Practical tips and recommended resources to help me deepen my taxonomic knowledge?

[J.M. Garg]

Dear Sir,
I hope this email finds you well.
I recently joined an NGO in Gujarat as a Project Assistant. I hold a Master's degree in Botany with a specialization in Biodiversity & Ecology and Phytochemistry.

In my current role, I am keen to strengthen my practical skills in plant taxonomy, particularly for accurate field identification and classification. I am already using the following resources:

• Digital Flora of Gujarat
• iNaturalist
• eFlora of India
• Kew Gardens website (for updated family information and APG IV changes)

Could you kindly share some practical tips and recommended resources (books (if pdf available, websites, apps, or field guides) to help me deepen my taxonomic knowledge? I am especially interested in improving accuracy in identification, understanding dichotomous keys, morphological terminology

Any guidance or suggestions from your expertise would be immensely valuable to me.

Thank you for your time and for considering my request. I look forward to your valuable insights.

Best regards,

Dinesh Jatav

Gujarat Ecology Society, vadodara

[J.M. Garg]

Welcome, Dinesh ji,

Pl. see the following:
https://efloraofindia.com/article-categories/important-sites-for-indian-flora/
https://efloraofindia.com/article-categories/books-on-indian-flora/

However, it is possible that a lot of things may have disappeared by now from the net.

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With regards,
J.M.Garg, 
https://efloraofindia.com/

[J.M. Garg]

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From: Naphty Uzamaki <naphthale...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 at 07:54
Subject: Re: Practical tips and recommended resources to help me deepen my taxonomic knowledge?
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Thank you for the information. 

[J.M. Garg]

And best is to take photographs and try to identify them and help others with identifications.

Only than things go deeper inside the mind. 

[J.M. Garg]

With regards,
J.M.Garg, 
https://efloraofindia.com/

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Naphty Uzamaki <naphthale...@gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 14 Apr, 2026, 9:50 pm
Subject: Re: Practical tips and recommended resources to help me deepen my taxonomic knowledge?
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Yes sir

I also read comment in old post of plant species and try to understand key information

sure sir will take part in discussion on identification