Re: [efloraofindia:76993] Cyperus difformis from Tikkar Tal Lake, Morni

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Cyperus difformis and C. fuscus are two distinct species, recognised by all prominent Floras This plant is C. difformis, characterised by globose heads of more than 40 spikes C. fuscus has much fewer spreading spikes http://australian-insects.com/lepidoptera/plants/cype/cyperus-difformis.jpg ht

[efloraofindia:76991] Re: 14082011-BS-001: cycas sp for id from Arya PG College Panipat

2011-08-13 Thread Plant Diversity
It could be Dioon edule (or another similar Dioon) Alastair Culham http://www.facebook.com/PlantDiversity On Aug 14, 4:25 am, Balkar Arya wrote: > Dear All > A sp of Cycas i think for id > Brought from a Nursery in Panipat now in My College Never seen anywhere else > (Panipat 200 mts) > Fronds

Re: [efloraofindia:76989] Please identify this Staghorn fungus

2011-08-13 Thread Nayan Singh
looks like Ramaria stricta Thanks Nayan. .. N.S.Dungriyal IFS Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad M.P. 09424792100 From: Neil Soares To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, 12 August 2011 1:30 PM Subject: [efloraof

[efloraofindia:76988] Re: Ficus palmata in Kashmir

2011-08-13 Thread Ushadi micromini
never even dreamt that a ficus would be a shrubby thing... if I dreamt it... I would have googled it... but... THANKS for New ... klearnign Usha di ++ On Aug 13, 4:21 pm, Balkar Arya wrote: > Here are mines from Munak Road Karnal (228Mts) > This plant was a shrub there having fruits > I think

Re: [efloraofindia:76987] Re: efloraofindia 786543 Passion flower creeper at PUNE

2011-08-13 Thread Madhuri Raut
Till today I was under the impression that Passion flower is only of blue colour as I had seen only blue passion flower. But today I learned to my surprise that it is also whitish and red in colour. I have always wondered why does the same flower have different colours other eg. like Hibiscus, Ro

Re: [efloraofindia:76986] chakrata meet details

2011-08-13 Thread J.M. Garg
I think this is a very good opportunity for the eFI members to explore flora of the region along with butterflies. Thanks, Satyendra ji& others for organising the event. On 14 August 2011 08:02, satyendra tiwari wrote: > Dear Friends > I am copying here the details of Chakrata meet sep 2011. > p

[efloraofindia:76985] Re: Please identify this Coral fungus

2011-08-13 Thread Ushadi micromini
Tanay: but dont you have slides from last year or the year before... or cant these be stored ? Usha di == On Aug 13, 7:27 pm, Tanay Bose wrote: > Hi Usha Di, > Mushroom season is yet to come here in Canada. > So I cant help now. May be Muthu can enlighten > us. > > Thanks > Tanay > > On Sat

[efloraofindia:76984] Re: Flower ID Request 13-08-2011

2011-08-13 Thread Ushadi micromini
Its not the flower that's important, its the roots../rhizomes... my question... did you get to photograph the stem of this plant? Usha di == On Aug 13, 10:34 pm, Smilax004 wrote: > Yes it is Cheilocostus speciosus (J.König) C.Specht of Costaceae > family. > > Regards, > Giby > > On Aug

Re: [efloraofindia:76983] chakrata meet 2011

2011-08-13 Thread J.M. Garg
I think this is a very good opportunity for the eFI members to explore flora of the region along with butterflies. Thanks, Satyendra ji& others for organising the event. On 14 August 2011 07:49, satyendra tiwari wrote: > Dear Friends, > Chakrata meet is officially declared on diversityindia.org

Re: [efloraofindia:76982] Re: Angelica glauca from Kashmir

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Ushadi This swollen leaf-sheath, a feature of the family Apiaceae, becomes more prominent in taller plants like Angelica, Heracleum, Ferula etc, and looks more swollen in the subtending leaf especially when inflorescence is about to emerge. The shortened leaf below the inflorescence would generall

[efloraofindia:76981] Re: identification no 120811sn1

2011-08-13 Thread Ushadi micromini
I have been following this thread from the minute it appeared... I see many KAKROL plants in rural bengal as we drive by... and sometimes stop... to look... this did not at first glance look like Kakrol (M dioica) we see here AND I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE DOUBTING>>>MAKES ME FEEL GOOD THAT my dou

Re: [efloraofindia:76979] Re: Does this variety fruit?

2011-08-13 Thread Marianne de Nazareth
This was flowering profusely for a whole year, but not a single fruit. The regular purple passion flower gives lots of fruit tho in Bangalore. Marianne On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:48 AM, mani nair wrote: > I have seen this type of passionflower in a nursery and did not see > any fruits. Only fl

[efloraofindia:76978] Re: Angelica glauca from Kashmir

2011-08-13 Thread Ushadi micromini
Love this... esp the fruits so august is when one can get both seeds and flowers coexisting...ie middle of season for the plant MY QUESTION, Dr SINGH : DOES this Angelica have the telltele swollen base of the new leaf formation (I donot know what the technical term id for it) like the one

Re: [efloraofindia:76977] Re: Does this variety fruit?

2011-08-13 Thread mani nair
I have seen this type of passionflower in a nursery and did not see any fruits. Only flower. The nursery lady told me that it is grown from cutting and it will take at least two years for the new planted one to flower. Regards. Mani. On 8/13/11, Smilax004 wrote: > My understanding from the

Re: [efloraofindia:76976] Chamba upper reaches - id al130811a

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
The new name for G. grevilleanum Wall. is G. lambertii For most Western Himalaya plants you may refer to eFlora of Pakistan http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=113475 -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-1100

Re: [efloraofindia:76974] Chamba upper reaches - id al130811a

2011-08-13 Thread Alok Mahendroo
Thank you sir, not much reference available online for this ... but that is where this forum and your advice play a good role.. regards Alok On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 08:50 +0530, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > I don't think G. wallichianum. The large ovate stipules and bracts are > missing. Rosy flowers and

Re: [efloraofindia:76973] Re: Higher Chamba - id al110811a

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Alok ji We often get leaves of other plants in the focus, and ignore them. I mentioned Cirsium because mail before me (Diversity of India) had mentioned about spiny leaves from Asteraceae. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110

Re: [efloraofindia:76972] Re: Flower ID Request 13-8-2011 (Place: IIT Bombay)

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Lantana camara -- 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, Aug 13, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Amar wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:76971] Chamba Higher altitude - id al130811

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Stachys sericea -- 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, Aug 13, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Alok Mahendroo wr

Re: [efloraofindia:76969] Chamba upper reaches - id al130811a

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I don't think G. wallichianum. The large ovate stipules and bracts are missing. Rosy flowers and linear bracts and stipules suggest G. grevilleanum -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi

[efloraofindia:76968] chakrata meet details

2011-08-13 Thread satyendra tiwari
Dear Friends I am copying here the details of Chakrata meet sep 2011. pl. have a look. satyendra Dear Friends, I am happy to announce second ButterflyIndia Meet 2011 officially. The details are as follows: When : 11th to 15th September 2011 Where : Chakrata, Uttarakhand Chakrata is situated be

[efloraofindia:76967] chakrata meet 2011

2011-08-13 Thread satyendra tiwari
Dear Friends, Chakrata meet is officially declared on diversityindia.org Pl see the details on http://diversityindia.org/meet/chakrata.html Thanks. satyendra -- Satyendra K.Tiwari. Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader H.NO 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya. M.P. India 484-661

Re: [efloraofindia:76966] Chamba upper reaches - id al130811a

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
GERANIUM WALLICHIANUM may be On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Alok Mahendroo wrote: > Dear friends > > Looked to me at first like the Himalayan Geranium... but then it seemed > different... > > Location Chamba > Altitude 3500 mts > Habit herb > Habitat wild > Plant height 18-20 inches > > regard

Re: [efloraofindia:76964] Re: Angelica glauca from Kashmir

2011-08-13 Thread Tanay Bose
Awesome Sirji ... especially eh closeup of the fruits Tanay On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Smilax004 wrote: > Wow! Superb pictures depicting most of details of the plant clearly. > > Regards, > Giby > > > > On Aug 13, 7:08 pm, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > *Angelica glauca* Edgew., Trans. Li

[efloraofindia:76963] Re: identification no 120811sn1

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
I too think that this is Cucumis sativus L. of Cucurbitaceae family. Regards, Giby On Aug 12, 3:41 pm, Satish Nikam wrote: > Dear All, >              Is it Momordica dioica?Taken at Mulshi,Pune in Aug.11.Kindly > validate. >     thanks > regards > satish nikam > >  IMG_6064-r.jpg > 47KViewD

[efloraofindia:76962] Re: Angelica glauca from Kashmir

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
Wow! Superb pictures depicting most of details of the plant clearly. Regards, Giby On Aug 13, 7:08 pm, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > *Angelica glauca* Edgew., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20:53. 1846 > > Common name: Smooth Angelica > > Perennial herb up to 2 m tall, fistular; leaves 1-2-ternate-pinnat

[efloraofindia:76961] Re: Flower ID Request 13-08-2011

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
Yes it is Cheilocostus speciosus (J.König) C.Specht of Costaceae family. Regards, Giby On Aug 13, 9:40 pm, Amar wrote: > Thank you, Mr. Ogale and Mr. Dungriyal! > > Regards, > > Amar

[efloraofindia:76960] Re: Does this variety fruit?

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
My understanding from the question is whether the plant/species produces fruit? If this is the question my answer is that it differs from place to place. Studies on the pollination biology of this plant (not sure about the species) is going on in Karnataka. It is found that in some places there is

[efloraofindia:76959] Re: Need ID - Anshi NP

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
I too would like to encourage you to give supportive information regarding the plants whenever you post pictures for id in the prescribed format of our group, as Manudev pointed out. My guess for the given pictures stands for species of Chionanthus of Oleaceae family. If you can provide information

[efloraofindia:76957] Re: efloraofindia:''For Id 13082011MR1’’ plant with big leaves at PUNE

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
Please check Alocacia sp. of Araceae family. Regards, Giby On Aug 13, 7:27 pm, Madhuri Raut wrote: > Kindly help me identify this plant with the following specifications > > Date/Time- 13/08/2011 5.00 pm > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- PUNE Maharashtra > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ T

[efloraofindia:76955] Re: Flower ID Request 13-8-2011 (Place: IIT Bombay)

2011-08-13 Thread Amar
Thanks a lot, Giby! Regards, Amar

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:76953] please id the shrub..

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
I too think,as Vijaysankar pointed out, that this is Archidendron monadelphum of Leguminosae family. The new name of this plant according to the plant list (http:// www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-32297) is Archidendron bigeminum (L.) I.C.Nielsen. The pod and the leaflets are not that of Enta

Re: [efloraofindia:76952] Tinospora cordifolia from Lohari Panipat-flowers

2011-08-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
'auct. non' means not of the author. Literally meaning, not of the original author but the plant was designated as Tinospora cordifolia. So in a layman's word Tinospora cordifolia is the original plant Tinospora cordifolia auct. non is named as such but is not of the same author as above and is a

[efloraofindia:76951] Re: Flower ID Request 13-8-2011 (Place: IIT Bombay)

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
Lantana camara of Verbenaceae family (most of the varieties of Lantana camara are now synonymised, according to the plant list) http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Lantana Regards, Giby On Aug 13, 9:38 pm, Amar wrote: > Hi, > > I clicked a pic of these flowers today in IIT Bombay. Pleas

[efloraofindia:76950] Re: Flora of Panipat: Hibiscus schizopetalus from Arya PG College Campus Panipat Haryana

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
A very useful natural shampoo as well. All parts of this plant can be used as shampoo. It helps the hair from premature and uncontrolled fall and it enhances the hair growth. It helps for sound sleep as well. What to do is that make a paste out of the plant parts (preferably leaf, flower and bark)

Re: [efloraofindia:76950] Flower ID Request 13-08-2011

2011-08-13 Thread Amar
Thank you, Mr. Ogale and Mr. Dungriyal! Regards, Amar

Re: [efloraofindia:76947] Flora of Panipat: Terminalia Chebula from herbal Garden Panipat (Samalkha)

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
Thanks all for id and informations On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 8:50 PM, Nayan Singh wrote: > yes this is Terminalia bellirica > Regards > Nayan. > .. > N.S.Dungriyal IFS > Chief Conservator of Forests > and Field Director > Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad > M.P. > 09424792100 >

Re: [efloraofindia:76946] Re: Flora of Panipat: Cyamopsis tetragonolobus from a kitchen Garden Panipat haryana

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
Ya Usha Ji This nursery is in My way to Home definitely i will pick up fruits On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Ushadi micromini wrote: > AN important vegetable for Rajasthan Gujarat and other western > states... > And Guar gum is very popular as thickening agent in cooked packed food > industry

Re: [efloraofindia:76945] Ornamental tree for ID 290411MK1

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
*Dombeya wallichii *i think On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 8:22 PM, J.M. Garg wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “this is > *Dombeya wallichii* or *Dombeya cayeuxii*, > Family: Malvaceae ssf. Dombeyoideae > Dombea, Tropical Hydran

Re: [efloraofindia:76944] Angelica glauca from Kashmir

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
Wonderful On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > *Angelica glauca* Edgew., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20:53. 1846 > > Common name: Smooth Angelica > > Perennial herb up to 2 m tall, fistular; leaves 1-2-ternate-pinnate with > oval to ovate serrate leaflets, glaucous on low

Re: [efloraofindia:76943] Re: Flora of Panipat: Croton bonplandianus Baill from Herbal garden samalkha Panipat

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
Yes Sir On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Obviously C. bonplandianus Baill (1864) as against C. sparsiflorus Morong > (1893) > according to GRIN, The Plant List, *Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty.* > 2007, *Govaerts, R. et al.* 2000 > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > R

Re: [efloraofindia:76942] identification no 120811sn1

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
May be C sativus but certainly it is not M dioica On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... yes Gurcharan ji for *Cucumis sativus*. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > >> After going through the thread on M. dioica with uploads by

[efloraofindia:76941] Re: Kalatope id al070811

2011-08-13 Thread Alok
Thanks Ritesh ji, the question is ... WHICH ONE..?? regards Alok On Aug 8, 7:38 am, Ritesh Choudhary wrote: > Phlomis sp. > > Lamiaceae. > > Regards, > Ritesh.

Re: [efloraofindia:76940] Re: Does this variety fruit?

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
I Think *Passiflora vitifolia* On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:33 PM, ajinkya gadave wrote: > Passiflora coccinea > > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Mahadeswara wrote: > >> Your photograph is a proof that the plant flowers. The question you >> might be asking is : where(in which place)? >> >>

[efloraofindia:76939] Re: Chamba higher reaches - id al110811

2011-08-13 Thread Alok
Dear Ushadi, Thanks to Gurcharan ji for solving my confusion actually This plant is growing all around in Kalatope too at an altitude of 2100 mts too... the difference in inflorescence and the color of leaves kind of fazed me... Actually at the place where I found it (at 3000mts) this was the

Re: [efloraofindia:76936] Flora of Panipat: Terminalia Chebula from herbal Garden Panipat (Samalkha)

2011-08-13 Thread Nayan Singh
yes this is Terminalia bellirica Regards Nayan. ..  N.S.Dungriyal IFS Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad M.P. 09424792100 From: Neil Soares To: Balkar Arya ; Gurcharan Singh Cc: Vijayasankar ; indiantreepix Sent: Saturday, 13

[efloraofindia:76935] Re: Flora of Panipat: Cyamopsis tetragonolobus from a kitchen Garden Panipat haryana

2011-08-13 Thread Ushadi micromini
AN important vegetable for Rajasthan Gujarat and other western states... And Guar gum is very popular as thickening agent in cooked packed food industry and ice cream industree esp where caragenean may not be allowed ... only problem is it has a lectin that does not suit blood group B gut epitheli

[efloraofindia:76933] Re: Flora of Kaiga ID PLEASE 09082011 PJ2

2011-08-13 Thread Ushadi micromini
Thank you for so enumerating the points of distinction... makes it very easy for me now. Usha di = On Aug 13, 1:37 pm, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Mohan ji > > L. indica is usually a shrub less than 4 m tall, whereas L. speciosa is a > tree up to 8 m tall; leaves of former are almost sessile (pe

[efloraofindia:76931] Re: Higher Chamba - id al110811a

2011-08-13 Thread Alok
Thank you sir, The spiny leaves were not a part of this observation... they just happened to be growing there... the relevance was for the flowers and the fruits and in the third photo the leaves of what you called Phytolacca acinosawith... Sorry for not acknowledging this earlier... it seems that

[efloraofindia:76930] Re: Please identify this Coral fungus

2011-08-13 Thread Tanay Bose
Hi Usha Di, Mushroom season is yet to come here in Canada. So I cant help now. May be Muthu can enlighten us. Thanks Tanay On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 2:44 AM, Ushadi micromini wrote: > > TANAY or Muthu ji: can one of you, either or or both post pic of the > microscopic slides ... of a cross sectio

Fwd: [efloraofindia:76927] to publish the artical in journal............

2011-08-13 Thread J.M. Garg
Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. -- Forwarded message -- From: prasanna gogate Date: 30 April 2011 06:37 Subject: [efloraofindia:68406] to publish the artical in journal To: efloraofindia dear all, i have done a work on the seeds of import

Re: [efloraofindia:76926] Re: Flora of Panipat: Croton bonplandianus Baill from Herbal garden samalkha Panipat

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Obviously C. bonplandianus Baill (1864) as against C. sparsiflorus Morong (1893) according to GRIN, The Plant List, *Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty.* 2007, *Govaerts, R. et al.* 2000 -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007

Re: [efloraofindia:76925] Need ID - Anshi NP

2011-08-13 Thread manudev madhavan
please follow the guidelines.. Give more details On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Raptor Conservation < raptorconse...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Not sure what this tree is! Any help is much appreciated. > > > Best regards, > Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi, > General Secretary, Raptor Conservation Fo

[efloraofindia:76924] Re: Id Required

2011-08-13 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply: "Pratia montana -- Dr. M.K. Pathak Botanical Survey of India P.O.: Botanic Garden Howrah - 711 103 W.B. INDIA" Thanks a lot, Dr. Pathak. On 13 August 2011 10:49, J.M. Garg wrote: > Forwarding for Id assistance please. > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Animish Mandrek

[efloraofindia:76923] Re: Strangler fig - Dandeli WLS

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
More than 23 species of Ficus has been recorded from the Western Ghats. Most of them start their life as straggler because the get dispersed by birds and germinate on the branches of trees. Unless you get the close up of at least the leaves with petiole where you can clearly see the venation, char

[efloraofindia:76922] Re: Flora of Panipat: Hibiscus schizopetalus from Arya PG College Campus Panipat Haryana

2011-08-13 Thread Mahadeswara
Very common garden plant in Chennai. On Aug 13, 10:41 am, Balkar Arya wrote: > Dear all > Hibiscus schizopetalus > Large Garden cultivated Shrub arround 5 ft high > pics on 7-8-11 > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana

[efloraofindia:76921] Re: Plant for identification 130811MK01

2011-08-13 Thread Mahadeswara
Roots of Boerhavia diffusa of Nictaginaceae,commonly known as punarnava in Sanskrit, an important medicinal plant in ayurveda and unani. The plant has medicinal properties especially roots which are used to treat gonorrhea, all internal inflammation and edema. Roots stimulate the emptying of t

Re: [efloraofindia:76920] identification no 120811sn1

2011-08-13 Thread Dinesh Valke
... yes Gurcharan ji for *Cucumis sativus*. Regards. Dinesh On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > After going through the thread on M. dioica with uploads by me, Dinesh ji > and Balkar ji today, I am feel that above plant is Cucumis sativus. Your > comments on this please. >

Re: [efloraofindia:76919] Re: Does this variety fruit?

2011-08-13 Thread ajinkya gadave
Passiflora coccinea On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Mahadeswara wrote: > Your photograph is a proof that the plant flowers. The question you > might be asking is : where(in which place)? > > On Aug 13, 5:01 pm, Marianne de Nazareth > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Does this variety of the Passion

[efloraofindia:76918] Re: Unidentified tree - Anshi NP

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
It is surely not Dipterocarpus but my wild guess for stands for Diospyros sp. But, as Mahadeswara Ji pointed out, guessing from such pictures would not be correct and mostly mislead hence please upload pictures that has details such as twigs with leaves, flowers, fruits etc. please search for le

[efloraofindia:76917] Re: Need tree ID - Dandeli

2011-08-13 Thread Smilax004
None of the characters that leads to even guess to id the plant are not available from the pictures posted here. Please upload pictures of leaves flowers or fruits/twigs, if available. Regards, Giby On Aug 13, 5:25 pm, Mahadeswara wrote: > Your photographs donot help the experts to identify

[efloraofindia:76916] Re: Flora of Panipat: Croton bonplandianus Baill from Herbal garden samalkha Panipat

2011-08-13 Thread Mahadeswara
A common weed in Mysore. Which is the valid name C.bonplandianus or the Croton sparsiflorus On Aug 13, 11:57 am, Balkar Arya wrote: > Dear All > *Croton* *bonplandianus* Baill > From Herbal garden samalkha Panipat > Growing wildly, about 2 feet high herb > family Euphorbiaceae > -- > Regards > >

[efloraofindia:76915] Re: Need tree ID - Dandeli

2011-08-13 Thread Mahadeswara
Your photographs donot help the experts to identify the taxa! On Aug 13, 2:19 pm, Raptor Conservation wrote: > Hi all, >   > Came across this huge tree in Dandeli. Unfortunately I do not have any > pictures of the leaves. >   >   > Best regards, > Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi, > General Secretary, Rapt

[efloraofindia:76914] Re: Unidentified tree - Anshi NP

2011-08-13 Thread Mahadeswara
Based on the photograph of the trunk it is generally not possible to identify the taxa. One should always send the closeups of foliage, flowers, fruits (whatever available) and details of the plant for ID. You may also follow the guidelines of eflora while posting the plants for ID. On Aug 13,

[efloraofindia:76913] Re: Strangler fig - Dandeli WLS

2011-08-13 Thread Mahadeswara
Please send closeups of the plants/ trees, if ID is needed. Furthermore, please follow the guidelines of eflora by providing details of the plant. On Aug 13, 2:33 pm, Raptor Conservation wrote: > Hi all, >   > Strangler fig in Dandeli. Not sure what the host tree is! >   > Best regards, > Dr.Pran

[efloraofindia:76912] Re: efloraofindia 786543 Passion flower creeper at PUNE

2011-08-13 Thread Mahadeswara
Beautiful photographs. On Aug 13, 3:45 pm, Madhuri Raut wrote: > Dear all, > I would like to share the pictures of Passion flower creeper in my garden > > Date        13/08/2011 time 4.00pm > Location  District Pune ;State :Maharashtra > > Habitat- Garden > > Plant Habit-  Climber > > Flowers Siz

[efloraofindia:76911] Re: Abutilon theophrasti from Kashmir

2011-08-13 Thread Mahadeswara
Nice photographs and best description of the plant. On Aug 13, 4:32 pm, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > *Abutilon theophrasti* Medic, Malv. 28. 1787. > Syn: *Abutilon avicennae* Gaertn > > Common names: *Velvetleaf*, *China Jute*, *Buttonweed*, *Butterprint*, * > Pie-marker* or *Indian Mallow* > * > * >

[efloraofindia:76910] Re: Does this variety fruit?

2011-08-13 Thread Mahadeswara
Your photograph is a proof that the plant flowers. The question you might be asking is : where(in which place)? On Aug 13, 5:01 pm, Marianne de Nazareth wrote: > Hi, > > Does this variety of the Passion Flower fruit? > > regds, > > Marianne > > -- > > Former Asst. Editor The Deccan Herald > F

Re: [efloraofindia:76906] efloraofindia 786543 Passion flower creeper at PUNE

2011-08-13 Thread Madhuri Raut
This is also called "Krishnakamal" in Marathi regards Bhagyashri On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Balkar Arya wrote: > *Passiflora incarnata* > > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Madhuri Raut wrote: > >> Dear all, >> I would like to share the pictures of Passion flower creeper in my garden >>

[efloraofindia:76904] Flora of Panipat: Amaranthus viridis from Arya PG College Campus Panipat Haryana

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
Dear All Amaranthus viridis Wild herb growing in garden of Arya P G College Panipat (220 mts) pics on 25-6-11 about 1-1.5 feet high -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964

Re: [efloraofindia:76903] efloraofindia 786543 Passion flower creeper at PUNE

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
*Passiflora incarnata* On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Madhuri Raut wrote: > Dear all, > I would like to share the pictures of Passion flower creeper in my garden > > Date13/08/2011 time 4.00pm > Location District Pune ;State :Maharashtra > > Habitat- Garden > > Plant Habit- Climber >

[efloraofindia:76901] Re: Flora of Panipat: Terminalia Chebula from herbal Garden Panipat (Samalkha)

2011-08-13 Thread Samir Mehta
Gurcharan ji, Would like to purchase your book. What is it's name / title? Where will I find it in Mumbai? Also, is a new edition likely / not likely in next 6-8 months. Regards, Samir On Aug 13, 10:51 am, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Balkar ji > Differences between Madhuca and Terminalia chebu

Re: [efloraofindia:76900] identification no 120811sn1

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
After going through the thread on M. dioica with uploads by me, Dinesh ji and Balkar ji today, I am feel that above plant is Cucumis sativus. Your comments on this please. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Ku

Re: [efloraofindia:76899] Re: Fruits & Vegetables week: Momordica dioica from Delhi

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
Thanks Sir On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Yes Balkar ji > You have got the perfect series. Let us now think what the other plant is > which at least three members thought M. dioica but I considered Cucumis > sativus. I will activate that thread again. > > > -- > > Dr.

Re: [efloraofindia:76898] Re: Fruits & Vegetables week: Momordica dioica from Delhi

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Balkar ji You have got the perfect series. Let us now think what the other plant is which at least three members thought M. dioica but I considered Cucumis sativus. I will activate that thread again. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi

[efloraofindia:76897] Re: Wild Flower for ID - 110811 - RK

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Ushadi I can really understand your love for the group, and concern that members (especially new ones) become more disciplined and provide information as per the format. Although it is often difficult to resist the temptation of providing Id if you know the name, but perhaps the things will improv

Re: [efloraofindia:76895] Flora of Panipat: Dichrostachys cinerea from A Nursery in Panipat haryana

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
Thanks Sir On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Nice one Balkar 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: 98103590

Re: [efloraofindia:76894] Flora of Panipat: Dichrostachys cinerea from A Nursery in Panipat haryana

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Nice one Balkar 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 Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Balkar Arya w

[efloraofindia:76891] Re: Please identify this Coral fungus

2011-08-13 Thread Ushadi micromini
TANAY or Muthu ji: can one of you, either or or both post pic of the microscopic slides ... of a cross section and the fruiting body of thises two fungii if you have them> thanks Usha di = On Aug 13, 10:53 am, Muthu Karthick wrote: > yes yes Tanayji. > > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2011

[efloraofindia:76889] Re: Wild Flower for ID - 110811 - RK

2011-08-13 Thread Ushadi micromini
This is a group that is very sincere and has experts who go out of their way to help botanists, taxonomists and non-botanist, non- scientists alike without any demur... I love it.. and hence it bothers me that some members take it for granted that no matter how little they send, they are bound t

[efloraofindia:76883] Re: Oroxylum indicum [Tetu] pods emerging

2011-08-13 Thread Ushadi micromini
Young pods are eaten in SE Asia like Thailand too! ! AND NEIL: wonderful to see the steps in its life story thanks for taking and sharing the pictures... Usha di === On Aug 13, 10:21 am, Vijayasankar wrote: > Thanks Dr. Neil for the response. > Just thought of sharing some facts...for t

Re: [efloraofindia:76875] Re: Flora of Kaiga ID PLEASE 09082011 PJ2

2011-08-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Mohan ji L. indica is usually a shrub less than 4 m tall, whereas L. speciosa is a tree up to 8 m tall; leaves of former are almost sessile (petiole barely 0.5 mm), shorter rarely exceeding 7 cm whereas in latter petiole is 5-9 mm long and leaves 8-17 cm long; Hypanthium in former is 4-7 mm long n

Fwd: [efloraofindia:76874] Re: Wild Flower for ID - 110811 - RK

2011-08-13 Thread ranjini kamath
Satish ji I am forwarding this mail to you & the group.This is the only time i have [ inadvertently] overlooked sending the name of the place.So sorry for the inconvenience.This lapse will certainly not be repeated !:) Regards -- Forwarded message -- From: ranjini kamath Date: F

Re: [efloraofindia:76868] Flora of Panipat: Terminalia Chebula from herbal Garden Panipat (Samalkha)

2011-08-13 Thread Farida Abraham
kkindly unsubscribe me from the group. I may rejoin after a few months. Thank you. F. Abraham On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Balkar Arya wrote: > Dear All > Terminalia chebula from Herbal Garden Samalkha Panipat > Cultivated pics on 28-6-11 > No flowers fruits seen > Cultivated tree > Family

Re: [efloraofindia:76867] Flower ID Request 13-08-2011

2011-08-13 Thread Nayan Singh
yes it is now known as Cheilocostus speciosus (J.König)   thanks   Nayan. N.S.Dungriyal IFS Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad M.P. 09424792100 From: vidyadhar ogale To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, 13 August 2

Re: [efloraofindia:76866] Request for ID : 270411 : AK-2

2011-08-13 Thread Nudrat Sayed
Hello, I agree with Dr. Pankaj Kumar, this plant is not any Terminalia but it is not Asana either as the leaves of Asana appears to be a bit dull and broader. Still i might be not correct. On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 7:31 PM, H S wrote: > I guess Bridelia squamosa > > regards, > > > On Fri, Aug 12,

Re: [efloraofindia:76865] Flower ID Request 13-08-2011

2011-08-13 Thread vidyadhar ogale
This is probably Costus speciosus. Common in Sahyadri, especially in monsoon locally known as Koshtha or Pev. Dr.Ogale On 13 August 2011 12:50, Amar wrote: > Hi, > > I grabbed this pic of a flower growing in IIT Bombay today. The plant had > grown to about 1.5 metres and the flowers appeared to

[efloraofindia:76864] Re: Flora of Kaiga ID PLEASE 09082011 PJ2

2011-08-13 Thread Mohan V. Chunkath
How does one distinguish between Lagerstroemia indica and L. speciosa? Thanks. Cheers, Mohan On Aug 9, 10:05 pm, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Yes this is Lagerstroemia speciosa (Family: Lythraceae) > Pankaj > > On Aug 9, 10:04 pm, Dr  Pankaj Kumar wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yes this is Lagerstroemia

Re: [efloraofindia:76863] Re: 09082011-BS-001 A small tree for ID from Munak Road Karnal

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
Yes Mohan Ji Quite rough leaves N arbor-tristis have On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Mohan V. Chunkath < mohan.chunk...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have heard of leaves of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis being used for > rubbing down wood to get a fine finish. The leaves of this plant are > indeed quite ro

Re: [efloraofindia:76861] Xanthium spinosum invasive in Kashmir

2011-08-13 Thread Balkar Arya
New to me have seen only Xanthium strumarium. Thanks for sharing On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > *Xanthium spinosum* L., Sp. pl. 2:987. 1753 > syn: *Xanthium ambrosioides* Hooker & Arnott > > > Common names: Bathurst-bur, prickly burweed, spiny cocklebur > > A South Ame

[efloraofindia:76860] Re: 09082011-BS-001 A small tree for ID from Munak Road Karnal

2011-08-13 Thread Mohan V. Chunkath
I have heard of leaves of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis being used for rubbing down wood to get a fine finish. The leaves of this plant are indeed quite rough. Cheers, Mohan On Aug 13, 12:14 pm, Nudrat wrote: > Hello, > > I doubt if the tree in picture is Streblus asper as the Streblus that > i have s

[efloraofindia:76858] Re: 09082011-BS-001 A small tree for ID from Munak Road Karnal

2011-08-13 Thread Nudrat
Hello, I doubt if the tree in picture is Streblus asper as the Streblus that i have seen growing around Mumbai are quite dull green and very rough in appearance. I might, however be wrong On Aug 12, 5:06 pm, Ushadi micromini wrote: > I have since my above writing googled the possible use of lea

Re: [efloraofindia:76856] Flora of Panipat: Terminalia Chebula from herbal Garden Panipat (Samalkha)

2011-08-13 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  Agree with Dr.Vijayasankar. This is Terminalia bellirica.   Regards,     Neil Soares --- On Sat, 8/13/11, Gurcharan Singh wrote: From: Gurcharan Singh Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:76832] Flora of Panipat: Terminalia Chebula from herbal Garden Panipa