Sabal palmetto (Cultivated)

Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f., Syst. Veg. 7: 1487 1830. (Syn: Chamaerops palmetto (Walter) Michx.; Corypha palmetto Walter; Corypha umbraculifera Jacq. [Illegitimate]; Inodes blackburniana (Schult. & Schult.f.) O.F.Cook; Inodes palmetto (Walter) O.F.Cook; Inodes schwarzii O.F.Cook; Sabal bahamensis (Becc.) L.H.Bailey; Sabal blackburnia Glazebr. [Invalid]; Sabal blackburniana Schult. & Schult.f.; Sabal blackburniana Glazebrook; Sabal […]

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Gentiana carinata var. intermedia

Gentiana carinata var. intermedia C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 4: 113 1883. as per A CENSUS OF GENTIANA L. IN INDIA ;    Gentiana membranulifera var. intermedia (C.B.Clarke) T.N.Ho, Worldwide Monogr. Gentiana 391 2001. (Syn: Gentiana carinata var. intermedia C.B.Clarke) as per The Plant List ; Images by Nidhan Singh (ID Gurcharan Singh), inserted by Gurcharan Singh […]

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Mushrooms for ID : 010212 : Pahalgam : AK-2

      Mushrooms for ID : 010212 : Pahalgam : AK-2: Another type of Mushroom found on the hotel’s lawns quite close to the first one, on the 8 th of Sept, 2011, Pahalgam. Size of this too about 2 inches. May be Lactarius sp. I am not sure of the ID but this […]

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Unity in diversity: Please give high priority to cordiality

      Unity in diversity: Please give high priority to cordiality: Ours is a unique group where members from all fields and diverse expertise share a common passion: a love for plants and the love for photography. Ours is also a unique group in which several non-botanists, to name a few … perhaps know […]

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Please avoid comments on uploads without subject line

    Please avoid comments on uploads without subject line or common subject lines: We have repeatedly seen some new members uploading photographs for ID without subject line or with common subject lines like “ID Please”. Though some of us may get tempted or feel obliged to identify such photographs, I request experts to resist […]

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Giving efloraofindia (efi) site links in the posts

    Giving efloraofindia (efi) site links in the posts: You are requested to add efloraofindia (efi) website link (/home) in their favourites & give species’ links from this while posting or replying in a thread as lot of discussed data is already available here. This will also help the site move up in search […]

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Requirements for proper Identification

    Please add place name in all your uploads: identified or for ID, both in subject line and text: I have repeatedly been requesting to include the name of place in both subject line and in body text. This is essential for a country like India where you may be photographing a plant at […]

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Dispensing with normal lens ?

    A camera question: This question came to my mind after reading about camera used by …: “Currently I am using Canon 400 DSLR and 100mm F2.8 macro lens for all my photography of plants” My question is, especially to …: with this macro lens (or other macro lenses) what is the closest distance […]

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Some members’ camera equipment for Flora Photography

    My camera equipment: … just now gave an idea that there should be information about the camera and associated equipment on the profile of each member. It is a good idea that can help others to know and improve their own capabilities. It is also thought that perhaps all this information at one […]

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Lens for Nikon D 5100

    Lens for Nikon D 5100: I shall be highly thankfull if you suggest one out of the following options 1.Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro (for Nikon Digital SLR) Lens 2. Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G (4.3x) Lens (Telephoto Zoom Lens) 3. Any other in range of 10000 Rs First question is, […]

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Dinesh Valke’s Flora Photography

    VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 – 0329 :: conical fruited borage at Valley of Flowers: 2 AUG 12Valley of Flowers … about 10000 ftHabitat: along forest path on mountain slopeHabit: herb, (seems like a climber) about 1 – 1.5 m high, long and wiry flowering stem rising from axils; flower […]

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Jungle Trees of Central India

    Pradip Krishen on his upcoming book : Jungle Trees of Central India:   http://www.indianprinterpublisher.com/news/Turning_plant_history_3571.html   Tree man Pradip Krishen’s interview in India Real Time (Wall Street Journal): Former film director and Tree man Pradip Krishen author of the best selling Trees of Delhi and the forthcoming Jungle Trees of Central India is interviewed by […]

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Flora of Anshi National Park, Western Ghats-Karnataka

    Flora of Anshi National Park, Western Ghats-Karnataka” book release on 30-1-11: I am happy to inform you all that the book entitled “Flora of Anshi National Park, Western Ghats-Karnataka” by Sachin Anil Punekar has been published and is being released on 30th January in Pune. Please see the attached invitation card.      […]

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Books on Trees in Marathi by Prof. S D Mahajan

    Books on Trees in Marathi by Prof. S D Mahajan purchased by me: Greetings from mumbai, I wish to inform the Egroup that the books in Marathi on Trees are now available in Marathi Millions of thanks to Prof. S D Mahajan together with his son Dr Parag Mahajan for publishing three books […]

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Brassicaceae and Phytoremediation

    Brassicaceae and Phytoremediation: Sharing the link of a book recently published by one of my friends Dr. Nasar Aziz Anjum.http://www.springer.com/environment/environmental+engineering+and+physics/book/978-94-007-3912-3 Hope you’ll find this link useful.        

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Taxonomic monograph on Impatiens L. (Balsaminaceae) of Western Ghats, India

    Taxonomic monograph on Impatiens L. (Balsaminaceae) of Western Ghats, India: In continuation of my discussion with you today, I am happy to inform that My book on “Taxonomic Monograph on Impatiens L. (Balsaminaceae) of Western Ghats – the key genus for endemism” has been published during March 2012 (ISBN No.978-93-5067-257-0). This book provides […]

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PLANT TAXONOMY PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE

    PLANT TAXONOMY PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE a book on taxonomy Edited by Rajni Gupta: PLANT TAXONOMY PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE a book on taxonomy Edited by Rajni Gupta had released in International Submit of TERI. Plant TaxonomyPast, present, and future Editor Rajni Gupta Assistant Professor, Department of Botany Kirori Mal College, University of […]

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Flowers of Kas released

    My 3 new Books: I have just produced 3 new books.1. Flowers of Sahyadri- Revised edition in a new format of the book published in 2001/2003. Extra 100 allied species have been added in earlier 500 species.2. Aasmant- Enlarged new edition of book published in 2003. Contains 20 new articles besides earlier 20 […]

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