Malephora crocea (Cultivated)

Malephora crocea (Jacq.) Schwantes, Deutsche Gärt.-Zeitung 43: 7 7 1928. (Syn: Hymenocyclus croceus Schwantes; Mesembryanthemum croceum Jacq.);   Images by Arundhati Boyce (Identified by Santhosh Kumar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)       Ornamental for id – 200213 ANB-0032 – Mumbai: I would love to know the name of another very attractive succulent plant if possible. I […]

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Malephora

  Malephora crocea (Jacq.) Schwantes (Cultivated) (Images by Arundhati Boyce (Identified by Santhosh Kumar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) ‎Malephora page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Malephora page with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can […]

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Albuca bracteata (Cultivated)

Albuca bracteata (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Taxon 58: 93 2009. (Syn: Eliokarmos caudatum (Aiton) Raf.; Fenelonia bracteata (Thunb.) Raf.; Loncomelos caudatum (Aiton) Dostál; Ornithogalum bracteatum Thunb.; Ornithogalum caudatum Aiton; Ornithogalum longibracteatum Jacq.; Ornithogalum massonii J.F.Gmel. [Illegitimate]; Ornithogalum scilloides Jacq.; Stellarioides longibracteata (Jacq.) Speta; Urginea mouretii Batt. & Trab.; Urophyllon caudatum (Aiton) Salisb. [Invalid];                                     (=) Ornithogalum […]

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Albuca

Albuca bracteata (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt (Images by Arundhati Boyce (Id by Viplav Gangar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) ‎Albuca page (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Asparagaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Albuca page (‎‎‎‎‎‎Asparagaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). […]

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Allium species ?- Paddar valley, J&K

      Plant for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 241211 SRANA 03: Kindly identify the plant. Date: 9th June 2011. Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K. Altitude: 3200 meters asl. Plant height: 20-30 cms Plant habit/habitat: Wild herb I hope Polygonatum verticillatum Having a second look it may be a species of Allium, possibly […]

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35th Tree Appreciation Walk on 24th Fenruary at Sagar Upvan

    35th Tree Appreciation Walk on 24th Fenruary at Sagar Upvan: Sagar Upvan is the place to be on 24th February for our Tree Appreciation Walk………It is one of the most well-kept garden of Mumbai with some very interesting species of trees such as Kala Palash (Ougeinia oojeinensis), Black Pearl tree (Harpullia zanquebarica), Branching […]

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Aganope thyrsiflora

Aganope thyrsiflora (Benth.) Polhill, Kew Bull. 25:268. 1971 (Syn: Aganope floribunda Miq.; Aganope macrophylla Miq.; Aganope subavenis Miq.; Aganope thyrsiflora var. eualata (Bedd.) Thoth. & D.N.Das; Aganope thyrsiflora var. wallichii (Prain) Thoth. & D.N.Das; Deguelia eualata (Bedd.) Taub.; Deguelia thyrsiflora (Benth.) Taub.; Derris eualata Bedd.; Derris latifolia Prain; Derris platyptera Baker; Derris pyrrothyrsa Miq.; Derris […]

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Aganope

   Aganope thyrsiflora (Benth.) Polhill Aganope species in India: Aganope heptaphylla (L.) Polhill Aganope thyrsiflora (Benth.) Polhill References: Sanjappa, M. 1992. Legumes of India. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun. pp.75-76. eFI page

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Graptopetalum

Graptopetalum paraguayense (N.E.Br.) E.Walther    Graptopetalum ‘Francesco Baldi’ Graptopetalum species- Assam    Graptopetalum species- Gurgaon    Graptopetalum species- Mumbai    Graptopetalum species- Srinagar, Kashmir   

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Alternanthera species- Flower Show in Mumbai

      Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: Alternanthera species for ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : AK-10: Had posted this plant earlier on our group, few had written that it could be Alternanthera. Seen at the Flower Show in Mumbai. Id please. An ornamental hybrid Alternanthera is hard to identify to species level without much […]

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Economic importance of trees – Ebook

    Economic importance of trees – Ebook: Economic importance of trees “Economic Importance of Trees is now available as an E-book. Download your free copy today. If you purchase a copy, you become eligible to receive updates for life. “ http://greencleanguide.com/economic-importance-of-trees/ -Admin, greencleanguide.

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Kochia

  Kochia species ?- Panipat (Images by Balkar Singh (Identified by Surajit Koley) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) ‎Kochia page (Amaranthaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Kochia page (Amaranthaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody […]

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Any plants which monkeys dislike ?

    Monkeys-Plants: Is there any plant which monkeys dislike? OR doesn’t touch? or hates and never comes near of that plant? Just I want to know. because monkey’s use to spoil all plants. it never afraid of any plants or there is no plant which they doesn’t like. There are large number of wild […]

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Memecylon angustifolium

Memecylon angustifolium Wight, Ill. Pl. Orient. 1: 215 215 .;   Malayalam: Attukanala South India and Sri Lanka; in the Western Ghats- rare in South Sahyadri.             Memecylon angustifolium form Pooyamkutty: (10 pictures) Another Western Ghat endemic plant. Memecylon angustifolium Wight of Melastomataceae family from Pooyamkutty Reserve forest. Some of the pictures taken during March […]

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Volkameria

  Volkameria aculeata L. (Cultivated)     Volkameria glabra (E. Mey.) Mabb. & Y. W. Yuan (Cultivated)       Volkameria inermis L. Volkameria inermis ?   From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :   Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution Common name Clerodendrum aculeatum Griseb. = Volkameria aculeata L. Shrub Western Ghats, High Altitude, Cultivated, Native of […]

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Bulbophyllum levinei (Hong Kong)

Bulbophyllum levinei Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 381 1924. (syn: Bulbophyllum insulsum (Gagnep.) Seidenf.; Cirrhopetalum insulsum Gagnep.);             ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Bulbophyllum levinei Schltr. from Hong Kong, PKS-225 :  Attachments (9). 3 posts by 3 authors. Bulbophyllum levinei Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 381 (1924). Synonyms: Cirrhopetalum […]

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Tree species from Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh

        For ID 17022013 RK2: Please identified the attached photograph of tree species recorded from Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh. Details are as below: Date/Time- 17.02.2013 11 am Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh , Altitude- 700 masl Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ […]

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Forest fire at Matheran

    Sad news from Matheran: There is healthy population of CHE (Changeable Hawk Eagles) at Matheran. In my last 6 months of continuous field trips in this hill station I could locate at least 3 pairs of them in stretch of C. 10 kms. and one nest , probably other nests are not located […]

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