Memecylon bremeri

Memecylon bremeri M.B.Viswan., Nordic J. Bot. 21(3): 256 (2001) 2001. India (Tamil Nadu) as per Catalogue of Life;   ID 03 KANNUR : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 2 MB.  Please identify this shrub from Riparian zone of Kannur district of Kerala Memecylon bremeri   References: Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1 (unresolved) IPNI […]

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Cyperus sanguinolentus

Cyperus sanguinolentus Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 351 (1805), nom. cons. as per WCSP; Pycreus sanguinolentus (Vahl) Nees, Pycreus sanguinolentus (Vahl) Nees (Syn: Cyperus albidus Lam.; Cyperus areolatus R.Br.; Cyperus atratus Steud.; Cyperus concolor Steud.; Cyperus eragrostis Vahl, nom. illeg.; Cyperus eragrostis var. cyrtostachys Miq. ……….; Cyperus erythraeus Schrad.; Cyperus flavescens var. rubromarginatus Schrenk; Cyperus […]

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National Level Workshop on Herbarium Techniques and Plant Nomenclature

Fwd: National Level Workshop on Herbarium Techniques and Plant Nomenclature : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1)-  TAXONOMY WORKSHOP 2018.pdf This is to bring to your kind notice that a NATIONAL LEVEL WORKSHOP ON “HERBARIUM TECHNIQUES AND PLANT NOMENCLATURE” will be organised by PG Department of Botany, Ramakrishan Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata-700118 in collaboration with Central […]

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Momordica dioica ?

Momordica dioica ?   SK924 02 JAN-2018 : 9 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Location: Gurgaon, India Date: 17 September 2013 Altitude: 750 ft. Sorry one one image ! Pl. check  /species/a—l/cl/cucurbitaceae Was it wild or cultivated ? Pl. check Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd. I had only one image as such could not decide […]

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Coculus species- Java, Indonesia

    Plant of Central Java 17 : 11 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2). Could you identify our climber please. According to my neighbor, this can be made into jelly drink.   Cocculus pendulus ? Please check for probability of Pachygone ovata (Poir.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson and Hypserpa nitida Miers. Can Cocculus pendulus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Diels, be […]

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Nymphoides species- Sri Lanka

  100713 ASP 95 : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 3 authors. Please ID this aquatic plant with yellow flowers. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Dec 2012 It looks like Nymphoides peltata. N aurantiaca.  Leaves look different  from images/ specimens of Nymphoides aurantiaca at  http://mediaphoto.mnhn.fr/media/1441349145365jIoeA8VrhzqiIBVt  http://mediaphoto.mnhn.fr/media/1442952842365zFNthtMcO3Z902av https://www.gbif.org/species/5592256 http://eol.org/pages/2899339/overview

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When is sale/ export of wild orchids allowed ?

     Flower Show at Agri-Horti Society, Kolkata- 4 : 12 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Cattleya hybrid. This means that most of the cultivated orchids are hybrids. The orchid breeders of Kalimpong do not adopt this practice. They are exporting several species of orchids in bulk and each piece is fetching 10-20 USD […]

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91st Tree Appreciation Walk at Rani Bagh, Mumbai

91st Tree Appreciation Walk at Rani Bagh, Mumbai on 25th February at 9 am : 2 posts by 2 authors. Dear Friends, Rani Bagh at this time of the year always smells delicious…….flowers, the master chemist, scenting the air with their aromatic perfumes………..flowers of Amherstia nobilis, Sita Ashok, Brownia coccinia, Kailashpatti, Shevan, Theobroma cacao, all […]

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Oncidium hybrids- Kolkata

  Flower Show at Agri- Horti Society, Kolkata- 9 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Oncidium hybrid.     Flower Show at Agri-Horti Society, Kolkata- 10 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Oncidium hybrid.  

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Aster species ?- Ornamental- Tumkur, Karnataka

  136-TSP-ID-26JAN2018-3: Ornamental herb @ Tumkur for ID assistance : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Kindly examine and identify this plant  Habit: Herb  Habitat: Cultivated,Ornamental  Sighting: Tumkur,Karnataka,about 800 msl  Date: 11-12-2016 Some Asteraceae member.  For me this one looks like an Aster variety. Yes …, it is Aster var.

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Heteranthera zosterifolia (Cultivated)

Heteranthera zosterifolia Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 7 1824. (syn: Heteranthera osteniana Herter; Schollera zosterifolia (Mart.) Kuntze); Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Bolivia; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Paraguay; Uruguay as per Catalogue of Life;   ID request 25122017CP1 : 18 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Kindly identify this plant growing in Kaas, […]

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Heteranthera

Heteranthera zosterifolia Mart. (Cultivated) (Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Bolivia; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Paraguay; Uruguay as per Catalogue of Life)  

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84. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Jan.’18

Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Jan.’18- more than 12,000 species : 1 post by 1 author. 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 2,88,000 messages so far & membership currently […]

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