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Piliostigma
Piliostigma foveolatum (Dalzell)Thoth. Piliostigma malabaricum (Roxb.) Benth.
Strychnos wallichiana
Strychnos wallichiana Steud. ex A. DC., Prodr. 9: 13 13 1845. (Syn: Strychnos bourdillonii Brandis; Strychnos cinnamomifolia Thwaites; Strychnos cinnamomifolia var. wightii A.W. Hill; Strychnos cirrhosa Stokes; Strychnos gauthierana Pierre ex Dop; Strychnos pierriana A.W. Hill; Strychnos rheedei C.B. Clarke; Strychnos tubiflora A.W. Hill); Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam as per […]
Use of herbicide to kill all herbaceous plants
in search of Green pasture: In one of my earlier post i mentioned about a killer chemical that mercilessly destroys every plant and related fauna. …………………………. that s Atish plant , isn’t it…why are they being sprayed?usually grown in gardens, hedges I thought … why would they or their surrounding be sprayed? […]
Cactus – budding
Cactus – budding: I have been having this cactus with me for over a year now.. it has started to bud as shown in the picture. I would like to know if these buds can be separated from the parent plant and can be grownseparately? I have learnt and heard that most […]
Xanthosoma
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott (Images by A. Sivapalan, Karuna Kanta Das (Id by Surajit Koley & Pudji Widodo), Alka Khare (Id by Pudji Widodo) & Surajit Koley (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Xanthosoma page (Araceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 2 posts by 1 author. Pl. go through […]
Cactaceae member
Cactaceae member- Flower Show, Mumbai Cactus – budding photo: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Fumaria vaillantii
Fumaria vaillantii Loisel., J. Bot. (Paris) 2: 358 1809. (Syn: Fumaria camerarii Bubani; Fumaria chavinii Reut.; Fumaria officinalis Hohen. [Illegitimate]; Fumaria parviflora subsp. vaillantii (Loisel.) Hook.f.; Fumaria spicata Balb. ex Parl.; Fumaria tenuiflora Janka ex Nyman; Fumaria vaillantii f. longibracteata Panov; Fumaria vaillantii var. maroccana Pugsley); Keys from eFlora of Pakistan: Bracts equalling or […]
Habenaria aitchisonii
Habenaria aitchisonii Rchb.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 3: 113 1886. (Syn: Habenaria bihamata Kraenzl.; Habenaria diceras Schltr.; Habenaria diceras var. pubicaulis (Schltr.) Soó; Habenaria pubicaulis Schltr.; Habenaria brachyphylla Aitch.); Flowers of Chakrata: Orchid 1 for id: I wish to share with you the orchids which we could find during Chakrata trip.. they are […]
Salomonia
Salomonia cantoniensis Lour. (India (Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Skkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tirpura, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh), Nepal, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar [Burma] (Mandalay, Yangon), Thailand, Sumatra (incl. Nias, Bangka Isl.), peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Java (incl. Madura Isl.), Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa, Timor), Borneo (incl. Natuna Isl.), Sulawesi, Philippines (Luzon, Panay, Mindanao), New […]
34th TAW in Heritage Garden of Hiranandani Gardens, Powai
34th Tree Appreciation Walk in Heritage Garden of Hiranandani Gardens, Powai on 6th Jan,2013: As the Sun moves from Dakhshinayan (Tropics of Capricorn) to Uttarayan (Tropics of Cancer)…… It is said as the ‘holy phase of transition’………and while all of us prepare to celebrate Makkar Sankrant, Pongal, Lodi, festivals respectively..….we too decided to […]
Cleome rutidosperma var. burmannii
Cleome rutidosperma var. burmannii (Wight & Arn.) Siddiqui & S.N.Dixit, Pl. Sci. (Lucknow) 6: 68 1974. (Syn: Cleome burmanni Wight & Arn.); India as per Catalogue of life (Sieruela rutidosperma var. burmannii (Wight & Arn.) Roalson & J. C. Hall); Kattukadugu; Decumbent herbs. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets 3-4 x 2 cm, obovate, acute at both […]
Suaeda species ?
Herb for ID : Oman : 301212 : AK-1: A small herb seen growing wild on 11/3/2010 in Muscat, Oman. Is it some Suaeda species?
Grass for ID from Kullu
Reposting grass for ID -2: Here is the picture of a grass species photographed in Kullu between May-July 2012. I will be grateful if anybody can help with identification of this species. Pl. wait for inflorescence to appear. Reposting grass for ID-3: Here is the picture of a grass species […]
Araceae member
Araceae of Ajibarang Limestone: A plant like Alocasia. ID is requested. Fwd: Photo for e flora of india : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)- 1 mb each. Attached herewith pl find a photograph which I feel is Trifolium sp which features here point to the diagnosis. I am a bit confused A […]
Fungus Among Us: An Exploration of Fungi in the Anamalai Hills
Fungi booklet: Although more site-specific I just came across a booklet on fungi:- http://ncf-india.org/restoration/blog/2012/10/fungus-among-us/ Dr Inderjeet Sethi also published her book on fungi. I cannot find the thread in my old mails. Can someone update me on her book please? His book is Text Book of Fungi & Their Allies by Dr.Inderjeet Kaur […]
English equivalents of Kannada names of invasive species of plants
english names please: I am working on a document which contains the invasive species of plants in and around forests and villages of Karnataka. I have the local kannada names, but I need the english equivalents to them. Could someone please help?? The names are Kalli, Gandhi mullu, chagate/ chogate, Puliguthi. Please do let […]
Matheran : A photography Exhibition
Matheran : A photography Exhibition: This is just to quickly update that there is an exhibition being displayed at Matheran which is about bio-diversity of Matheran. There are around 130-140 photographs on display that are highlighting the ecology of this tiny but beautiful hill station, actually an Eco-sensitive Area. The exhibition is placed […]
KYDIANA
KYDIANA: A new blog site has been created by me under the guidance of Dr Datla C. S. Raju, and the same can be viewed at – http://robertkyd.blogspot.in/. I would be grateful to all of you to receive your valuable views and advice. Hope to see many such works from Raju sir and […]
Gymnostachyum glabrum
Gymnostachyum glabrum T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 506 1867. (Syn: Cryptophragmium glabrum Dalzell); commonly known as: smooth gymnostachyum Images by Prashant Awale (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Gymnostachyum glabrum : 3 posts by 3 authors. 4 images. Seen this herb at Dhavlya Ghat (En-route Mahabaleshwar).Date/Time: 27-12-2013 / 12:15PMBot. name: Gymnostachyum glabrumFamily: AcanthaceaeHabitat: Wild […]
