[efloraofindia:75584] Info please

2011-08-01 Thread Jency Samuel
This is not exactly in the ambit of this group. But I'd be happy if anyone could help. In eastern UP, farmers mentioned that they sow wheat after kadakul birds arrive. I would like to know what this species is please. (This is for an article) (I have posted in the Tamil birds group also, but

Re: [efloraofindia:78766] eFI website- further involvement of members required

2011-08-29 Thread Jency Samuel
Dear Mr Garg, I am neither a technical person, nor have much time. But I will try and help you with editing, if there is no one doing it already. Rgds Jency Chennai From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: [efloraofindia:79161] Re: eFl women for the month of August, 2011 among members (excluding moderators): Usha Di Micromini

2011-09-01 Thread Jency Samuel
I thought Mini would have been so much more easier and less confusing ;-) Jency From: Ushadi micromini microminipho...@gmail.com To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, 2 September 2011 12:18 AM Subject: [efloraofindia:79131] Re: eFl women

Re: [efloraofindia:79205] efloraofindia:''For Id 02092011MR1’’ wild plant with yellow flower Pune

2011-09-02 Thread Jency Samuel
Tridax procumbens Rgds Jency From: Madhuri Raut itii...@gmail.com To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, 2 September 2011 7:28 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:79204] efloraofindia:''For Id 02092011MR1’’ wild plant with yellow flower Pune

Re: [efloraofindia:84064] William Wordsworth

2011-09-27 Thread Jency Samuel
Beautiful and what an apt poem to go with it. Jency Chennai From: Shrikant Ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.com To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, 27 September 2011 8:35 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:84055] William Wordsworth

Re: [efloraofindia:38111] Eggplant #3 with thorns in the leaves + yellow riped fruits

2010-06-11 Thread Jency Samuel
Solanum xanthocarpum (is how I remember from our twelfth std herbarium). It has thorns in the leaves, purple flowers and yellow fruits.Tamil Name - Kandankaththiri --- On Fri, 11/6/10, raghu ananth raghu_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: raghu ananth raghu_...@yahoo.com Subject:

Re: [efloraofindia:40835] Re: Jasmin from my garden June 2010

2010-07-11 Thread Jency Samuel
The calyx and the serrated leaves seem to point it to belong to rose variety.   Jency --- On Sun, 11/7/10, Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.com wrote: From: Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:40777] Re: Jasmin from my garden June 2010 To: nabha meghani

Re: [efloraofindia:50965] Water chestnut

2010-10-16 Thread Jency Samuel
Last October while on a trip from Lucknow, our cab driver got boiled water chestnuts from roadside vendors. They were served with green chutney. From what he said in Hindi, I understood it to be the root. I haven't seen them in Tamil Nadu. --- On Thu, 14/10/10, Padmini Raghavan

[efloraofindia:27953] T. rosea

2010-02-18 Thread Jency Samuel
In T. rosea species itself, is there a drastic colour variation. In some places of Chennai, the flowers are almost white whereas in some places they are a nice pink Rgds Jency --- On Thu, 18/2/10, Devendra Bhardwaj devendra_bhard...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Devendra Bhardwaj

Re: [efloraofindia:58593] Vinca rosea hybrids in Chennai

2011-01-01 Thread Jency Samuel
Thanks for the post. I did not know that there were hybrids in Vinca sp. You get the odour when you take it close and try to smell it. --- On Sun, 26/12/10, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.com wrote: From: Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:58006] Vinca rosea hybrids in

Re: [efloraofindia:58800] Fruits Vegetables week: Sechium edule from California

2011-01-02 Thread Jency Samuel
I remember reading about a farmer in the US or Canada who encased these tender ones in some sort of a plastic mould - shaped like the faces of leaders - so that when they ripened they took the shape of the mould. The one that I remember distinctly is that of Bush senior. May be it was during

Re: [efloraofindia:58993] Fruits Vegetables :: Bananas from Sri Lanka : Netrapalam : 030111:AK-1

2011-01-03 Thread Jency Samuel
Nendrampalam is common in Kerala. The famous Kerala chips are made from the unripe ones of the Nendrampalam. We get them in Tamil Nadu also. The ones we get here are about 9 long. JencyChennai --- On Mon, 3/1/11, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com wrote: From: Aarti S. Khale

Re: [efloraofindia:58994] Fruits Vegetables :: Red Bananas from Sri Lanka : 030111:AK-2

2011-01-03 Thread Jency Samuel
These again are available in Tamil Nadu, but more in Kerala. This is not Poovan variety. (I will try to post pics of Poovan) Locally it's called Sevvaalai (the 'l' pronounced with the 'twist of the tongue 'zh' sound) meaning 'red banana'. JencyChennai --- On Mon, 3/1/11, Aarti S. Khale

Re: [efloraofindia:58995] Fruits Vegetable week- Pithecellobium dulce

2011-01-03 Thread Jency Samuel
Oh yes. But what a nice name. Jungal jalebi! In Tamil it's called Kodikkapuli. Jency --- On Mon, 3/1/11, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: From: Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:58879] Fruits Vegetable week- Pithecellobium dulce To: indiantreepix

Re: [efloraofindia:59298] Re: Fruits Vegetables Week: RVS-9

2011-01-05 Thread Jency Samuel
'Manathakkaali' in Tamil as well.  Sandhya is right.  Dried fruits fried in oil or ghee cure ulcers. But I find the juice extract from the leaves work better in curing mouth and stomach ulcers. Raw leaves are ground with water and the extract is taken orally on an empty stomach. (But I have

Re: [efloraofindia:59350] Fruits Vegetables Week: RVS-8

2011-01-05 Thread Jency Samuel
Yeah Muthu, I think for 'country' or native variety we say 'naattu'. ' Seemai' refers to 'foreign' ,meaning non-native. JencyChennai --- On Wed, 5/1/11, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote: From: Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:59332] Fruits Vegetables

Re: [efloraofindia:59351] Fruits Vegetables Week: RVS-1

2011-01-05 Thread Jency Samuel
Mr Vijay, We have read about the honey-soaked fruits only in literature. Now that you have tempted the taste buds, should try. Especially with Mr Pankaj giving the antidote for it :-) JencyChennai --- On Wed, 5/1/11, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote: From: Vijayasankar

Re: [efloraofindia:59352] Fruits Vegetables Week: RVS-12

2011-01-05 Thread Jency Samuel
Mr Tanay, didn't know that it was a considered a weed. Because here it is sold in our markets. People with arthritis complaints use it. Called 'mudakkathaan' in Tamil. Jency --- On Wed, 5/1/11, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote: From: Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com Subject:

Re: [efloraofindia:59353] Fruits Vegetables Week: Musa x paradisiaca the plantain

2011-01-05 Thread Jency Samuel
Don't you use the stem in your parts Dr G? JencyChennai --- On Wed, 5/1/11, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: From: Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:59341] Fruits Vegetables Week: Musa x paradisiaca the plantain To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com

Re: [efloraofindia:59354] Fruits Vegetables Week: RVS-4

2011-01-05 Thread Jency Samuel
Mr Vijay, Does this have any name in English other than 'loose jacket'? And what's the botanical name? --- On Wed, 5/1/11, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote: From: Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:59205] Fruits Vegetables Week: RVS-4 To: indiatreepix

Re: [efloraofindia:59355] Fruits Vegetables Week: RVS-11

2011-01-05 Thread Jency Samuel
What's the name of the purple-leaved variety of the same 'pasalai keerai' (in Tamil) called? --- On Wed, 5/1/11, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote: From: Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:59215] Fruits Vegetables Week: RVS-11 To: indiatreepix

Re: [efloraofindia:60022] Fruits and Vegetables Week: Citrus maxima, pomelo or shaddok

2011-01-11 Thread Jency Samuel
What we call 'pamblimas' in Tamil is not sweet lime. Musambi is sweet lime (chaathukudi in Tamil). But now I am confused as to which Citrus sp. is pamblimas and which is sweet lime. May be Muthu / Mr Vijay can help me out with the pamblimas name! --- On Mon, 10/1/11, tanay bose

Re: [efloraofindia:60024] Fruits Vegetables Week: Brassica oleracea var. italica, the broccoli

2011-01-11 Thread Jency Samuel
Does anyone remember the Bush-broccoli connection. Bush senior said 'I hate that vegetable. Send them to Barbara, she likes them' and banned them on Air Force One. The Air Force One kitchen had a placard that said 'broccoli-free zone' or some such thing. As a protest, the farmers sent a huge

Re: [efloraofindia:60041] Fruits and Vegetables Week: Citrus maxima, pomelo or shaddok

2011-01-11 Thread Jency Samuel
) JencyChennai --- On Tue, 11/1/11, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: From: Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:59886] Fruits and Vegetables Week: Citrus maxima, pomelo or shaddok To: Jency Samuel jencysam...@yahoo.co.in Cc: tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com, Yazdy Palia

Re: [efloraofindia:60590] Efloraofindia website- Efloraofindia General Discussions

2011-01-17 Thread Jency Samuel
Thank you Mr Garg for such wonderful efforts. It helps even if we had been busy and haven't really been following certain discussions. JencyChennai --- On Mon, 17/1/11, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com Subject: [efloraofindia:60533] Efloraofindia website-

Re: [efloraofindia:63448] Sweet Tamarind from Thailand

2011-02-23 Thread Jency Samuel
I too had the same question in mind since I am doing an article about alien plant species.I do hope Marianne, Ajinkya and others won't take this personally. RegardsJency --- On Wed, 23/2/11, formpeja...@yahoo.com formpeja...@yahoo.com wrote: From: formpeja...@yahoo.com formpeja...@yahoo.com

[efloraofindia:34243] Yellow flower Orange flower ID - thank you

2010-05-07 Thread Jency Samuel
Dear all,   Dear Mr Neil, Mr Satish, Mr Kenneth, Mr Tanay, Ms Shobha, Ms Promila, Mr Joshi and Mr Singh,   Thank you so much for the prompt response and all the information.   Regards Jency -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups efloraofindia group. To

Re: [efloraofindia:36149] Article on FlowersofIndia web site..

2010-05-26 Thread Jency Samuel
Nice and congrats. So, somebody beat me to it. But, I still will (hopefully someday soon) Rgds Jency --- On Wed, 26/5/10, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.com wrote: From: Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:36127] Article on FlowersofIndia web site.. To: Madhuri

Re: [efloraofindia:36947] Phyllanthus for id 170510MK3

2010-06-02 Thread Jency Samuel
Is it different from Phyllanthus amarus (keezhaanelli in Tamil, meaning the berries are under the leaves), used to cure jaundice? --- On Tue, 1/6/10, R. Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote: From: R. Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:36735] Phyllanthus

[efloraofindia:141837] Re: Plant for ID

2012-12-30 Thread Jency Samuel
Thank you professor, Dr Satish and Ushadi. Yes Ushaji, your pics clearly show the transformation. Thanks again. Rgds Jency. From: Jency Samuel jencysam...@yahoo.co.in To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, 26 December 2012 4:38 PM

[efloraofindia:182247] Info request

2014-02-20 Thread Jency Samuel
Hello, If there is anyone in this group who has worked on plants / biodiversity of Kas plateau, please mail me at jencysam...@yahoo.co.in  I am looking for some info for an article. Thank you, Regards Jency -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Fw: Re: [Tamilbirds] Fwd: [efloraofindia:302354] Need Cassia Fistula Sapling in Chennai

2018-08-08 Thread 'Jency Samuel' via efloraofindia
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