Climber for ID : Pali,Maharashtra : 271112 : AK-1: Saw this climber growing wild in a farm at Pali, Maharashtra on 23/11/12. No flowers when picture was taken, only pods. Could this be the same Desmodium, with tiny white flowers posted from MNP by me? Some Rhynchosia species of Fabaceae May be closer to […]
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Typhonium species- Phukhet, Thailand
SK425 15MAR-2017:ID : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Phukhet, Thailand Date: 22 May 2016 Altitude: 1200 ft. Wild or cultivated? It is wild. Typhonium, possibly T. roxburghii or related (the yellow appendix is a bit odd though). Did not find any image with yellow spadix.
Mughal manuscript with northern Indian flowers
flower i.d. request : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Does anyone know the name of this flower, especially the upper left blossom with bent petals that look like a pinwheel? This detail is from a mid-17th century Mughal manuscript with northern Indian flowers depicted. It may be an imaginary flower, but any […]
Oberonia meegaskumburae
Oberonia meegaskumburae Priyadarshana, Wijewardana & Kumar Phytotaxa 302 (3): 259–265 (2017); Oberonia meegaskumburae Priyadarshana, Wijewardana & Kumar, sp. nov. : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) – 057 Oberonia meegaskumburae PHYTOTAXA.pdf- 1 MB. Please find one of our new article on attached. Priyadarshana, T.S., I.H. Wijewardhane, A.G. Atthanagoda, N.S. Arangala, A. Jayasooriya & P. […]
Cassia species- Lalbagh, Banglore
Cassia Species : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 04APR17 : AK-04 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Cassia tree with flowers seen in Lalbagh in April last year.
Erythrina fusca
Erythrina fusca Lour. (syn: Chirocalyx pubescens Walp.; Corallodendron fuscum (Lour.) Kuntze; Corallodendron glaucum (Willd.) Kuntze; Corallodendron patens (DC.) Kuntze; Duchassaingia caffra Walp.; Duchassaingia glauca Walp.; Duchassaingia ovalifolia Walp.; Erythrina atrosanguinea Ridl.; Erythrina caffra Blanco; Erythrina constantiana Micheli; Erythrina fissa C. Presl; Erythrina fusca var. inermis Pulle; Erythrina fusca var. inermis Rock; Erythrina glauca Willd.; Erythrina […]
Ethulia
Dunbaria species
Are we not the biggest site in the world for wild plants with images ?
Are we not the biggest site in the world for wild plants with images ? : 8 posts by 1 author. While discussing a few things with someone, it just stuck me that possibly we are the biggest site in the world for wild plants with images ? I do a lot of searching & […]
Persicaria species- Nagarkot, Nepal & Mirik, West Bengal
SK362 02FEB-2017:ID : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (10) Location: Nagarkot, Nepal Date : 31 January 2017 Altitude : 5500 ft. Persicaria ..??? Persicaria species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) Pl check with Persicaria assamica. Thank you. But it […]
MENU CARD : BLUE THROATED BARBET
Fwd: MENU CARD : BLUE THROATED BARBET : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) In my series on symbiosis , BLUE THROATED BARBET has a special place. It is amazing to note the number of fruits, flowers and insects this particular bird consumes. During my course of observation I have recorded the following. 1. […]
Malva ludwigii
Malva ludwigii (L.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso (syn: Althaea gariepina E.Mey. ex Boiss.; Althaea laevis Moench; Althaea ludwigii L.; Althaea ludwigii var. microcaliculata Dobignard; Axolopha ludwigii (L.) Alef.; Dinacrusa ludwigii (L.) G. Krebs; Malva aegyptia subsp. iljinii Pamp.; Malva malwensis Edgew.); Mauritania, Western Sahara, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Tajikistan, South Africa (Cape Prov.), Namibia, Bahrain, […]
USA- New York- Battery Park plant
SK450 25 MAR-2017:ID : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Location : Battery Park, New York, USA Date : 28 October 2013 Altitude 0 ft. Any clue ? Muntigiaceae ?? Other recipients: I just finished looking through a very long list of plants to be found at Battery Park. I looked at every […]
Mauranthemum paludosum (Cultivated- USA)
Mauranthemum paludosum (Poir.) Vogt & Oberpr., Taxon 44(3): 377 1995. (syn: Chrysanthemum glabrum Poir.; Chrysanthemum glabrum Cout.; Chrysanthemum paludosum Poir.; Chrysanthemum paludosum subsp. glabrum (Maire) Quézel & Santa; Chrysanthemum paludosum subsp. paludosum ; Chrysanthemum setabense Dufour; Hymenostemma fontanesii Willk.; Hymenostemma paludosum (Poir.) Pomel; Leucanthemum affine Pomel; Leucanthemum arenarium Pomel; Leucanthemum glabrum Boiss. & Reut. ..; Leucanthemum […]
Mauranthemum
Dipterocarpaceae member
Lupinus species- Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai
Garden Flower for ID : Mumbai : 270512 : AK-3: Seen this garden flower at the flower show at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on the 23rd of Feb,12. Is it Lupin? Kindly confirm id. Agree with …Lupinus sp. of FabaceaeMay be Lupinus perennis ?? I remember observing a species from Fabaceae family with similar leaves […]
Flemingia lineata
Flemingia lineata (L.) Aiton (syn: Flemingia lineata var. papuana White; Flemingia macrophylla var. nana Sasaki; Hedysarum lineatum L.; Moghania lineata (L.) Kuntze); Asia: Cambodia (N) ; China (N) ; Yunnan ; East Timor (N) ; India (N); Andhra Pradesh; Assam ; Bihar ; Goa ; Gujarat ; Haryana ; Jammu-Kashmir ; Karnataka ; Kerala ; […]
Crateva species- BPT Garden, Colaba, Mumbai
Flower for Id -ID12032017SH3 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Flower for Id pl. Tree being very tall, there is mix-up of adjacent trees also in the third picture. Is it Crataeva adansonii ? Location – BPT Garden (Sagar Upvan), Colaba, MumbaiDate- 10.03.2017 Yes, some Crateva species, but difficult to say which species […]
Nesocodon mauritianus
Nesocodon mauritianus (I.Richardson) Thulin, Kew Bull. 34: 813 1980. (syn: Wahlenbergia mauritiana I.Richardson); Nesocodon mauritianus : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Nesocodon mauritianus. This plant is endemic to Mauritius and has this specific red coloured nectar which attracts geckos for pollination. I took this pic inside the greenhouse at Royal Botanic Garden Kew […]
