Category: Miscellaneous

    Folk stories on Flowers of India : 3 posts by 3 authors. I have to teach EVS and the first theme in the academic year at the school is Flowers of my Garden. I wish to teach the topic with some folk stories. Could some of you guide me to internet links where […]

    Fwd: Medicinal Plants Conservation Centre, Pune : 1 post by 1 author. I came across this: Medicinal Plants Conservation Centre encourages conservation, supports local livelihoods and improves the health of rural communities in the Indian state of Maharashtra, focusing on the revitalization of traditional health practices and use of medicinal plants. In cooperation […]

    Floral clock : 4 posts by 3 authors. Something interesting from History Ref. A book “FLOWER HUNTERS” by Mary Gribbin and John Gribbin Carl Linnaeus had observed the time that flowers capable of growing in Sweden opened and closed each day and he devised a plan which arranged plants opening and closing at […]

    Crime agesnst Botony : 2 posts by 2 authors. can any body info me about treading of botany species and approx market price from Indian to China, Nepal & Bhutan.. Exporting bio resource from India is monitored by National Biodiversity Authority. Normally traded commodities, valued added products can be exported.        […]

    Narilata : 2 posts by 2 authors. May I ask you to please solve this mystery. One of my friend has posted a picture of Narilata plant but it looks fake. Wikipidea has the same picture with same answer, So is there any plant occurs like that in Himalaya or it’s a complete […]

Fwd: Festival of FLORA about the Botanical Gardens of Calcutta that turns : 1 post by 1 author. One my latest Photo Feature on “Festival of FLORA” about the Botanical Gardens of Calcutta that turned 226 years recently. This is regarded as one of the oldest and largest in the world and still thriving… For […]

    online identification tool; an effort from other corner of the world . : 1 post by 1 author. See the link http://www.aerulean.com .. Did they adopt Flowers of India model ? 🙂      

    Incredible World of Pollinators : 2 posts by 2 authors. Spare a moment and start the year with some incredible insights into the world of pollinators (click the following link for video). https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xHkq1edcbk4?rel=0 Express gratitude to all the amazing creatures who share the planet with us and make it so very livable.Happy 2014…. […]

    friend of trees depicted in a dance performance : 2 posts by 1 author.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIfmI27Nh_Q http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saalumarada_Thimmakka            

    Need help : 2 posts by 2 authors. I would like to know about the labs or any office or any person who is doing identification and authentication of plants (fruits or seeds) at Bangalore, Karnataka or elsewhere in India. Kindly share your information regarding this Please contact Dr. R Ganesan (ATREE, Bangalore) […]

    nonprofit status or NGO : 3 posts by 2 authors. This is to enquire about nonprofit status or NGO. I am interested in the recent availability of government funding for green projects. However, these require that the applicant belong to a nonprofit organization. Anybody please clarify Are you talking about efloraofindia status ?      

  Survey : 4 posts by 4 authors. Here i have attached link for one survey for about Citizen Science, please https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14BcJgnXZSoytb_11OVSI7mPUm8HbyoZyzqkaUPNVeaY/viewform          

    A good website for animals/plants identification (free) : 1 post by 1 author. Hello, guys! I’d like to recommend a good web site for animals/plants identification to you. If you have encountered an unknown animal or plant, just submit a picture to the website and you’ll get an answer from experts. Here is […]

    Need help : 3 posts by 3 authors. I would like to know about the labs or any office or any person, who is doing identification and authentication of plants (fruits or seeds)  at Bangalore, Karnataka or elsewhere in India. Kindly share your information regarding this.  Mr. Sheshadri Ramaswamy 80504018669448259194Bangalore.livewi…@gmail.com       […]

    Anyone heard about paashan-bhedi : 7 posts by 7 authors. Anyone heard about a plant found in uttarkhand known as paashan bhedi (sanskrit name) meaning “rock breaker” or “through the rock”.  Sorry, no photographs..   Great if anyone can provide botanical name and a photo 🙂 There are many plants which are called Pashaan Bhedi, […]

    Fwd: Rare Unusual Flo wers 稀 世奇花 :   2 posts by 2 authors. Just received this as a forwarded mail. Thought the members would enjoy this. ———————- WOW! Some of them are so strange……but magnificent. Once in a while, Nature gets a bit extravagant in her design of flowers ; flowers which you may […]

    Fwd: Become a Tree Ambassador: Adopt a Tree on BNHS Nature Reserve : 1 post by 1 author. I wish to inform you all that BNHS Nature Reserve in Goregaon completes 30 years of its existence this year while its Conservation Education Centre completes 20 years, to celebrate this twin occasions, a unique scheme- […]

    illustrated catalogue of the plants and trees of Kalidasa’s Meghaduta : just came across this site and thought of sharing it with you. Hope you like it! Tomomi Sato, a student at Australian National University, has created an illustrated catalogue of the plants and trees of Kalidasa’s Meghaduta. The online site presents Tomomi’s […]

    Re: [efloraofindia:160496]Indian Medicinal Plant Day : 2 posts by 1 author. Nature Lover and Government employees celebrating Indian Medicinal Plant Day today.  We are celebrating by plantation of Native Trees and arranged presentation and lectures & presentations on Environment issues.          

    Catalogue of trees of Lalbagh : 20 posts by 6 authors. I was able to find a 1891 catlague of the trees of Lalbagh from Wiki. This is the lInk. http://archive.org/stream/cu31924000622252#page/n4/mode/1up Does any one know Whether a later one is available, or has even been compiled?Is the Marigowda Library open to the public? …, […]