Pinus nigra subsp. laricio (Cultivated)

Pinus nigra subsp. laricio Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 19: 66 1928. (syn: Pinus altissima Carrière [Invalid]; Pinus austriaca var. pendula (Carrière) Zederb.; Pinus calabrica Gordon [Invalid]; Pinus caramanica Bosc. ex Loudon [Invalid]; Pinus cebenensis Gordon [Invalid]; Pinus clusiana var. corsicana (Loudon) Franco; Pinus corsica var. pendula (Carrière) J.Nelson; Pinus corsicana Loudon [Invalid]; […]

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Berberis pseudumbellata

Berberis pseudumbellata R.Parker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 118 1921.; Images by Aarti S Khale (Id by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Spiny deciduous shrub, about 2-3 m tall. Stem finely sulcate, subterete or subangled, reddish brown, glabrous, internodes short, about 2-2.5 cm long, […]

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Arenaria thangoensis

Arenaria thangoensis W.W.Sm., Rec. Bot. Surv. India 4: 180 1911. ;   Arenaria thangoensis (Caryophyllaceae) rediscovered: June 2016_DSR_1/1 : 8 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (3) World environment day is appropriate time to inform our eFI family that in last year’s botanical exploration we managed to rediscover a threatened endemic species from a remote Himalayan […]

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Dianthus falconeri

Dianthus falconeri Edgew. & Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 214 1874. ; Images by Anzar Khuroo (Validation by D S Rawat) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)   Dianthus falconeri : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Please confirm the ID as Dianthus falconeri. Kashmir, Dry slopes, 1700 m http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50312999?projectid=32 […]

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Smithsonia maculata

Smithsonia maculata (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 74 1974. (Syn: Gastrochilus maculatus (Dalzell) Kuntze; Loxoma maculatum (Dalzell) Garay; Loxomorchis maculata (Dalzell) Rauschert; Micropera maculata Dalzell; Saccolabium maculatum (Dalzell) Hook.f.; Sarcochilus maculatus (Dalzell) Pfitzer);  Images by tspkumar Common name: Spotted Smithsonia Leaves 2 or 3, 6-10 x 2-3 cm, oblanceolate, apex unequally bilobed, […]

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Cotula (Asteroideae- Anthemideae)

Cotula australis (Sieber ex Spreng.) Hook.f. (Images by Nidhan Singh (Id by Anil Thakur & J.M.Garg) & Iram Mujahid (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Cotula hemisphaerica Wall. ex Benth. & Hook.f. Cotula (‎‎‎‎‎Asteraceae (Compositae)‎) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 7 posts by 3 authors. Pl. […]

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Kleinia ficoides (Cultivated)

Kleinia ficoides (L.) Haw., 313 1812. (syn: Cacalia dulcis Salisb.; Cacalia ficoides L.; Curio ficoides (L.) P.V.Heath; Senecio ficoides (L.) Sch.Bip.); Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)    Kleinia ficoides (L.) Haw from Delhi-GSJUNE2016/01 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) A new for our […]

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Reject the Draft Wetland Rules 2016

Fwd: Urgent! Reject the Draft Wetland Rules 2016; Designed to Destroy Wetlands : 1 post by 1 author. Calling for your support to reject the Draft Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules 2016 which pose a serious threat to India’s wetlands.  The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has brought out a new and […]

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WWF – World Environment Day – 5th June 2016

Fwd: WWF – World Environment Day – 5th June 2016 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) FOR MUMBAI RESIDENTS:  5th June 2016: WWF Mumbai celebrates World Environment Day. Speakers: Adesh Shivkar and Chetan Rao Event page link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1105013936252992/

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Acacia koa ?

Acacia koa A.Gray (syn: Acacia heterophylla var. latifolia Benth.; Acacia kauaiensis Hillebr.; Acacia koa var. koa ; Acacia koa var. latifolia (Benth.) H. St. John; Acacia koa var. waianaeensis H. St. John; Racosperma kauaiense (Hillebr.) Pedley; Racosperma koa (A. Gray) Pedley) ?; Asia: India (I); West Bengal; Indian Ocean: Reunion (I); Pacific Ocean: Hawaii (N) (as […]

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Garden plant at Mangaluru

  For ID please. ID23052016KSB : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Date/Time- 23-05-2016 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Mangaluru Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Garden Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub Height/Length- Small Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Inflorescence Type/ Size- not known Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- not known Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-not […]

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64. Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th April’16

Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th April’16- more than 11,000 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 2,42,700 messages so far & membership currently […]

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Crotalaria angulata

Crotalaria angulata Mill. (syn: Astragalus biflorus L.; Crotalaria nummularia Willd.); Common name: Coinwort Rattlepod India (N); Andhra Pradesh; Bihar; Goa; Gujarat; Karnataka; Kerala; Madhaya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Orissa; Pondicherry; Tamil Nadu; Yanan; Sri Lanka (N) (as per ILDIS)   Specimen of Crotalaria angulata Mill. : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Pl. find attached the […]

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Suitable Bio Fertilizer

pls. suggest Suitable Bio Fertilizer : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) I have just brought “Thyrsostachys oliveri” Bamboo attached is snap) for my small garden. I was searching for some nutrition for it. I am confused as there are so many different Bio fertilizers are available. Can someone pls. suggest which one I should […]

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73rd Tree Appreciation Walk at Heritage Garden, Powai, Hiranandani Gardens

73rd Tree Appreciation Walk at Heritage Garden, Powai, Hiranandani Gardens on 5th June at 7.30 am : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8) We got whiff of  something extra ordinary happening in Heritage Garden at Powai in Hiranadani Gardens……..and rushed to discover,…… the flushing of young leaves on all the trees, ready to greet […]

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Dendrobium hybrids- PU, Chandigarh

  Orchid Id from PU, Chandigarh : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Habitat:- Greenhouse Date:- 20/5/2016 Location:- PU, Chandigarh This is a Dendrobium hybrid, Its a hybrid dendrobium….

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April’16

Members who inserted images at efi site in April’2016 : 1 post by 1 author. Following members mainly inserted a large number of images on a number of efi pages as below: Bhagyashri Ranade- around 120 pages TSP Kumar- around 25 pages Sushant More- around 15 pages Sandhya Sasidharan- around 4 pages Pankaj Kumar- around 2 pages In addition, I was […]

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Serratula pallida

Serratula pallida DC., Prodr. (DC.) 6: 670 670 1838. (syn: Klasea pallida (DC.) Holub (unresolved)); Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)   Serratula pallida from Dachhigam, Kashmir-GSMAY2016/20 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Till we find a live picture of this species I am uploading […]

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Pseudomonas bicolor

Pseudomonas bicolor information of this plant : 2 posts by 2 authors. Thanks, … There is no inf. so far in efi site. What inf, you require ?

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