Thalia geniculata (Cultivated)

Thalia geniculata L., Sp. Pl. 1193 1753. (syn: Maranta arundinacea Billb. ex Beurl. [Illegitimate]; Maranta flexuosa C.Presl; Maranta geniculata (L.) Lam.; Renealmia erecta (Vell.) D.Dietr. [Illegitimate]; Renealmia geniculata (L.) D.Dietr.; Thalia altissima Klotzsch [Invalid]; Thalia angustifolia C.Wright ex Griseb.; Thalia caerulea Ridl.; Thalia dipetala Gagnep.; Thalia divaricata Chapm.; Thalia erecta Vell.; Thalia geniculata var. pubescens […]

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Platanus hybrida (Cultivated)

Platanus hybrida Brot., Fl. Lusit. 2: 487 1804. (syn: Platanus acerifolia (Ait.) Willd.; Platanus hispanica Mill. ex Münchh.; Platanus hispanicus Muenchh.; Platanus orientalis var. acerifolia Aiton);   Europe (introduced), Slovakia (introduced), China (introduced), Korea (introduced), Northern Caucasus, Armenia, Georgia [Caucasus], Tajikistan (introduced), Madeira (introduced), Mauritius (introduced), Réunion (introduced), USA (introduced) (Massachusetts (introduced), New York (introduced), Pennsylvania […]

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Viburnum simonsii

Viburnum simonsii Hook. fil. & Thoms. (syn: Microtinus simonsii Oerst.); NE-India, Myanmar [Burma] (Mandalay) as per Catalogue of Life;   Request for identification-B1 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) – 2 Mb. Please check Viburnum sp. Pl. check at  /species/a—l/a/adoxaceae/viburnum  Viburnum simonsii most likely High resolution specimen from gbif are available at  https://www.kew.org/herbcatimg/461177.jpg […]

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Clematis species- Nagarkot, Nepal

  SK901 20 DEC-2017:ID : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Nagarkot, Nepal   Date: 12 December 2017 Altitude: 6800 ft. Clematis … !  ??? That is Clematis sp fruiting.  

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Tilia species- California, USA

    Avenue Tree For ID : California : 20OCT14 : AK-16 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Avenue Tree seen in Sacramento on the 7th of Oct,14. Medium tree, planted along the roads. Maple Species? not maple Linden Tilia cordata fruits are unique so here’s the answer, but I would still like […]

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Tilia vulgaris (Cultivated)

Tilia vulgaris Hayne, Getreue Darstell. Gew. 3: t. 47 1813. (syn: Tilia acuminata Opiz; Tilia bohemica Dalla Torre & Sarnth.; Tilia carnuntiae Braun; Tilia communis Gaterau; Tilia cordata f. vulgaris (Hayne) lg. Vassil.; Tilia cordifolia Besser; Tilia eriostylis Borb.; Tilia europaea var. bohemica L.; Tilia floribunda Rchb.; Tilia grandifolia f. praestabilis J. Wagner ex L.Z. Vöröss; […]

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Clematis species/ hybrids- Giravali, Maharashtra

  ID Please: CR 15122017 2 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Could you identify please these two, one tree and one bush Location: Giravali, Maharashtra Date: 15/12/2017 I think Clematis species. Pl. see  /species/m—z/r/ranunculaceae/clematis Some Clematis sp? Was it a climber? The white tailed structure may be the fruit/seeds of some Clematis spp  

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Grewia rhamnifolia

Grewia rhamnifolia Heyne ex Roth; India (Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life;   Submission of Grewia rhamnifolia : 3 posts by 1 author. Attachments (4) It is Grewia rhamnifolia – ref :  http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=3524&type=4 Very common in A.P. Thanks a lot, … I think this is the […]

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Grewia orientalis

Grewia orientalis L., Sp. Pl. 964 1753. (syn: Columbia serratifolia Blanco; Grewia bracteata Miq. ex Mast.; Grewia carpinifolia Wall.; Grewia columnaris Sm.; Grewia furfuracea Salisb.; Grewia orientalis Vahl (ambiguous synonym); Grewia ovalifolia Wight); India (West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, tropical Africa, Australia (Western […]

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Strobilanthes jomyi

Strobilanthes jomyi PUNNAKOT BIJU, ELAYANITHOTTATHIL JOSEPH JOSEKUTTY, DAMODARAN REKHA, JOHN R.I. WOOD, Phytotaxa Vol 332, No 1 (2017); Two new species and a new name : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- Phytotaxa 332 (1). 2017.docx Please find an attachment a file as above. You may request the individual authors for PDF of their publications. […]

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Quercus rubra (USA)

Quercus rubra L., Sp. Pl. 996 1753. (syn: Erythrobalanus rubra (L.) O.Schwarz; Quercus acerifolia Petz. & G.Kirchn. [Invalid]; Quercus ambigua F.Michx. [Illegitimate]; Quercus angulizana Raf.; Quercus borealis F.Michx.; Quercus borealis f. flabellata (Croizat) Rehder ………; Quercus coccinea var. ambigua (F.Michx.) A.Gray; Quercus cuneata Dippel [Illegitimate]; Quercus maxima (Marshall) Ashe; Quercus rubra var. ambigua (F.Michx.) Fernald ………; Quercus […]

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Pteridophyte Symposium-BSI, APRC, ITANAGAR

Pteridophyte Symposium-BSI, APRC, ITANAGAR : Dear Sir/Madam,It gives me an immense pleasure in informing you that Botanical Survey of India in collaboration with ‘Indian Ferns Society’  is organizing a three days National symposium (2 days conference session and 1 day local field visit) on “MODERN APPROACHES TO PTERIDOPHYTES BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CURRENT STATUS”’ at BSI, […]

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Malva pusilla

Malva pusilla Sm., Engl. Bot. 4: t. 241 1794. (Syn: Althaea borealis (Wallr.) Alef.; Malva borealis Wallr.; Malva bracteata Rchb.; Malva crenata Kit.; Malva henningii Goldb.; Malva humifusa Henning; Malva obtusa Torr. & A.Gray; Malva parviflora Huds.; Malva pseudoborealis Schur; Malva repens Gueldenst.; Malva rosea Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Malva rotundifolia L., nom. rej.);    […]

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Straight-banded Treebrown

  Request for identification-A2 : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 1 MB.  Kindly request you to identify with scientific names. This photo has been taken in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. This is a beautiful picture of a Straight-banded Treebrown, Lethe verma. It seems East Himalayan Straight Banded Treebrown Thank you for your email. […]

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Yucca species ?- Bangladesh

  Shrub ID from Bangladesh SM119 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Habit: ShrubHabitat: GardenLocation: Dhaka City It looks like Screw Pine- Pandanus sp. It is definitely not any screw pine !  Its Yucca sp.? Does not appear to be a Yucca species as per Yucca & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_filamentosa https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=yufi https://www.thespruce.com/adams-needle-yucca-filamentosa-2131814 http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c287 https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Yucca-Filamentosa-Adam-Needle https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/yucca/filamentosa/

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