Malva species- Ranikhet

Plant for ID-PC-15-13.10.2015 : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)- 2 Mb please identify the plant near Ranikhet, Uttarakhand. flower pic not in focus. lets hope someone recognizes it just from the hues…please tell us how tall was this plant and/or any fruits etc. also i have written a note about bursts of digital […]

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Observation skills of citizen scientists

Observation skills of citizen scientists : 3 posts by 2 authors. I found this paper interesting…. and apt for our group: “Can Observation Skills of Citizen Scientists Be Estimated Using Species Accumulation Curves?” http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0139600&representation=PDF Hope you’ll also find it interesting. Thanks, … I cursorily went through it. Can you some up the observations relevant to […]

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Eria pauciflora

Eria pauciflora Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5(1): 4, t. 1636 1851. (syn: Pinalia nilgherensis Kuntze); Stem clavate, 8-10 cm tall. Leaves 2, 4-6 x 1 cm, oblong-lanceolate, acute. Flowers white, in 1.5-2 cm long, 2-flowered, terminal raceme; bracts 6 x 3 mm, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 3-veined; dorsal sepal 7.5 x 2.8 mm, obovate-oblong, acute, 3-veined; […]

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Oberonia anamalayana

Oberonia anamalayana J.Joseph, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 222 1964. ; Leaves to 20 x 4 cm, oblong, acute, tan brown. Scape up to 7 cm, flattened. Spike up to 40 cm long. Flowers greenish yellow brown, 5 x 2 mm, in verticils; dorsal sepal oblong, obtuse; lateral sepals oblong-ovate, obtuse; petals linear, obtuse, decurved […]

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Argyrolobium

Argyrolobium species in India: Argyrolobium album P.K.Bhattach. [synonym of Argyrolobium roseum] Argyrolobium flaccidum (Royle) Jaub. & Spach Argyrolobium roseum (Cambess.) Jaub. & Spach Argyrolobium stenophyllum Boiss. References: Chaudhary, L. B. Argyrolobium stenophyllum Boiss. (Papilionoideae) – A new record for India. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 32 (1-4): 186 – 188. 1992. Chaudhary, L.B. Revision of Argyrolobium […]

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Trias species- Kottigehara near Charmady Ghat, Chikmagalur, Karnataka

Images by tspkumar TSP11OCT2015-1:Images of an epiphytic Orchid for ID assistance. : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Submitting few images of an epiphytic orchid for ID assistance. The plant was not in bloom. Habit: Epiphytic. Habitat: Evergreen Forest Sighting: Kottigehara, near Charmady Ghat, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl Date:10-10-2015 this is Trias stocksii […]

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Dioscorea hamiltonii

Dioscorea hamiltonii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 294 1892. (syn: Dioscorea persimilis Prain & Burkill; Dioscorea persimilis var. pubescens C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang; Dioscorea persimilis var. wukangensis Hand.-Mazz.; Dioscorea raishaensis Hayata); Images by Mahendra Khyade (placed here by J.M.Garg)       Nepal to Taiwan and Pen. Thailand (as per WCSP)   Climber to at least 10 […]

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Please follow basic guidelines

Please follow case submitting guidelines its basic requirement and courtesy : 2 posts by 1 author. I think its time we went back and insist on every body following the rules for submission.. its basic courtesy recently it feels as if i am pulling teeth to get some basic information, and many do not have […]

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Naming Common Himalayan Paraquilegia J. R. Drumm. & Hutch. (2011)

Paper required- Naming Common Himalayan Paraquilegia J. R. Drumm. & Hutch. (2011) : 3 posts by 2 authors. My colleague …  has found an article about Paraquilegia (“Naming Common Himalayan Paraquilegia J. R. Drumm. & Hutch. (Ranunculaceae”) published in the journal Nelumbo, vol. 53, December 2011. But it is unpossible to dwonload a paper without access. […]

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Oberonia species- Mullayaiangiri, Karnataka

  Oberonia species for ID from Karnataka-GSOCT03/14 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Kindly help in the ID of this Oberonia sp. photographed below Mullayaiangiri, growing on branch of a tree, alt 1700 m in Karnataka   Flora Picture of the Year 2015- Gurcharan Singh : 10 posts by 10 authors. Attachments (2) […]

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Chenopodium giganteum

Chenopodium giganteum D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 75 1825. (syn: Chenopodium album subsp. amaranthicolor H.J.Coste & A.Reyn.; Chenopodium album var. centrorubrum Makino; Chenopodium album var. purpurascens (Jacq.) Kuntze; Chenopodium amaranticolor (H.J.Coste & A.Reyn.) H.J.Coste & A.Reyn.; Chenopodium atriplicis L.f.; Chenopodium bonariense Moq. [Invalid]; Chenopodium centrorubrum (Makino) Nakai; Chenopodium elegantissimum Koidz.; Chenopodium leucospermum Schrad.; Chenopodium mairei H.Lév.; […]

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‎Rhododendron species/ cultivars etc.- Uttarakhand

  Plant for ID-PC-12–7.10.2015 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) please identify the var. of Azelia/ Rhododendron from Uttarakhand. two different plants it seems first hopelessly out of focus second may be an evergreen azalea but some leaves yellowing  getting ready to drop … so may be a deciduous azalea and flowers dont […]

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Impatiens clavata

Impatiens clavata Bhaskar, Curr. Sci. 9: 1139 2006. ; Images by tspkumar TSPOCT2015-5: Images of Impatiens clavata Bhaskar shared. : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) It s my pleasure to share a few images of Impatiens clavata Bhaskar. Reported and described as recently as 2006 by Dr. V.Bhaskar, Impatiens clavata Bhaskar (Balsaminaceae) is […]

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Atriplex hortensis (Cultivated)

Atriplex hortensis L., Sp. Pl. 1053 1753. (Syn: Atriplex acuminata M.Bieb.; Atriplex atrosanguinea Voss; Atriplex benghalensis Lam.; Atriplex heterantha Wight; Atriplex hortensis var. hortensis ; Atriplex hortensis subsp. nitens S.Pons; Atriplex microtheca Moq.; Atriplex purpurea Voss; Atriplex ruberrima Moq.; Atriplex rubra (L.) Crantz; Atriplex spectabilis Ehrh. ex Moq.; Atriplex virgata Roth; Chenopodium benghalense Spielm. ex […]

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Geranium species- Near Rampur, Himachal Pradesh

  Flower for Id- ID14092015SH3 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Flower for Id pl. Is it Geranium maculatum ? Location – Near Rampur, Himachal Pradesh Date- 23.08.2015 Habitat –Wild Do you have any other pictures ? If so, pl. post. It is extremely difficult to identify a plant with so little information […]

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