Dopatrium nudicaule

Dopatrium nudicaule (Willd.) Benth., Scroph. Ind. 31 1835. (Syn: Gratiola aphylla Roth; Gratiola cuneifolia Roxb.; Gratiola nudicaulis Willd.); Sri Lanka, S-India as per Catalogue of India;   Small plant for identification 150113MK01: 5 correct images as above. Please help me to identify this small herb found on the estuary region. The size of the plant […]

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Botanical Art

      Ink Illustration : Cerbera manghas: Continuing my effort of sharing my botanical illustrations, would like to share ink illustration for Cerbera manghas. Great art, fantastic effort and skill, ……………………. To answer your other question about the illustration, I have been illustrating for quite some time as a passion (no way linked to […]

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Barringtonia acutangula ?

Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn.  ?;     tree identification 18012013NAW1: Kindly identify this tree – unfortunately i do not have a proper full view. Date- Dec 28th 2012 Location- Jijamata Udhan aka Ranibagh, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra Habitat- Garden (Ranibagh is the mini-zoo of Mumbai, of colonial origin but now managed by the Municipality). Plant Habit- Tree […]

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Livistona decipiens

  Livistona decipiens Becc., Webbia 3:301. 1910 ;  Images by N Muthu Karthick & Bimal Sarkar (Inserted by Nadeem Waqif & J.M.Garg)     SYMBIOSIS :284: Attaching an image of a female Koel on the fruits of Weeping Palm. As I am not a botanist and my way of identification is by observation and comparison. […]

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ILLUSTRATED AQUATIC AND WETLAND PLANTS IN HARMONY WITH MANKIND

    Your Interest in Aquatic Plants: Mr Ghosh is the author of this book, so he is speaking from experience…. and searching I found this following about the book and the author at vanguard books site: I quote: About this book ILLUSTRATED AQUATIC AND WETLAND PLANTS IN HARMONY WITH MANKIND by SUBIR K. GHOSH […]

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Cereus species at Anaikatti, Coimbatore

      100212 BRS308: Pl. find the attached file contain photo of Cactus for sp. confirmation. Location: Anaikatti, Habitat: Urban Very nice pictures. It may be Cereus pterogonous. I think the fruits are edible!? Surely Cereus but sp not confirmed may be peruvianus also Thanks …  I am not sure that the fruits are […]

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Olea species- Barapani, Shillong, Meghalaya

  Unknown tree from Barapani, Shillong: 4 images. Attached images are unknown tree from Barapani, Shillong. Date :19.10.2012 Location: Barapani, Shillong Family : Unknwon Genus & species : Unknown Habitat: Grows on the garden Habit : Tree Flower : Not seen Fruits : Present It may be an Olea species. There are two possibilities: Olea […]

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Sapling of a tree from a seed from Karnala Bird Sanctuary

      Please identify this sapling – NS 160113: Please identify this sapling of a tree. It was grown from a seed collected possibly from Karnala Bird Sanctuary. Xylia xylocarpa. Yerul or Jambha. Leaves 2 pinnate, pinnae 2-4 pairs, gland on the petiole between pinnae, lower leaflets smaller and often one of them is […]

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spiny shrub from Hooghly 14-01-13

      spiny shrub from Hooghly 14-01-13 sk2: Found this spiny shrub in village outskirts. Species : UNKNOWN H & H : wild shrub in outskirts, no flower or fruit seen Date : 5/1/13 Place : Hooghly I hope i will be able to find its flower or fruit in near future.     […]

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DONGA

    Hooghly Today : nostalgia: After a long time i see this and i cannot help but share it with you. In my childhood i tried to operate them also! I wonder if it was the same all over our country or people employed various method! Perhaps all over with its own variations. I […]

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Order Liliales

        … met Aarti Khale ji at Rani Baug on 9 FEB 11: ………………………….. – Based on molecular analysis as well as morphological differences, by the top experts of the world, the order LILIALES was broken down into three Liliales Asparagales Diosocoreales Asparagales included many of the families, like Orchidaceae, Boryaceae, Blandfordiaceae, […]

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Seed trading forums in India

    Seed trading forums in India: Does anyone know of any seed exchange forum in India to trade seeds ? Can anyone in India trade seeds with any foreign gardener ? Is there any restriction in such exchange in India ? Any answer based on experience should be better.   Seed Exchange:  Hi Friends, Is […]

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Dwarf OR Miniature Ixora in gardens of Thane

      Rubiaceae Week :: For ID – DV :: 16DEC06 :: Dwarf OR Miniature Ixora in gardens of Thane: ID please. Place: urban Thane Time: Dec 16 & 17, 2006Habit: small shrub, bushHabitat: garden; planted on length of compound wallPlant height: about 1 ft. … Not sure if the plant height is maintained […]

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PL480 weeds

    Hooghly Today : Dieffenbachia ???: ………………….. ………………………….. PL480 is /was a bill passed by US Senate (upper house in our parlance) and signed into law by President Eisenhower… in 1954, as part of US govt given aid around the world, under the program FOOD for PEACE, read it in short at this wiki […]

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03. Efloraofindia website updated upto 15th Dec.’10

    Efloraofindia website- Species’ pages- feedback required: Efloraofindia is updated upto 15th Dec.’10. From henceforth I shall be updating information posted on Efloraofindia e-group in the following manner on Efloraofindia website: /home /species/species/asteraceae/jacobaea-maritima I have created a few species pages as above for the Efloraofindia data of 16th Dec.’10. Feedback is required as species […]

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07. Efloraofindia website updated 31th July’11

    Efloraofindia website updated 31th July’11- around 6000 species: It’s heartening to state again 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 90,000 messages so far (unprecedented in Indian e-group history) & membership currently […]

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08. Efloraofindia website updated 31th August’11

    Efloraofindia website updated 31th August’11- around 6000 species: It’s heartening to state again 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 95,000 messages so far (unprecedented in Indian e-group history with around 18000 […]

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09. Efloraofin​dia website updated 30th Sept.’11

    Efloraofin​dia website updated 30th Sept.’11- more 6000 species: It’s heartening to state again 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 1,00,000 messages so far (unprecedented in Indian e-group history with around 18000 […]

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15. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st March’12

    Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st March’12- around 6500 species: It’s heartening to state again 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 1,10,000 messages so far & membership currently more than 1840 nos. […]

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16. Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th April’12

    Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th April’12- more than 6500 species: It’s heartening to reiterate again 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 1,15,000 messages so far & membership currently more than 1860 […]

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