My First Book: I am very happy to inform you about the publication of a new book on “Status of Plants Species in Southern Aravelli Hills, Gujarat, India” by my friend Dr. Rajendra Kumar. This publication is out of his PhD work. Please read his message below. More…
300 year old encylopaedia translated: book review from Outlook: forwarding a link about Hortus Malabaricus, historically important encyclopaedia of plants in Malabar. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?281228
Book release – Forest Trees of the Western Ghats.: Pls. find forwarded the information on a new book FOREST TREES OF THE WESTERN GHATS authored by Sri. S.G. Neginhal.Those interested could procure a copy from Sheshadri as per details. FOREST TREES OF THE WESTERN GHATS -authored by…
They wish to change Matheran: http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Maharashtra-tourism-plans-casinos-discotheques-in-Matheran/articleshow/17407879.cms
article “Kaiga biodiversity puzzles Scientist’: Pl see the link of article “Kaiga biodiversity puzzles Scientist’ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/220374/kaiga-biodiversity-puzzles-scientists.html
Wild Life and Nature Photo Exhibition- 2012 In Panipat Haryana: Association for Promotion for Plant Sciences and Manav Sankalp Society are going to organise a two day Photography exhibition on Wildlife and Nature. This event will be the first of its kind in the State of Haryana… Where…
CBSE warns against use of rare/endangered plants and species: NAGPUR: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reminded affiliated schools that it is illegal to use rare/endangered species and plants in school laboratories and classrooms. This recent letter was a follow up of a circular sent last…
HOPE EXHIBITION 2012 – WILD FLOWERS OF INDIA: The HOPE exhibition ‘Wild Flowers of India’ was successfully concluded last week-end. There was a large turn-out of visitors. And we had a few special visitors in Shrikant Ingalhalikar (Flowers of Sahyadri fame), Shreesh Kshirsagar ( Bahar fame), Sudhir Shivram…
National Seminar on Fungi 6th and 7th Jan 2012: I have attached the brochures for National Seminar on Fungi and Health care to be held on 6th and 7th January and Vrukshavalli nature club intercollegiate competitions. Do send your junior and degree students to participate in the competitions….
Kolkata’s Indian Botanical Garden, the third oldest in the world, has turned 225 years young: Forwarding pl. Link below:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/article3510794.ece for your reading pleasure…….. A festival of flora N. Shiva Kumar (for photos please see the link placesd in the SUBJECT) Kolkata’s Indian Botanical Garden, the third oldest in…
89 invasive plant species present a threat to Kerala’s biodiversity: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/article3470290.ece?homepage=true 89 invasive plant species present a threat to Kerala’s biodiversity K. S. Sudhi Special Arrangement Mikania micrantha, an aggressive climber, has swathed the canopy at the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary in Wayanad. Kerala’s plant biodiversity faces a severe…
Greetings & Butterfly Story!: Wish you a Very Happy, Healthy & Peaceful Deepavali & New Year! I take this opportunity to inform you that this year’s Diwali Issue of ‘Chandrakant’ (Marathi Annual Special Festive Issue) has published my Kadambari (Novel) – ‘Adbhutachya Shodhat’. The imaginary story is based…
Kas fauna: Posting photographs of some insects, moth, etc., found at Kas last year. The moth that you posted is Problepsis vulgaris of family Geometridae (Sterrhinae) KAS Week DS_101012_04 a bird in midst of flowers: Malabar crested Lark in Kas , 22nd Sep 2012. the newly…
Germination of seeds of trees.: I am in an effort to germinate seeds of Tree species for assisting forest dept. nurseries and am not able to geminate some like Dolichandrone atrovirens, Melia dubia , Anogeissus latifolia, Mitragyna parviflora etc. Can I get information on the above about treatments,…
Connections = White Flowers = fragrance = Night Blooming: I had read it somewhere, though unable to recollect the source, that most of night blooming flowers are fragrant and are white in colour. Would love to hear efI members view on it. Yes … White and other light…
is leguminosae now called Fabaceae?: i have an query …though an stupid one…..is leguminosae now called Fabaceae? i thought papilionaceae is called fabaceae…..so whats papilionaceae called then? To understand this you have to first understand what rank we are giving to the three subfamilies 1. If we treat…
querry about double fertilisation.: please clear my doubt about this double fertilisation….Considering double fertilization in angiosperms, how many sperm are involved in the formation of a mature 2-seeded peanut pod? According to my knowledge..double fertiliztion involves 2 male gamete (for every seed)..as follows.. one male gamete fuse female…
Invasive species : threat to local flora:
Queries about nectaries.: Nectaries may be floral (inside the flower) or extrafloral (nectaries present on the part of the plant other than the flower. eg.nectaries at the meeting point of petiole and the leaf blade of Ricinus).As we all know that floral nectaries have a great role in…
Kyd – Roxburgh – Indian Botanic Garden – BSI: Tuesday, the 17th July 2012, i was on a time machine and travelled to the days of Colonel Robert Kyd, the founder of “Indian Botanic Garden”, …and to the days of William Roxburgh, “The Father of Indian Botany” who…