Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae) Week: July 4 to 10, 2011

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dear Friends 

It was originally planned to have Lamiaceae Week in July first week, but after a lot of thinking it has been decided to have Lamiaceae and Verbenaceae together in this week. This is necessary because traditional distinction of the two families has changed and nearly 65 percent of genera formerly placed in Verbenaceae (to name few Clerodendrum, Callicarpa, Vitex and even Tectona) have now been shifted to Lamiaceae. It would as such be appropriate to have members of both families in this episode to avoid confusion of fixing what plant to include and what not to include. 

    Members are requested to upload both identified (and already uploaded) and unidentified members of the two families during the week so that the maximum diversity within India could be displayed.

    The subject line for mails concerning these two families during the week should read "Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week:  .............(family if known):........................(binomial or unique ID) from ...............(place)".

     Members may also continue to upload plants from other families normally during the week. 

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[Gurcharan Singh]

Groups already covered and Planned for future

The following episodes are proposed for future

Your suggestions please!

November, 2010: Apocynaceae (Dr. Balkar Arya)

December: Poaceae (Dr. Ritesh Kumar Choudhary

January, 2011: Fruits and Vegetables (Dinesh Valke) 

February: Commelinales and Zingiberales (Dr. Mayur Nandikar)

March: Euphorbiaceae  (Dr. Rashida Atthar)

April: Solanaceae (Dr. Gurcharan Singh)

May: Ranunculaceae (Dr. Nidhan Singh)

June: Acanthaceae (Dr. Gurcharan Singh)

July: Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae

August: Apiaceae

September: Malvaceae

October: Rosaceae

You may please volunteer to coordinate the episode of your choice, or suggest more episodes.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Balkar Arya]

Me for Malvaceae in Septemer

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Balkar ji

Other members may please also volunteer to coordinate the group of their choice (A family or group of families, or subfamily) with at least 100 and not more than 500 species represented in India. These are approximate limits. You can choose a month that suits you.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/