[efloraofindia:75415] Re: Plant for ID 25/07/11 SMP1

2011-07-30 Thread Smilax004
Do we drink this? if so which part of the plant? I do have something to share with; tribal people live near Eravikulam Nationa Park use to make dosa mixed with leaves of Canabis sativa (limited numbers) and once they have 3-4 such dosas they can easily climb steep hills as if they are walking on

[efloraofindia:75416] Re: Plant for ID 25/07/11 SMP1

2011-07-30 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Yes Gibs, they do drink it. If you remember the movie Silsila, it was the same thing Amitabh Bachhan was drinking :)) Pankaj On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Smilax004 giby.kuriak...@gmail.com wrote: Do we drink this? if so which part of the plant? I do have something to share with; tribal

[efloraofindia:75417] Re: Giant Jewel Beetle feeding on Tendu leaves

2011-07-30 Thread Smilax004
Dear Geeta, There is only one leaf belong to Dioscorea that too only in the first picture. The main plant in the pictures is Diospyros melanoxylon leaves as Neil ji mentioned. One more interesting point I would like to mention here that recently a scientist in ATREE Bangalore fond out that leaves

[efloraofindia:75420] Fwd: Some queries

2011-07-30 Thread J.M. Garg
Forwarding for any assistance in the matter please. -- Forwarded message -- From: sanjay vijay skvbtbi...@yahoo.com Date: 29 July 2011 20:43 Subject: To: jmga...@gmail.com Respected sir Some queries , please answer the present status , as soon as possible. what are the family

[efloraofindia:75423] identification no 300711sn1

2011-07-30 Thread Satish Nikam
Dear All,              Thanks for all the identifications so far.But this is a old pic which I wish to confirm.Is it Murdannia spirata?taken in Nov.10 at Mulshi,Pune thanks regards satish nikam my photos www.fickr.com/photos/wwwssncomphotosattachment: IMG_2404 -r.JPG

Re: [efloraofindia:75424] Cryptocoryne retrospiralis

2011-07-30 Thread Muthu Karthick
Hi Raju dasji, Please compare your plant with this: https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/1fd6a4c6fa7a2f87/55e538d29ac5857e?hl=enlnk=gstq=Cryptocoryne# Also, please furnish details about hte location of collection and season of flowering. I am much interested to find

[efloraofindia:75426] Re: Fwd: Some queries

2011-07-30 Thread Smilax004
Allium cepa - Amaryllidaceae. Paris Trillium -  Melanthiaceae. Tectona grandis- Lamiaceae. Calotropis - Apocynaceae Ref: http://www.theplantlist.org/ Regards, Giby On Jul 30, 12:15 pm, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding for any assistance in the matter please.

[efloraofindia:75427] Re: identification no 300711sn1

2011-07-30 Thread Smilax004
Kindly post a picture including the leaves of the plant. Regards Giby On Jul 30, 12:21 pm, Satish Nikam satish_ni...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear All,              Thanks for all the identifications so far.But this is a old pic which I wish to confirm.Is it Murdannia spirata?taken in Nov.10 at

Re: [efloraofindia:75428] Request Tree ID 0013

2011-07-30 Thread badrinarayanant
Dear friends, Is the tree a Cordia species? Regards, Badri Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone -Original Message- From: raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com Sender: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:47:41 To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Reply-To:

[efloraofindia:75430] Re: ID no. 300711TS01 - Tree ID request

2011-07-30 Thread Smilax004
I think it is Myristica malabarica of Myristicaceae family. Please cross check with any flora. Please cut open the fruit as see whether the seeds are red arillated and when you make a cut on the bark there would be red sap oozing out.

[efloraofindia:75431] Re: ID no. 300711TS01 - Tree ID request

2011-07-30 Thread Smilax004
But your description about fruits, opposite leaves and the place it is collected provoked my thoughts and made me rethink. Now I don't think that it is Myristica. Let me check it again. Do you have a close up of leaves and fruit by any chance? Regards, Giby On Jul 30, 2:21 pm, Thejaswi

Re: [efloraofindia:75432] Cryptocoryne retrospiralis

2011-07-30 Thread Madhuri Pejaver
Hello had never seen such plant. In one photo I can see lot of spiral outgroths comming from water. in other the spiral outgrowth has leaves at thr base. In third and next some tips are shown. WHAT ARE THEY? Madhuri --- On Sat, 30/7/11, raju das dasraj...@gmail.com wrote: From: raju das

[efloraofindia:75433] Re: ID

2011-07-30 Thread Pudji Widodo
It looks like Ananas Pudji Widodo

[efloraofindia:75434] Re: Passion Flower

2011-07-30 Thread Mahadeswara
Looks like Passiflora caerulea On Jul 30, 1:15 am, Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Passiflora caerulea. Pankaj On Jul 27, 7:35 am, Balkar Arya balkara...@gmail.com wrote: May be* Passiflora incarnata* On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 7:53 AM, satyendra tiwari

[efloraofindia:75435] Re: Ficus drupacea

2011-07-30 Thread Mahadeswara
Kannada: Goni-Mara ( Ficus drupacea var. pubescens) . A common tree in Karnataka. On Jul 27, 10:44 am, Rohit N rohit.n...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Ficus drupacea both the varieties from Namdapha NP Arunachal Pradesh. Lot of animals, including, hornbills, barbets, hoolock gibbons feed on it

Re: [efloraofindia:75436] Request Tree ID 0013

2011-07-30 Thread ajinkya gadave
Cordia dichotoma भोकर On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:27 PM, badrinarayan...@gmail.com wrote: ** Dear friends, Is the tree a Cordia species? Regards, Badri Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone -- *From: * raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com *Sender: *

[efloraofindia:75437] ID no. 300711TS01 - Tree ID request

2011-07-30 Thread Thejaswi Shivanand
I photographed this tree in fruit at Savandurga hill, near Magadi about 60 km west of Bangalore on 28th July. The tree was one of many in a cluster in rocky habitat; not very large - about 4-6 m in height, with opposite leaves, and orange fruit about 1-1.5 cm across. The skin of the fruit had a

Fwd: [efloraofindia:75438] a request

2011-07-30 Thread J.M. Garg
Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. Some earlier relevant feedback: “Dear Mrs. Abraham: what a lovely idea!! May be it can be a research project for the young ladies who may be enterprising enough in your own institute? What a lovely way to spend a few weeks this summer?

Re: [efloraofindia:75446] Acalypha wilkesiana from Arya PG College Campus

2011-07-30 Thread Balkar Arya
Thanks Tanay For confirmation On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:04 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Possibly you are correct Balkar ji Tanay On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Balkar Arya balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All Acalypha wilkesiana A Small Garden Shrub from Arya P G

Re: [efloraofindia:75447] Re: Alisma plantago-aquatica from Gulmarg, Kashmir

2011-07-30 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Samir ji It was photographed on July 25, 2011 -- 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, Jul 30,

[efloraofindia:75448] Re: eFI Man of the July'11- Sh. Gurucharan Singh

2011-07-30 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Gurcharan ji, Congratulations to you! You really deserve this award. You have been guiding us and we are learning a lot from you. You treat each mail the sameand reply with a lot of interest and knowledge each time. You are the main force behind generating so much interest amongst members.

Re: [efloraofindia:75449] Cryptocoryne retrospiralis

2011-07-30 Thread Balkar Arya
Realy a new and interesting plant. thanks for sharing Raju ji On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Madhuri Pejaver formpeja...@yahoo.comwrote: Hello had never seen such plant. In one photo I can see lot of spiral outgroths comming from water. in other the spiral outgrowth has leaves at thr

Re: [efloraofindia:75450] Request Tree ID 0013

2011-07-30 Thread Balkar Arya
Yes Ajinkya Ji Cordia dichotoma On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 6:11 PM, ajinkya gadave ajinkyagad...@gmail.comwrote: Cordia dichotoma भोकर On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:27 PM, badrinarayan...@gmail.com wrote: ** Dear friends, Is the tree a Cordia species? Regards, Badri Sent from my BlackBerry®

Re: [efloraofindia:75451] Re: Flora of Panipat- Murraya paniculata from PIET Campus Samalkha Panipat

2011-07-30 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dear friends I think these differences are not significant when we realise that all modern books and databases including GRIN and The Plant List treat M. exotica L. (as well as M. exotica DC.) is treated as synonym of M. paniculata. Except from shape of fruit and other minor differences there is

[efloraofindia:75452] Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Week: August 1 to 7, 2011

2011-07-30 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dear Friends We will have our next Plant Week starting from Monday, August 1 to Sunday, August 7, 2011. Incidently first Monday falls right on first in the month of August. Members are requested to upload members of this family both identified as well those meant for ID. The subject line for all

[efloraofindia:75453] Re: Yellow Flowers for ID : 300711 : AK-1

2011-07-30 Thread Mohan V. Chunkath
I think it is Tecoma castanifolia. Mohan On Jul 30, 7:07 pm, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com wrote: Taken at Nasik, Maharashtra on 23/2/11 growing wild by the roadside. I think they are Tecoma...but there are 3-4 types in FOI and getting confused as to which ones are these. Medium sized

Re: [efloraofindia:75455] Request Tree ID 0013

2011-07-30 Thread raman
Thanks, Raman

[efloraofindia:75456] Re: Request Tree ID: 0012

2011-07-30 Thread raman
This was the fruit and it just started flowering now in Bangalore Raman attachment: ZZ Unknown 008 Tree - .jpg

[efloraofindia:75456] Re: Request Tree ID: 0012

2011-07-30 Thread Smilax004
Is the fruit from the same plant in the pictures of your first message in this thread? Is it a tree? Regards, Giby On Jul 30, 8:54 pm, raman raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com wrote: This was the fruit and it just started flowering now in Bangalore Raman  ZZ Unknown 008 Tree - .jpg

[efloraofindia:75457] Re: Yellow Flowers for ID : 300711 : AK-1

2011-07-30 Thread Smilax004
Yes, Tecoma castanifolia of Bignoniaceae family. Regards, Giby On Jul 30, 8:22 pm, Mohan V. Chunkath mohan.chunk...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is Tecoma castanifolia. Mohan On Jul 30, 7:07 pm, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com wrote: Taken at Nasik, Maharashtra on 23/2/11

[efloraofindia:75460] Re: Request Tree ID: 0012

2011-07-30 Thread raman
All are from the same Tree. In fact I have put the pictures of the tree when it had fruits Thanks, Raman

Re: [efloraofindia:75461] a request

2011-07-30 Thread Yazdy Palia
Friends, would this help? http://chilly.in/Indian_chilli_varieties.htm http://chilly.in/scoville_scale.htm Regards Yazdy Palia. On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:14 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. Some earlier relevant feedback: “Dear

Re: [efloraofindia:75463] Wild Flower for ID : 300711 : AK-2

2011-07-30 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  This is the Wild Ladies' Fingers [Abelmoschus manihot]. Please check this link for my photographs of this :   https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/b4030b3cb21fadc7/d2820786bffa7dac?hl=enlnk=gstq=Wild+ladies+fingers+Neil+soares#d2820786bffa7dac    

[efloraofindia:75464] Re: Cryptocoryne retrospiralis

2011-07-30 Thread raju
Dear Muthuji, Madhuriji,Balkarji, Thank you for the appreciation. I have collected this species during my field survey at Assam. The habitat was semi evergreen, and the collection site is a perennial river bank with sand and pebbles. Very interesting to note that, I have seen this sp only from a

Re: [efloraofindia:75465] Re: Cryptocoryne retrospiralis

2011-07-30 Thread formpejaver
Great! Thanks Raju ji for sharing it. In the photo where those shoot like things are comming out I first thought that they are pnumatophores of mangroves. I doubt that in nature I would have dreamt it to be a plant. Thanks for showing an entirely diff plant. Madhuri Sent from BlackBerry® on

[efloraofindia:75466] Re: Giant Jewel Beetle feeding on Tendu leaves

2011-07-30 Thread Ushadi micromini
Thanks Gibyfor the lesson... your language tone sounds like you just put me in my place, good for you... you must now be at peace... and may be we can now be friendly Usha di == On Jul 30, 11:09 am, Smilax004 giby.kuriak...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Geeta, There is only one

Re: [efloraofindia:75469] Wild Flower for ID : 300711 : AK-2

2011-07-30 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Many thanks Dr Neil ji for the id. There are so many different Abelmoschus sp that it gets confusing. Regards, Aarti On 7/30/11, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi,  This is the Wild Ladies' Fingers [Abelmoschus manihot]. Please check this link for my photographs of this :

Re: [efloraofindia:75472] Re: Giant Jewel Beetle feeding on Tendu leaves

2011-07-30 Thread ushadi Micromini
Dear Neil: Thanks for sharing... are these VINES volunteers or did you transplant/ plant 'em by design? I would not know which is which... could you tell me, please? DOES YOUR AIR POTATO PLANT DEVELOP the typical potaoes? Have ever eaten them? I became interested in Dioscorea... as a