40th Tree Appreciation Walk in Silonda Trail of SGNP, Mumbai on 7th July,13 : 2 posts by 1 author. The season to celebrate without any reason has arrived……the Monsoon has begun………like a magic band it has swept & transformed the landscape from a seemingly lifeless, parched brown of summer to a verdant green […]
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Arisaema leschenaultii
Arisaema leschenaultii Blume, Rumphia 1: 93 1836. (Syn: Arisaema attenuatum E.Barnes & C.E.C.Fisch.; Arisaema caudatum Engl.; Arisaema filicaudatum N.E.Br.; Arisaema huegelii Schott; Arisaema longicaudatum Blatt.; Arisaema papillosum Steud. ex Schott; Arisaema peltatum C.E.C.Fisch.; Arisaema pulchrum N.E.Br.); Images by N Muthu Karthick (Id by Pascal Bruggeman) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click […]
Hydrocotyle conferta
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Hydrocotyle conferta Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 3: t. 1002 1845.; Image by Siva Siva (ID by Santhosh Kumar), photographed in Sri Lanka Hydrocotyle conferta is confined to Niligiri and Palni Hills of Western Ghats where it occurs in high altitude slopes in montane tropical forests and near […]
Rheedea June issue 2013
Rheedea June issue 2013 is released : The Rheedea Vol. 23(1) June issue is released today on the IAAT website. Thank you all for the cooperation and encouragement. The hard copies will reach you soon.
Wissadula periplocifolia
Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 27 1858. (syn: Abutilon hastatum Ridl.; Abutilon periplocifolium (L.) Sweet; Abutilon periplocifolium (L.) G. Don; Abutilon periplocifolium var. albicans Griseb.; Abutilon periplocifolium var. caribaeum (DC.) G.Don; Abutilon periplocifolium var. peruvianum (DC.) G.Don; Abutilon periplocifolium var. zeylanicum (DC.) G.Don; Sida periplocifolia L.; Sida periplocifolia var. caribaea DC.; Sida periplocifolia […]
Zinnia species ?- Kaas plateau
Flower for Id-ID25062013SH1 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors. Posting a photo for Id of this flower Location – Kaas plateau Date – 12.9.2009 Habitat – Wild Could this be some Zinnia sp…?? It is just a wild guess… Id of Flower -ID22072020SH3 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) […]
Zinnia species ?
Gymnanthemum coloratum
Gymnanthemum coloratum (Willd.) H. Rob. & B. Kahn, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 99:501. 1986 (Syn: (≡) Eupatorium coloratum Willd. (basionym); (≡) Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake); Asteraceae Week (Part II – Discoid heads) :: Vernonia colorata, (Willd.) Drake Lowveld Tree – Bangalore – RA : Attachments (9). 4 posts by 3 authors. Shrub […]
Chlorophytum species- Tsavo West National Park, Kenya
Chlorophytum For ID : Kenya : 010713 : AK-2 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1). Chlorophytum seen in a resort in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya on 25/1/2009. Kindly id.
Cleaning up efi genera pages
Cleaning up efi genera pages : 1 post by 1 author. Yesterday I cleaned up Ziziphus efi page by moving Ziziphus caracutta page to Ziziphus xylopyrus based on various references available on net along with discussions in various efi threads- along with adding references, on all pages, giving keys to the various Indian species […]
29. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st May’13
Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st May’13- more than 8500 species : It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindia is the largest google e-group in the world in this field & the largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with more than 1,56,000 messages so far & membership currently around 2110 nos. […]
Spondias indica
Spondias indica (Wight & Arn.) Airy Shaw & Forman, Kew Bull. 21:16. 1967 (Syn: (≡) Solenocarpus indicus Wight & Arn. (basionym)); Images by Muthu Karthick (Identified by Giby Kuriakose & E.S. Santhosh Kumar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Habit –Small deciduous trees, up to 10 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Bark smooth, greyish green Branches and […]
Photosynthesis by Trees
Photosynthesis by Trees : 4 posts by 3 authors. I will be obliged to know the following. 1. Ratio of ‘Oxygen liberated by a tree in daytime’ to ‘Oxygen absorbed by a tree at night’. 2. Ratio of ‘Oxygen liberated by a tree in daytime in summer’ to ‘Oxygen liberated by a tree […]
Haworthia emelyae
Haworthia emelyae Poelln., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 271 1937. (syn: Haworthia retusa subsp. emelyae (Poelln.) Halda; Haworthia retusa var. emelyae (Poelln.) Halda); Ornamental Plant For ID : BBC Show,MNP : 210613 : AK-2 : Attachments (1). 10 posts by 4 authors. A small ornamental plant seen at the BBC Show in MNP, […]
Details of some important contributors- efi page updated
Details of some important contributors- efi page updated : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. see the updated link, which reflects the diversity of our group. Old material has not been deleted while newer links have been added: Details of some important contributors
Begonia species- Nairobi, Kenya
Begonia For ID : Nairobi,Kenya : 280613 : AK-2 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Seen in Nairobi, Kenya on 21/9/2009. A cultivated, potted plant.
Begonia species- Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai
Begonia For ID : Jijamata Udyan,Mumbai : 280613 : AK-1 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. An ornamental Begonia photographed on 14/5/2009. Cultivated, potted plant.
Centella species- Sri Lanka
28062013 ASP 70 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Can you please ID this creeping medicinal herb. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Nov 2012. I think both Hydrocotyle and Centella are mixed up here.
Centella species
Eleutherine bulbosa (Cultivated)
Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 305 1918. (Syn: Antholyza meriana Blanco [Illegitimate]; Bermudiana bulbosa (Mill.) Molina; Bermudiana congesta (Klatt) Kuntze; Cipura plicata (Sw.) Griseb.; Eleutherine americana (Aubl.) Merr. ex K.Heyne; Eleutherine anomala Herb.; Eleutherine longifolia Gagnep.; Eleutherine plicata (Sw.) Herb.; Eleutherine plicata Herb. ex Klatt; Eleutherine subaphylla Gagnep.; Ferraria parviflora Salisb.; […]
