Panipat is now better known for Flora of Panipat rather than the Battle of Panipat: Panipat is now better known for Flora of Panipat rather than Battle of Panipat.Thanks, Balkar ji for single handedly doing so- re-writing the word ‘battle’ with ‘flora
Chapter in a book: I am very happy to inform you all that our work on Spatio-Temporal Variation in Pollinators and their Efficiency: A Case Study in Cardamoms by K. R. Shivanna, Giby Kuriakose and P. A. Sinu has been published in Advances in Botany, Indian Botanical Society…
Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f., Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 30: 623 1882. (Syn: Draco cinnabari (Balf.f.) Kuntze); Fwd: Socotra Island !!!!!: Friends, this is interesting and I thought of sharing with all you botanist friends: The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean ) Welcome to the Alien…
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. &…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…