Rhododendron virgatum

Rhododendron virgatum Hook. f., Rhododendron Sikkim Himalaya 3: , pl. 26(A) 1851. (syn: Rhododendron oleifolium Franch.; Rhododendron virgatum var. glabriflorum K.M. Feng ex R.C. Fang; Rhododendron virgatum var. oleifolium Demoly; Rhododendron virgatum subsp. oleifolium (Franch.) Cullen);      Id for Rhododendron sp poss R.virgatum ?, Lama Camp, Eaglenest, Arunanchal Pradesh: I think this Rhododendron is […]

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Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus

Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea, Sida 19: 984 2001. (syn: Albersia blitum var. oleraceus (L.) Hook.f.; Albersia oleracea (L.) Kunth; Amaranthus ascendens var. oleraceus (L.) Thell. ex Priszter; Amaranthus circinnatus Poir.; Amaranthus lividus L.; Amaranthus lividus subsp. oleraceus (L.) Soó; Amaranthus obtusiflorus (Mart.) Kov.; Amaranthus officinalis Gromov ex Trautv.; Amaranthus oleraceus L.; Amaranthus olitorius […]

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Rhizophora apiculata

Rhizophora apiculata Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae 1: 91 91 1827. (Syn: Rhizophora candelaria DC.); Australia (N-Northern Territory, NE-Queensland), Java, Bismarck Archipelago, Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, Sumatra, Thailand, Borneo, Philippines (throughout), Sulawesi, Moluccas, Lesser Sunda Isl., New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. (New Britain), peninsular Malaysia (all coasts), Singapore, Cocos (Keeling) Isl., China (Guangdong), Micronesia (Yap, Truk, Moen, […]

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Litsea sp. ?- in Kalikapur, South 24 Pgs, West Bengal

        ID Pls – is it any LITSEA sp. ? Kukurchita ( Bengali Name) -Host plant of Common Mime ? Found in Kalikapur , South 24 Pgs , West Bengal:   is it LITSEA GLUTIONSA (Bengali – Kukurchita) ? pls help with ID: is it LITSEA GLUTIONSA (Bengali – Kukurchita) ? pls […]

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Blitum

Blitum capitatum L. (Poland) (Images by Promila Chaturvedi (Identified by Carmelita) (Inserted by J.M.Garg))   Blitum virgatum L. (Images by Gurcharan Singh, Prashant Awale & Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg))  ‎Blitum page (Amaranthaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Blitum page (Amaranthaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done […]

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Microgynoecium tibeticum

Microgynoecium tibeticum Hook. f., Gen. Pl. 3: 56 56 1880. ;   Images by Prashant Awale (Inserted by J.M.Garg)   Tibetan Goosefoot;        Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: PKA4 :: Microgynoecium tibeticum at Tsokar lake, Ladakh:  I had seen this small herb near Tsokar lake, Ladakh (altitude of approx 15300ft.).Bot. name: Microgynoecium tibeticum.Family: Chenopodiaceae. […]

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Microgynoecium

  Microgynoecium tibeticum Hook. f. (Images by Prashant Awale (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Microgynoecium page (Amaranthaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through page ‎Microgynoecium (Amaranthaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images […]

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Chenopodiastrum

  Chenopodiastrum murale (L.) S. Fuentes et al. (Images by Gurcharan Singh, Surajit Koley & Balkar Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Chenopodiastrum (Amaranthaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Chenopodiastrum (Amaranthaceae) page with images of species (done by me) in efloraofindia. If you find any mis-identification, pl. […]

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Agave species ? at Mumbai

        Plant for ID : 28012013 : RV 3: Requesting one more plant to be identified…..taken picture today in one of the garden in Mumbai. some sp.of agave may be Agave tubulata        

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Murdannia saddlepeakensis

Murdannia saddlepeakensis, M. Venkat Ramana, Mayur Nandikar, R. V. Gurav, Johny Kumar Tagore, M. Sanjappa (2013);         New species of Murdannia got published: New species of Murdannia got published in current issue of PhytoKeys. It is freely available on homepage of journal. http://www.pensoft.net/journals/phytokeys The species is named as Murdannia saddlepeakensis. It was originally […]

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Valley of Flowers National Park – Batch I (June `13)

    Valley of Flowers National Park – Batch I (June `13): I am sorry for cross posting but this may be of interest to few among you. We did Valley of Flowers National Park in 2012 and covered with more then 180 species of flora, 20 species of butterflies, one mammal and 10 species […]

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Begonia corallina (Cultivated)

Begonia corallina Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 47:89. 1875; Image by Mala Bajaj – Id by Ajinkya Gadave      Identification required: Kindly help identify this plant. Not sure if its a Pepperomia. Begonia corallina          References: GRIN  The Plant List  How to Grow Begonia Corallina – Woolly-stalked Begonia – Zimbio  Begonia corallina – “Corallina de […]

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Bassia scoparia

Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J.Scott, Feddes Repert. 89: 108 1978. (Syn: Atriplex scoparia (L.) Crantz; Bassia scoparia var. culta Voss …….; Bassia sicorica (O.Bolòs & Masclans) Greuter & Burdet; Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A.Weber; Bushiola scoparia (L.) Nieuwl.; Chenopodium scoparia L.; Kochia densiflora Turcz. ex Aellen; Kochia parodii Aellen; Kochia parodii var. contracta Aellen; Kochia parodii var. densa […]

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Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris (Syn: (=) Beta altissima Steud.; (=) “Beta brasiliensis hort. ex Voss, nom. inval.“; (=) Beta chilensis hort.; (=) Beta cicla (L.) L.; (=) Beta vulgaris var. altissima Döll; (=) Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla (L.) Schübl. & G. Martens; (=) Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.; (=) Beta vulgaris var. conditiva Alef.; (=) Beta vulgaris subsp. flavescens Lam.; (=) Beta […]

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Celosia polygonoides

Celosia polygonoides Retz., Observ. Bot. 2: 12 1781. (Syn: Achyranthes decumbens Forssk.; Lophoxera polygonoides Raf. (Unresolved));        Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: RVS-6: Celosia polygonoides: 2 images. Celosia polygonoides from Sirumalai Hills, TN.   Celosia polygonoides Retz. 15Feb SN 04 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3) Celosia polygonoides Retz., small erect herb from the […]

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Schoenorchis gemmata

Schoenorchis gemmata (Lindl.) J.J.Sm., Natuurw. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 100 1912. (Syn: Cleisostoma dichroanthum Gagnep.; Cleisostoma dichroanthum var. teurnamense Tixier; Cleisostoma evrardii Gagnep.; Cleisostoma gemmatum (Lindl.) King & Pantl.; Gastrochilus gemmatus (Lindl.) Kuntze; Saccolabium gemmatum Lindl.; Saccolabium hainanense Rolfe; Saccolabium spatulatum Rolfe ex Downie; Schoenorchis hainanensis (Rolfe) Schltr.; Schoenorchis spatulata (Rolfe ex Downie) Seidenf. & Smitinand); […]

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Rhamnus wightii

Rhamnus wightii Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 164 1834. (Syn: Ceanothus wightiana Wall.);  Nepal, India (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life;     ID Request- 25012013-PKA1: Seen this Shrub on “Sidhagad”. Date/Time: 15-01-2013 / 09:30AMLocation: Sidhagad Fort, Murbad- Bhimashankar Region Altitude: 3300ftHabitat: Wild. this is Rhamnus wightii […]

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Lindernia pusilla

Lindernia pusilla (Willd.) Bold. (Syn: Lindernia caespitosa (Blume) Panigrahi; Lindernia hirta (Cham. & Schltdl.) Pennell; Lindernia laxa (Benth.) Mukherjee; Torenia hirta Cham. & Schltdl.; Vandellia scabra Benth.) as per IUCN Red List (LC);     Small plant for identification 150113MK01: 3 correct images as above. Please help me to identify this small herb found on the estuary region. The […]

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