Orophea narasimhanii

Orophea narasimhanii Karthig., Sumathi & Jayanthi, Nordic J. Bot. 28: 56 2010.;   Orophea sp. from South Andaman. Is it O.monosperma? : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Kindly help in proper identification of this specimen of Orophea (Annonaceae) from South Andaman Island. Is it O.monosperma Habit – small tree; habitat -evergreen forests. Fruits […]

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Vanda hybrids- Bali, Indonesia

  SK944 11 JAN-2018 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Location: Bali, Indonesia  Altitude: Sea Level Vanda… ???? Images sent by a friend ! This is a hybrid of Vanda too. I know less about the identities of hybrid.  

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83. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Dec.’17

Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Dec.’17- 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 2,85,900 messages so far & membership currently […]

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Clerodendrum species- Bangkok, Thailand

    SK919 29 DEC-2017:ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)- 2 MB each.  Location: Bangkok, Thailand Date: 22 August 2012 Altitude: 40 ft. Clerodendrum.. ??? C. phlomidis ????      Does not match with images at Clerodendrum phlomidis L.f. 

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Stereospermum species- near Vellore, Tamilnadu

20122017BHAR01 – Tree in Temple : 12 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Found this tree in a temple near Vellore. Looking quite like Stereospermum. check with its following species S. colais OR S. chelonoides  May be S. chelonoides. But not sure. Did you check with the indicated species? Stereospermum tetragonum DC.   ??  Thanks a lot. Do we […]

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Swietenia species- Pune, Maharashtra

  efloraofindia:”For Id 28012013MR2’’ is this Swietenia mahagoni at Pune:   28/01/2013 requesting identification of this roadside tree at Bund garden road Pune. Is this Swietenia mahagoni? Sorry for the poor quality of pics as it was a taken from a distance. Id help post by … My visual impression was that the leaves appeared slightly […]

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Swietenia species- Pune, Maharashtra

    ”For Id 19122011MR1’’ tree with drooping green leaves at Pune: Date/Time-Dec 2011 Kindly Id this tree of height about 35 feet at a private society at Pune Leaves are green and some new orange leaves. leaves seem to droop and have distinct veins no flowers or fruits seen Possibly a Harpullia species (Sapindaceae)? […]

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Melia species- seedlings in Hyderabad

  Is this Melia dubia?: Is this Melia dubia?   Date/Time- August 2011 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Hyderabad Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Planted seedling Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree Height/Length- 4-5 inches It does look like Melia.

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Madhava Chetty K.

PUBLICATIONS: 1. K.N. Rao and K. Madhava Chetty, Flowering plants and Pollinators, Proc. 6th Nat. Symp. Life Sci. 17-19th Jan Tirupati, p 133-138, 1985. 2. K.N. Rao and K. Madhava Chetty, Growth characteristics of Eichhorniaand Pistia Prespectives in Hydrobiology, edited by K.S.Rao and Shrivastava, Vikram University, Ujjain, India, Vol. 35, p. 179-182. 1987. 3. K.Madhava […]

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Memecylon sessile

Memecylon sessile Benth. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 320 1834 [10 Oct 1834]. (syn: Memecylon amplexicaule var. cordatum Wight ex C. B. Cl.; Memecylon sessile Benth. (ambiguous synonym); Memecylon subcordatum Cogn.); India (Nilgiri Hills), Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life;  Common name: Stalkless Memecylon • Malayalam: Nedum-schetti References: Catalogue of […]

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Osbeckia abrahamii

Osbeckia abrahamii G.S. Giri & M.P. Nayar, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 81(2): 434 (1984) 1984.;   Osbeckia ? SN201117 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Wild undershrub from Idukki hill Kerala Pl. check  /species/m—z/m/melastomataceae/osbeckia It is Osbeckia leschenaultiana  My friend … working on Indian Osbeckia identified this plant as Osbeckia travancorica Bedd. ex Gamble […]

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Sonerila species- Valparai, Tamilnadu

    Valparai: Herb for identification 240912MK01: 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Kindly help me to identify this herb found inside the shade of shola forest near a river. I have not noticed any flowers or fruits. Could this be any Urticaceae? Leaf: 8cm long and hirsute surface Plant: 15-20cm high Place: Valparai, […]

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Osbeckia stellata var. hispidissima

Osbeckia stellata var. hispidissima (Wight) C. Hansen;   ANSEPT86 Please confirm if Osbeckia hispidissima : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7). Charmady Ghat (Karnataka)14th September 2014 Is it Osbeckia virgata ? efi page on Osbeckia virgata   Pl Check for O.stellata! O.stellata var. hispidissima References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 (Osbeckia hispidissima Wight- Unresolved) IPNI  Catalogue of […]

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Osbeckia wightiana

Osbeckia wightiana Benth., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 4060 1831.; Keys of South Indian Species at efi thread;   AKJAN02 Osbeckia for ID : 6 posts by 4 authors. 5 images. It looked like a small tree, about 10 feet tall. Photo taken in Kodaikanal. The plant uploaded seems to be Osbeckia octandra efi page on Osbeckia […]

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Osbeckia wynaadensis

Osbeckia wynaadensis C. B. Cl.; Tall shrubs; branches densely scabrid. Leaves to 18 x 3 cm, lanceolate, acute, 3-5-nerved, hairy; hairs adnated and spreading from the midrib. Flowers many, in terminal panicled cymes; pedicels 4 mm long; calyx tube 8 mm long, bristles 4 or 5 in a tuft, to 3 mm long; lobes 11 […]

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Memecylon madgolense ?

Memecylon madgolense Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1919, 227. ?; Andhra Pradesh as per 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants; Request for Id of Memecylon species : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) This is also a shrub, found near the Memecylon depressum, but the flowers are not seen. May I request you to pl. […]

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Vanda hybrids- Bangkok, Thailand

  SK932 05 JAN-2018 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Bangkok, Thailand Date: 20 August 2012 Altitude: 40 ft. From flower display at a hotel ! Orchidaceae?  Yes … Yes sir  This is a hybrid of Vanda.   

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