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      Fw: Fw: Today’s Thought-09.10.14 : 2 posts by 2 authors. THINK IT OVER. We should get the name of this tree and see if we can get a sapling. Can somebody enlighten? Do you know the place of the picture ?      

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Swertia cuneata

Swertia cuneata Wall. ex D. Don, London Edinburgh Philos. Mag. & J. Sci. 8: 77 1836. (Syn: Swertia asterocalyx T.N. Ho & S.W. Liu);        ID request –enroute Dhel pass- GHNP – PKA6 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6). This herb was spotted enroute Dhel Pass at an altitude of approx […]

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Aster altaicus

Aster altaicus Willd., Enum. pl. 2:881. 1809 (Syn: (≡) Heteropappus altaicus (Willd.) Novopokr.) as per GRIN;   Images by Krishan Lal (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)        Fwd: Heteropappus alaticus : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3). This plant has shot from Kaza        […]

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Iochroma australe (USA)

Iochroma australe Griseb., Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 218 1874. (Syn: Acnistus australis (Griseb.) Griseb.; Acnistus australis var. grandiflorus Griseb.; Dierbachia australis (Griseb.) Kuntze; Dunalia australis (Griseb.) Sleumer);           Iochroma australe Griseb. from California-GSOCT01 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2). Iochroma australe Griseb. (syn: Acnistus australis (Griseb.) Griseb.) […]

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Pimpinella acuminata

Pimpinella acuminata (Edgew.) C.B. Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 2(6): 686 1879. (Syn: Pimpinella hazariensis H. Wolff; Reutera acuminata Edgew.); Images by (Gurcharan Singh – validation by D.S. Rawat) & (Nidhan Singh – identification by Gurcharan Singh), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)   Glabrous perennial herb up to 1 m tall, little branched often tinged red towards […]

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Sahayadri-Water Falls- Trekking Expedition-2014

    Fwd: Sahayadri-Water Falls- Trekking Expedition-2014 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2). PL. FIND THE DETAILS OF THE TREKKING EXPEDITION.   YOUTH HOSTELS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA Vadodara  Gujarat. organising Sahayadri-Water Falls- Trekking Expedition-2014   On a popular demand from our members we are organizing this trekking expedition once again for the fourth year. Adventurous Three Nights Four […]

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Aconitum deinorrhizum

Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 158 1905. ;   Images by Kishan Lal (Identified by D.S.Rawat) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)       Fwd: Aconitum deinorrhizum from Chansi Pass : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). This Aconitum is enedemic to Bushehar Himalaya and Chansil Pass is a part of this area […]

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Swertia alternifolia

Swertia alternifolia Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 278 1835. ;      Fwd: Swetia alterniflia from Lahaul Spithi distt : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1+ 3) This Swertia alternifolia shot from Gamphu to Dorni roadside on moist place in Distt Lahaul spiti  Yes another big and beautiful late blooming Swertia with distinctly alternate […]

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Justicia species- Coorg, Karnataka

      Nilgirianthus warreensis (Dalzell) Bremek. SN Sep 49 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3). Nilgirianthus warreensis (Dalzell) Bremek (=Strobilanthes warreensis Dalzell), wild herb from Bahamandala area of Coorg, Karnataka I don’t think this is Strobilanthes warrensis. It looks different This is not a Strobilanthes. It looks like a Justicia sp. to […]

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Tree at Dandeli

      On way to Dandeli Tiger Wildlife Sanctuary : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). the photos were taken on way to tiger        

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Tree from Dandeli

      Plant from Dandeli : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). please ID the plant. The snaps were taken on way to Dandeli Tiger Reserve. More snaps. Attachments (3) Could you pl. send the attachments after correcting the orientation ? Thanks … Attachments (4)        

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Saving the Slipper Orchids

    Saving the Slipper Orchids : 1 post by 1 author. Thought of sharing this in our group. http://www.kew.org/discover/blogs/red-listing-slipper-orchids    

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An Ecological Analysis of Mangroves Ecosystem of Odisha

    Fwd: my paper : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) – Vol80_2014_3_Art13.pdf You may find the attached paper interesting. The Bhitarkanika mangroves are richest in diversity compared to other regions of country. BUT due to likely reduced fresh water flow to these estuarine regions because of dev. need upstream of power,mines and […]

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Ortea rosea ?

Ortea rosea ?;       Oreta sp. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1). Just when I thought that the new species of moths were eluding me and my leaving the bathroom light on was earning me nothing but annoyed looks from my wife, I saw this Hooktip hugging the ceiling and I […]

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Fuchsia ‘Miss California’

Fuchsia ‘Miss California’ ;   fuchsia.for ID.011014.RT-5 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).   Pls ID this Fuchsia. Place-Munnar Habitat-cultivated garden. Height-3feet. To me it reminds me of the hardy varieties, old cultivars … from early 1900s one such is Abbe Farges grows to about 3 to 4 feet, and has these lovely crimson […]

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44. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Aug.’14

    Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Aug.’14- more than 9500 species : 2 posts by 2 authors. It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindiais 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 1,99,000 messages so far & membership […]

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Nari latha- a fake plant

    ID please : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). This I got it through a friend in whatsappHelp me to identify the plant. Is it a plant? Seems a fake plant. This is new genus and species We have to named it as Dominaenudus tentorifructuma. This is not true plant, it is […]

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Corydalis lathyroides

Corydalis lathyroides Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 23 1896. (syn: Corydalis brevicalcarata F.Ludlow); India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan as per Catalogue of Life;   Corydalis lathyroides (Fumariaceae) from Uttarakhand: Sep. 2014_DSR_34: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3). Corydalis lathyroides Prain is an accepted species of Corydalis […]

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Cinnamomum species- Herbal Garden, Delhi

      Piperaceae, Lauraceae and Thymelaeaceae Fortnight: Lauraceae-Cinnamomum verum from Delhi -GSSEP11 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3). Cinnamomum verum J. Presl. (syn: C. zeylanicum Blume), photographed from Herbal Garden, Delhi. Pl. validate Yes …, It is Cinnamomum verum, leaves longer than C. tamala I think it is different from Cinnamomum verum, […]

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Pimpinella heyneana ?

Pimpinella heyneana ?;      ANSEPT51 Apiaceae member for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). Chikamagalur-Kemmangudi Road14th September 2014 Please confirm if this is Pimpinella heyneana efi page on Pimpinella heyneana      

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