Re: [efloraofindia:70147] amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I would go with O. americanum based on shorter corolla, slightly longer than calyx and more hairy calyx -- 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:

Re: [efloraofindia:70148] amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread hari lal
I go with Dr Gurcharan singh O. americanum Ocimum basilicum having smell is bitter armatic with oily stem leaves not lemon smell just like pudina smeel with bitter test. On 5/24/11, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: I would go with O. americanum based on shorter corolla, slightly

Re: [efloraofindia:70151] amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread amit chauhan
Thanx Gurucharanji and Hari for the identification. But Hari I have some sweet smelling O. basilicum accessions having saunf like smell regards On 5/24/11, hari lal taxo@gmail.com wrote: I go with Dr Gurcharan singh O. americanum Ocimum basilicum having smell is bitter armatic with oily

Re: [efloraofindia:70152] Request for species id. DKV 23052011-1

2011-05-24 Thread H S
Its very difficult to identify this foto... as there are many species of trees which produces such kind of leaves and fruits... even if someone does it... always remain in doubtfull... need more close up fotos of leaves... - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a

Re: [efloraofindia:70154] ID

2011-05-24 Thread H S
Agree with Dinesh ji.. its Cestrum diurnum -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone

Re: [efloraofindia:70157] Re: Nymphaeae Renegeraro

2011-05-24 Thread mani nair
Beautiful flower. Is it possible to grow this in a 12 dia. container? Regards, Mani.

[efloraofindia:70158] Re: amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread Plant Diversity
The plant is probably O. africanum possibly backcrossed with O. basilicum (see key from Taxonomic Revision of Tribe Ocimeae Dumort. (Lamiaceae) in Continental South East Asia III. Ociminae Author(s): S. Suddee, A. J. Paton, J. A. N. Parnell Source: Kew Bulletin, Vol. 60, No. 1 (2005), pp. 3-75

[efloraofindia:70162] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN4

2011-05-24 Thread Dalia Set
Hi friends Attaching a pic of a flower - in Kakragad, Uttarrakhand, April 2011 Wild rose or some tea variety? Found on a hill trail on the bank of river Mandikini. Please help with id. Thanks Dalia attachment: ForID14_Kakragad.jpg

Re: [efloraofindia:70163] zizyphus rugosa perhaps 23052011 mm1

2011-05-24 Thread rajdeo singh
Hello, it looks like Ziziphus xylopyra (Retz.) Willd. *** Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

Re: [efloraofindia:70164] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN2

2011-05-24 Thread hari lal
this is Mallotus Philippinensis L Family Name Euphorbiaceae On 5/24/11, Dalia Set setda...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Friends Another fruit bearing tree with a slaty headed parakeet feeding on it. From Kakragad, Uttarakhand, in April 2011. Please identify this tree for me. Thanks Dalia

Re: [efloraofindia:70165] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN2

2011-05-24 Thread amit chauhan
hi, 'Ruina' in Garhwali On 5/24/11, hari lal taxo@gmail.com wrote: this is Mallotus Philippinensis L Family Name Euphorbiaceae On 5/24/11, Dalia Set setda...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Friends Another fruit bearing tree with a slaty headed parakeet feeding on it. From Kakragad,

Re: [efloraofindia:70168] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN2

2011-05-24 Thread hari lal
bansinduria ,kapila, On 5/24/11, Dalia Set setda...@gmail.com wrote: Hari ji, Amit ji Thanks for identifying. I am also interested in local name - can any body suggest it? Dalia On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:03 PM, hari lal taxo@gmail.com wrote: this is Mallotus Philippinensis L

Re: [efloraofindia:70169] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN6

2011-05-24 Thread amit chauhan
Hi I guess its nashpatti or Pyrus communis On 5/24/11, Dalia Set setda...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Friends This is the last one for today. From Kakragad, Uttarakhand in April 2011. The tree in full bloom. Very common in Himalayas - looking for expert's id. Thanks Dalia -- Dr. Amit Chauhan

Re: [efloraofindia:70170] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN4

2011-05-24 Thread amit chauhan
Hi, I guess Rosa brunonii regards On 5/24/11, Dalia Set setda...@gmail.com wrote: Hi friends Attaching a pic of a flower - in Kakragad, Uttarrakhand, April 2011 Wild rose or some tea variety? Found on a hill trail on the bank of river Mandikini. Please help with id. Thanks Dalia --

Re: [efloraofindia:70171] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN2

2011-05-24 Thread Dalia Set
Thanks everybody. Dalia On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:11 PM, hari lal taxo@gmail.com wrote: bansinduria ,kapila, On 5/24/11, Dalia Set setda...@gmail.com wrote: Hari ji, Amit ji Thanks for identifying. I am also interested in local name - can any body suggest it? Dalia On

Re: [efloraofindia:70172] Re: amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread amit chauhan
Confusion!! but I will definitely check the internode hair characters as provided in the key. your say is that its an hybrid. regards On 5/24/11, Plant Diversity a.cul...@reading.ac.uk wrote: The plant is probably O. africanum possibly backcrossed with O. basilicum (see key from Taxonomic

Re: [efloraofindia:70173] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN5

2011-05-24 Thread Dinesh Valke
Dalia ji ... this one is posted by you earlier at https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/Yd9XoOdt40s/discussion Regards. Dinesh On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Dalia Set setda...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Friends This small blue flowers were very frequent on the hilly region in

Re: [efloraofindia:70175] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN5

2011-05-24 Thread Dalia Set
Extremely sorry - for reposting ... I have checked the link of discussion given by Dinesh ji and it was id-ed as Eranthemum pulchellum by experts. I , somehow missed to attach the id to my pic. Dalia On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: Dalia ji ...

Re: [efloraofindia:70176] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN1

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
My wildest guess Aesculus indica. It is unusual to see flower buds before leaves but then at that altitude, it could be expected. -- 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:70178] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN6

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Amit ji Pyrus communis -- 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, May 24, 2011 at 3:13 PM, amit

Re: [efloraofindia:70178] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN4

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Amit ji Another on dot, Rosa brunonii -- 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, May 24, 2011 at

Re: [efloraofindia:70180] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN1

2011-05-24 Thread Dalia Set
Gurcharan ji I suppose these are not the flower buds but these are the fruits or berries. Dalia On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: My wildest guess Aesculus indica. It is unusual to see flower buds before leaves but then at that altitude, it could be

Re: [efloraofindia:70181] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN4

2011-05-24 Thread Dalia Set
Thanks everybody. Dalia On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Amit ji Another on dot, Rosa brunonii -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New

Re: [efloraofindia:70182] Re: amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks for reproducing this key. It would really help in fixing our specimens of Ocimum. -- 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:70183] Re: amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
The key I find is confusing for lack of formatting. I am reproducing after formatting. I also notice that First lead is redundant (atleast for SE Asian species) unless the key is only a part of original key and all SE Asian species share the common features of distinct teeth of lateral calyx

Re: [efloraofindia:70184] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN1

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Hard to belive. I thought some young leaves are trying to emerge. Won't do that if fruits are already formed. It would be interesting to solve the mystery. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri,

Re: [efloraofindia:70185] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN1

2011-05-24 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  These are the fruit of Sapium insigne locally called Chicada.     Regards,   Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 5/24/11, Dalia Set setda...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dalia Set setda...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:70159] Flowers and Trees from

Re: [efloraofindia:70186] Request for species id. DKV 23052011-1

2011-05-24 Thread Dr. Shiddamallayya Mathapati
A five headed snake found in Cantonment Bangalore (India) -- Dr. Shiddamallayya N, Survey of Medicinal Plant Unit National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute, (A unit of C C R A S, Dept. of AYUSH, Mini. of H F W, Govt. of India, New Delhi), G C P Annexe, Ashoka Pillar Jayanagar I block,

Re: [efloraofindia:70187] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN1

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Neil ji I think you are right. Dalia ji your using name Rudraprayag (3500 m) confused me. By the way what is the altitude of Kakragad, as this species rarely ascend higher than 1800 m. Yes the tree flowers in January-February when the tree is leafless, and the fruits are expected by April. This

Re: [efloraofindia:70188] Request for species id. DKV 23052011-1

2011-05-24 Thread Na Bha
Oh, this mail is going round for the last three (?) years. good fotoshop-work Am 24.05.2011 13:09, schrieb Dr. Shiddamallayya Mathapati: A five headed snake found in Cantonment Bangalore (India) -- Dr. Shiddamallayya N, Survey of Medicinal Plant Unit National Ayurveda Dietetics Research

Re: [efloraofindia:70190] Request for species id. DKV 23052011-1

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Nabha ji A good morphing job -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018 Phone: 01125518297; Mobile: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue,

Re: [efloraofindia:70196] amit uid 2 24511

2011-05-24 Thread tanay bose
Any species of Nypa? Tanay On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 1:45 AM, amit chauhan amitci...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Sending a palm for identification saw it flowering in my office at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. Details as in photos regards -- Dr. Amit Chauhan Junior Technical Assistant Central

Re: [efloraofindia:70197] Request for ID : 240511 : AK-1

2011-05-24 Thread Dinesh Valke
... yes, Aarti ji. Regards. Dinesh On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Taken on the 13th of March,2011 on the Mumbai-Agra highway,at the Kasara Ghat. Is it Lannea coromandelica? Aarti

[efloraofindia:70198] Re: Bärlauch (Allium ursinum) from Bremen

2011-05-24 Thread Ushadi micromini
Thank you for answering my question both Dr Singh ji and Nalini... and Nalini, for the additional pictures... the seed pod is indeed spectacular.. Usha di == On May 24, 3:12 pm, Na Bha nabha-megh...@gmx.de wrote: Usha di, Prof. Singh ji, i did not take fotos of just the leaves, will do

Re: [efloraofindia:70199] Request for ID : 240511 : AK-2

2011-05-24 Thread Dinesh Valke
... an endemic of Western Ghats, ... *Senecio grahamii* popularly known as * sonki* (Marathi: सोनकी) Regards. Dinesh On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote: Taken at Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra on the 1st of Dec, 2009. Aarti

[efloraofindia:70200] Re: Shrub for ID : 240511 : AK-3

2011-05-24 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
Senna italica Mill. subsp. italica syn C. italica (Mill.) Spreng. syn C. obtusa Roxb. of Caesalpiniaceae. This plant also occurs in monsoon in dry areas of peninsular India. In Maharashtra it is known as Bhui- Tarwad. Regards, Shrikant On May 24, 6:34 pm, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com

Re: [efloraofindia:70201] Re: amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread Vijayasankar
Is it not *Ocimum basilicum *var. *pilosum*? http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=3245flora_id=2 Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 5:46 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: The key

Re: [efloraofindia:70203] Haplophragma adenophyllum?- 240511-PKA1

2011-05-24 Thread Dinesh Valke
... yes !! ... lucky to find flowers on the tree in broad daylight !! Regards. Dinesh. On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, Kindly validate the ID. Bot. name: *Haplophragma adenophyllum* ? Family: Bignoniaceae * *Date/Time:

Re: [efloraofindia:70204] Haplophragma adenophyllum?- 240511-PKA1

2011-05-24 Thread Prashant awale
Thanks Dinesh. Regards Prashant On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: ... yes !! ... lucky to find flowers on the tree in broad daylight !! Regards. Dinesh. On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends,

Re: [efloraofindia:70206] Re: amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Vijayasankar ji *Ocimum basilicum *var. *pilosum (Willd.) Benth. is the synonym of Ocimum x africanum Lour.* *Your conclusion tallies with that of Culhan ji* * * * * * * *-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand

Re: [efloraofindia:70207] Gmelina philippensis

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Prashant ji -- 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, May 24, 2011 at 9:19 PM, Prashant awale

Re: [efloraofindia:70208] Blue Akelei (Aquilegia vulgaris?) from my garden in Ritterhude

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Nabha ji -- 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, May 24, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Na Bha

Re: [efloraofindia:70209] Pansys, Pansys, everywhere

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
And possibly Hydrangea and Paeonia in first photograph -- 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,

[efloraofindia:70210] Re: Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN1

2011-05-24 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Sapium insigne lo of now in fruiting these days jus ton way to Mussorie. Pankaj On May 24, 4:26 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Neil ji I think you are right. Dalia ji your using name Rudraprayag (3500 m) confused me. By the way what is the altitude of Kakragad, as this species

[efloraofindia:70211] Re: Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN1

2011-05-24 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Its there on the lower elevations of Rudraprayag on the road side. Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:70212] Gmelina philippensis

2011-05-24 Thread tanay bose
Yes Prasant Ji your ID is correct and the pictures are also awesome tanay On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Prashant ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand

Re: [efloraofindia:70213] Flowers and Trees from Uttarakhan​d-ID requested_​DS24052011​_SN1

2011-05-24 Thread Neil Soares
Thank you Prof. Singh. Please check this link for some of my photographs of this:   https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/6b181b614a726b1a/88a4e0aa602ecd22?hl=enlnk=gstq=Sapium+insigne+Neil+Soares#88a4e0aa602ecd22      Regards,  

Re: [efloraofindia:70218] Kalatope id al240511a... Dicliptera??

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I hope Dicliptera primuloides -- 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, May 24, 2011 at 10:39 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:70219] Re: amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Vijayasankar ji But they are at Kew Plant List, 2010. Where as GRIN treats only limited names, this list claims to be nearly complete, though lot needs to be settled. We may soon be all following this: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-136798 -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate

Re: [efloraofindia:70221] Is this चांदा -Macaranga peltata tree? please confirm...

2011-05-24 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  Affirmative. This is Chanda [Macaranga peltata].     Regards,   Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 5/24/11, Vinayak Kulkarni kulkarni...@gmail.com wrote: From: Vinayak Kulkarni kulkarni...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:70220] Is this चांदा -Macaranga

Re: [efloraofindia:70225] Please identify this climber NS240511

2011-05-24 Thread Vijayasankar
It could be a member of Rutaceae. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi, Would be grateful for any help in identifying this climber. The photographs

[efloraofindia:70226] Re: Please identify this climber NS240511

2011-05-24 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Is it really a climber? Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:70227] 24052011pj1 Id request

2011-05-24 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  This is Lagerstroemia lanceolata [L.microcarpa] locally called Seena or Bhondara. Had recently posted photographs of this and they are available at this link:  

Re: [efloraofindia:70228] ID request 24052011 PJ2

2011-05-24 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  This looks like Toran [Zizyphus rugosa]. Regards,    Neil Soares. --- On Wed, 5/25/11, PUTTARAJU K pakshirajka...@gmail.com wrote: From: PUTTARAJU K pakshirajka...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:70224] ID request 24052011 PJ2 To: indiantreepix

Re: [efloraofindia:70229] Re: Please identify this climber NS240511

2011-05-24 Thread Neil Soares
Thank you Dr.Vijayasankar Dr.Pankaj for your replies. Had asked my friend precisely the same question and he assured me that it was definitely a climber as he had himself collected the seeds from it. Regards,   Neil Soares. ---

[efloraofindia:70230] Re: Saraca indica L. Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Pankaj ji for uploading the paper. Perhaps now we should be able to fix specimens from India if close ups of flowers (and pedicel are available. Here is the key prepared by me for species expected wild or planted in India. Saraca asoca is common in India but other three may occur planted,

[efloraofindia:70231] Re: amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Pankaj ji You are simply great and magnanimous Thanks a lot. -- 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

[efloraofindia:70232] Re: amit uid 1 2452011

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes my doubt was correct, the key was not complete. Here is the complete one. Thank Pankaj for upoading the paper. 1. Teeth of lateral fruiting calyx lobes distinct, deltoid or lanceolate; bract without bowl-like gland developing 2. Throat of fruiting calyx closed by the

[efloraofindia:70233] Re: Saraca indica L. Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Slight modification in key for Saraca species Bracteoles 1-2 mm long, fugaceous; fertile stamens usually 4..S. celebica Bracteoles 4-5 mm long; fertile stamens 6-8 Leaflets 3-6 pairs; fls in dense cormbs; calyx tube 1.5 to 2 times as long as lobes

[efloraofindia:70234] Re: ... name of Portulaca oleracea in Assamiya also Bengali

2011-05-24 Thread Ushadi micromini
DEAR Dineshji and Gurucharan ji: Nooniya is not name we recognize in urban west bengal, namely mostly West Bengal and its vicinity... all saag sellers are village women who come to Calcutta markets with their haul of yesterday from their village tanks, riverbanks, forests 1: They and our

Re: [efloraofindia:70236] Re: Please identify this climber NS240511

2011-05-24 Thread H S
Ya its climber and Rutaceae member.. common in Evergreen forest in Konkan.. -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone

Re: [efloraofindia:70237] zizyphus rugosa perhaps 23052011 mm1

2011-05-24 Thread H S
Zizyphus xylopyra - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone

Re: [efloraofindia:70238] Re: Shrub for ID : 240511 : AK-3

2011-05-24 Thread H S
Yes i agree with Shrikant ji its Senna italica Mill. [syn. Cassia italica (Mill.) Spreng.] but I don't think so there is need to write subsp. italica. unless someone is writing some other subsp. under the same species.. - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere

Re: [efloraofindia:70240] ID request 25052011 PJ 1

2011-05-24 Thread Dinesh Valke
... *Mitragyna parvifolia* Regards. Dinesh On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:33 AM, PUTTARAJU K pakshirajka...@gmail.comwrote: Dear All, Id requested for the following attachment. Date/Time-: 08/05/11 -16:45 Location- Place, Altitude - Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs

Re: [efloraofindia:70242] ID request 25052011 PJ 1

2011-05-24 Thread Vijayasankar
Yes, it is Mitragyna parvifolia. Neer kadambu (நீர் கடம்பு) in Tamil. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: ... *Mitragyna parvifolia* Regards. Dinesh

[efloraofindia:70245] Re: ... name of Portulaca oleracea in Assamiya also Bengali

2011-05-24 Thread Dinesh Valke
Usha di ... immense thanks !!! To me now, getting common names validated is seeming just as important as botanical names. Your elaborate noting has increased my confidence in pursuing compilation of plant names. The name *noniya* and its variants belong to Hindi speaking regions ... the

[efloraofindia:70246] Re: Request for ID : 240511 : AK-2

2011-05-24 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Dinesh ji, Thanks for this one too. Aarti On May 24, 6:24 pm, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com wrote: ... an endemic of Western Ghats, ... *Senecio grahamii* popularly known as * sonki* (Marathi: सोनकी) Regards. Dinesh On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Aarti S. Khale

[efloraofindia:70247] Re: Shrub for ID : 240511 : AK-3

2011-05-24 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Shrikant ji and H S ji, Many thanks for the id. Regards, Aarti On May 25, 8:23 am, H S hemsan...@gmail.com wrote: Yes i agree with Shrikant ji its Senna italica Mill. [syn. Cassia italica (Mill.) Spreng.] but I don't think so there is need to write subsp. italica. unless someone is writing

[efloraofindia:70248] Re: ... name of Portulaca oleracea in Assamiya also Bengali

2011-05-24 Thread Gurcharan Singh
And yes, my source says Baraloniya in Bengali L should be logical: Baralaniya in Hindi Motiloni in Gujarati Brihalloni, lanika and lonamla in Sanskrit Lonak in Punjab -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand

[efloraofindia:70249] Re: ... name of Portulaca oleracea in Assamiya also Bengali

2011-05-24 Thread Dinesh Valke
Many thanks Gurcharan ji. We observe that the names in most of the languages have an adjective prefixed implying large OR big. In due course of time we will discover other plant(s) which is known otherwise (small). Will make relevant changes in my notes. Regards. Dinesh On Wed, May 25, 2011