[efloraofindia:51228] Re: ID request-181010-PKA1

2010-10-19 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
Good, after a lot of brain storming my wild card ID seems validated. My guess was not too wild. I have observed C. colorata on stone walls of Sinhagad near Pune. The pecularity of this plant has been that stamens in some flowers were missing or in some cases the corolla itself was missing. The

Re: [efloraofindia:51229] Identity of the cucumis please? 19 October 2010

2010-10-19 Thread Yazdy Palia
Thank you Dr. Gurcharan Singh Ji and Dinesh ji. You are both right. The link follows. http://128.253.177.182/taxpage/0/0/79/binomial/Cucumis%20maderaspatanus.html Regards Yazdy Palia. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: dinesh ji I think you are right.

Fwd: [efloraofindia:51231] Buddleja davidii wanted

2010-10-19 Thread J.M. Garg
Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. -- Forwarded message -- From: Yashodan Heblekar yashodan.heble...@gmail.com Date: 21 September 2010 09:51 Subject: [efloraofindia:47766] Buddleja davidii wanted To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com I have an

Re: [efloraofindia:51234] id pl.

2010-10-19 Thread ushaprabha page
thanku everybody., but not satisfied till id is not confirmed fully can anybody send photo of the flowers of this spece? On 18 October 2010 19:51, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Hymenodictyon orixense Tanay On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Sharad Kambale

Fwd: [efloraofindia:51235] Help with identifying some cacti

2010-10-19 Thread J.M. Garg
Forwarding again for Id assistance please. -- Forwarded message -- From: Indranil Banerjie indranil.baner...@gmail.com Date: 22 September 2010 09:55 Subject: [efloraofindia:47885] Help with identifying some cacti To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com I am an amateur

Fwd: [efloraofindia:51236] Re: [bngbirds] sacred plants

2010-10-19 Thread J.M. Garg
Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. -- Forwarded message -- From: Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.com Date: 22 September 2010 11:50 Subject: [efloraofindia:47908] Re: [bngbirds] sacred plants To: krishn...@lavabit.com Cc: bngbirds

Re: [efloraofindia:51237] Flora of Manipur: Mussaenda

2010-10-19 Thread Smita Raskar
Yes thats Mussaenda frondosa On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: I agree with Dinesh Valke Ji, It is Mussaenda frondosa. Please check the link given below.

Re: [efloraofindia:51239] id pl.

2010-10-19 Thread rajdeo singh
Hello, Photo named PA160020 PA160025 are of *Cyathocline lutea* Law ex Wight from Asteraceae. its a small herb. Can u let me know how to reach Dhak plateau from Karjat Railway station. Since i am doing my Ph.D work on Asteraceae plants. Rajdeo Singh Project fellow DIMPR Project, St.

Re: [efloraofindia:51244] Sikkim plants for id please

2010-10-19 Thread rajdeo singh
Hi, Photo no 4 or IMG 3915 is Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz Pavon fro Family Asteraceae. Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai

Re: [efloraofindia:51246] pl confirm

2010-10-19 Thread rajdeo singh
Hi, It is Tephrosia coccinea.. Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai

Re: [efloraofindia:51249] requesting for plant id

2010-10-19 Thread rajdeo singh
Hi, All the photos are of Adenoon indicum Dalz. --- Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai

Re: [efloraofindia:51250] Asteraceae member for ID SMP 13/10/2010

2010-10-19 Thread rajdeo singh
Hi, Check for *Pulicaria wightiana* (DC.) C.B.Cl. Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai

Re: [efloraofindia:51251] DV - 25AUG10 - 0339 :: Cynoglossum species ?

2010-10-19 Thread Dinesh Valke
P1240377.jpg P1240381.jpg show spheroid fruit with glochids on its surface ... would therefore think of *Cynoglossum zeylanicum* (the correct name could be *Cynoglossum furcatum*) ... *Paracaryopsis coelestina* (current name: *Adelocaryum coelestinum*) would have cup-like fruit with glochids on

Re: [efloraofindia:51252] Tree for ID-191010-PKA1

2010-10-19 Thread Dinesh Valke
... species of *Castanea* ? ...* C. sativa* ? Regards. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, This is a tree from Manali. Leaves have saw toothed margins. Date/Time: 26-09-2010 / 08:10AM Location: Manali Town (in Van vihar) Height: Tree

Re: [efloraofindia:51253] AR13,2010 Capparis sp.

2010-10-19 Thread Dinesh Valke
most probably *Capparis rheedii* Regards. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Anantanarayan Rajaram rajaram_an...@yahoo.com wrote: Date/Time- latter half of the year Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Nanmangalam reserve forest-dry,evergreen ,thorn - near Chennai city Habitat- Garden/

Re: [efloraofindia:51254] Identity of the cucumis please? 19 October 2010

2010-10-19 Thread tanay bose
I also think dinesh Ji is cprrect Tanay On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you Dr. Gurcharan Singh Ji and Dinesh ji. You are both right. The link follows. http://128.253.177.182/taxpage/0/0/79/binomial/Cucumis%20maderaspatanus.html Regards Yazdy

Re: [efloraofindia:51255] Silk Cotton in full bloom

2010-10-19 Thread tanay bose
The bird looks beautiful What is name? Tanay On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya shnt...@gmail.comwrote: Hey friends... Sharing a shot of silk cotton flowersfrom Kolkata Leaving for the north Bengal hills and forests today :) ...Hope to bag lots of lovely images of

Re: [efloraofindia:51256] Tree for ID-191010-PKA1

2010-10-19 Thread tanay bose
Castanea sativa for me !! Tanay On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: ... species of *Castanea* ? ...* C. sativa* ? Regards. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, This is a tree from Manali. Leaves

Re: [efloraofindia:51257] AR13,2010 Capparis sp.

2010-10-19 Thread tanay bose
Capparis rheedi or commonly Rheed's Capper Tanay On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: most probably *Capparis rheedii* Regards. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Anantanarayan Rajaram rajaram_an...@yahoo.com wrote: Date/Time- latter half

[efloraofindia:51260] Asteraceae member for id

2010-10-19 Thread Smita Raskar
Hello plz let me know scientific name of name of this plant Picture is taken at Amboli Maharashtra -- Smita raskar 308 Disha Residency, Salaiwada,Sawantwadi Phone (02363) 274153 Mob.9422379568 attachment: Picture 255.jpg

Re: [efloraofindia:51261] Asteraceae member for ID SMP 13/10/2010

2010-10-19 Thread Satish Phadke
Thanks Rajdeo ji I was wondering why there was no response from members The reasons Either the plant is very common and nobody is interested or it is very rare and difficult to ID. I think the first sentence is correct The plant does appear to be *Pulicaria wightiana* Dr Phadke On 19 October 2010

Re: [efloraofindia:51262] Tree for ID-191010-PKA1

2010-10-19 Thread Prashant awale
Thanks Dear Dinesh and Tanay for the ID. I had seen Dinesh's post on FOI site and coincidentally the location is same. regards Prashant On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:26 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Castanea sativa for me !! Tanay On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Dinesh Valke

Re: [efloraofindia:51263] Asteraceae member for ID SMP 13/10/2010

2010-10-19 Thread Satish Phadke
I just searched the emails so far on Efloraindia There are only two mails which contain the words *Pulicaria wightiana* Both posts have been sent by Garg ji. Plants seen from Ananthagiri hills AP. The picstures are also present on FOI site belong to him Only one response to the mail from Shrikant

[efloraofindia:51264] Re: AR13,2010 Capparis sp.

2010-10-19 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
C. rheedei is a plant of evergreen forest. Flowers axillary, thorns straight, upper petals with a yellow/purple blotch is C. brevispina DC. I am seeing pictures for the first time. Regards, Shrikant On Oct 19, 4:49 pm, Anantanarayan Rajaram rajaram_an...@yahoo.com wrote: Date/Time- latter half

[efloraofindia:51265] Re: Asteraceae member for id

2010-10-19 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
Adenoon indicum. Regards, Shrikant On Oct 19, 7:42 pm, Smita Raskar smita.ras...@gmail.com wrote: Hello plz let me know scientific name of name of this plant Picture is taken at Amboli Maharashtra -- Smita raskar 308 Disha Residency, Salaiwada,Sawantwadi Phone (02363) 274153

[efloraofindia:51266] Re: Id request-151010-PKA2

2010-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Wild guess!! stunted Malva sylvestris. -- 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 Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at

Re: [efloraofindia:51268] Tree for ID-191010-PKA1

2010-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Castanea sativa -- 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 Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Prashant

Re: [efloraofindia:51269] ID request-191010-PKA2

2010-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I think Epilobium cylindricum -- 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 Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 8:12 AM,

Re: [efloraofindia:51270] Silk Cotton in full bloom

2010-10-19 Thread Satish Phadke
Is it the normal flowering season I wonder. In Maharashtra and surrounding states it is Spring to summer. Anyway nice pictures of the flowers as well as the Black hooded oriole. Dr Phadke On 19 October 2010 17:20, Shantanu Bhattacharya shnt...@gmail.com wrote: Hey friends... Sharing a

Re: [efloraofindia:51271] Tree for ID-191010-PKA1

2010-10-19 Thread Satish Phadke
*Castanea sativa* :* A Chestnut tree.* It is a tree which belongs to family Fagaceae(Beech family) which includes trees such as Beeches, Chestnuts,Oaks. The flowers are unisexual and in catkins. So this might be female flower. Dr Phadke On 19 October 2010 17:13, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com

Re: [efloraofindia:51272] AR13,2010 Capparis sp.

2010-10-19 Thread Satish Phadke
Excellent flowers of *Capparaceae* family. Not seen by me earlier. On 19 October 2010 17:19, Anantanarayan Rajaram rajaram_an...@yahoo.comwrote: Date/Time- latter half of the year Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Nanmangalam reserve forest-dry,evergreen ,thorn - near Chennai city Habitat-

Re: [efloraofindia:51273] Tree for ID-191010-PKA1

2010-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Satish ji I had uploaded photographs with male catkins from Kashmir http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/3d8e5484e0807950/3d1374e142bfad87?lnk=gstq=Castanea+sativa#3d1374e142bfad87 -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College,

Re: [efloraofindia:51275] Silk Cotton in full bloom

2010-10-19 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Beautiful pics of the tree and Black Hooded Oriole, Oriolus xanthornus. Pankaj On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 8:48 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote: Is it the normal flowering season I wonder. In Maharashtra and surrounding states it is Spring to summer. Anyway nice pictures of

Re: [efloraofindia:51277] Gentiana sp??191010-PKA3

2010-10-19 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Gentiana tubiflora Pankaj On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, This looks like Gentiana sp. Photographed just at the periphery of Chandratal Lake (Spiti). Date/Time: 30-09-2010 / 08:40AM Location: In the vicinity of Chandratal Lake (Spiti)

Re: [efloraofindia:51279] ID required for Leh Flwrs 7a7b

2010-10-19 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Sorry, I think I am wrong. Looks more close to Lindelofia stylosa. Pankaj On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: how about Pseudomertensia echioides Pankaj On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 4:21 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for Id

Re: [efloraofindia:51280] ID required for Leh Flwrs 7a7b

2010-10-19 Thread Tabish
Lindelofia stylosa is my view too. - Tabish On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I think I am wrong. Looks more close to Lindelofia stylosa. Pankaj On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: how about

Re: [efloraofindia:51281] requesting id pl

2010-10-19 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  This is a species of Grewia possibly G.serrulata [G.laevigata].    With regards, Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 10/19/10, shivaprakash adavanne adava...@gmail.com wrote: From: shivaprakash adavanne adava...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:51258]

[efloraofindia:51283] Re: Please identify this climber - NS 4

2010-10-19 Thread Dr. Arvind Kadus
May be Bauhinia vahlii. Climber from Bauhinia having bigger leafsize. Dr.kadus Arvind,Pune. On Oct 19, 10:42 pm, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi,  Photographed at my farm at Shahapur on Sunday. Please identify this climber. It had climbed to the top of one of my Chamoli [Bauhinia

[efloraofindia:51284] Re: Please identify this climber - NS 4

2010-10-19 Thread Neil Soares
Thank you Dr. Kadus for you comments but the climber in question does not have 2-lobed leaves as is seen in most Bauhinias. Regards,   Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 10/19/10, Dr. Arvind Kadus agastiayur...@yahoo.co.in wrote: From: Dr. Arvind

Re: [efloraofindia:51285]

2010-10-19 Thread Dr. Arvind Kadus
Dear all this plant is located on the other plant at round about 20-25 ft hight. Could not captured more photoes.The plant was without any flowers or fruits at that time. I thought that, it was a climber. No more information. Dr.kadus Arvind,Pune. On Oct 19, 10:59 am, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com

[efloraofindia:51287] Re: Campanula cana from Manali

2010-10-19 Thread Tabish
Dear Gurcharan ji, To my eye, the shape of the flower (corolla) doesn't agree with those in the links. Yours are funnel-shaped, whereas those in the links are like a bell-jar. Length of the sepals doesn't agree, although it can be believed to be variable. The 3-lobed stigma in your flowers, is

Re: [efloraofindia:51288] ID request-191010-PKA2

2010-10-19 Thread tanay bose
i am quite sure of this plant being Epilobium cylindricum tanay On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: I think Epilobium cylindricum -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932

Re: [efloraofindia:51289] Re: Asteraceae member for id

2010-10-19 Thread tanay bose
Smita Ji the photo is very small it will be find of you if you can attach a bigger photo of the plant tanay On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 8:34 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.com wrote: Adenoon indicum. Regards, Shrikant On Oct 19, 7:42 pm, Smita Raskar smita.ras...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:51290] Gentiana sp??191010-PKA3

2010-10-19 Thread tanay bose
Gentiana tubiflora I think, found a photo of it in the book flowers of Himalaya. tanay On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:46 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Gentiana tubiflora Pankaj On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, This looks

Re: [efloraofindia:51291] requesting id pl

2010-10-19 Thread tanay bose
Can be G. serrulata as Neil Ji said but not deadly sure Tanay On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi, This is a species of Grewia possibly G.serrulata [G.laevigata]. With regards, Neil Soares. --- On

Re: [efloraofindia:51292] Re: Campanula cana from Manali

2010-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Tabish ji The three stigmas is a a genus character found in all species of Campanula. I was lucky to have frontal view. Broadly infundibuliform flowers are found in this species. Please seen description of C. cana from last link. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa

Re: [efloraofindia:51293] ID required for Leh Flwrs 7a7b

2010-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes, I also agree -- 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 Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Tabish

Re: [efloraofindia:51297] Osmunda regalis

2010-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I wonder whether O, japonica grows in Western Himalayas. It is supposed to be a plant of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and at the most may be expected in E. Himalayas. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj,

Re: [efloraofindia:51299] Re: Proposed Monthly Plant Group Week

2010-10-19 Thread Balkar Arya
Thanks for the Nice move Sir -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964

[efloraofindia:51307] Re: [indiantreepix:24935] ... is / not Aerva lanata ?

2010-10-19 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply: this is *not Aerva lanata*.. the leaves are some what orbicular in A. lanata. *instead it is Aerva sanguinolenta* 1. Leaves subglabrous beneath 1. Leaves tomentose beneath 2. Inflorescence all axillary spikes or small clusters 2. Inflorescence axillary and terminal spikesA.

[efloraofindia:51309] Re: [indiantreepix:24935] ... is / not Aerva lanata ?

2010-10-19 Thread Dinesh Valke
Thank you very much Satish (Pardeshi) ji, for the long pending ID with me and EOI. Regards. On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 9:51 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: A reply: this is *not Aerva lanata*.. the leaves are some what orbicular in A. lanata. *instead it is Aerva sanguinolenta* 1.

Re: [efloraofindia:51312] Seed for ID

2010-10-19 Thread satish pardeshi
i feel Dr Kudus ji is right. on observing the surface it seems the surface is hairy or velvetty, which is not the case in S. foetida. hence, S. foetida can be ruled out. i differ from my earlier opinion. this is not S. foetida. s. villosa has velvetty fruit surface but the fruit size is much

[efloraofindia:51316] Re: Campanula cana from Manali

2010-10-19 Thread Tabish
Gurcharan ji, Since we are discussing Campanula species, let me just add another picture from the web, of C. colorata. http://plantsoftibet.lifedesks.org/image/view/2263/_original This picture comes from the page: http://plantsoftibet.lifedesks.org/node/2263 - Tabish On Oct 20, 1:23 am,

Re: [efloraofindia:51317] Fwd: [indiantreepix:23389] ¿ Lamprachaenium microcephalum ?

2010-10-19 Thread rajdeo singh
Hi, I think it is Blumea obliqua (Linn.) Druce *** Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai

Re: [efloraofindia:51318] Asteraceae member for id

2010-10-19 Thread rajdeo singh
Hi, Surely Not Adennon indicum. It is some Phyllocephalum sps., need more details to confirm the species. *** Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College Mumbai