1. Other than Flora- Links

Other than Flora- Links; enjoy the weekendBirding in GoaIN MEMORY OF PANDIT RAVI SHANKAR ButterflyIndia yahoo group is 11 years Why only flowers and why not me 🙁 Himalayan Weasel Narcondam Hornbill: Appeal Supreme Court orders ban on tourism in tiger reserves A small question, which is related to bird behaviour and its ecology Please […]

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Syngonium wendlandii

Syngonium wendlandii Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 178 1858. ; Images by (Aarti Khale – identified by Ajinkya Gadave) & (Satish Phadke – identified by Aarti Khale), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)        Ornamental Plant for ID : Jijamata Udyan,Mumbai : 021012 : AK-2: Pictures taken on 4/2/2011 at Jijamata Udyan in Mumbai. A small, […]

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Eriocaulon tuberiferum

IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) Eriocaulon tuberiferum A.R.Kulk. & Desai, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 81 1974. ;   commonly known as: tuberous pipewort • Marathi: पाणगेंद pan-gend;      Kas Week :: DV :: 28 SEP 08 – 0103 :: Eriocaulon tuberiferum: Kas plateau … about 4000 ft asl… one of the […]

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Oenothera hartwegii subsp. filifolia (USA)

Oenothera hartwegii subsp. filifolia (Eastw.) W.L. Wagner & Hoch (Unresolved), Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 212 212 2007.  (Syn: Calylophus hartwegii var. filifolius (Eastw.) Shinners; Calylophus hartwegii subsp. filifolius (Eastw.) Towner & P.H.Raven; Oenothera filifolius (Eastw.) Tidestrom; Oenothera hartwegii var. filifolia (Eastw.) Munz; Oenothera tubicula var. filifolia Eastw.);  USA (New Mexico, Texas), Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila) […]

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Desmodiastrum racemosum var. parviflorum

Desmodiastrum racemosum var. parviflorum (Dalzell) A.Pramanik & Thoth., (syn: Alysicarpus parviflorus Dalzell; Desmodium parviflorum (Dalzell) Baker);    India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh , Gujarat , Karnataka; Kerala , Madhaya Pradesh , Maharashtra; Orissa , Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu as per ILDIS ;    Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: FOR ID Alysicarpus :: Koraigad :: DVOCT07 : 12 posts by 2 authors. 4 images.  Alysicarpus ¿ species ? Not sure […]

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Pogostemon quadrifolius

IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD) Pogostemon quadrifolius (Benth.) F.Muell., Fragm. 5: 200 1866. (Syn: Anuragia quadrifolia (Benth.) Raizada; Chotekia sericea Opiz & Corda; Dysophylla quadrifolia Benth.; Dysophylla rupestris Dalzell; Dysophylla stellata var. roxburgiana H.Keng; Dysophylla velutina Benth.; Eusteralis malabarica Majumdar [Invalid]; Eusteralis quadrifolia (Benth.) Panigrahi; Eusteralis stellata var. roxburghiana (H.Keng) Bennet & Raizada; […]

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30th Tree Appreciation Walk in Malad Trail at SGNP, Borivali

Tree Appreciation Walk in Malad Trail at SGNP, Borivali- 30th;         30th Tree Appreciation Walk in Malad Trail at SGNP, Borivali: The fear of drought & the anxiety of water cuts are over for us at least for time being…….Rain enters into the period of festivity & celebrations………Ganesha is smiling on Mumbaikers […]

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31st Tree Appreciation Walk in Bamboo Trail at SGNP, Mumbai

Tree Appreciation Walk in Bamboo Trail at SGNP, Mumbai- 31st;         31st Tree Appreciation Walk on 7th Oct, in Bamboo Trail at SGNP, Mumbai: The majestic Trees, the beautiful shrubs, the vulnerable herbs, delicate climbers & vines…..bids adieu to Rain God after a hectic schedule of flowering, fruiting, dispersing…. making food for […]

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29th Tree Appreciation Walks at SGNP, Mumbai

Tree Appreciation Walks at SGNP, Mumbai- 29 th;     Tree Appreciation Walk in SGNP, Borivali Mumbai: The Good news is….Monsoon has revived itself……a relief to all of us. To celebrate its revival, we have decided to give a miss to man made beautiful gardens of our city and take a Walk In The Woods…..a Tree Appreciation […]

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Dioscorea kamoonensis

Dioscorea kamoonensis Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 395 1850. (Syn: Dioscorea bonatiana Prain & Burkill; Dioscorea brevifolia (Prain & Burkill) K.Y.Guan & D.F.Chamb.; Dioscorea dissecta R.Knuth; Dioscorea fargesii Franch.; Dioscorea firma R.Knuth; Dioscorea kamoonensis var. brevifolia Prain & Burkill; Dioscorea kamoonensis var. fargesii (Franch.) Prain & Burkill; Dioscorea kamoonensis var. praecox Prain & Burkill; Dioscorea kamoonensis […]

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Ludwigia hexapetala (USA)

Ludwigia hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) Zardini, H. Gu & P.H. Raven, Syst. Bot. 16(2): 243-244 243 1991. (Syn: Jussiaea hexapetala Hook. & Arn.);      Ludwigia hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) Zardini et al. the water primrose from California: Ludwigia hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) Zardini et al. Common name: Water Primrose Sorry …, I could not […]

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Prunus tomentosa

Prunus tomentosa Thunb., J. A. Murray, Syst. veg. ed. 14:464. 1784 May-Jun (Fl. jap. 203. 1784 Aug) (syn: Amygdalus tomentosa K.Koch; Armeniaca tomentosa hort.; Armeniaca trichocarpa M. Roem.; Cerasus tomentosa (Thunb.) Wall.; Cerasus tomentosa (Thunb.) Yas.Endo (ambiguous synonym); Cerasus tomentosa Wall. ex Baker (ambiguous synonym); Cerasus tomentosa var. pendula B. Y. Feng & S. M. Xie; Microcerasus […]

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Manilkara bidentata (Lalbagh, Banglore)

Manilkara bidentata (A.DC.) A.Chev., Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 12: 270 1932. (Syn: Mimusops bidentata A.DC.);  Trop. America as per WCSP;     Request Tree ID 090 – Lalbagh, Bangalore – RA: I am not sure about this plant, by first look, it is looking like some Sapotaceae members. But fruits looks like Calophyllum inophyllum, […]

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Prunus cerasifera

Prunus cerasifera Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 4: 17 17 1789. (Syn: Prunus cerasifera subsp. myrobalana (L.) C.K. Schneid.; Prunus cerasifera var. orientalis Popov; Prunus cerasifera subsp. sogdiana Cinovskis; Prunus domestica var. myrobalana L.; Prunus domestica var. myrobalana Ser.; Prunus mirabilis SUMNER; Prunus orientalis Kudr.; Prunus sogdiana Vassilcz.); Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia [Caucasus], Greece (incl. […]

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Impatiens goughii

Impatiens goughii Wight, Ill. Ind. Bot. 1: 160 1839. (Syn: Impatiens anamallayensis Bedd. (Unresolved); Impatiens circaeoides Turcz. (Unresolved); Impatiens pulniensis Bedd. (Unresolved)); Images by Badri Narayanan – Id by Kottaimuthuji & Santhosh Kumar  High Wavy Mountains flora 20092012 TBN 1 ? Impatiens for id: Please id the following, details of which are as follows: Date :19/08/2012 Location :High Wavies, Theni […]

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Gymnema species ?

Gymnema species ?;         Jarandeshwar, Satara Flora: please give some hint to trace the identity of this plant. Locality: Jarandeshwar hill, Near Satara, Maharashtra Distribution: Occasional, only one individual located.Habit: Climber growing on shrub of Carissa carundusStem: Hairy, violet tinge on one side, quadrangular, max 0.5 mm diameterLeaves: Papery, subopposite, hairy, 3-5 […]

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Synotis kunthiana

Synotis kunthiana (Wall. ex DC.) C.Jeffrey & Y.L.Chen, Kew Bull. 39(2): 288 (1984): 288 1984. (Syn: Cineraria dealbata Spreng. ex DC.; Senecio kunthianus Wall. ex DC.; Senecio kunthianus Wall. (Unresolved));      Vof Week: 12092012 BS-3 Asteraceae member for id from Valley: Asteraceae member for id from Valley Can this be inul Yes, This Senecio kunthianus Wall. Thanks […]

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