Re: [efloraofindia:63726] Re: Ficus arnnotiana from Mahabaleshwar

2011-02-27 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Shrikant ji for the interesting information. -- 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 Sun, Feb

Re: [efloraofindia:63727] Efloraofindia has a great Future

2011-02-27 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Yes, I think advertising about the group will always be good, in whatever possible means used!! !! Pankaj On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 7:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Nalini ji, it is a really good idea. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired  Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa

Re: [efloraofindia:63728] Efloraofindia has a great Future

2011-02-27 Thread Pankaj Kumar
I suggest one way to have similar community on orkut and facebook which will ultimately lead to the group. Pankaj On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I think advertising about the group will always be good, in whatever possible means used!! !!

Re: [efloraofindia:63732] Flower Arrangement - Anthuriums

2011-02-27 Thread Anand Kumar Bhatt
Lovely! ak On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 12:32 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Nice arrangement!! Tanay On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 6:42 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear fiends, Sending photos of Anthuriums in flower arrangement. Place :Exhibition at Jijamata Udyan,

Re: [efloraofindia:63733] Efloraofindia has a great Future

2011-02-27 Thread Pankaj Kumar
D3000 and EOS 1000D both are below 25,000/- now a days. Both comes with 15 - 55 Wide angle lens. But many dealers do offer other lens to replace the kit lens. 60mm is a Macro lens in Nikkor which should cost around 14,000 and hence can be used. For the time being 28-80G lens can be bought for

Re: [efloraofindia:63735] baobab or gorakh chinch

2011-02-27 Thread Pankaj Kumar
I imagine who and why they chopped off its branches. The best thing about this tree is its look itself I am very much fond of this particular tree!! Pankaj On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 4:46 PM, manoj mghatge2...@gmail.com wrote: -- ***

Re: [efloraofindia:63736] A for Alstonia and Asthma-Sunday Reading

2011-02-27 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Anand ji, please read the complete article. I have explained on all aspects both positive and negative. I can quote the reference of information if you wish. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.comwrote: I dont understand. Saptaparni is a

Re: [efloraofindia:63738] Flower Arrangement - Lilies

2011-02-27 Thread mani nair
Thanks Anand ji for the flower ID.Thanks Tanay ji for the appreciation. No, the plant show was from 17 to 22nd of February 2011. Regards, Mani.

Re: [efloraofindia:63739] Dendrobium cuculatum-MN260211

2011-02-27 Thread mani nair
Thanks Smita ji, Rashida ji, Tanay ji and Pankaj ji for the appreciation. Yes Rashida ji, I am eagerly awaiting to see my phal in flower. Pankaj ji, I bought this plant from an exhibition in Mumbai. Yes, it will look more beautiful in a hanging pot when in flower as it is a pendulous type

Re: [efloraofindia:63740] baobab or gorakh chinch

2011-02-27 Thread mani nair
Manoj ji, Beautiful tree. We have seen these trees planted on roadside at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh. Regards, Mani. On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: I imagine who and why they chopped off its branches. The best thing about this tree is its look itself

Re: [efloraofindia:63742] ID Confirmation- 270211-PKA1

2011-02-27 Thread Dinesh Valke
... *Bruguiera cylindrica* (syn. *Rhizophora cylindrica*, *Bruguiera caryophylloides*) ... white Burma mangrove • Bengali: sona champa, thushia • Marathi: कांडेल kandel, कनिल kanil, लहान झुंबर lahan zumbar • Oriya: bokul, dot • Sinhalese: mal kadol • Tamil: kakandam • Telugu: vurudu ID was

Re: [efloraofindia:63743] ID Confirmation- 270211-PKA1

2011-02-27 Thread Prashant awale
Thanks Dinesh for Validating the ID. regards Prashant On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: ... *Bruguiera cylindrica* (syn. *Rhizophora cylindrica*, *Bruguiera caryophylloides*) ... white Burma mangrove • Bengali: sona champa, thushia • Marathi: कांडेल

Re: [efloraofindia:63745] Efloraofindia has a great Future

2011-02-27 Thread J.M. Garg
I think any of the willing moderator or member can take up these role. On 27 February 2011 15:24, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: I suggest one way to have similar community on orkut and facebook which will ultimately lead to the group. Pankaj On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 3:23 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:63748] Syzygium bankense

2011-02-27 Thread tanay bose
NIce shot Pudji Ji can you kindly tell were did you see this plant I hope not in India Tanay On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.comwrote: Dear All, I am sending a picture of *Syzygium bankense (Hassk.) Merr. L.M.Perry, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 160 (1939).*

[efloraofindia:63747] Re: UID 250211 AC1

2011-02-27 Thread Mithilesh K. Pathak
I do agree This is Ficus semicordata On Feb 26, 9:25 pm, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Ficus semicordata Pankaj On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:50 AM, amit chauhan amitci...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Sending photo of an unidentified medium sized tree near cultivated field,

Re: [efloraofindia:63750] ID Confirmation- 270211-PKA1

2011-02-27 Thread tanay bose
Nice shot Prsant Ji I was not aware of the new name thanks to dinesh ji Tanay On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:14 AM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Dinesh for Validating the ID. regards Prashant On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: ...

Re: [efloraofindia:63751] Sansevieria parva N.E.Brown Syn. Sansevieria bequaertii De Wild.

2011-02-27 Thread tanay bose
Nice shot !! Thanks for sharing I appreciate your detailed coverage of the plant Tanay On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 7:21 AM, Samir Mehta samirmeht...@gmail.com wrote: Sansevieria parva N.E.Brown Syn. Sansevieria bequaertii De Wild. Jijamata Udyan, Feb. '11. Leaf surface was smooth; Transverse

Re: [efloraofindia:63752] milletia peguensis

2011-02-27 Thread Smita Raskar
Beautiful... I love trees blooming like this :):) On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Mohina Macker mohinamac...@gmail.comwrote: I am posting some images of milletia peguensis which i had taken last year in chandigarh around this time. It is a popular tree in some of the northern sectors

Re: [efloraofindia:63753] Dendrobium cuculatum-MN260211

2011-02-27 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thats sad but this is not a hybrid and hence its sale is illegal if it has been collected from wild. Pankaj On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:44 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Smita ji, Rashida ji, Tanay ji and Pankaj ji for the appreciation. Yes Rashida ji, I am eagerly awaiting to

Re: [efloraofindia:63754] Efloraofindia has a great Future

2011-02-27 Thread Pankaj Kumar
I will try to make communities on orkut and facebook once I am back at doon. Still at Delhi and not well :(( Pankaj On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 8:56 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: I think any of the willing moderator or member can take up these role. On 27 February 2011 15:24, Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:63755] Sansevieria parva N.E.Brown Syn. Sansevieria bequaertii De Wild.

2011-02-27 Thread Samir Mehta
'I appreciate your detailed coverage of the plant' Thank You ..hope it leads to confirmation / validation or correction - the purpose of the post. Samir On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:46 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Nice shot !! Thanks for sharing I appreciate your detailed

Re: [efloraofindia:63757] baobab or gorakh chinch

2011-02-27 Thread Pankaj Kumar
At some places, it was planted by britishers. Native of African continent. Interestingly this is not native but still finds mention in the vedas as Parijat tree. Wild species of this have been reported from India. Pankaj On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.com

Re: [efloraofindia:63758] Sansevieria parva N.E.Brown Syn. Sansevieria bequaertii De Wild.

2011-02-27 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Beautiful details. Thanks a lot for sharing. Interestingly Sansevieria are also called, mother-in-law's tongue and devil's tongue, I imagine whats common between those names :)). Pankaj On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Samir Mehta samirmeht...@gmail.com wrote: 'I appreciate your detailed

Re: [efloraofindia:63759] Violacea id Kalatope- al270110

2011-02-27 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Does look like Viola pilosa to me. Pankaj On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Alok Isabelle alokisabe...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, This one I had thought to be V. pilosa... what do you all think. Violet family Location: Kalatope Khajjiar, Chamba Altitude: 2100 mts Season: February -

Re: [efloraofindia:63760] Efloraofindia has a great Future

2011-02-27 Thread Smita Raskar
Regarding cam upto budget of 25000 Nikon cool pix P90 is the best option i am having it it has good zoom also take very good pics, only you need to have lot of patience while taking pic of minute object..rest it is best, in that budget...other wise very true.. higher price better cam..variety

Re: [efloraofindia:63761] Sansevieria parva N.E.Brown Syn. Sansevieria bequaertii De Wild.

2011-02-27 Thread Samir Mehta
'Beautiful details. Thanks a lot for sharing.' Thank You ..hope it leads to confirmation / validation or correction - the purpose of the post. Samir On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:36 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Beautiful details. Thanks a lot for sharing. Interestingly

Re: [efloraofindia:63762] baobab or gorakh chinch

2011-02-27 Thread tanay bose
Nice Parijat tree Tanay On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: At some places, it was planted by britishers. Native of African continent. Interestingly this is not native but still finds mention in the vedas as Parijat tree. Wild species of this have been

Re: [efloraofindia:63763] Re: ID confirmation MS180211 - 15- Millettia peguensis.

2011-02-27 Thread M Swamy
All the photos are from the same species planted in a row. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 5:58 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: I think all the pictures are of *Millettia peguensis* only some are close shots while others are long!! Tanay On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 4:13 AM, Rashida Atthar

[efloraofindia:63765] Re: milletia peguensis

2011-02-27 Thread Pinki
i have a very interesting story about this tree. i did my PhD from Panjab University, Chandigarh. Behind the Botany Department there is a long double row (about 500 meters) of these fully grown trees. as the trees are planted closely they form a very shady tract amongst them. so you can find some

Re: [efloraofindia:63766] Re: milletia peguensis

2011-02-27 Thread Smita Raskar
Cute use of beautiful tree :):) On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Pinki alok12...@gmail.com wrote: i have a very interesting story about this tree. i did my PhD from Panjab University, Chandigarh. Behind the Botany Department there is a long double row (about 500 meters) of these fully grown

[efloraofindia:63767] Hiiii

2011-02-27 Thread aadil meher
can any body give me the botanical name of some aquatic plants of india used as medicine,food and fodder,

[efloraofindia:63769] Re: baobab or gorakh chinch

2011-02-27 Thread Ulhas
Baobab or Gorakhchich is also known as Monkey-bread tree or Upside down tree (when leafless it appears as if the roots are up in the sky!). Botanically it is Adansonia digitata. It is endemic in Tropical Africa and supposed to have been introduced in western India from Africa by Arabian traders.

Re: [efloraofindia:63770] please help

2011-02-27 Thread Vijayasankar
I use the software 'easy thumbnails'. This is very helpful in resizing bulk pictures within no time. Image size can be adjusted depend on the need. This can be downloaded for free from this link: http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/ This has been also discussed in the group many times. Here are some:

Re: [efloraofindia:63772] another aquatic plant

2011-02-27 Thread Vijayasankar
Aadil ji, to identify: Flowers and/or fruits needed! Clarity in pictures needed! Details as per posting guidelines, needed! Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:21 PM, aadil meher

Re: [efloraofindia:63774] Re: ID request 250211 RV 1

2011-02-27 Thread Muthu Karthick
Yes KottaiMuthuji, Like many members of Moraceae, this has leafy stipule like bud. On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Vijayadas D dvijaya...@gmail.com wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: kottai muthu kottaimu...@gmail.com Date: Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:40 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [efloraofindia:63775] bombax

2011-02-27 Thread tanay bose
very nice shot tanay On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Mohina Macker mohinamac...@gmail.comwrote: recently pravin kawle had posted bombax with various colored flowers saw this orange variety in and around chandigarh where it is not so uncommon rgards mohina macker -- *Tanay Bose*

[efloraofindia:63778] please identify

2011-02-27 Thread manoj
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Re: [efloraofindia:63778] please identify

2011-02-27 Thread Bhatt Sweta
2 different plants i guess. Can the 1st one be Neuracanthus sps.??!! Regards, Shweta On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 1:08 PM, manoj mghatge2...@gmail.com wrote: -- *Bhatt Shweta* *Asso. Prof.,* TCSC, *Doctoral Research Student,* M.S.U.