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Astragalus sikkimensis
Astragalus sikkimensis Bunge (syn: Astragalus inconspicuus Baker;P haca reptans Benth. ex Bunge; Tragacantha sikkimensis (Bunge) Kuntze); Bhutan (N) ; India (N) ; Sikkim ; Uttar Pradesh; West Bengal ; Nepal (N) as per ILDIS; Tibet, Bhutan, N-India, Nepal, Sikkim as per Catalogue of Life; Stems prostrate, slender, up to 30cm, appressed pubescent. leaves 3.5-6cm. leaflets […]
Kerala- young tree, collected from Kannur District
Connaraceae member
80. Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Sept.’17
Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Sept.’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 2,78,700 messages so far & membership currently […]
Sterculia versicolor
Sterculia versicolor Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 48 1830. (syn: Clompanus versicolor Wall. ex Kuntze; Southwellia versicolor Wall. ex Wight); Myanmar [Burma] (Ayeyarwady, Bago, Rakhine), India (Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura) as per Catalogue of Life ; MS Nov.2014/009 Sterculia sp. for ID : 13 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4). Location : Rawpuichhip, MizoramDate : […]
Crotalaria speciosa
Crotalaria speciosa Roth; India (N); Andhra Pradesh; Karnataka ; Tamil Nadu ; Northern Marianas (I) as per Catalogue of Life; Erect golden silky hairy herbs or undershrubs, up to 40 cm high; stems woody, branched from the base; branches erecto-patent, 2-4 mm thick. Leaves simple, 2-4.3 x 0.8-1.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, linear-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, rounded at […]
Cereus species- Muscat, Oman
Cactus For ID : Muscat : 28SEP17 : AK-25 : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Very old pictures taken in Muscat. On searching, it looks like Hylocereus costaricensis. Flowers blooming in the evening. I have seen this plant in MNP, Mumbai too. Experts kindly validate. I think does not matches with images at […]
Lauraceae member- Rinchenpong, Sikkim
SHRUB ID—–20th December 2011—–S.S.—-065—-Richenpong. SIKKIM: Please can someone id this shrub/tree with interesting red , brown young leaves. Taken on 3rd April 2011@ 10.00 in the morning. Near Mandarin village. RINCHENPONG. SIKKIM. Looks like Mesua ferrea to me. I do not know this plant like thousands other. Never heard of Mesua also. Please take a […]
Machilus odoratissima ?
Machilus odoratissima ?; small tree for id mm1 30012012: small tree in binsar wildlife sanctuary near almora, uttarakhand. 8000 ft altitude it has white flowers, which were not in bloom as yet. an identification would be very appreciated I forgot to add that it is caled tirnia locally Persea (Machilus) odoratissima probably Well, I think […]
Euphorbia ritchiei subsp. nyambensis (Cultivated)
Euphorbia ritchiei subsp. nyambensis (S.Carter) Bruyns, Taxon 55: 415 2006. (syn: Monadenium ritchiei subsp. nyambense S.Carter); Kenya (Meru) as per WCSP; Euphorbia ritchiei subsp. nyambensis Image by Aarti Khale Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia bergeri : For Validation : BBC Show,Mumbai : 071113 : AK-45 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. Seen at the […]
Crotalaria willdenowiana
Crotalaria willdenowiana DC. (syn: Crotalaria genistoides Willd.; Crotalaria genistoides Willd.); India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh; Tamil Nadu ; Sri Lanka (I) as per ILDIS; Erect perennial herbs or undershrubs, 20-75 cm high; rootstock woody, branched, tinged deep yellow; stems copiously branched, spreading, terete, sericeous. Leaves 3-foliolate, up to 2.5 cm long; leaflets 1-2 x 0.3-0.6, […]
RABINDRA SANGIT: DEW (SHISHIR )
Fwd: RABINDRA SANGIT : DEW-2(SHISHIR ) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Here is a translated version of another song.
Ipomoea species- Kalimpong, West Bengal
Re: Ipomoea muricata ? : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location Kalimpong Darjeeling West Bengal Pl. show us the sepals for id. Also check with images at /species/a—l/cl/convolvulaceae/ipomoea/ipomoea-turbinate
Perilla frutescens cultivars- Shimla, Himachal
Perilla frutescens cultivar- Shimla, Himachal Lamiaceae (Incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: For id from Shimla- NS May 127/127 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) I do not remember exact place of recording for this plant.. neither the pics are good, still I wanted to have clues about generic id for this herb.. seems […]
Micrargeria wightii
Micrargeria wightii Benth., Prodr. 10: 509 1846.; India, Myanmar [Burma] (Yangon) as per Catalogue of Life; Erect branched herbs, black when dry. Leaves opposite, upper sometimes alternate, pinnatisect, 3.5 cm long, puberulus. Flowers in spikes or racemes, terminal or on the upper axils; calyx tube 1.5 cm, campanulate, lobes spreading above, 5 mm; stamens didynamous; […]
Micrargeria
Micrargeria wightii Benth.
Lindera species ?- between Naya Bazar and Rinchingpong in Sikkim
SHRUB ID……. 26.10.2011…….S.S…. 1st: Found 2nd April 2011.Shrub, growing wild. Found along side the main road between Naya Bazar and Rinchingpong in Sikkim. Altitude….300-400m. GPS…..?Height of plant….. ?Sorry these are the only pics I have showing the tiny yellow flowers. Looks like Lindera sp. to me. Thank you … I wondered it it was […]
Taraxacum species- Arunachal Pradesh
Fwd: Id requested? Arunachal Pradesh 27.7.17-5 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Pl. check comparative images at /species/a—l/ar/asteraceae/cichorioideae/cichorieae So many species look similar in this view. Side view and leaf images are required. Pl. check with images at /species/a—l/ar/asteraceae/cichorioideae/cichorieae/launaea More closer to Taraxacum.
Rubus species- New Jersey, USA
Rubus Species For ID : New Jersey,US : 26SEP17 : AK-17 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Rubus Species growing wild in New Jersey. Seen in the first week of July. Kindly help in Species id please.
