Polycarpaea spicata Wight & Arn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 91 91 1831. (syn: Polycarpaea staticiformis Hochst. & Steud.); Wild Plant for ID : Oman : 301212 : AK-2: A small wild plant seen growing on rocks in Muscat, Oman on 12/3/2-10. Saw lots of buds, but no open flowers. Any clue to its […]
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Family Week: Can we summarize
Family Week: Can we summarize what are the species uploaded by members?: Family Week: Can we summarize what are the species uploaded by members? Thanks, …,… has done for Valley of Flowers month as well as for Kas Week.It will be nice if someone can do it on regular basis for the Family […]
Camellia kissi
Camellia kissi Wall., Asiat. Res. 13: 429 1820. (Syn: Camellia caduca C.B.Clarke ex Brandis; Camellia euonymifolia (Hu) T. Tuyama; Camellia keina Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Camellia lutescens Dyer; Camellia mastersia Griff.; Camellia simplicifolia Griff.; Camellia symplocifolia Griff.; Thea bachmaensis Gagnep.; Thea brachystemon Gagnep.; Thea lutescens Pierre; Thea sasangua var. kissi (Wallich) Pierre; Theopsis euonymifolia Hu); China (Guangdong, […]
Hygrophila phlomoides
Hygrophila phlomoides Nees, N. Wallich, Pl. asiat. rar. 3:80. 1832; Images by Karuna Kanta Das, Identified/ Validated by Surajit Koley & Subir K. Ghosh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Hygrophila sp. from Assam : Attachments (8). 8 posts by 3 authors. Attached images may be Hygrophila sp.. Please ID the plant. Date :24.11.2013 Location: Kamrup district, Assam Family […]
Future of Floristic Documentation
eFlora: the Future of Floristic Documentation: … has forwarded the message concerning the book “Plant Taxonomy, Past, Present and Future” edited by Dr. Rajni Gupta. This book contains a chapter by me “eFlora: the Future of Floristic Documentation”. I will share the relevant portions concerning our Group and Flowers of India after I […]
Which one to Purchase- Nikon D3100 or Canon EOS 1100D or Sony SLT- A35 or Olympus PEN E-PM1
Which one to Purchase- Nikon D3100 or Canon EOS 1100D or Sony SLT- A35 or Olympus PEN E-PM1: In the Month finally i am going to purchase a DSLR Camera with budget limited to 35000/- I have selected following 1. Canon EOS 1100 D Canon EOS 1100D w/Canon 18-55mm IS Lens 2. Nikon […]
Flora checklist for a RF in Chennai
Flora checklist for a RF in Chennai: Please check this online paper that has been published today. I also contributed a little for this publication and I hope this will be useful for those referring Flora of Chennai and also for Scrub jungle flora. Check this link: http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?SL103-11 Nice work … I imagine only […]
grass seeds
grass seeds: Can someone suggest me the grass variety for our lawn, size about 1/4 of an acre. in last two years lots of weeds has grown so we removed them now we need to put some new grass in that.
Alocasia micholitziana (Cultivated)
Alocasia micholitziana Sander, Gard. Chron. III, 51(Suppl.): 1912. ; Images by (Bhagyashri Ranade – validation by Ajinkya Gadve ) efloraofindia:”For Id 11102011MR4’’ Resurfacing for Id ? Alocasia micholitziana “Frydek” Pune: Can this be Alocasia micholitziana “Frydek” I found similar looking leaves at the following link on Alocasia http://www.kallus.com/aroids/alocasia/alocasia.htm Also here http://my.mail.ru/community/botanichka.ru/2FFFD8340C77303F.html Previous identification Colocasia antiquorum […]
TAW at Ranibagh on 19th Feb., 2012
TAW at Ranibagh on 19th Sunday AT 8 am: We, a group of nature lovers have decided to start Tree Appreciation Walks in Mumbai. Our aim is to create awareness and inculcate a love for the trees. You are most welcome to join us forour walks. Our next walk is on Sunday19th February, […]
Leucas inflata (Oman)
Leucas inflata Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 744 1835. (Syn: Leucas acrodonta Steud. [Invalid]; Leucas schimperi C.Presl; Physoleucas acrodonta Jaub. & Spach; Physoleucas arabica Jaub. & Spach; Physoleucas pachystachya Jaub. & Spach; Physoleucas schimperi (C.Presl) Jaub. & Spach); Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week : Request for ID : Oman : 080711 : […]
‘Wild Orchids of Northern-Western Ghats’ book
‘Wild Orchids of Northern-Western Ghats’ book: ‘Wild Orchids of Northern-Western Ghats’ by Dr Satish Pande, Niranjan Sant, Vivek Vishwasrao, Mandar Datar. Published by Ela Foundation. Any reviews please? Something is better than nothing. Good for people who are not looking for taxonomic and scientific details. Only pictures are good…. no use if you […]
Dasmularishta
Acanthaceae week: Eranthemum roseum: …………………………. What is Dashmularishta? Dasmularishta: is fermented/ alcohol containing extract (medicated wine / sort of ) made from a month’s fermentation of Guda/jaggery and extracts of Dahmuls…ten roots… plus 40+ other (some say 53) herbs…main are the Dashmula …roots of 1. Aswenna – Alysicarpus vaginalis, a one leaf clover, […]
Cryptochilus roseus (Hong Kong)
Cryptochilus roseus (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood, in Fl. China 25: 362 (2009). Synonyms:Eria rosea Lindl., Bot. Reg. 12: t. 978 (1826).Octomeria rosea (Lindl.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 4(2): 310 (1827).Xiphosium roseum (Lindl.) Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 364 (1845).Pinalia rosea (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891). Distribution: Endemic to China and […]
Citations, the Internet, and Wikipedia
Citations, the Internet, and Wikipedia: How do people approach teaching students how to cite an internet source? If one is citing an on-line article with an authors and date, I don’t think there is much of a problem, however how does one deal with wikipedia? My thinking is that wikipedia shouldn’t be cited at all as […]
Mussaenda erosa (Hong Kong)
Mussaenda erosa Champ. ex Benth., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 193 1852. ; Rubiaceae Week: Mussaenda erosa Champ. ex Benth.: Mussaenda erosa Champ. ex Benth., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 193 (1852). Family: RUBIACEAEDistribution: China, Hong Kong, Nansei-shoto, Laos, Vietnam Plant pic taken at Tai […]
SOLAR BOTTLE BULB
OT: a really wonderful idea: though this mail has nothing to do with trees or flowers, it has something to do with our environment.So I thought of sharing it with you. Perhaps you forward this mail to NGOs or other groups, or you may know where to implement it. A very nice idea. […]
Bolusanthus speciosus (Cultivated)
Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2:15. 1906 (Syn: Lonchocarpus speciosus Bolus); Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore – Bolusanthus speciosus, (Bolus) Harms African Wisteria Tree – RA: (10 images) This decorative, small to medium-sized tree is deciduous, dropping its leaves only for a short period in early spring. The tree […]
Bolusanthus
Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms
Bassia dasyphylla
Bassia dasyphylla (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 546 1891. (Syn: Bassia caspica (Lehm. ex Bunge) Ulbr.; Bassia divaricata (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze; Bassia fiedleri (Kar. & Kir.) Aellen; Chenolea divaricata (Kar. & Kir.) Hook.f.; Echinopsilon caspicus Bunge; Echinopsilon dasyphyllus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Moq.; Echinopsilon divaricatus Kar. & Kir.; Echinopsilon molle Fenzl; Echinopsilon […]
