89th TAW at Medicinal Garden of K.J. Somaiya Hospital, Sion East

89th TAW at Medicinal Garden of K.J. Somaiya Hospital, Sion East on 17th Dec at 8 am : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Someone said  “Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration”….hungry ghost within gets awaken……sarso da sag,makkai de roti, undio, ubadio, jalabies, street food, pakode…marriage parties….Christmas, New Year celebrations… .… the body […]

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Lagerstroemia hypoleuca

Lagerstroemia hypoleuca Kurz, Rep. Veg. Andaman Isl. App.: viii 1870. (syn: Murtughas hypoleuca (Kurz) Kuntze); Andaman Isl. (Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.), Burma (introduced) as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Andaman Crape Myrtle   Lagerstroemia hypoleuca : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 2 MB.  I am attaching an image of Lagerstroemia […]

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82. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Nov.’17

Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Nov.’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 2,83,600 messages so far & membership currently […]

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Ceropegia lucida

Ceropegia lucida Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 33 1831. (syn: India (E-Himalaya, NE-India), peninsular Malaysia (Penang), Myanmar [Burma] (Mandalay), China (Guangdong, Hainan), Thailand as per Catalogue of Life Common name: Shining Ceropegia   Ceropegia lucida Wall. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)-Ceropegia lucida paper.pdf – Ceropegia lucida- rediscovery & new distribution record for aAunachal […]

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Gossypium barbadense ?

Gossypium barbadense L., Sp. Pl. 693 1753. (syn: Gossypium acuminatum Roxb.; Gossypium arboreum Vell.; Gossypium arboreum subsp. perenne (Blanco) Mauer; Gossypium arboreum f. vaupelii (Graham) Roberty; Gossypium auritum O.F.Cook & J. W. Hubbard; Gossypium barbadense var. acuminatum (Roxb. ex G. Don) Mast. (ambiguous synonym); Gossypium barbadense var. acuminatum (Roxb. ex G. Don) Triana & Planch. […]

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Murdannia sanjappae

Murdannia sanjappae Mudavath Chennakesavulu Naik, Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao, JoTT Vol 9, No 11 (2017); A new species of dewfflower Murdannia sanjappae (Commeflfinaceae) from Andaman Isflands, India : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) – Murdannia sanjappae-min.pdf Kindly download the attachments. References: A new species of dewflower Murdannia sanjappae (Commelinaceae) from Andaman Islands, India– Mudavath […]

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Liparis sanamalabarica

Liparis sanamalabarica Taiwania Pichan M. Salim, 62(4): 345-348, 2017; Liparis sanamalabarica (Orchidaceae): a new species from South Western : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) – Liparis sp. nov. (Orchidaceae)-min.pdf Kindly download the attachments. References:

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Eriocaulon pradeepii

Eriocaulon pradeepii Puthur Varghese Anto and Ashok Reshma, Taiwania 62(4): 371-374, 2017; Eriocaulon pradeepii, a new species of Eriocaulaceae from South India : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) – Eriocaulon sp. nov.-min.pdf Kindly download the attachments.   References:

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Eriocaulon govindiana

Eriocaulon govindiana Sunil & Ratheesh, Taiwania 62(4): 387-391, 2017; Eriocaulon govindiana sp. nov. (Eriocaulaceae), from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) – Eriocaulon another new species-min.pdf Kindly download the attachments.   References: Eriocaulon govindiana sp. nov. (Eriocaulaceae), from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India– C. N. Sunil, M. K. […]

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Grewia erythraea (Oman)

Grewia erythraea Schweinf., Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 18: 671 1868. (syn: Grewia tenax var. erythraea (Schweinf.) Chiov.); Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Yemen, Egypt as per Catalogue of Life;   Grewia For ID : Oman : 250613 : AK-2 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. A Grewia shrub seen growing wild […]

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Vitaceae member ?- Bangladesh

  Fwd: Climber Id from BD_SM_1204 3 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1) Appears to be some  https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m–-z/v/vitaceae  

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Times have changed with images

Times have changed with images : 4 posts by 1 author. Gone are the days when we used to take any posted plant at its face value and incorporate in our database as it is.  Insertion of images on large scale has changed all this.  Now any identified plant is prima facie verified with the […]

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Karnataka- Bengaluru

  ID Request: 02122017: NSK : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) 2′ tall sapling found in my neighbour’s  garden., besides a full grown Terminalia catapa tree. However, I felt the leaf shape is different from the big tree. Date/Time- 1 Dec 2017, Daytime. Location- North Bengaluru, 900m. Habitat- Roadside Garden. Plant Habit- Tree […]

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‎Carduoideae member- New York

  Thistle for ID : New York : 27NOV17 : AK-35 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Thistle seen on the 27th of June, growing wild by the roadside. Please, it is nearly impossible to identify a thistle or thistle-like plant with the images provided. One needs to see the foliage, both the […]

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Verbascum blattaria

Verbascum blattaria L., Sp. Pl. 178 1753. (syn: Blattaria vulgaris Fourr.; Thapsus blattaria (L.) Raf.; Verbascum blattaria var. brevipedicellatum Halácsy; Verbascum blattariforme Griseb.; Verbascum carduifolium Murb.; Verbascum caucasicum Fisch.; Verbascum claytoni Michx.; Verbascum cordatum Desf.; Verbascum glabrum Mill.; Verbascum leptophyllum Bub.; Verbascum luridum Salisb.; Verbascum muhlenbeckii Godr.; Verbascum nitidum Stokes; Verbascum pseudoblattaria Schleich.; Verbascum ramosissimum […]

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Dr. Marselin R. Almeida

  Dr. Marselin R. Almeida passed away : 7 posts by 7 authors. I am deeply saddened to share about the passing away of Dr. MR Almeida. He died today morning at the age of 79 in his residence at Mumbai. A big and irreversible loss of the plant taxonomy field in India. We have […]

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