Terminalia procera

Terminalia procera Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 18 1811. (syn: Myrobalanus procera Kuntze (unresolved);      (=) Terminalia copelandii Elmer); Images uploaded by Dr. Tapas Chakraborty (photo courtesy : Mr. Joju Alappat)  India – Andaman and NicobarMalesia: Indonesia – Celebes, Irian Jaya, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, Sumatra; Papua New Guinea; Philippines (as per GRIN) Terminalia procera (Combretaceae) from Andaman […]

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Slug in Himachal Pradesh

An unusual question : 9 posts by 5 authors. This one is an unusual ID request though not completely unrelated to plants. These slugs are very common here and I have been trying to find a proper ID for some time now without success. I am hopeful that someone on this group can help. These […]

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Das, Kanad

Some of his publications: Nidula shingbaensis sp. nov., a new bird’s nest fungus from India- Kanad Das & Rui Lin Zhao- MYCOTAXON Volume 125, pp. 53–58 July–September 2013   Abstract —A new species of bird’s nest fungi, Nidula shingbaensis, is proposed from the state of Sikkim. It is characterised by a slightly flared moderate to large […]

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Elaeocarpus species- Coorg

  Elaeocarpus tuberculatus Roxb. SN April 38 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Elaeocarpus tuberculatus Roxb. Fam: Elaeocarpaceae wild tree seen near Talacauvery, Coorg and Gudalur near Ooty. Dried leaved highly bitter just like Kalmeg. Thanks, …, But as per Revision of Elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpaceae) Section in South India & Sri Lanka – Jstor : […]

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Amanita species- Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP

  Fungus/Mushroom_01 ABJUL01/29 : 9 posts by 3 authors. 2 images. Beautiful head with a coppery sheen. I wonder if it is edible. Please advise. Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP 1800m 29 July 2015 Volvariella. but don’t know more. Sorry. you should always write more about, where you found it, near/ under which trees, just one […]

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Bhattacharya, Goutam

PUBLICATIONS [Details: First serial number and then followed by title of the Research Paper, name of the Book or Journal, publisher, pages and the year of publication] 1. Therapeutic potential of Giloe, Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson (Menispermaceae): The Magical Herb of Ayurveda, Review Article, International Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biological Archives 4(4): […]

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Tree Transplantation Clause in NH Contracts in the Works

Tree Transplantation Clause in NH Contracts in the Works : 6 posts by 3 authors. Having all these superfast 4-6 lane expressways is fine but I lament the lack of large, old shady trees that used to line our highways : I recall the Grand Trunk Road in the northern part of the country, where […]

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Grass Bridge

Grass Bridge : 6 posts by 6 authors. I came across this Grass Bridge link and could not resist forwarding it Below is a link to a bridge made of grass in Peru..for centuries…it is redone every  year by the community…it is a small 3 minutes video..very interesting. https://www.youtube.com/embed/dql-D6JQ1Bc Its a wonderful vdo. One should […]

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Kumara, K K Sampath

Mirabilis viscosa (Nyctaginaceae) – Newly recorded for Asia, as a naturalised plant- K.K. Sampath Kumara, A.N. Sringeswara, K.B. Sadananda, G.R. Shivamurthy and H.S. Prakash- Rheedea Vol. 22(2) 88-90 2012 New distribution record of the endemic and rare Ficus dalhousiae Miq. (Moraceae)- K.K. Sampath Kumara, A.N. Sringeswara, K.B. Sadananda & H.S. Prakash- Journal of Threatened Taxa […]

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Chandra, P. Hareesh

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) profile of an insecticidal compound of Trochus radiatus and assessment of mucus-associated bacterial extracts- Mary Elizabeth K. Gnanambal & K. C. Ramya Devi & P. Hareesh Chandra & Edward J. K. Patterson- Phytoparasitica (2011) 39:121–127 Extraction and Chemical Conversion of Jatropha seed oil into Biodiesel- Hareesh Chandra, Suraj Goyal, […]

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Spotting Alien Invasive Species

Fwd: Spotting Alien Invasive Species : The invasives group on the India Biodiversity Portal are running a campaign this month to map the spread of invasives across the country. It will be very valuable if we can get large scale information on invasives and their distribution in India. If you think it approporiate, could you […]

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Reddy A. Madhusudhana

  Name                                                  :   ARAVEETI   MADHUSUDHANA REDDY   Designation                                        :   Assistant Professor   Address for Correspondence           :   Department of Botany                                                     Yogi Vemana University                                                     Vemanapuram                                                                  KADAPA – 516 003 Contact: grassced@yahoo.com                                                             Area of research interests: Plant Taxonomy, Biodiversity Conservation, Medicinal plants and Lichenology   Title of Project Funding Agency  Rs. Duration Large scale […]

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Bhatt Sweta

Shweta Bhatt – Publications Books 1. Coastal Zones of India, Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmadabad, India (M. S. University, Vadodara team), 2012 envfor.nic.in/sites/default/files/Coastal_Zones_of_India.pdf 2. Forest Resource Survey of Chotta Udepur, Part I – VII, Working Plan, Circle,       Vadodara, Forest Department, State of Gujarat, 2007     Journal Papers 1. Shweta Bhatt, Mangrove Conservation amidst […]

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Krishna Gopal

1. Harish Singh, S. C. Srivastava, G. Krishna , A. Kumar. 2009. Ethnobotany of Indigofera Cassioides Rottler Ex DC. Ind. Forest. 135 (2). 227-230. 2. Krishna, Gopal, A. Bhattacharee & P. Venu 2011  Zeuxine clandestina (Orchidaceae), a rare orchid from West Bengal, India. Richardiana. 11 (3): 164-172. 3. Singh Harish, Gopal Krishna and P. K. […]

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KIRANRAJ M.S.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (Updated in March 2015) (In: International Journals -8 Nos.; National Journals – 9; Book Chapter -2; Science Magazines (ISSN) – 4; Popular Science Articles – 2; Abstracts -10; Science Weblogs – 5; Posters – 3)   International Journals ( with Journal Impact factor) Kiran Raj, M. S.,  Sivadasan, M., Veldkamp, J.F., Alfarhan, […]

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Euphorbia granulata

Euphorbia granulata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 94 1775. (syn: Agaloma graminifolia Raf.; Anisophyllum granulatum (Forssk.) Schweinf.; Chamaesyce granulata (Forssk.) Soják; Chamaesyce granulata var. glabrata (J.Gay) V.S.Raju & P.N.Rao; Chamaesyce granulata var. turcomanica (Boiss.) V.S.Raju & P.N.Rao; Chamaesyce sistanica (Dinelli & De Marco) Soják; Chamaesyce turcomanica (Boiss.) Prokh.; Euphorbia aegyptiaca var. indica Boiss.; Euphorbia arillata Edgew.; Euphorbia […]

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Saxifraga hispidula

Saxifraga hispidula D. Don, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13(2): 380–381 1821. (syn: Hirculus hispidulus (D. Don) Losinsk.; Saxifraga evolvuloides Wall. ex Ser.; Saxifraga hispidula var. dentata Franch.; Saxifraga hispidula var. doniana Engl.; Saxifraga potentilliflora H. Lév.);   Saxifraga hispidula (Saxifragaceae) from Uttarakhand: Aug_2015_DSR_09: 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Saxifraga hispidula D.Don (Saxifragaceae) is […]

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Clathrus species- en-route Matheran

  Mushroom for ID-en-route Matheran- PKA-Aug02 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) This is yet another Mushroom seen en-route Matheran.Date: 01st August 2015 This is Shuttle cock fungus…. Please check the following links http://www.flickriver.com/photos/shubhada_nikharge/6114365495/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/vishal-pd/4879453228 ‎Clathrus species so far in efi 

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