Dear Satish: Wonderful.... you really are studying botany... gives me hope we can follow suite...
ushadi ======== On Nov 6, 5:11 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Satish ji for adding so much information for the benefit of members. > It should really help the members. > > -- > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > *A list of plant genera from Family Papilionaceae* > > > (Taken from BSI Flora of Maharashtra) > > > *Trees* > > > Erythrina; Butea; Ougeinia; Pongamia; Pterocarpus; Dalbergia > > > *Shrubs,Undershrubs, or herbs* > > > Lupinus; Flemingia; Sophora; Crotalaria; Pycnospora; Zornia; Eleiotis; > > Medicago; Rothia; Cullen; Melilotus; Trigonella; Stylosanthes; Geissaspsis; > > Sesbania; Smithia; Aeschynomene; Alhagi; Taverniera; Uraria; Alysicarpus; > > Desmodium; Pseudarthria; Clitoria; Indigofera; Tephrosia; Cyamopsis; > > Mundulea; Lathyrus; Vicia; Pracalyx; Dunbaria; Abrus; Teramnus; Neonotonia; > > Ophrestia; Spatholobus; Milletia; Sphenostylis; Derris; Rhynchosia; > > Cajanus; Dumasia; Vigna; Macroptilium; Canavalia; Pueraria; Lablab; > > Dolichovigna; Shuteria; Dolichos; Macrotyloma; Mucuna; Galactia; Nogra; > > > *Cultivated species* > > > Arachis hypogoea(Bhui-mug); Castanospermum austral; Centrosema pubescens; > > Centrosema virginium; Cicer arietinum(Harbara); Dioclea lasiocarpa; > > Erythrina crista-galli; E.herbacea; Gliricidia sepium; Glycine max; Lablab > > purpureus var.lignosus(Wal); Lens culinaris(Masur); Lotus jacobaeus; > > Macroptilium lathyroides; Pachyrhizus erosus(‘Yam-bean’); Phaseolus > > lunatus(‘Lobiaya’); P.vulgaris(‘Kidney-bean’); Pisum arvense(Watana); Pisum > > sativum(Vatana); Psophocarpus tetragonolobus; Pterocarpus santalinus; > > Sesbania grandiflora(Agasta’ Hadga); Sophora tomentosa; Tephrosia candida; > > Trigonella foenum-graecum; (‘Methi’); Vicia faba (‘Broad bean’); Vigna > > adenantha; Vigna mungo(‘Udid’); Vigna radiate(‘Sona-Mug’) > > > *Himalayan genera(From Polunin FOH)* > > > Trees 1 Erythrina 2 Robinia > > > Shrubs, woody climbers, or herbaceous perennials > > > a) Leaves with 1-3 leaflets > > > i) Shrubs or woody climbers Butea; Campylotropis; crotalaria;Desmodium; > > Flemingia; Lespedeza; Piptanthus; Pueraria > > > ii) Herbaceous plants : Argyrolobium; Lathyrus; Medicago; Melilotus; > > Parochetus; Thermopsis; Trifolium; Trigonella; > > > b) Leaves with 5 or more leaflets: > > > i)Shrubs or woody climbers: Caragana; Colutea; Indigofera; Sophora > > > ii) Herbaceous plants > > > x Leaves with terminal tendril or soft awn: Lathyrus; Lens; Pisum;Vicia > > > xx Leaves with terminal leaflet or sharp spine : Astragalus; Oxytropis; > > Chesneya; Gueldenstaedia; Hedysarum; Lotus > > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> We started *“Family of the week”* in Nov 2010. > > >> One complete year has passed and I find it really great that we have > >> taken the subject of *“Papilionaceae week”* in the first month of our > >> second year of such activity for the coming week(During Monthly Week from > >> November 7 to 13, 2011.) This happens to be the largest family > >> discussed so far considering the total number of species. > > >> I will try to coordinate this week along with help from all of you the > >> members of Efloraindia. > > >> Since it is the largest family discussed so far we might have to extend > >> the dates further for one more week as per discretion of moderators. Hoping > >> for a huge participation from the members in the coming week. > > >> The Families discussed so far on Efloraindia :(Coordinator) > > >> November 2010 : Apocynaceae (Balkar ji) > > >> December 2010: Poaceae (Ritesh ji) > > >> January 2011: Fruits and vegetables (Dinesh ji) > > >> Feb 2011: Commelinaceae and Zinziberales ( Mayur ji) > > >> March 2011: Euphorbiaceae ( Rashida ji) > > >> April2011: Solanaceae(Gurcharan ji) > > >> May 2011: Ranunculaceae(Nidhan Sing ji) > > >> Jun 2011: Acanthaceae(Gurcharan ji) > > >> Jul 2011: Lamiaceae and Verbenaceae (Gurcharan ji) > > >> Aug2011: Apiaceae(Gurcharn ji) > > >> Sep2011: Malvaceae (Balkar sing ji) > > >> Oct2011 : Rosaceae(Gurcharan ji) > > >> The largest plant families are: (Numbers quoted different at different > >> sources) > >> Asteraceae (Sunflower family) ~24,000 species > >> Orchidaceae (orchid family) ~20,000 species > >> Fabaceae (Legume family) ~18,000 species > >> Poaceae (grass family) ~10,000 species > >> Rubiaceae (coffee family) ~10,000 species > >> If there are any mistakes or errors or any further information please > >> feel free to write/correct/add > >> Regards > > >> Dr Satish Phadke > >> Further information in next mail... > > > -- > > Dr Satish Phadke
