Re: [efloraofindia:55755] Planting of Seeta Ashok (04.12.2010 NSJ)

2010-12-04 Thread Prashant awale
Dear Narendra ji, You can try with Go-Green Nursery near karnala (On Mumbai-Goa highway). I remember seeing this plant in this Nursery. regards Prashant On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Narendra Joshi narend...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, I need information about planting of a Seeta Ashok

Re: [efloraofindia:55757] Id of aquatic plant.

2010-12-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Could this be some Rotala? Pankaj On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:44 AM, ushaprabha page ushaprabhap...@gmail.com wrote: Ld pl of the aquatic plant in a fresh water plant during mansoon rains. -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA

Re: [efloraofindia:55758] 17/11/10/YRP/1

2010-12-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Indian giant squirrel, or Malabar giant squirrel is a Near threatened species endemic to India. Its included in Schedule II of Wildlife Protection Act of India that means, killing it will lead you to imprisonment. Thanks for sharing beautiful pics. I have yet to see this in wild. Regards Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:55760] Re: Dhoodi leaves and stalk as fodder for domestic animals

2010-12-04 Thread Pudji Widodo
Dear Dr Wujayasankar Thank you for your explanation. Pudji Widodo On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.comwrote: Generally (or always) Ceiba pentandra is planted around fields/plantations mainly for extraction of silk-cotton. Bombax ceiba is seldom planted. And

[efloraofindia:55765] Re: Common Jezebel

2010-12-04 Thread Pudji Widodo
I thnik it is Clerodendron paniculatum Vahl. Fam Verbenaceae or pagoda flower. Regards Pudji Widodo Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirman PURWOKERTO 53122 INDONESIA On Dec 4, 8:10 pm, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Nice photo.  I am sending a photo of the Common jezebel

[efloraofindia:55766] Re: Common Jezebel

2010-12-04 Thread Pudji Widodo
Apologize I didn't see that you have written the name. I thought you are asking. Pudji On Dec 4, 8:35 pm, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.com wrote: I thnik it is Clerodendron paniculatum Vahl. Fam Verbenaceae or pagoda flower. Regards Pudji Widodo Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal

Re: [efloraofindia:55767] Fw: A Caterpillar

2010-12-04 Thread tanay bose
awesome tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 2:55 AM, Rakesh dineshelectric...@live.in wrote: A caterpillar. Whether ID possible. I somehow like the composition also (green in midst of brown). Rakesh -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of

Re: [efloraofindia:55768] Request for ID- 041210RA1

2010-12-04 Thread tanay bose
Wow !! This is Inocybe!! Tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Request ID of this mushroom seen at Sagar Upavan, Mumbai in Nov.'10. Thankyou. regards, Rashida. -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of

Re: [efloraofindia:55769] Indonesian Climber

2010-12-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Could this be Cayratia, Vitaceae? Pankaj On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All, I hope you can help me identify my plant photographs. It is a climber with very long (10 m) aerial roots hanging like reddish threads. It is found on the edge of

Re: [efloraofindia:55771] Millingtonia hortensis -Akash neem

2010-12-04 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch Rashida ji tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 5:56 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Sharing some amazing flowering seen at Sagar Upavan, Mumbai in Nov.10. Here's the white bloms of Millintonia hortensis. regards, Rashida. -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant

Re: [efloraofindia:55772] Millingtonia hortensis -Akash neem

2010-12-04 Thread mani nair
Rashida ji,nice flowers. They got excellent fragrance. When I go to morning walks I collect the fallen flowers and keep with me. Thanks for sharing, Mani. On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 7:33 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Nice catch Rashida ji tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 5:56

Re: [efloraofindia:55774] Mimusops elengi-Bakul

2010-12-04 Thread mani nair
Beautiful flowers. It is from the Sapota family. I have seen garlands made out of Bakul flowers at Dadar market. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Mani. On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: The prolonged monsoons in Mumbai has prolonged the flowering of

Re: [efloraofindia:55775] 17/11/10/YRP/1

2010-12-04 Thread mani nair
Yazdy ji, nice capture of the Giant Malabar squirrel. We call it Shekru in Marathi and it is highly endangered species. They are the largest tree squirrels in the world and it is as big as a house cat. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Mani. On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Pankaj Kumar

Re: [efloraofindia:55776] Request for ID- 041210RA1

2010-12-04 Thread Rashida Atthar
Thanks Tanay, anything significant about this species? regards, Rashida. On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 7:25 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Wow !! This is Inocybe!! Tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Request ID of this mushroom

Re: [efloraofindia:55777] ID requested

2010-12-04 Thread mani nair
I think they are the Pea blues, found mostly near pea farms. Regards, Mani. On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Rakesh dineshelectric...@live.in wrote: ID requested! These photos were taken in fields were vegetables are cultivated. Around Asansol (W.B.) Dinesh Electricals, (a unit of Dinesh

Re: [efloraofindia:55778] Planting of Seeta Ashok (04.12.2010 NSJ)

2010-12-04 Thread mani nair
I had four saplings with me, but I planted all in a nearby garden. I collected the fallen seeds from below the Ashoka trees from Jijamata gardens, Byculla and sowed it in polythene bags. Maharashtra Nature Park (previously Mahim Nature Park) also sells the Ashoka saplings. It is near to the

[efloraofindia:55779] Re: Indonesian Climber

2010-12-04 Thread Mahadeswara
Some Cordia species. On Dec 4, 5:10 pm, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All, I hope you can help me identify my plant photographs. It is a climber with very long (10 m) aerial roots hanging like reddish threads. It is found on the edge of River Banjaran in Purwokerto Central

Re: [efloraofindia:55780] Fwd: Indonesian Ixora?

2010-12-04 Thread mani nair
looks like Saraca indica. Regards, Mani. On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.com wrote: I apologize for pressing the second picture. Please ignore the Ixora_sp2 picture. Pudji Widodo -- Forwarded message -- From: Pudji Widodo

Re: [efloraofindia:55781] ID for Leh Flowers 31 a-d

2010-12-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I think the corolla of G. stipitata Edgew. (considered as synonym of G. cachemerica Dcne.) is longer tubular with small entire plicae. http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=86029flora_id=2 G. leucomelaena Maxim. (syn: *G. humilis* Steven var. *evolutior* C. B. Clarke) has smaller

Re: [efloraofindia:55787] Flora of Uttarakhand- Herb9 for Id- JM

2010-12-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Not Ixeris. Could it be Taraxacum only, as I can't see any cauline leaves. -- 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:55791] Fwd: Indonesian Ixora?

2010-12-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Yes First picture is Saraca indica and second one is Ixora sp. Pankaj On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:17 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: looks like Saraca indica. Regards, Mani. On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.com wrote: I apologize for pressing the

Re: [efloraofindia:55792] Mimusops elengi-Bakul

2010-12-04 Thread tanay bose
A very common tree in West Bengal tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 6:26 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Beautiful flowers. It is from the Sapota family. I have seen garlands made out of Bakul flowers at Dadar market. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Mani. On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at

Re: [efloraofindia:55793] Request for ID- 041210RA1

2010-12-04 Thread tanay bose
Nothing quite rarely found species in India but very common in Europe and North America Tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 6:39 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Tanay, anything significant about this species? regards, Rashida. On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 7:25 PM, tanay bose

Re: [efloraofindia:55794] Please identify these flowers in nasik

2010-12-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I hope Sambucus canadensis -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Vinayak Sharad Kulkarni kulkarni...@gmail.com wrote: Date/Time:- *02nd November 2010, 10:30:00Hrs* Location:- *Nasik Road, Nasik, Maharashtra* Altitude:- *600mtrs above sea

Re: [efloraofindia:55795] Please identify these flowers in nasik

2010-12-04 Thread tanay bose
Yes American Elder Sambucus canadensis Tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: I hope Sambucus canadensis -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Vinayak Sharad Kulkarni kulkarni...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:55797] Which are these plants?

2010-12-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Perhaps Dendrophthoe falcata -- 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 Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:59 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:55800] Botanical name of this sapling please

2010-12-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. Schult.) A. DC. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17(1): 131. 1834. Basionym: Ardisia tsjeriam-cottam Roem. Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer Schultes] 4: 518. 1819 Regards Pankaj -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND

Re: [efloraofindia:55803] Solanaceae member

2010-12-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Both Flora of Taiwan and Flora of China differentiate the two black fruited species like this: S. americanum: fruiting calyx strongly reflexed; fruit mostly less than 8 mm across, shiny. S. nigrum: fruiting calyx mostly applied to the berry, berry dull, 8-10 mm across To my knowledge calyx in

[efloraofindia:55807] Re: Solanaceae member

2010-12-04 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
From the fruits I cant make out in the picture, but the second picture the link of which you have attached as Solanum americanum is not americanum but nigrum. http://delta-intkey.com/solanum/images/sol_ame_3846.jpg I assume rest of the pictures of americanum are associated with the same plant.

[efloraofindia:55808] Re: Solanaceae member

2010-12-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
I will try to differentiate between Solanum nigrum and Solanum americanum in next few posts. Please bear with me. Pankaj -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater

[efloraofindia:55811] Re: Solanaceae member

2010-12-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
My issue here is, I see all the flowers as nodding, which is one of the main characters for Solanum nigrum alongwith other features as described in above two mails. Plz Note: In one of the above mails I have wrongly labelled one of the image as Protologue of Solanum indicum, it is actually

Re: [efloraofindia:55812] Re: Solanaceae member

2010-12-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I don't think the nodding flowers are unique to S. nigrum. Most specimens S. americanum from authentic sources show nodding flowers and fruits. I have no reason to doubt these and eFlora of China and Taiwan. Above all S. americanum is commonly known as glossy nightshade because of shining fruits.

Re: [efloraofindia:0]

2010-12-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
This is what happens when mails are without a proper subject line -- 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/

Re: [efloraofindia:55820] Planting of Seeta Ashok (04.12.2010 NSJ)

2010-12-04 Thread rajdeo singh
Even Ranibag Nursery has a good number of saraca asoca samplings for sale. please check it there. Rajdeo Singh St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

[efloraofindia:55821] Re: Mysore Flora - ID Request 031210-MS-2

2010-12-04 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
Joannesia princeps or Arara Nut of Euphorbiaceae. Note a typical gland at the base of petiolules. Regards, Shrikant On Dec 4, 9:51 pm, M Swamy swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All, May I request the ID of the tree.   A huge tree in Mysore city.  Location 100 ft Road. Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy  

Re: [efloraofindia:55822] Fwd: Indonesian Ixora?

2010-12-04 Thread Pudji Widodo
Thanks a lot for your answer. Pudji Widodo On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Yes First picture is Saraca indica and second one is Ixora sp. Pankaj On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:17 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: looks like Saraca indica.

[efloraofindia:55823] Re: Mimusops elengi-Bakul

2010-12-04 Thread Mahadeswara
Most common tree in Chennai. Often planted on roads. The flowers are made into garlands and sold in front of shiva temples On Dec 4, 10:57 pm, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: A very common tree in West Bengal tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 6:26 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com

[efloraofindia:55824] Re: Fwd: Indonesian Ixora?

2010-12-04 Thread Mahadeswara
Can you send a better picture showing foliage etc.of Saraca species for identification. It is quite possible that it could be S.thaipingensis, which is also cultivated in many places like Bangalore. On Dec 4, 10:56 pm, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Yes First picture is Saraca

Re: [efloraofindia:55825] Re: Mimusops elengi-Bakul

2010-12-04 Thread Anand Kumar Bhatt
It is a slow growing tree,, long lasting. ak On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Mahadeswara swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote: Most common tree in Chennai. Often planted on roads. The flowers are made into garlands and sold in front of shiva temples On Dec 4, 10:57 pm, tanay bose

[efloraofindia:55828] Re: Fw: A Caterpillar

2010-12-04 Thread Geeta
A colleague (STRI, Panama) says this: It has no osmeteria (scent glands) so not a swallowtail (huge group). Actually, Im liking a moth. It has no horn (tail prolongations), so the Sphingids are out (another huge group). It is also bald, so most other families are out. So Im thinking a Saturniid

Re: [efloraofindia:55831] Tree for ID : 051210 : AK-2

2010-12-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Terminalia sp? -- 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 Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Aarti S. Khale

Re: [efloraofindia:55833] Tree for ID : 051210 : AK-2

2010-12-04 Thread tanay bose
Terminalia arjuna Tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Terminalia sp? -- 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:55834] Mysore Flora - 031210-MS-4 - Markhamia lutea,

2010-12-04 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch thanks for sharing Tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 10:49 PM, M Swamy swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote: *Markhamia lutea,* Bignoniaceae. Photo taken on 13.11.10 at Telecom Lay Out, Bogadi Road, Mysore -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany.

[efloraofindia:55835] Re: Mysore Flora - ID Request 031210-MS-3

2010-12-04 Thread harithasandhya
Polyalthia species? Regards, Sandhya On Dec 5, 10:06 am, M Swamy swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All, ID requested for a tree in Mysore city.  Photo taken on 3.12.10.  Location - near Hardinge Circle.  Medium sized tree in fruiting stage.  IMG_2008.JPG 302KViewDownload  IMG_1974.JPG

[efloraofindia:55836] Re: Tree for ID : 051210 : AK-2

2010-12-04 Thread harithasandhya
Terminalia tomentosa? Regards, Sandhya On Dec 5, 12:13 pm, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Terminalia arjuna Tanay On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Terminalia sp? -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired  Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa