Dear Dinesh sir,
Based on molecular analysis as well as morphological differences, by
the top experts of the world, the order LILIALES was broken down into
three
Liliales
Asparagales
Diosocoreales
Asparagales included many of the families, like Orchidaceae,
Boryaceae, Blandfordiaceae,
... wow dear Pankaj .. whatever you have put, must be a deep subject ... but
I could read it fearlessly !!
Many many thanks for the efforts.
Regards
Dinesh.
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote:
Dear Dinesh sir,
Based on molecular analysis as well as
Dear Sir,
Thanks a lot for sharing the pics. Atleast you have seen them in wild, you
are lucky...
And special thanks for Arundina graminifolia Nepenthes.
What species are they by the way? This one looks like N. khasiana but I
thought they were endemic to India.
Regards
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15,
I assume we have more than one species here, and second last one doesnt seem
like Nepenthes, but some other genus may be.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi,
Sending a few more photographs.
Can be polygonum glabrum plz validate
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
Kindly help to identify this Polygonaceae member. The location is on the
perennial river [Moyar] at eastern most part of Nilgiris district in TN.
I also recorded this
Muthu ji
Your two sets of plants seem to be the same E. antiquorum , only the matter
of older and younger branches: All have distinctly 3-winged stems with
straight wings.
Rashida ji your first three plants are E. antiquorum without any doubt, but
there is no reason to confuse the fourth
Hi,
Can it be Persicaria hydropiper
On 2/15/11, Smita Raskar smita.ras...@gmail.com wrote:
Can be polygonum glabrum plz validate
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
Kindly help to identify this Polygonaceae member. The location is on the
Thanks for the detail. I totally forgot about neriifolia.
If you look at the second group of pics shared by Mr. Muthu, I think there
are two species. Secondly, in the lectotype, the wings are not straight. I
have seen both of these plants myself in gardens, and I always thought one
of them to be
Pankaj ji
Perhaps this image should clarify what I meant by straight and spirally
running wings. E. tortilis has spirally running and E. antiquorum straight.
http://www.aridlands.com/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=2860osCsid=gm3v4gonrocedtfv9d3c9kqnn4
Thanks Gurcharan ji,
I see your point, and since you all have identified many more of this
species I think you'd know much more than me about this so
Plectranthus it is and as far as the species I think Prashant ji and you
would have the answer
Thank you
Sincerely, regards
Alok
On Tue,
It would be good to get more reliable information with regards to this
family. I wish someone who has worked with Asparagaceae would enlighten us
with regards to the leaves. Also two main characteristics for a plant to
be in Liliaceae is the inferior trilocular ovary and trimerous arrangement
Great Sir. Thankyou so much for the clarification and pictures.
Euphorbiaceae week is more than three week away, but the interest is
generated from now !
regards,
Rashida.
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Muthu ji
Your two sets of plants seem to be
Looks like Lindernia parviflora
Satish Pardeshi
On Feb 14, 3:44 pm, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
Please help to identify this Scrophulariaceae herb found on river bank. I
already requested id of the same species in a different place
Thank you sir for appreciation. I am trying to gather more
information, which if I could get before tomorrow evening then its
fine or I will share after february.
I assume, we are lacking good taxonomists in India for this. I have
written a mail to one of my acquaintences at University of Vienna.
Thanks for sharing the pic and link. I understood what you meant. I just
imagine if those contractions and swelling are due to environmental factors
or that is a consistent character of this taxa? because that character is
also evident in image of the Lectotype. Undoubtedly Euphorbias are
Germanname Knöterich. But I have this weed in my garden in Ritterhude, not just
white but redisch too. I don't think I have a foto of the red one. Will send
some in summer.
Sending Knöterich from my garden in a new mail.
Nalini
- Original Message -
From: Muthu Karthick
To:
This is Erythrina stricta.
can be easily identified on the shape and size of the Keel petal.
common in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai
Regards
Satish Pardehsi
On Feb 15, 9:41 am, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Alok ji. This is seen towards the edge of the forest. It
Yes this is a Begonia.
Can you please send full details about the location.
If you follow the rules to post for identification, that would be of
more help in proper identification of the taxa.
Regards
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Alok Isabelle alokisabe...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear
Crucifers are often difficult to identify without fruits, but looking at
flowers and leaves it looks like Thlaspi cochleariforme
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone:
Thanks Pankaj ji for details of this common species.
--
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, Feb
On second thought I think it could be as simple as Begonia picta.
Regards
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes this is a Begonia.
Can you please send full details about the location.
If you follow the rules to post for identification, that
Thanks a lot for your comment. I am quite touched.
Regards
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Pankaj ji for another Plumbago, I had not seen.
Great to see the protologue and lectotype
With these additions I think our database should become
Thanks Pankaj ji for another Plumbago, I had not seen.
Great to see the protologue and lectotype
With these additions I think our database should become a unique resource
for Indian Flora. You are a great asset to the group.
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa
Rashida ji,
the posted images are of *Sterculia urens* Roxb.
***
Rajdeo Singh
Project fellow
St. Xavier's College,
Mumbai
Nice catch Thanks for sharing
tanay
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote:
Yes sir, the pedicels were spirally coiled and when straightened extends up
to 20 cm
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote:
You got the
Thanks for sharing
Tanay
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:50 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote:
Dear Sir,
Thanks a lot for sharing the pics. Atleast you have seen them in wild, you
are lucky...
And special thanks for Arundina graminifolia Nepenthes.
What species are they by the way?
Persicaria hydropiper
Tanay
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:48 AM, amit chauhan amitci...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Can it be Persicaria hydropiper
On 2/15/11, Smita Raskar smita.ras...@gmail.com wrote:
Can be polygonum glabrum plz validate
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Muthu Karthick
Extremely sorry friends... :((
I am too presumptuous in my thought that you would understand that all
my posts are pertaining only to Kalatope Khajjiar sanctuary around my
house from an altitude of 2100 mts to 2500 mts (the area which I have
covered), however I'll try and remember it in future
Dear Alok
Genus Begonia has more than 1500 species, often very difficult to identify.
Once you have told us the place we know we will have to mostly choose
between B. picta (leaves often blotched with pink, hairy ; flowers tinged
pink and capsule with unequal wings) and B. dioica (syn: B. amoena;
Rashida ji,
i think you are very poor in identification. Before posting anything please
get it confirm as you are not a botanists.
the posted images are of Sterculia urens and not of Sterculia villosa.
ok
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:13 PM, rajdeo singh rajdeo.1...@gmail.com wrote:
Rashida ji,
स्नेहल भाई ,
अरे अरे इतना गुस्सा मत करो यार [?]
आदमी है तो भूल तो होनी ही है ,
चलता है चलता है
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:38 PM, snehal patel snehal.patel...@gmail.comwrote:
Rashida ji,
i think you are very poor in identification. Before posting anything please
get it confirm as you are not a
Snehal ji
All of us make mistakes, experts or non-botanists alike. In fact the key to
fast progress of this group, where most photographs get identified within
minutes of posting, is because members on this group (experts and nonexperts
alike) don't have any hesitation in throwing a guess, even if
P.rosea and P. indica are same or not ?
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote:
Thanks a lot for your comment. I am quite touched.
Regards
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks Pankaj ji for another
Yes they are synonyms. I have given that information in my mail.
Regards
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Vijayadas D dvijaya...@gmail.com wrote:
P.rosea and P. indica are same or not ?
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks a lot for
Hi Dr. Pankaj,
The plant in the second last photograph is also a pitcher plant as can be
seen from both live and dead pitchers attached to its leaves.
Encountered different species of Nepenthes during my sojourn in Sabah
Sarawak - the last photograph possibly being of the Rajah
Thanks.
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote:
Yes they are synonyms. I have given that information in my mail.
Regards
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Vijayadas D dvijaya...@gmail.com
wrote:
P.rosea and P. indica are same or not ?
On
Yes sir, it is a pitcher plant, but all pitcher plants are not Nepenthes. I
said that it doesnt look like Nepenthes. Pitcher plants can be Nepenthes,
Cephalotes or Saracenia. Your second last plant can be Cephalotes. I may be
wrong though.
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Neil Soares
Seems to be Blumea sp.
santhosh
On 15 February 2011 13:24, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
Please help to identify this Asteraceae member. The location is on the the
bank of river at eastern most part of Nilgiris district in TN.
The leaves are aromatic and hairy
We have a white variety of Guaicum in Govt secretariat campus trivandrum,
sorry I dont have a photograph with my end. Hope that also belongs to the
same species?
santhosh
On 13 February 2011 13:42, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote:
Guaiacum officinale L. -Lignum vitae seen
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing sir.
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Closer look of the same
Regards
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:40 PM, Vijayadas D dvijaya...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks.
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Pankaj Kumar
Pravin ji,
just beautiful. Very beautiful color and very good foto.
- Original Message -
From: Pravin Kawale
To: Vijayadas D
Cc: Pankaj Kumar ; Gurcharan Singh ; indiantreepix
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:62849] Plumbaginaceae:
Nice pictures, Pravin ji.
Regards
Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Na Bha nabha-megh...@gmx.de wrote:
Pravin ji,
just beautiful. Very beautiful color and very good foto.
- Original Message
Sometimes, it helps if you can imagine how it looks like. Make vague
guesses and you can be right, especially with orchids.
This is called Octopus Orchid though it doesnt have 8 arms.
Prosthechea cochleata
Regards
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Na Bha nabha-megh...@gmx.de wrote:
Today is the Plumbago day!!! :))
Thanks for sharing.
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote:
Thought of sharing my finds as well. Do have a look.
regards
Prashant
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi,
Dear Dinesh Sir,
This is very strange and I couldnt stop laughing at the fact that
Inferior trilocular ovary and trimerous arrangement of sepals and
petals (tepal is a better word though) is also found in Orchids, so
then it means, Orchids should be placed in family Liliaceae according
to some???
Respected Sirs and dear friends,
From tomorrow (16th) evening onwards I would be on trip to Delhi and
on 18th to Sikkim (Pakyong and Gangtok) and higher altitudes of West
Bengal (Kalimpong and Darjeeling) and hence, as usual, I wont be able
to contribute much on eflora.
From 18th - 21st I would be
Its really good to get enlightened by subject authorities.
Thanks Dr.Mark and thanks Dr.Pankaj.
Regards
Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote:
Dear Dinesh Sir,
Your tour program sounds really great! I am missing those trips nowadays[?].
My best wishes for a 'fruitful' (and flowerful!) trip. I had a chance to
visit Manipur and i just loved it.
Hope you also will thoroughly enjoy your Darjeeling and Sikkim trip.
Look forward to see your raining pictures of
Yeah alone :( you are putting salt on my wounds !!
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:15 AM, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.comwrote:
Your tour program sounds really great! I am missing those trips nowadays[?]
.
My best wishes for a 'fruitful' (and flowerful!) trip. I had a chance to
visit
Extremely sorry, that was not meant for public view!!!:P
Thanks a lot Dr. Vijay, but hope you are aware of this Gorkhaland agitation
going on in that part and the recent bands and killings.
Hopefully that doesnt hamper my trip. Hope they dont shoot me :P
Yes, I will have 4 days for flower
Wishing you a safe journey, Dr.Pankaj. Try to have (or hire) a local person
to accompany you all the time when you are in NE. It really helps a lot and
saves lot of time to deal with guards.
Keep sufficient id proof and sanction letter etc. from your department and
the local forest dept. We had to
Really nice orchid. I also saw several orchids in California stores, but
people there know it well how to look after them, or may be they are sold
faster.
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri,
Yes Pleauspermum brunonis only
--
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, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:56 PM,
Wish you a happy safe and flowerfull journey. One of my friend is there in
darjeeling Area Major (Dr) Nepal. I may ask him to help if you need.
Best of Luck and Best of Journey
--
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
Yeah very true I know Rashida personally, she has immense interest in
knowing plantslearning about it scientifically
she has got lot of knowledge too, in addition she is very nice human being,
she has supported me lot when i was depressed,
I am her big fan therefore i want to say something
Thanks Satish Pardeshi ji for the species ID .
regards,
Rashida.
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Pardeshi S. satishparde...@gmail.comwrote:
This is Erythrina stricta.
can be easily identified on the shape and size of the Keel petal.
common in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai
Regards
Thanks for correcting me Tanay , Amit
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:33 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:
Persicaria hydropiper
Tanay
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:48 AM, amit chauhan amitci...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Can it be Persicaria hydropiper
On 2/15/11, Smita Raskar
Best wishes,
Vijayadas
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote:
Respected Sirs and dear friends,
From tomorrow (16th) evening onwards I would be on trip to Delhi and
on 18th to Sikkim (Pakyong and Gangtok) and higher altitudes of West
Bengal (Kalimpong and
Dear Pankaj,
Seems to be a very adventurous journey. Probably you can make a documentary
on of your trip. Good luck for your trip.
Sid.
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:32 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote:
Respected Sirs and dear friends,
From tomorrow (16th) evening onwards I would be
Thanks a lot Dr. Vijay, Dr. Amit, Dr. Viay 2 :), Dr. Sid for the good
wishes. Will see if I need someone then I will contact people
appropriately, though I also have some of my own contacts outside the
group.
Regards
Pankaj
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Sid sidd...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear
Yes Pankajji, the environmental factors might play a role in the morphology
of this genus. From Singhji's statement and Rashidaji's pictures, its clear
that this *Euphorbia antiquorum* have much variations. However the plant
does not matches with *E.royleana*. What I had posted are young and old
Dear Muthu
Yes, I also think that just because of dryness the tip of these plants do
get constricted and at the same time, the wings on the stem get constricted
as well. But there are some taxa in Euphorbia and others too, in which such
characters are genotypic. Hope you understand my point there.
Thnakyou for your kind words Dr. Gurcharan ji and Smita ji. Thanks also to
Dr Gurcharan ji and Dr. Vijayashankar ji for the efforts you make in
maintinaing the dignity and cordial atmosphere of this wonderful group. We
are indeed blessed to first of all have someone like Garg ji conceive and
start
Rashida ji,
In Ranibaug where u took the pictures of Sterculia urens, in that
same compound there is also a tree of Sterculia villosa.
---
Rajdeo Singh
Project fellow
St. Xavier's College,
Mumbai
People make mistakes, not a big deal.
Being a moderator, I will request this thread to be closed here.
Members are requested not to post anything further in this thread.
This is to maintain peace and harmony in the group.
Regards
Pankaj
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 12:57 PM, rajdeo singh
Yes Rajdeo ji. Both the Sterculias are posted from that section, near the
entrance near the kala Ghoda right?
regards,
Rashida.
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 12:57 PM, rajdeo singh rajdeo.1...@gmail.comwrote:
Rashida ji,
In Ranibaug where u took the pictures of Sterculia urens, in that
same
Dr.Pankaj,
I too am amoderator of this group. No one is fighting over here. I would
like this thread to be kept open for a while. I have posed two queries to
Rajdeo ji for which I am waiting a response.
regards,
Rashida.
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Rashida Atthar
No mam, you can post it in a different thread. Rajdeo is also a
moderator and I have requested him not to reply here and he agreed.
You may open another thread and share more pics.
Regards
Pankaj
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Rashida Atthar
atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote:
Dr.Pankaj,
I too
This is unacceptable behaviour Dr. Pankaj. It is my thread and I am a
moderator and I want the response on this thread only. Why are you
dictating terms to me ?
regards,
Rashida.
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote:
No mam, you can post it in a different
A reply from Satish Pardeshiji --Looks like *Lindernia parviflora*.
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote:
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From: kottai muthu kottaimu...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:38 PM
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