Impatiens mengtszeana Hook. f., Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 4, 10: 256 256 1908.; Id this flower ( Arunachal Pradesh) : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 4 authors. This photo was also taken in Namdapha National Park. I think it is Impatiens sps. This is off course Impatiens and not an Orchid […]
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NATIONAL WILD LIFE & NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION at Panipat
FIRST NATIONAL WILD LIFE & NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION -2013 : It is a matter of great pleasure that Association for Promotion of Plant Sciences, Panipat, Manav Sankalp Society, HOPE Thane and efloraofindia in Association with Dainik Bhaskar Panipat are going to organize a two day Photo Exhibition on Wild life and Nature. The […]
Impatiens parasitica
Impatiens parasitica Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 2, 20:66, t. 7, fig. 2. 1859; Images by Prabhu Kumar It is one of the only fully epiphytic species, typically found growing on moist tree trunks. Its bizarre blooms resemble little tropical parrots, with their lime green hood and bright red, curled “tail”. […]
Pelargonium species- at Munnar, Kerala
Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week:: Geraniaceae :Pelargonium sp-2 –at Munnar – PKA31 : 1 image. 1 post by 1 author. This is one more Pelargonium sp from Munnar. Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week:: Geraniaceae :Pelargonium sp-1 –at Munnar – PKA30 : 2 images. 3 posts by 3 authors. Seen this […]
Please be careful about subject line
Please be careful about subject line : It has often been seen that some members don’t have a proper subject line when uploading photographs. The uploads without subject line, slightly different subject lines or common subject lines which convey no idea about subject being discussed often lead to replies being getting detached from the […]
Lotus berthelotii (USA & Africa)
Lotus berthelotii Masf., Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10:160. 1881 (Syn: (=) Lotus peliorhynchus Hook. f.); Lotus berthelotii is a perennial plant endemic to the Canary Islands, in the genus Lotus. This plant is either extinct in the wild or persists as a few individuals. In 1884 it was already classed as “exceedingly rare” […]
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis acetosella L., Sp. Pl. 433 1753. (syn: Acetosella alba (D.Don) Kuntze; Oxalis acetosella subsp. leucolepis (Diels) C.C.Huang & L.R.Xu; Oxalis acetosella var. purpurascens Mart.; Oxalis acetosella var. rosea Peterm.; Oxalis acetosella subsp. taimonii (Yamam.) S.F.Huang & T.C.Huang; Oxalis alba Steud.; Oxalis americana Bigelow .; Oxalis leucolepis Diels; Oxalis martiana var. taimonii (Yamamoto) S.S.Ying; Oxalis nemoralis […]
36th Tree Appreciation Walk in Rani Bagh, Mumbai
36th Tree Appreciation Walk in Rani Bagh, Mumbai on 17th March at 9 am : “The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring”~Bern Williams Weather seems to sing in Rani Bagh…….. nature is at its beautiful and bountiful best Everything is blooming most joyously & recklessly […]
Nemesia
Nemesia strumosa Benth. (Introduced) (South Africa (W-Cape Prov.), Canada (I) (Quebec (I)) as per Catalogue of Life)
Pelargonium ‘Ginger’ (USA)
Pelargonium ‘Ginger’; Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: Geraniaceae :: Pelargonium ginger : San Francisco. 1 image. 4 posts by 3 authors. Pelargonium ginger Another Pelargonium observed in SFO Bot garden. it should be Pelargonium ‘Ginger’, a scented cultivar and not species Pelargonium ginger. Thanks for the correction sir. It’s a scented cultivar. […]
Pelargonium cordifolium (Cultivated- USA)
Pelargonium cordifolium Curtis (Syn: Pelargonium cordatum L’Hér.; Pelargonium cordatum var. lanatum Harv.; Pelargonium cordatum var. rubrocinctum Harv.; (≡) Geranium cordifolium Cav. (basionym); (=) Pelargonium cordatum Aiton); Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: Geraniaceae :: Pelargonium from Mountainview California Garden. : 3 images. 4 posts by 3 authors. Sharing a colourful Pelargonium from USA Some […]
Tree species- Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
Tree species for ID 28022013 KSK8,9 : Another discussion addresses this topic: You were redirected here from a topic that was marked as a duplicate: Details are as below: Date/Time- 06.03.2013 11 am Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh , Altitude- 400-800 masl Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- […]
Cactus for ID- Flower Show, Mumbai
Cactus for ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 020313 : AK-2 : 1 image. 4 posts by 2 authors. A cactus seen at the Flower Show in Mumbai during Feb, 2011. A small, cultivated, potted plant. Could this be Gymnocalycium mihanovichii? Not likely.
Pelargonium ‘Marie Thomas’ (USA)
Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: Geraniaceae :: Pelargonium Marie Thomas : 3 images. Pelargonium Marie Thomas. The San Francisco Botanical garden has many hybrids of Geraniceae. This may be another hybrid with a label attached to it. References: Scented Leaf: Scented bonsai Marie Thomas Dave’s Garden Geraniaceae.com : Details of Pelargonium […]
Schefflera shweliensis
Schefflera shweliensis W.W.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10: 65 1917. (syn: Agalma shweliense (W.W.Sm.) Hutch.); Images by Nick Macer – identified by Mr Frodin, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Trees, to 20 m tall, probably andromonoecious. Petiole 12-24 cm; petiolules to 1-1.5 cm; leaflets 5-9, narrowly obovate to oblanceolate, 6-15 cm long, 1.5-3.5 cm wide, […]
Botanical/ scientific name- consumed as vegetables
Need Botanical/ scientific name: 2 posts by 2 authors. 5 images of different species. These pictures were taken in District Godda, Jharkhand (Village name: Sagar and Angwali). They are consumed as vegetables. Need the botanical/ scientific name for these. Multiple pictures uploaded, please read and follow the guidelines.
Lophophora williamsii
Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) J.M. Coult., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(2): 131 131 1894. (syn: Anhalonium lewinii Henn. (Unresolved); Anhalonium williamsii (Lem.) C.F.Först. (Unresolved); Echinocactus williamsii Lem. (Unresolved); Lophophora lewinii (Hennings ex Lewin) C.H. Thomps.; Mammillaria lewinii (Henn.) H.Karst. (Unresolved)); cactus pudding,[3] devil’s-root,[3] diabolic-root,[3] divine cactus,[3] dry-whiskey,[3] dumpling cactus,[3] Indian-dope,[3] mescal-buttons,[3] turnip cactus,[3] whiskey cactus,[3] […]
Lophophora
Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) J.M. Coult.
Euphorbia ritchiei (Cultivated)
Euphorbia ritchiei (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns, Taxon 55: 415 2006. (syn: Monadenium ritchiei P.R.O.Bally); Image by Aarti Khale – Id by P.S.Sangwan & John Cactus for ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 030313 : AK-3: Another ornamental cactus or succulent seen at the flower show in Mumbai in Feb, 2011. Pink flowers seen, no spines. Monadenium sps.May […]
Biophytum insigne
Biophytum insigne Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 216 1921. ; India (Tamil Nadu) as per Catalogue of Life; Biophytum insignis: Another interesting species of Biophytum, endemic to the southern Western Ghats. Biophytum insignis Gamble. The photograph was from our living collection at JNTBGRI, KERALA References: Catalogue of Life The Plant […]
