Andrographis rothii

Andrographis rothii C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 4: 506 1884. (syn: Justicia glandulosa Roth); Images by Nasim Kasim (Inserted by J.M.Garg)  Identification of Andrographis sp. : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Pl help me to identify the Andrographis sp. Prostrate, much branching from the base of the stem, pubescent. Inflorescence axillary 2- 4 flowers. […]

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Justicia sivadasanii

Justicia sivadasanii C. N. Sunil, K. M. Prabhukumar, V. V. Naveen Kumar, V. S. Hareesh, E. C. Baiju- Kew Bulletin December 2015, 70:55; A new species of Justicia from Kerala : 15 posts by 12 authors. Please go through the link http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12225-015-9600-y Congratulations …! Another feather in your hat! References: Justicia sivadasanii (Acanthaceae): a striking […]

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58. Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Oct.’15

Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Oct.’15- 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 more than 2,35,500 messages so far & membership […]

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Vigna dalzelliana

Vigna dalzelliana (Kuntze) Verdc. (syn: Phaseolus dalzellianus Kuntze; Phaseolus dalzellii T.Cooke; Phaseolus pauciflorus Dalzell; Vigna dalzelliana var. dalzelliana ); Cambodia (N) ; India (N); Andhra Pradesh; Bihar ; Gujarat ; Karnataka; Kerala ; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra; Orissa ; Rajasthan; Tamil Nadu ; Laos (N) ; Pakistan (N); Philippines (N) ; Thailand (N) ; Vietnam (N) […]

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Microtropis latifolia

Microtropis latifolia Wight ex M.A.Lawson, Fl. Brit. India 1: 613 1875.; Habit- Small trees, up to 5 m tall. Branches and Branchlets- Branches terete, black-purple. Leaves- Leaves simple, opposite to subopposite, decussate; petiole 0.5-1 cm long, canaliculate; lamina 7-15 x 2.5-6.5 cm, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, base acute to attenuate, margin entire, margins reflexed, pale […]

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Memecylon depressum

Memecylon depressum Benth., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 4101 1831.; Shrubs; branchlets tetragonous towards the upper part of each internode, terete below. Leaves to 13 x 5.5 cm, ovate-oblong, acute at apex, subsessile, brown when dried, nerves about 12 pairs, subdistinct. Cymes 2.5 cm across, densely branched. Flowers 4 mm across, many-together; calyx teeth acute; petals […]

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Nepenthes alata (Cultivated)

Nepenthes alata Blanco, Fl. Filip. 805 1837.; endemic to the Philippines as per Wikipedia;   Pitcher Plant For ID : Nasik : 18NOV15 : AK-8 : 08/08 : 9 posts by 4 authors. 2 images. Seen at a plant nursery in Nasik on 20th Oct,15. This was the first time I came across a Pitcher Plant. […]

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Chauhan Vibha

A revision of trifoliolate Indigofera (Tribe Indigofereae: Fabaceae) in India- VIBHA CHAUHAN & ARUN K. PANDEY- Phytotaxa 220 (1): 001–029 (2015)- Abstract– A revision of trifoliolate Indigofera in India is provided based on field studies, and examination of herbarium specimens. In India, 11 species and 4 varieties of trifoliolate Indigofera are recognized: Indigofera barberi, I. […]

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Jeyaprakash Karnan

RESEARCH ARTICLES (International Journals)  1.      K. Jeyaprakash,  N. Balachandran, S. Rathinavel; Three new distributional records to Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, International journal of chemical and biological sciences, 2 (6): 1-5. September 2015. ISSN-2349-2724  2.     Palanivel Suganya, Karnan Jeyaprakash, Gopal Rao Mallavarapu, Ramar Murugan; Comparison of the chemical composition, tyrosinase inhibitory and anti-inflammatory activities of the essential […]

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Impatiens concinna

Impatiens concinna Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 449 1874. ; Erect annual herbs, 15-25 cm high; stems stout, branched; branches ascending. Leaves opposite, 1.2-1.8 cm long, ovate-cordate, acute at apex, serrate, glandular; 3 lower serratures almost setaceous, nerves prominent beneath, subsessile; stipules setaceous or absent. Flowers ca 1 cm across, axillary, solitary, binate or in fascicles, […]

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Oct’15

Members who inserted images in Oct’2015 : 8 posts by 4 authors. Following members added a large number of images as below: Tspkumar- 231 images pertaining to 63 species Bhagyashri Ranade- approx 175-200  images Surajit Koley – may be around 100 images or more (my estimate) Dr. Pankaj Kumar- around 20 images or more (my estimate) Sushant More- […]

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Chakraborti Papia

1. Betal S, Chowdhury PR, Kundu S, Raychaudhuri SS. 2004. Estimation of genetic variability of Vigna radiata cultivars by RAPD analysis. Bilogia Plantarm 48(2): 205-209.  2. An unedited 1.1 kb mitochondrial orfB gene transcript in the Wild Abortive Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (WA-CMS) system of Oryza sativa L. subsp. indica Srirupa Das12†, Supriya Sen13†, Anirban Chakraborty1†, Papia Chakraborti14, Mrinal K Maiti1, Asitava Basu1, Debabrata Basu15 and Soumitra K Sen1* […]

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Herbarium

Fwd: Herbarium : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)- Herbarium_ pdf.pdf- 3 MB   Just published article on herbaria attached for your perusal. Thanks, … Very interesting to a layman like me. Forwarding to efloraofindia for their reading pl.

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Gymnostachyum polyanthum

Gymnostachyum polyanthum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1494 1849. (syn: Cryptophragmium polyanthum Kuntze); Images by Anurag N. Sharma (Inserted by J.M.Garg)  Scapigerous herbs; stem very short, puberulous. Leaves elliptic-ovate, 4-12 by 2-5.5 cm, base sublyrate, decurrent, margin subentire, apex subacute, non lineolate, chartaceous; petiole c.3 cm long, scape to 25 cm long, sharply 4-angled […]

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Indigofera karnatakana

Indigofera karnatakana Sanjappa (Syn. Indigofera tenuifolia sensu Wight & Arn.); Images by Anurag N. Sharma   India (N); Andhra Pradesh ; Gujarat ; Karnataka ; Maharashtra ; Rajasthan ; Tamil Nadu ; Pakistan (N) ; Sri Lanka (N) (as per ILDIS)   ANNOV40/40 Indigofera karnatakana Sanjappa (Please validate) : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8) Family: […]

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Sonerila sreenarayaniana

Sonerila sreenarayaniana C.N. Sunil, Naveen Kumar and Rajeev; Images by Anurag N. Sharma   ANNOV44/44 Sonerila sreenarayaniana Sunil, Naveen Kumar & Rajeev : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5) Family: MelastomataceaeDate: 14th September 2015Place: Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam district, KeralaHabit: Herb, epiphytic on trees Habitat: Evergreen forest in dense and well-shaded areas References: Sonerila […]

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Kaushik P.

RESEARCH PAPERS Kaushik, P. and Mehra P.N. 1979. Anatomy of Genus Coelogyne (Orchidaceae) and its ecological and taxonomical bearing. Proceedings of symposium on “The Vegetational Wealth of Himalayas” (Oct. 1-6, 1979) University of Garhwal, Srinagar (U.P.), pp 45-46. Kaushik, P. 1979. Azadirachta  indica (Neem). The Rajasthan Ballad, 9: 3. Kaushik, P. 1979. Has Science dimmed […]

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