Caryota maxima ?

Caryota maxima ?;   Palm Tree For ID : Mumbai : 23MAY17 : AK-17 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Palm tree seen in Mumbai on the 1st of Jan,17.  Unfortunately I don’t have a picture of the whole tree Caryota urens? May be Caryota urens L. as stated by you, as it is widely […]

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Let us compile new species/ reports by members

10th Anniversary of efloraofindia, let us compile new species/reports by members : 1 post by 1 author. Our group is lucky to have members who are experts in the field of taxonomy as well as those who know more about plants through their dedication and love for nature.     On 10th Anniversary of our […]

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Zinnia haageana (Cultivated) ?

Zinnia haageana Regel, 355 1861. (syn: Sanvitalia mexicana Hort. ex Vilm.; Zinnia aurea Hort. ex Vilm.; Zinnia mexicana Hort. ex Vilm.) ?; Mexico (Aguascalientes, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas), France (introduced) as per Catalogue of Life   Zinnia Flowers : Flower Show,Mumbai : 30MAY17 : AK-23 : […]

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Vaccinium nummularia

Vaccinium nummularia Hook. f. & Thomson ex C.B. Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 3(9): 451 1882. (syn: Vaccinium nummularia var. oblongifolium C. Y. Wu & R. C. Fang; Vaccinium setipes Airy Shaw); SE-Tibet, China (NW-Yunnan), Bhutan, NE-India, Myanmar [Burma], Sikkim, Darjeeling, Nepal as per Catalogue of Life;   Vaccinium nummularia Hook. fil. & Thoms. ex C. […]

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Delosperma echinatum

Delosperma echinatum (Lam.) Schwantes, Möller’s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 42: 258 1927. (syn: Delosperma pruinosum (Thunb.) J. Ingram; Drosanthemum pruinosum (Thunb.) Schwant.; Mesembryanthemum echinatum Lam.; Mesembryanthemum pruinosum Thunb.; Mesembryanthemum setosum Moench; Trichodiadema echinatum (Lam.) L. Bol.);     South Africa (E-Cape Prov.), Bolivia (c) as per Catalogue of Life;   Delosperma echinatum AT MAY 2017/09 : 5 posts by […]

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Pilea peperomioides (Cultivated)

Pilea peperomioides Diels, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5(25): 292–293 1912. (syn: Podophyllum cavaleriei H. Lév.); China (SW-Sichuan, W-Yunnan), Belgium (a) as per Catalogue of Life; Pilea peperomioides, known as Chinese money plant, pancake plant, lefse plant, or missionary plant, is a species of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, native to Yunnan Province in […]

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How to spread the word

How to spread the word – Efloraofindia will be completing 10 years : Efloraofindia e-group will be completing ten years on 17.6.17. This certainly is a great landmark in our journey in which we have enjoyed better & better views, in our never ending journey. For us our journey itself is the destination.   I request members to […]

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Gentiana species- Paddar valley, J & K

  Gentiana species 03 from Paddar valley J&K: Kindly identify this Gentiana species Location: Paddar valley J&K Altitude: 2000 meters asl Date: 19th April 2012 Habit/habitat: Wild herb Perhaps Gentiana aquatica. Please upload a close up of flower. The photos not being fully in focus or the exposure satisfactory (it is often difficult to expose […]

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Gentiana species- Chamoli, Uttarakhand

  Herb for ID 300710rk05 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Posting a photo of a herb for Id seen in Chamoli district Date/Time- May 2009 Location- Place Chamoli, Altitude- 800m, GPS- Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb Height/Length- 4 cm Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- small […]

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Chukrasia tabularis ?

Chukrasia tabularis ?;   Small Tree For ID : Uttarakhand : 16MAY17 : AK-13 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Small tree seen in Corbett.  Missed posting earlier. Seen during our visit in May,2014. Looks like Chukrasia tabularis Thanks … Hope to get it validated. efi page on Chukrasia tabularis  

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Pandanus species- Sairep, Mizoram

    MS May,2017/03 Pandanus sp.(furcatus ?) for ID : 9 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location : Sairep, MizoramAltitude : ca 1,450 m.Date : 29-11-2016Habit : Large shrubHabitat : Wild Thank you for sending the pics. … has contacted me & sent fruit parts for analysis. Now I am going through it. Is it […]

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Figs of Eastern Ghats

Fwd: Figs of Eastern Ghats, India book released at Goa, International Biodiversity day celebrations-reg. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) I am glad to inform you that our book ‘ Figs of Eastern Ghats, India‘ by J.V. Sudhakar, N. Chandra Mohan Reddy, IFS and G.V.S. Murthy has been released on the eve of International […]

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Requesting images for the 10th anniversary poster

Requesting images for the 10th anniversary poster : 3 posts by 2 authors. We are working on ways to mark the 10th anniversary of our group and one of them is designing a poster with images of flora from the members. May I request you to send three of your best images for the poster! […]

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Phanera macrostachya

Phanera macrostachya Benth. in Miq., Pl. Jungh. 262. 1852; Bandyop. in Edinburgh J. Bot. 70: 489. 2003. Type: Flowering specimen in Roxburgh drawing no. 2238 (lectotype K, photo!; isolectotype CAL!). (syn: Bauhinia macrostachya (Benth.) Benth. in Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 1: 576. 1865, non Benth.1840; Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. […]

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Orientation Courses on Plant Taxonomy

Fwd: Orientation Courses on Plant Taxonomy : 2 posts by 1 author. In an effort to empower hobbyist youngsters with concepts in plant taxonomy and systematics, two “Orientation Courses on Plant Taxonomy” have been planned at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. The course among other topics, will cover: 1. Principles of plant Taxonomy, ecology & phyto-geography2. Herbarium, its preparation & curation3. Botanical Nomenclature4. Field visits There […]

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