Berberis species- Chakauri, Uttarakhand

      Menispermaceae, Berberidaceae, Nymphaeaceae and Nelumbonaceae Fortnight: Berberidaceae- Berberis lycium from Chakauri, Uttarakhand-GSOCT07 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Berberis lycium photographed from Chakauri Uttarakhand. Pl. validate efi page on Berberis lycium Does not seem to be Berberis lycium.        

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Quercus agrifolia (USA)

Quercus agrifolia Née, Anales Ci. Nat. 3: 271 1801. (Syn: Quercus acroglandis Kellogg; Quercus acutiglandis Sarg.; Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia ; Quercus agrifolia var. frutescens Engelm.; Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T.Howell; Quercus oxyadenia Torr.; Quercus pricei Sudw.);   Quercus agrifolia, the coast live oak, is an evergreen oak (highly variable and often shrubby), native […]

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Diospyros virginiana (USA)

Diospyros virginiana L., Sp. Pl. 1057 1753. (Syn: Diospyros angustifolia Audib. ex Spach; Diospyros calycina Audib. ex Spach; Diospyros caroliniana Muhl. ex Raf.; Diospyros ciliata Raf.; Diospyros concolor Moench; Diospyros digyna Loudon; Diospyros distyla K.Koch; Diospyros fertilis Loudon; Diospyros guaiacana C.C.Robin; Diospyros intermedia Loudon; Diospyros lucida Loudon; Diospyros mosieri Small; Diospyros persimon Wikstr.; Diospyros pubescens […]

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Pinus species- California

    Pine Species For ID : California : 18OCT14 : AK-9 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).   Pine Species seen on 27th Sept,14 in Fremont.   A huge tree. …, Is this Pinus muricata posted by you?        

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Quercus vacciniifolia (USA)

Quercus vacciniifolia Kellogg, Sci. Opin. 3: 52 1870. (Syn: Quercus chrysolepis var. vacciniifolia (Kellogg) Engelm.; Quercus chrysolepis subsp. vacciniifolia (Kellogg) A.E.Murray);   Quercus vacciniifolia (orth. var. Q. vaccinifolia), the huckleberry oak, is a member of the Protobalanus section of genus Quercus. It has evergreen foliage, short styles, very bitter acorns that mature in 18 months, […]

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Cardiocrinum giganteum

Cardiocrinum giganteum (Wall.) Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27: 125 1913. (Syn: Cardiocrinum giganteum var. giganteum ; Lilium cordifolium subsp. giganteum Baker; Lilium giganteum Wall.);  Cardiocrinum giganteum, the giant Himalayan lily, is the largest species of any of the lily plants, growing up to 3.5 metres high. It is found in the Himalayas of India, Tibet, […]

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Cardiocrinum

Cardiocrinum giganteum (Wall.) Makino (Images by Ushaprabha Page (1,2,4) and Balkar Singh (3)) ‎Cardiocrinum (‎Liliaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎‎Cardiocrinum (‎Liliaceae) page with images of species (done by D S Rawat ji) in efloraofindia. If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. […]

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45. Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Sept.’14

    Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Sept.’14- more than 10,000 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 2,02,000 messages so far & […]

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Tristaniopsis laurina (Cultivated- USA)

Tristaniopsis laurina (Sm.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh., Austral. J. Bot. 30: 435 1982. (Syn: Melaleuca laurina Sm.; Tristania bakeriana Gand.; Tristania laurina (Sm.) R.Br.);   Tristaniopsis laurina, Water Gum or Kanooka, is a tree species native to Australia. It usually grows near the eastern coastline and along the banks of streams, where the trunks and […]

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Melanoseris

Melanoseris bracteata (Hook. f. & Thomson ex C.B. Clarke) N. Kilian   Melanoseris cyanea (D. Don) Edgew. (Images by Gurcharan Singh, Nidhan Singh & Prashant Awale (Id by D S Rawat, Krishan Lal & Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  Melanoseris macrantha (C. B. Clarke) N. Kilian & […]

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Acacia verticillata (Cultivated- USA)

Acacia verticillata (L’Her.) Willd. (Syn: Acacia verticillata Benth.; Acacia verticillata var. angusta DC.; Acacia verticillata var. glabra DC.; Acacia verticillata var. latifolia “Benth., p.p.A”; Acacia verticillata subsp. verticillata ; Mimosa verticillata L’Her.; Mimosa verticillata L’Hér.; Phyllodoce verticillata (L’Her.) Link; Racosperma verticillatum (L’Her.) C.Mart.; Racosperma verticillatum var. latifolium “Pedley, p.p.A”; Racosperma verticillatum var. verticillatum ); images by […]

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Lactuca lessertiana

Lactuca lessertiana (Wall. ex DC.) Wall. ex C.B.Clarke, 270 1876. (Syn: Cicerbita lessertiana (DC.) Mamgain & Rao; Cicerbita lessertiana (Wall. ex DC.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao; Hieracium lessertianum Wall.; Melanoseris lessertiana (DC.) Decne.; Melanoseris lyrata Decne.; Mulgedium lessertianum (Wall. ex C.B.Clarke) Wall. ex DC.; Mulgedium lessertianum var. dentatum DC.; Mulgedium lessertianum var. lessertianum ); Images by […]

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Arcyosperma primulifolium

Arcyosperma primulifolium (Thomson) O.E.Schulz, Pflanzenr. IV, 105(86): 182 1924. (Syn: Sisymbrium primulaefolium Thomson); Images by V P Bhatt (Id by D S Rawat) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)     Common name: Primrose-Leaved Rock-Cress       Herb for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). […]

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Arcyosperma

Arcyosperma primulifolium (Thomson) O.E.Schulz (Images by V P Bhatt (Id by D S Rawat) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Arcyosperma (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Brassicaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Arcyosperma (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Brassicaceae) page with images of species (done by me) in […]

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Lonicera purpurascens

Lonicera purpurascens (Decne.) Walp. in Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 2:449. 1843. (Syn: Lonicera sericea Royle ex Hook. f. & Thoms.; Xylosteum purpurascens Decne.); Images by V.P.Bhatt (ID by D.S.Rawat) An erect shrub about 8 ft tall. Branchlets pilose, ultimately glabrous, pubescent when young. Leaves opposite, oblong or obovate-oblong to elliptic, 2-3 x 1-2 cm across, […]

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Valeriana species ?- Bhundaar valley

      Herbaceous plant for ID from Bhundaar valley : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).   Plants pic was captured in end of June 2014 just below the Ghangariya Please check for Valeriana species (Valerianaceae). Pictures are not very clear.      

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