Neuwiedia zollingeri var. singapureana (Hongkong)

Neuwiedia zollingeri var. singapureana (Wall. ex Baker) de Vogel (Syn: Neuwiedia balansae Baill. ex Gagnep. ; Neuwiedia curtisii Rolfe; Neuwiedia ochracea Ridl.; Neuwiedia singapureana (Wall. ex Baker) Rolfe; Neuwiedia zollingeri var. balansae (Baill. ex Gagnep.) Aver.; Tupistra singapureana Wall. ex Baker); Borneo; China South-Central; China Southeast; Hainan; Malaya; Sumatera; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue Of Life   Neuweidia zollingeri var. singapureana from Hong Kong : 4 posts by […]

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Bulbophyllum ocellatum (Phillipines)

Bulbophyllum ocellatum Cootes & M.A.Clem.;   Bulbophyllum ocellatum from my balcony. : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (1)- 2 MB.  Bulbophyllum ocellatum from my balcony in HK. Endemic to Phillipines. 07.07.2018 References: The Plant List Ver. 1.1  Catalogue of Life

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89. Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th June’18

Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th June’18- more than 12,000 species : 2 posts by 2 authors. It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindia is the largest google e-group/ forum in the world in this field & the largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with around 2,99,400 messages so far & membership currently […]

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Tropidia curculigoides

Tropidia curculigoides Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 497 1840. (syn: Schoenomorphus capitatus Thorel ex Gagnep.; Tropidia assamica Blume; Tropidia graminea Blume; Tropidia hongkongensis Rolfe; Tropidia squamata Blume); E. Himalaya to New Caledonia as per WCSP; Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; Cambodia; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Hainan; India; Jawa; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; […]

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Tephrosia purpurea ?

Tephrosia purpurea ?;   Tephrosia purpurea ? : 3 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1)- 1 Mb.  Tephrosia purpurea ? this not T. purpurea; i think it is T. pumila.  I am unable to say anything with this image and without any details. Pl. check yourself at Tephrosia purpurea Tephrosia pumila

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Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi R.-Hamet & Perrier, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille III, 3: 75 1915. (syn: Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi (Ham. & Perr.) C.Y. Cheng (ambiguous synonym); Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi (Hamet & Perr.) Lauzac-Marchal (ambiguous synonym); Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi var. isalensis Boiteau & Mannoni);  C- & SE-Madagascar, Puerto Rico (I), Australia (I) (Queensland (I)), trop. Africa (I), Cameroon (I), Haiti (I), […]

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Rhynchosia minima ?

Rhynchosia minima ?;   Rhynchosia minima : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1)- 1 Mb.  Rhynchosia minima May be, but difficult to confirm with this image. Pl. see comparative images at Rhynchosia‎ & https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a—l/f/fabaceae/rhynchosia/rhynchosia-minima

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Oenanthe

Keys as per Flora of Bhutan: 1. Leaves simple or sparingly once-pinnate; rachis grass-like, segments filiform …. 1. O. hookeri+ Leaves biternate or 2-4 x pinnately divided; segments otherwise . . . . ………… . .. 22. Leaves biternate or bipinnate; segments medium-sized, elliptic …………………….  2. O. javanica+ Leaves 3-4 x pinnately divided; ultimate segments numerous, […]

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Ilex kingiana

Ilex kingiana Cockerell, Torreya 11: 264 1911. (syn: Ilex insignis Hook. fil.); Nepal, Bhutan, India (Arunachal Pradesh, Darjeeling), Sikkim as per Catalogue of Life; SK1158 30 MAY 2018 : 13 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Location : Lava, Kalimpong, India Date : 11 May 2018 Elevation :  6800 ft. Habit : Wild I think its a […]

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TORSHA ON SPATE

Re: TORSHA ON SPATE : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8) Cooch Behar town is on the bank of river Torsha. A few days back my friend Brig. Rajbir Singh suggested that I should upload some images of that river , when in spate. That time has come. Attaching 9 images. wow, such sudden […]

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Polytrichum species- Sandakphu, West Bengal

  SK1199 13 JUNE 2018 : 13 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)- around 600 kb each.  Location: Sandakphu, India Date: 13 May 2018 Altitude: 12000 ft. Habit : Wild I think this is an Eriocaulon. Cant make out the species without flowers. I think it is Polytrichum sp, as it was matted on the wall along […]

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To have thumbnails images on all threads

To have thumbnails images on all threads : 2 posts by 1 author. We have been experimenting with insertion of images since we started this work in Oct’2015. With hit and trials, based on feedback from members and assessing our requirements, we now have stabilized to having images over respective threads in a efi page.  This suits best […]

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Clivia

Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Verschaff.   The clevetia plant : 7 posts by 3 authors. The clevetia plant, can it be multiplied via cuttings? Other recipients: I guess Google can help. Thank you. Saroj Kasaju I guess Google can help. Yes. Not by cuttings. But by dividing the clumps from well grown plants. Very easy process.  To divide […]

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Actinodaphne sikkimensis

Actinodaphne sikkimensis Meisn., Prodr. 15(1): 213 1864. (syn: Jozoste sikkimensis Kuntze); Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin, Sagaing), NE-India (Manipur), Nepal as per Catalogue of Life; Small tree to 6m. Leaves membranous, lanceolate, 10-14 x 2-4cm, finely acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous, pale and not reticulate beneath; lateral veins slender, 8-11 pairs, not very prominent beneath; […]

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Juncus inflexus

Juncus inflexus L., Sp. Pl. 326 1753. (syn: Juncus acutissimus (Buchenau) Adamson; Juncus angelisii Ten.; Juncus cyprius H.Linb.; Juncus deangelisii Bertol. [Invalid]; Juncus depauperatus Ten.; Juncus diaphragmarius Brot.; Juncus elatus Steud.; Juncus equisetosus Dumort.; Juncus glaucescens Laharpe; Juncus glaucus Sibth. [Illegitimate]; Juncus glaucus Ehrh. ex P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. [Illegitimate]; Juncus glaucus var. acutissimus Buchenau; […]

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ca in elevation

Fwd: ca in elevation : 3 posts by 2 authors. What does the “ca” mean ?? Not clear myself.  Circa (from Latin, meaning ‘around, about’), usually abbreviated c., ca. orca (also circ. or cca.), means “approximately” in several European languages (and as a loanword in English), usually in reference to a date. Circa is widely used in historical writing […]

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