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Saroj Kasaju
Sep 12, 2016, 5:23:46 AM9/12/16
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Dear Mr. Garg,
Sharing some pictures for ID shot at Gund Bhaktapur Nepal on 11 September 2016 at 5100 ft.
Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju
J.M. Garg
Sep 12, 2016, 5:33:08 AM9/12/16
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Beautiful images, Saroj ji.
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J.M. Garg
Sep 18, 2016, 3:55:26 AM9/18/16
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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
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Date: 12 September 2016 at 14:53
Subject: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
To: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>, efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: 12 September 2016 at 14:53
Subject: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
To: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>, efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Nidhan Singh
Sep 22, 2016, 11:30:29 PM9/22/16
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Lindenbergia ??
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J.M. Garg
Sep 25, 2016, 5:35:10 AM9/25/16
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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
Some earlier relevant feedback:
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Lindenbergia ?? -- Regards,
Dr. Nidhan Singh |
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From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: 12 September 2016 at 14:53
Subject: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: 12 September 2016 at 14:53
Subject: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
Saroj Kasaju
Sep 25, 2016, 5:49:09 AM9/25/16
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Dear Dr.Singh,
Didnot find any match tobtjr Lindenbergia .
Thank you .
Saroj Kasaju
D.S Rawat
Oct 9, 2016, 1:40:09 AM10/9/16
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Scrophulariaceae member.
Any chance of Rhinanthus, though Rhinanthus is not known in Nepal flora of China list one species.
DSRawat Pantnagar
Any chance of Rhinanthus, though Rhinanthus is not known in Nepal flora of China list one species.
DSRawat Pantnagar
J.M. Garg
Oct 9, 2016, 1:26:47 PM10/9/16
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Saroj Kasaju
Oct 10, 2016, 4:42:46 AM10/10/16
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Dear All,
It was unfortunate that when I went to the spot after a couple of weeks to get pictures of
the plant there was no trace of any plant .
However, from your hint and comparison of web pictures I guess it could be Rhinanthus minor L. (accepted name).
Request experts for opinion.
Thank you.
Saroj kasaju
J.M. Garg
Oct 17, 2016, 3:21:02 AM10/17/16
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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
Some earlier relevant feedback:
| It was unfortunate that when I went to the spot after a couple of weeks to get pictures of |
the plant there was no trace of any plant . However, from your hint and comparison of web pictures I guess it could be Rhinanthus minor L. (accepted name). Request experts for opinion. Thank you. Saroj kasaju |
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Does not match with the illustration at the given link (of Rhinanthus glaber Lamarck syn: Rhinanthus major Ehrhart): http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=3778&flora_id=2 |
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Date: 12 September 2016 at 14:53
Subject: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: 12 September 2016 at 14:53
Subject: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
Saroj Kasaju
Oct 17, 2016, 6:10:27 AM10/17/16
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Looks like difficult one!
C CHADWELL
Oct 17, 2016, 4:06:36 PM10/17/16
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This plant is neither Rhinanthus minor (known as 'Yellow-Rattle' in the UK) nor R.glaber recorded
from China. Neither have records for Nepal nor anywhere in the Himalaya proper, as far as I know.
I shall see what I or others can come up with. These sub-tropical locations and associated flora are not familiar
territory for me..... Hopefully someone else can "come to the rescue". Seems quite distinctive, so someone should
be able to recognise it.
By the way, two 'Rhinanthus' was included in 'Flora of British India' one a synonym for Pedicularis bifida (Scrophulariaceae)
the other for Geniospermum elongatum (Lamiaceae).
From: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>
To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>; D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, 17 October 2016, 8:20
Subject: Fwd: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
D.S Rawat
Oct 18, 2016, 10:55:38 AM10/18/16
to C CHADWELL, J.M. Garg, efloraofindia, Saroj Kasaju
I invested some time to find the ID of this plant which I have never seen in nature.
It is either Melasma avense (=Alectra avensis) of Scrophulariaceae or a species very close to it.Dr D.S.Rawat
Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA
eflorapantnagar displaying wild flora of Pantnagar
On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 1:32 AM, C CHADWELL <chrischa...@btinternet.com> wrote:
This plant is neither Rhinanthus minor (known as 'Yellow-Rattle' in the UK) nor R.glaber recordedfrom China. Neither have records for Nepal nor anywhere in the Himalaya proper, as far as I know.I shall see what I or others can come up with. These sub-tropical locations and associated flora are not familiarterritory for me..... Hopefully someone else can "come to the rescue". Seems quite distinctive, so someone shouldbe able to recognise it.By the way, two 'Rhinanthus' was included in 'Flora of British India' one a synonym for Pedicularis bifida (Scrophulariaceae)the other for Geniospermum elongatum (Lamiaceae).
C CHADWELL
Oct 18, 2016, 11:58:28 AM10/18/16
to D.S Rawat, J.M. Garg, efloraofindia, Saroj Kasaju
Dear Dr Rawat
Well Done. I am in agreement that your suggestion is awfully close. Pity the images do not
show fully developed flowers or better close-ups.
'Enumeration of Flowering Plants of Nepal' say 1000-2600m Himalaya, India, east to W&C China, Malaysia.
But the nomenclature is complicated. They have it as Melasma arvense. Hooker knew it as Alectra indica.
Whichever genus is currently accepted, they have been transferred from Scrophulariaceae to Orobanchaceae.
I hear some non-botanists thinking that not only do taxonomists change species names and names of genera
but families as well!
Unfortunately, M.arvense is not currently an accepted name on 'The Plant List' - I cannot readily find which genus it
is included under here?
From: D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com>
To: C CHADWELL <chrischa...@btinternet.com>
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>; Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 15:54
Subject: Re: Fwd: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
J.M. Garg
Oct 19, 2016, 1:18:53 AM10/19/16
to C CHADWELL, D.S Rawat, efloraofindia, Saroj Kasaju
Thanks, Rawat ji & Chadwell ji.
It is under Orobanchaceae as per the Plant List Ver. 1.1
On 18 October 2016 at 21:25, C CHADWELL <chrischa...@btinternet.com> wrote:
Dear Dr RawatWell Done. I am in agreement that your suggestion is awfully close. Pity the images do notshow fully developed flowers or better close-ups.'Enumeration of Flowering Plants of Nepal' say 1000-2600m Himalaya, India, east to W&C China, Malaysia.But the nomenclature is complicated. They have it as Melasma arvense. Hooker knew it as Alectra indica.Whichever genus is currently accepted, they have been transferred from Scrophulariaceae to Orobanchaceae.I hear some non-botanists thinking that not only do taxonomists change species names and names of generabut families as well!Unfortunately, M.arvense is not currently an accepted name on 'The Plant List' - I cannot readily find which genus itis included under here?
To: C CHADWELL <chrischadwell261@btinternet.com>
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>; Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 15:54
Subject: Re: Fwd: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
DSRawat PantnagarI invested some time to find the ID of this plant which I have never seen in nature.It is either Melasma avense (=Alectra avensis) of Scrophulariaceae or a species very close to it.
Dr D.S.RawatDepartment of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIAeflorapantnagar displaying wild flora of Pantnagar
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Saroj Kasaju
Oct 19, 2016, 3:08:20 AM10/19/16
to J.M. Garg, C CHADWELL, D.S Rawat, efloraofindia
Dear all,
Hell of a task for all .
Thank you all for the painstaking efforts for the ID.
Now do we presume accepted name according to the Catalogue of life, India Biodiversity Portal and Bhutan Diversity Portal as :
Alectra avensis (Benth.) Merr. (accepted name)
syn: Melasma avense ??
Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju
On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 11:03 AM, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Rawat ji & Chadwell ji.It is under Orobanchaceae as per the Plant List Ver. 1.1
On 18 October 2016 at 21:25, C CHADWELL <chrischadwell261@btinternet.com> wrote:
Dear Dr RawatWell Done. I am in agreement that your suggestion is awfully close. Pity the images do notshow fully developed flowers or better close-ups.'Enumeration of Flowering Plants of Nepal' say 1000-2600m Himalaya, India, east to W&C China, Malaysia.But the nomenclature is complicated. They have it as Melasma arvense. Hooker knew it as Alectra indica.Whichever genus is currently accepted, they have been transferred from Scrophulariaceae to Orobanchaceae.I hear some non-botanists thinking that not only do taxonomists change species names and names of generabut families as well!Unfortunately, M.arvense is not currently an accepted name on 'The Plant List' - I cannot readily find which genus itis included under here?
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>; Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
C CHADWELL
Oct 19, 2016, 12:35:51 PM10/19/16
to Saroj Kasaju, J.M. Garg, D.S Rawat, efloraofindia
But what is the accepted name for 'The Plant List'?
From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>
Cc: C CHADWELL <chrischa...@btinternet.com>; D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 8:08
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:254113] Re: Fwd: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
Dear all,
Hell of a task for all .
Thank you all for the painstaking efforts for the ID.
Now do we presume accepted name according to the Catalogue of life, India Biodiversity Portal and Bhutan Diversity Portal as :
Alectra avensis (Benth.) Merr. (accepted name)
syn: Melasma avense ??
Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju
On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 11:03 AM, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Rawat ji & Chadwell ji.It is under Orobanchaceae as per the Plant List Ver. 1.1
On 18 October 2016 at 21:25, C CHADWELL <chrischadwell261@btinternet. com> wrote:
Dear Dr RawatWell Done. I am in agreement that your suggestion is awfully close. Pity the images do notshow fully developed flowers or better close-ups.'Enumeration of Flowering Plants of Nepal' say 1000-2600m Himalaya, India, east to W&C China, Malaysia.But the nomenclature is complicated. They have it as Melasma arvense. Hooker knew it as Alectra indica.Whichever genus is currently accepted, they have been transferred from Scrophulariaceae to Orobanchaceae.I hear some non-botanists thinking that not only do taxonomists change species names and names of generabut families as well!Unfortunately, M.arvense is not currently an accepted name on 'The Plant List' - I cannot readily find which genus itis included under here?
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.co m>; Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 15:54
Subject: Re: Fwd: SK99SEP12-1016:ID
DSRawat PantnagarI invested some time to find the ID of this plant which I have never seen in nature.It is either Melasma avense (=Alectra avensis) of Scrophulariaceae or a species very close to it.
Dr D.S.RawatDepartment of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIAeflorapantnagar displaying wild flora of Pantnagar
Saroj Kasaju
Oct 19, 2016, 1:06:06 PM10/19/16
to C CHADWELL, J.M. Garg, D.S Rawat, efloraofindia
Dear Mr, Chadwell,
Which one to rely upon?
Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju
On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 10:17 PM, C CHADWELL <chrischa...@btinternet.com> wrote:
But what is the accepted name for 'The Plant List'?
Cc: C CHADWELL <chrischadwell261@btinternet.com>; D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>
C CHADWELL
Oct 19, 2016, 3:21:58 PM10/19/16
to Saroj Kasaju, J.M. Garg, D.S Rawat, efloraofindia
Thanks for tracking down Alectra sessiflora on 'The Plant List' - this is the one you should
always go to first and have the greatest confidence in (though is not perfect with the Google
images simply obtained [without permission or contacting anyone - some of my photos and links
to a site I have taken down are used and rely on the identification efforts of all sorts of people - many
cannot be relied upon but some are correct; also the Kew herbarium site has two main problems in the
some of the names used for the specimens are out-of-date synonyms plus the images are not of high
resolution, so one cannot see much detail).
It is a collaboration between the RBG, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden - two of the leading botanical
institutions in the world. This site therefore out-ranks anything else - unless you have a site which has input
from those specialising in the region or country who can improve upon what 'The Plant List' offers -
not many sites do.
'The Plant List' is the most reliable but far from perfect - as, unfortunately, is the case with plant identification,
it is not as exact as we would like. The plants themselves do not allow it to be! And as I keep saying, the
flora of the Himalaya (my speciality) and India as a whole is imperfectly known.
To: C CHADWELL <chrischa...@btinternet.com>
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>; D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 18:06
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>; D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 18:06
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J.M. Garg
Oct 20, 2016, 1:26:27 AM10/20/16
to C CHADWELL, Saroj Kasaju, D.S Rawat, efloraofindia
Thanks, Chadwell ji & Saroj ji,
Earlier it was GRIN, which was supposed to be very good, but it did gave only a few synonyms.
After that there were some efforts by ITIS & Species 2000.
Further things changed with the coming of The Plant List in 2012, which I think was further modified in 2014 with Ver. 1.1, to reduce the anomalies. But it is based on fixed datasets taken from different sources like WCSP, ILDIS, GCC etc. However, there are still lot of discrepancies. But here the most important thing is to check the underlying source like WCSP, ILDIS, GCC etc. before arriving at any decision.
Now Catalogue of Life has been released in 2016 (with the working together of ITIS & Species 2000 along with WCSP & other databases), which I find is generally better than the The Plant List Ver. 1.1.
Pl. see its details at http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/info/about
Along with the resources as above, we can also check in different efloras like Flora of China, Flora of Pakistan, BSI Flora of India & local floras etc. & take a final decision based on ones' judgement.
On 20 October 2016 at 00:49, C CHADWELL <chrischa...@btinternet.com> wrote:
Thanks for tracking down Alectra sessiflora on 'The Plant List' - this is the one you shouldalways go to first and have the greatest confidence in (though is not perfect with the Googleimages simply obtained [without permission or contacting anyone - some of my photos and linksto a site I have taken down are used and rely on the identification efforts of all sorts of people - manycannot be relied upon but some are correct; also the Kew herbarium site has two main problems in thesome of the names used for the specimens are out-of-date synonyms plus the images are not of highresolution, so one cannot see much detail).It is a collaboration between the RBG, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden - two of the leading botanicalinstitutions in the world. This site therefore out-ranks anything else - unless you have a site which has inputfrom those specialising in the region or country who can improve upon what 'The Plant List' offers -not many sites do.'The Plant List' is the most reliable but far from perfect - as, unfortunately, is the case with plant identification,it is not as exact as we would like. The plants themselves do not allow it to be! And as I keep saying, theflora of the Himalaya (my speciality) and India as a whole is imperfectly known.
From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
To: C CHADWELL <chrischadwell261@btinternet.com>
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>; D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>
Saroj Kasaju
Oct 20, 2016, 4:26:34 AM10/20/16
to J.M. Garg, C CHADWELL, D.S Rawat, efloraofindia
Thank you Mr. Garg.
I guess CoL is more reliable for ID.
On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 11:11 AM, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Chadwell ji & Saroj ji,Earlier it was GRIN, which was supposed to be very good, but it did gave only a few synonyms.After that there were some efforts by ITIS & Species 2000.Further things changed with the coming of The Plant List in 2012, which I think was further modified in 2014 with Ver. 1.1, to reduce the anomalies. But it is based on fixed datasets taken from different sources like WCSP, ILDIS, GCC etc. However, there are still lot of discrepancies. But here the most important thing is to check the underlying source like WCSP, ILDIS, GCC etc. before arriving at any decision.Now Catalogue of Life has been released in 2016 (with the working together of ITIS & Species 2000 along with WCSP & other databases), which I find is generally better than the The Plant List Ver. 1.1.Pl. see its details at http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/info/aboutAlong with the resources as above, we can also check in different efloras like Flora of China, Flora of Pakistan, BSI Flora of India & local floras etc. & take a final decision based on ones' judgement.
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>; D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
C CHADWELL
Oct 21, 2016, 10:55:24 PM10/21/16
to Saroj Kasaju, J.M. Garg, D.S Rawat, efloraofindia
I am still very new both to 'The Plant List' and 'Catalogue of Life'.
Whether or not CoL has higher standing in the world of taxonomy, I cannot say at present but even if it
does, then one would only go here for, in theory more reliable NOMENCLATURE and TAXONOMIC treatment.
The important question is RELIABILITY of IDENTIFICATION - all CoL provides is a NAME.
Whereas 'The Plant List' allows me to look at images of each species (where they exist and bearing in mind
many are misidentified, though I can usually judge their reliability) and herbarium specimens at Kew (when they exist
and bearing in mind Kew often has plants named using an old synonym not necessarily the currently accepted name
in 'The Plant List' or CoL.
A plant is still CORRECTLY identified even if one uses an older synonym.
Identification is one thing, nomenclature and taxonomic treatments are separate.
In the early days of 'The Plant Finder' in the UK (which lists by genus and species) plants availale in
cultivation from nurseries not much effort was put into consistent and reliable nomenclature. Then much
effort (and some expertise) was put in but there was confusion between up-to-date names (correctly spelt)
and reliable identifications. Just because a nursery says they are growing a particular plant is what they claim
does not guarantee it - I repeat that my informal studies suggest at least 50% of plants in cultivation under
Himalayan names, whether seed companies, specialist nurseries or botanic garden Index Semina, are misidentified.
Just because a nursery has a picture on the internet names as a Himalayan species does not mean it actually is.
Cc: C CHADWELL <chrischa...@btinternet.com>; D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2016, 9:26
Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2016, 9:26
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Thank you Mr. Garg.
I guess CoL is more reliable for ID.
On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 11:11 AM, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Chadwell ji & Saroj ji,Earlier it was GRIN, which was supposed to be very good, but it did gave only a few synonyms.After that there were some efforts by ITIS & Species 2000.Further things changed with the coming of The Plant List in 2012, which I think was further modified in 2014 with Ver. 1.1, to reduce the anomalies. But it is based on fixed datasets taken from different sources like WCSP, ILDIS, GCC etc. However, there are still lot of discrepancies. But here the most important thing is to check the underlying source like WCSP, ILDIS, GCC etc. before arriving at any decision.Now Catalogue of Life has been released in 2016 (with the working together of ITIS & Species 2000 along with WCSP & other databases), which I find is generally better than the The Plant List Ver. 1.1.Pl. see its details at http://www.catalogueoflife.org /col/info/aboutAlong with the resources as above, we can also check in different efloras like Flora of China, Flora of Pakistan, BSI Flora of India & local floras etc. & take a final decision based on ones' judgement.
On 20 October 2016 at 00:49, C CHADWELL <chrischadwell261@btinternet. com> wrote:
Thanks for tracking down Alectra sessiflora on 'The Plant List' - this is the one you shouldalways go to first and have the greatest confidence in (though is not perfect with the Googleimages simply obtained [without permission or contacting anyone - some of my photos and linksto a site I have taken down are used and rely on the identification efforts of all sorts of people - manycannot be relied upon but some are correct; also the Kew herbarium site has two main problems in thesome of the names used for the specimens are out-of-date synonyms plus the images are not of highresolution, so one cannot see much detail).It is a collaboration between the RBG, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden - two of the leading botanicalinstitutions in the world. This site therefore out-ranks anything else - unless you have a site which has inputfrom those specialising in the region or country who can improve upon what 'The Plant List' offers -not many sites do.'The Plant List' is the most reliable but far from perfect - as, unfortunately, is the case with plant identification,it is not as exact as we would like. The plants themselves do not allow it to be! And as I keep saying, theflora of the Himalaya (my speciality) and India as a whole is imperfectly known.
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>; D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com> ; efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.co m>
J.M. Garg
Oct 21, 2016, 11:18:50 PM10/21/16
to C CHADWELL, efloraofindia, D. S Rawat, Saroj Kasaju
Thanks, Chadwell ji, for your views.
Cc: C CHADWELL <chrischadwell261@btinternet.com>; D.S Rawat <drdsrawat...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>
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