Rhynchostele bictoniensis (Cultivated- USA)

Rhynchostele bictoniensis (Bateman) Soto Arenas & Salazar, Orquídea (Mexico City) n.s., 13: 147 1993. (syn: Amparoa bictoniensis (Bateman) Archila; Cyrtochilum bictoniense Bateman; Lemboglossum bictoniense (Bateman) Halb. ex Soto Arenas; Odontoglossum bictoniense (Bateman) Lindl.; Odontoglossum bictoniense var. splendens Lem.; Zygopetalum africanum Hook.); Mexico to C. America as per WCSP; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico […]

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110. Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st March’20

Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st March’20- more than 13,000 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 3,47,500 messages so far & membership […]

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Begonia mazae (Cultivated)

Begonia mazae Ziesenh., Begonian 14: 152, 242 1947. (syn: Begonia mazae var. deminuta Ziesenh.; Begonia mazae f. nigricans Ziesenh.; Begonia mazae f. viridis Ziesenh.); SE. Mexico as per WCSP; SK1256 04 JUL 2018 : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Location:  Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 10 May 2018 Altitude: 4300 ft. Habit : Cultivated. Which Begonia is […]

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Erica colorans (Cultivated- Australia)

Erica colorans Andrews, Col. Engr. Heaths 4: t. 223 1814. (syn: Ericodes colorans (Andr.) Kuntze; Syringodea colorans (Andr.) G.Don); South Africa (W-Cape Prov.) as per Catalogue of Life; Plants From Australia 2018:: Erica colorans-NS April 2020-29 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6) This was again blooming in Melton Botanical Garden, Victoria.. I hope it is […]

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Now we are able to tell the world

Now we are able to tell the world : 8 posts by 4 authors. Now we have ‘Database of Plants of Indian Subcontinent- developed by the members of the Efloraofindia Google Group’ written at the top on all the pages. Earlier we had it only on the home page, which many may not be visiting or […]

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Phalaenopsis amboinensis (Cultivated- USA)

Phalaenopsis amboinensis J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 45: 23 1911. (syn: Phalaenopsis amboinensis var. flavida Christenson; Phalaenopsis amboinensis f. flavida (Christenson) O.Gruss & M.Wolff; Phalaenopsis hombronii Finet; Phalaenopsis psilantha Schltr.; Polychilos amboinensis (J.J.Sm.) Shim); Sulawesi to Maluku as per Catalogue of Life; Orchid for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, USA : 07APR20 : […]

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Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica (Cultivated- USA)

Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 38: 36 1969. (syn: Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica f. flava O.Gruss; Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. hieroglyphica Rchb.f.; Polychilos hieroglyphica (Rchb.f.) Shim); Philippines as per WCSP; Orchid for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, USA : 07APR20 : AK-30 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) Orchids seen at the Conservatory […]

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Dendrobium glomeratum (Cultivated- USA)

Dendrobium glomeratum Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 155 1894. (syn: Chromatotriccum crepidiferum (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Chromatotriccum sulawesiense (Erfkamp & O.Gruss) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Coelandria glomerata (Rolfe) M.A.Clem.; Dendrobium crepidiferum J.J.Sm.; Dendrobium sulawesiense Erfkamp & O.Gruss; Pedilonum crepidiferum (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert; Pedilonum glomeratum (Rolfe) Rauschert); Sulawesi to Maluku as per WCSP;   Orchid for ID […]

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Leucospermum “Veldfire” (Australia/ USA)

Leucospermum “Veldfire”; Plants From Australia 2018:: Leucospermum “veldfire”-NS April 2020-33 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5) This beautiful plant was seen in Royal Botanical Garden, Sydney..   Requesting ID of this plant with very peculiar flowers cultivated – San Francisco, USA 24052013 : ARK-01 : Attachments (4).   Requesting ID of this plant […]

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Conostylis aculeata (Australia)

Conostylis aculeata R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 300 1810. ; W. & SW. Australia as per WCSP; Plants From Australia 2018:: Conostylis aculeata subsp. preissii-NS April 2020-32 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5) This cultivated herb was seen near Sydney.. Conostylis aculeata subsp. preissii…. References: Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  IPNI […]

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Leucocoprinus birnbaumii ?

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Corda) Singer, 1962 (syn: Agaricus aureus F.M.Bailey, 1913; Agaricus birnbaumii Corda, 1839; Agaricus cepistipes (misapplied name); Agaricus luteus Bolton, 1788; Bolbitius birnbaumii (Corda) Sacc. & Traverso, 1910; Lepiota aurea Massee, 1912; Lepiota cepistipes var. lutea (Bolton) Sacc., 1887; Lepiota lutea (Bolton) Mattir., 1897 (ambiguous synonym); Lepiota lutea var. aurantiofloccosa A.H.Sm. & P.M.Rea, 1944; […]

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Omphalotus species‎ ?- Osho Tapovan, Nepal

  SK 2586 03 April 2020 – Mycophyta : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) – around 800 kb each. Location: Osho Tapovan, Nepal Date: 18 July 2015 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit: Wild Cantharellus ? Looks like …! Maybe Omphalotus. Not Canterellus at least  Yes can be Omphalotus species  But again we can’t we sure with only these […]

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Amanita species- Osho Tapovan, Nepal

  SK 2576 31 March 2020 – Mycophyta : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) – around 850 kb each. Location: Osho Tapovan, Nepal Date: 18 July 2015 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit: Wild Amanita ? May be …! Yes likely Amanita sp.  

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Scleroderma species- Osho Tapovan, Nepal

  SK 2579 29 March 2020 – Mycophyta : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Location:  Osho Tapovan, Nepal Date: 18 July 2015 Altitude: 1500 m. Habitat : Wild Lycoperdon‎ ? Scleroderma citrinum Pers. ?? Scleroderma sp. I will not say about species as many species look morphological much similar and can be distinguished […]

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Tylopilus

Tylopilus species- Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal   Tylopilus species- Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal  

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Tylopilus species- Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal

  SK1792 16 Feb 2019 – Mycophyta : 17 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Location:  Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal Date: 6 September 2017 Elevation : 2300 m. Habit : Wild  Any idea about the family ? This is one of the prominent member of fleshy poroid mushrooms belonging to Boletaceae. There are about 70 genera in […]

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