraofindia:144081] Limnophila sp. Hooghly

2013-01-16 Thread Mayur Nandikar
Yes it is *Limnophilla heterophylla* Garg ji, Might be you remember this plant is also we collected from Jokha mashes with polymorphic leaves. On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 7:15 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. Some earlier relevant

[efloraofindia:144083] Re: flowers of 2012 Nalini Bhat

2013-01-16 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Dear Nalini ji, Hearing from you after a very long while. Nice to see all the flowers. Quite different from the ones we see here. Best wishes Happy New Year to you too. Regards, Aarti On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:34:52 PM UTC+4, nabha wrote: in Summer of 2012 we visited faroe-islands,

Re: [efloraofindia:144084] IDENTITY :28

2013-01-16 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Bimal ji, Kindly check for Baliospermum montanum. Regards, Aarti On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:19:03 AM UTC+4, JM Garg wrote: A reply: You may like to refer to plate no 256 of FLORA OF JAMMU AND PLANTS OF NEIGHBOR HOOD by Sharma and Kachroo.As a man without any formal training in botany

Re: [efloraofindia:144084] Garden plant for id - 150113 ANB-0021 - Mumbai

2013-01-16 Thread Arundhati Boyce
Thank you so much Vijayasankar ji, Satish ji. On 15 January 2013 23:44, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote: I also think it to be Cestrum aurantiacum. On Jan 15, 2013 11:27 AM, Arundhati Boyce arundhatibo...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, This garden plant has beautiful pale yellow flowers

Re: [efloraofindia:144085] Garden plant for id - 150113 ANB-0022 - Mumbai

2013-01-16 Thread Arundhati Boyce
Thank you Vijayasankar ji. On 15 January 2013 20:35, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote: It is Centratherum punctatum of Asteraceae, I think. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:58 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:144086] Garden plant for id - 150113 ANB-0023 - Mumbai

2013-01-16 Thread Arundhati Boyce
Thank you so much DS Rawat ji, Usha ji. On 16 January 2013 16:16, Ushadi Micromini microminipho...@gmail.com wrote: This is Mexican Heather    Cuphea hyssopifolia short lived   as houseplant enjoy it usha di On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Arundhati Boyce

[efloraofindia:144088] Re: Bignoniaceae Week:: Crescentia Cujete from Calicut Kerala

2013-01-16 Thread D.S Rawat
Nice pics! DSRawat Pantnagar On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 8:40:07 PM UTC+5:30, Balkar wrote: Dear All Crescentia Cujete from Calicut Kerala This Tree was shot near Malabar Botanical Garden Pls Validate Thanks -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology

Re: [efloraofindia:144088] Bignoniaceae Week : : UD 003 : : Spathodea campanulata from Calcutta

2013-01-16 Thread Janani Eswar
Hi Ushadi, Quoting from your mail: *It is claimed that seedpods develop, but I have not seen any on trees I track…. *Sorry for being a little confused but are you saying that you haven't as yet seen any seed pods on any Spathodea tree? On 16 January 2013 16:52, Ushadi Micromini

Re: [efloraofindia:144089] [efloraofindia:For Id 16012013MR!] Bignoniaceae Week: is this Pyrostegia venusta? from Pune

2013-01-16 Thread Bhagyashri
Ajinkya ji Satish ji, Thanks for confirming the Id and for the common name. Satish ji thanks for correcting me :) Wish all the members A Very Happy New year and A Happy Sankrant Regards Bhagyashri On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote: Yes it is. The true

Re: [efloraofindia:144090] Re: Bignoniaceae Week:: Crescentia Cujete from Calicut Kerala

2013-01-16 Thread Satish Phadke
Yes it is. Nice pictures. Dr Satish Phadke On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 8:52 PM, D.S Rawat drdsrawat.alpin...@gmail.comwrote: Nice pics! DSRawat Pantnagar On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 8:40:07 PM UTC+5:30, Balkar wrote: Dear All Crescentia Cujete from Calicut Kerala This Tree was shot near

Re: [efloraofindia:144093] Flora Picture of the Year 2012 - SK

2013-01-16 Thread surajit koley
Thank you very much Sir, our group has an excellent capability to mould a commoner. Regards, surajit On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:16 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Surajit ji. You have become a source of encouragement to many of us now. On 15 January 2013 23:05, surajit

Re: [efloraofindia:144094] Flora Picture of the Year 2012 - SK

2013-01-16 Thread surajit koley
Thank you very much Prasad Ji. Now, i will have to work much harder so as to retain the faith Prasad Sir, on behalf of eFI, bestowed upon me. Regards, surajit On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 3:42 PM, Prasad Dash prasad.dash2...@gmail.comwrote: Lovely shot and nice story. I found Surajit Ji one as

Re: [efloraofindia:144095] Re: Plz id this herb: pa90 - 14jan2013

2013-01-16 Thread Prashant Ambedkar
Thank you very much Ritesh sir, Srikant sir for the help. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar shrikant.ingalhali...@gmail.com wrote: This would be Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre . Regards, On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 2:27:10 PM UTC+5:30, Smita wrote: Persicaria

[efloraofindia:144096] Re: [itpmods:6238] Flora Picture of the year 2012 UD

2013-01-16 Thread surajit koley
Usha Di, I have saved all, in two forms, volatile and non-volatile. Thank you, Regards, surajit On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Ushadi Micromini microminipho...@gmail.com wrote: *Pankaj Kumar* *3:42 PM (7 minutes ago)* ** * * ** ** *to me, J.M., surajit, Ritesh, Vijayasankar,

Re: [efloraofindia:144097] Id Please!

2013-01-16 Thread Vijayasankar
*Maesa indica* of Myrsinaceae. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:44 AM, ananta borah anant...@gmail.com wrote: Please help me in identifying this shrub from Assam. It usually grows in shady places,

Re: [efloraofindia:144098] Limnophila sp. Hooghly

2013-01-16 Thread surajit koley
Thank you very much Sir, i think Bengal Plantshttp://ia700604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419server=ia700604.us.archive.orgpage=n104_w1150.jpg and F. B.

[efloraofindia:144101] Re: Cornus sp. from Khorrung, Ukhrul, Manipur for ID help

2013-01-16 Thread NickPGP
Sorry for confusion, but I completely neglected to consider C. hongkongensis. It would seem this is the closest candidate, but the fruit are still much larger than anything so far recorded. If it does turn out to be this species it would about as disjunct a population as the C. kousa kousa in

Re: [efloraofindia:144101] Re: Plz id this herb: pa90 - 14jan2013

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Shrikant : why is it p. hydopiper and not p. glabra? usha di On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar shrikant.ingalhali...@gmail.com wrote: This would be Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre . Regards, On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 2:27:10 PM UTC+5:30, Smita wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:144102] Bignoniaceae Week : : UD 003 : : Spathodea campanulata from Calcutta

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Janani: I thought it was clear, :) [?] Yes, that's what I am saying I am tracking a few African Tulip trees that are within my reach... for a few years not seen any seed pod yet cheer up usha di On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Janani Eswar jan...@margabandhu.comwrote: Hi Ushadi,

Re: [efloraofindia:144103] Syzygium cumini---for sharing and validation

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
picture? On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Satish Nikam satish_ni...@yahoo.comwrote: Friends, My pic of Jamun, taken at ambyvalley rd.lonavala /mulshi in may12. regards satish nikam -- -- Usha di === --

Re: [efloraofindia:144104] Membership of Indiantreepix

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Nick welcome At Panglobal site it says you are a plant hunter what does that mean and entail in this day and age... in my younger days I had read ( I must say with great interest) the life sagas of the plant hunters of the East India Co.. and the Dutch adventurers in rounding up the plants

Re: [efloraofindia:144108] Bignoniaceae Week : : UD 003 : : Spathodea campanulata from Calcutta

2013-01-16 Thread Janani Eswar
[?] I guess it was, was simply checking... I was simply curious because there are many trees growing in the streets of Bangalore and every one of them (including small ones) have pods. Maybe the right kind of pollinator isn't near your place? They are very interesting pods! Because the tree

Re: [efloraofindia:144109] Stephania japonica var. discolor (Blume) Forman? Hooghly 17-01-13 sk1

2013-01-16 Thread Janani Eswar
Surajit ji, In the last photo, is that the seeds!? Very intriguing... On 17 January 2013 08:02, surajit koley surajitnotavaila...@gmail.comwrote: Sir, While Bengal Plants (and F. B. I.) describes only one species, *Stephania hernandifolia* Wall. (*Cissampelos pareira* L. in F. B. I.), Flora

[efloraofindia:144111] Re: Hooghly Today : Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa (DC.) Lourteig

2013-01-16 Thread D.S Rawat
*Oxalis debilis* is also a common herb here in Uttarakhand found in the foothills of Himlaya and Tarai areas. It is yet not flowering here and will bloom only March onward due to subtropical climate. DSRawat Pantnagar On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:32:40 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:144111] Limnophila sp. Hooghly

2013-01-16 Thread J.M. Garg
Yeah, I agree Mayur ji- it was the same aquatic plant. On 16 January 2013 19:07, Mayur Nandikar mayurnandi...@gmail.com wrote: Yes it is *Limnophilla heterophylla* Garg ji, Might be you remember this plant is also we collected from Jokha mashes with polymorphic leaves. On Sun, Jan 6, 2013

Re: [efloraofindia:144113] Bignoniaceae Week : : UD 003 : : Spathodea campanulata from Calcutta

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Janani I am glad you are an observer of nature, and doing with great interest and having fun at it.. good... African tulip tree flowers are visited by a large number of birds, and it seems its bird and may be even bat pollinated, so what the mystery is I don't know... may be the lack of exact

Re: [efloraofindia:144114] Bignoniaceae Week : : UD 003 : : Spathodea campanulata from Calcutta

2013-01-16 Thread Janani Eswar
That's right Ushadi, So many possibilities! :) Thank you, Janani On 17 January 2013 10:40, Ushadi Micromini microminipho...@gmail.comwrote: Janani I am glad you are an observer of nature, and doing with great interest and having fun at it.. good... African tulip tree flowers are visited

Re: [efloraofindia:144115] Fwd: Flora Picture of the year 2012- Sukla Chanda

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Sukla: Good to know One can see this in west bengal it seems it is a volunteer, most likely not a planting by the civic authorities so there is hope that one could find other specimens if we were to look for it thanks Usha di ps Sukla aren't you a member of this group? you could directly submit

[efloraofindia:144117] Re: Flora Picture of the year 2012- Sukla Chanda

2013-01-16 Thread J.M. Garg
Very well narrated incident, which everybody always faces. Lovely shots too. On 17 January 2013 10:33, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding pl. -- Forwarded message -- From: Sukla Chanda sukla_cha...@yahoo.co.in Date: 16 January 2013 20:43 Subject: Flora Picture

Re: [efloraofindia:144118] flowers of 2012 Nalini Bhat

2013-01-16 Thread J.M. Garg
Thanks, Nalini ji. Really wonderful captures stunning beauties. On 16 January 2013 19:04, Na Bha nabha-megh...@gmx.de wrote: in Summer of 2012 we visited faroe-islands, Iceland and Greenland. Though I made many many fotos there, I have to choose a few. I did it today. Though it is nice to

Re: [efloraofindia:144120] Solanum look-alike flowers but NOT Solanum species ID PLEASE Garden Plant UD 001:2013

2013-01-16 Thread Prabhu kumar KM
Dear Ushadiji, It is *Ardisia* sp. of *Myrsinaceae* family, look like *Ardisia littoralis*Andr. Please check -- *Prabhu Kumar K M* Scientist Plant Systematics Genetic Resources Division Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR) 'CMPR' Herbarium Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal,

Re: [efloraofindia:144121] flowers of 2012 Nalini Bhat

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Nalini nice to hear fro you I only know // recognize the arctic poppy, the cotton wool puff and the daisy... rest you'll have to translate can you? usha di = On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 7:04 PM, Na Bha nabha-megh...@gmx.de wrote: in Summer of 2012 we visited faroe-islands, Iceland and Greenland.

Re: [efloraofindia:144122] Solanum look-alike flowers but NOT Solanum species ID PLEASE Garden Plant UD 001:2013

2013-01-16 Thread Ushadi Micromini
Thank you Mr Kumar But the petals in a. littoralis are narrower than my example... come to think of it ... could it be ardisia solanacea, by any chance ??? Dont take my guess, but AWAITING ALL OF YOU to PITCH IN TOO!!! Usha di On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Prabhu kumar KM