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Syzygium pycnanthum (Indonesia)

Syzygium pycnanthum Merr. & L.M.Perry,Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 168 1939. (Syn: Eugenia corymbosa Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Eugenia densiflora (Blume) DC.; Jambosa densiflora (Blume) DC.; Myrtus densiflora Blume; Syzygium densiflorum (Blume) Wall. ex Masam. [Illegitimate]); Java, peninsular Malaysia (Penang and Terengganu south), Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar [Burma] (Magway, Mandalay), Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra as per Catalogue of Life; […]

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Aeschynomene aspera

Aeschynomene aspera L. (Syn: Aeschynomene aquatica Roxb. ex Steud.; Aeschynomene indica var. aspera Hassk. ex Miq.; Aeschynomene lagenaria Lour.; Aeschynomene surattensis Wight & Arn.; Aeschynomene trachyloba Miq.; Hedysarum lagenarium (Lour.) Roxb.); images by Aarti S. Khale & Surajit Koley   As per efi thread : A.aspera is a perennual shrub growing up to 3 m in […]

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Micrococca

Claoxylon indicum (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk.     Claoxylon rostratum Airy Shaw Micrococca mercurialis (L.) Benth. (Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Botswana; Burkina; Cameroon; Central African Repu; Chad; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; India; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Laccadive Is.; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaya; Maldives; Mauritania; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nigeria; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sri Lanka; […]

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Marchantia palmata

Marchantia palmata Reinw., Nees & Blume (Unresolved), Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 12: 193 [Hepat. Jav.] 193 [Hepat 1825. ;         ID : Marchantia from Assam: Please ID for this Marchantia sp.. Only gemma cups are found on the thallus.Location : Mirza, Dist-Kamrup(Rural), AssamTime of collection : 18/06/2011 This […]

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Rhynchosia himalensis

Rhynchosia himalensis Baker ; China (N); Sichuan ; Xizang Zizhiqu ; Yunnan ; India (N) ; Assam ; Himachal Pradesh; Jammu-Kashmir ; Punjab; Uttar Pradesh ; Myanmar (N) ; Nepal (N) ; Pakistan (N) as per ILDIS;   VoF Week: 08092012 BS2 Fabaceae climber for id from way to Ghangriya: Fabaceae climber for id from […]

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Ligusticopsis coniifolia

Ligusticopsis coniifolia (Wall. ex DC.) Pimenov & Kljuykov (syn:  Ligusticum coniifolium DC., Prodr. 4: 158. 1830 ≡ Selinum coniifolium (DC.) Benth. in Bentham & Hooker, = Pleurospermum cicutarium Lindl. in Royle, ≡ Oreocome cicutaria (Lindl.) Edgew. = Oreocome filicifolia Edgew. ≡ Selinum filicifolium (Edgew.) Nasir ≡ Selinum coniifolium var. filicifolium (Edgew.) Aswal) as per Himalayan species […]

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Tillandsia ionantha

Tillandsia ionantha Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 10: 101 1855. (Syn: Pityrophyllum erubescens Beer [Illegitimate]; Tillandsia erubescens H.Wendl. [Illegitimate]);     Sky Plant in my Home Garden 18 Sep 2012: Tillandsia ionantha or Sky Plant in flowers at my home garden. This Bromeliaceae epiphytic plant grows on cliffs and tree trunks in Mexico. They are […]

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Valley of flowers- Trip reports

Valley of flowers- Trip reports;       … my trip to VoF photos.: Here are my photos of trip to VoF, Sri Badrinath. Putting them day-wise / place-wise.It was a rainy day during visit to Hemkund Sahib – could capture only some flora during the return journey. 30 & 31 JUL 12NH58 … stops […]

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Valley of flowers- Introduction

Valley of flowers- Introduction;       VoF Week August 20 to September 2, 2012: Introduction: Here I am giving a brief intro of Valley of flowers and Hemkund Sahib. VoF and other nearby places are situated in Chamoli District of Uttrakhand State of India. Chamoli is the second largest district of Uttarakhand. Chamoli District […]

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Valley of flowers- List of plants

Valley of flowers- List of plants;       List of plants — Valley of Flowers: I had prepared a list of plants one might see at Valley of Flowers. Inputs were taken from “Flowersofindia” web site. Just arranged alphabetically and again uploaded. SL No Bot. Name Family Remarks 1 Androsace studiosorum Primulaceae Primrose Rock […]

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Hippophae salicifolia

Hippophae salicifolia D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 68 1825. (Syn: Elaeagnus salicifolia (D.Don) A.Nelson [Illegitimate]; Hippophae conferta Wall. [Invalid]; Hippophae rhamnoides subsp. salicifolia (D. Don) Servettaz);        VoF Week: Hippophae salicifolia from the way to Ghangriya: Hippophae salicifolia from the way to Ghangriya Yes …, as identified by … Nice Photographs     VOF […]

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Corallocarpus epigaeus

Corallocarpus epigaeus (Rottler) C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 2: 628 1879. (Syn: Aechmandra epigaea Arn.; Bryonia epigaea Rottler; Bryonia sinuata Wall. [Invalid]; Coniandra corallina Fenzl ex Naudin; Corallocarpus bequaertii De Wild.; Corallocarpus corallinus (Naudin) Cogn.; Corallocarpus fenzlii Hook.f. [Illegitimate]; Corallocarpus gracilipes (Naudin) Cogn.; Corallocarpus hildebrandtii Gilg; Corallocarpus tavetensis Gilg; Rhynchocarpa corallina Naudin (Unresolved); Rhynchocarpa epigaea (Rottler) Naudin);   […]

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Excoecaria acerifolia

Excoecaria acerifolia Didr., Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1857: 129 1857. (Syn: Excoecaria acerifolia var. himalayensis (Klotzsch) Pax; Excoecaria acerifolia var. lanceolata Pax & K.Hoffm.; Excoecaria himalayensis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.; Stillingia himalayensis Klotzsch);  Bangladesh; China South-Central; East Himalaya; Nepal; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life;     VoF Week :: DV :: 01 AUG 12 […]

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Pandanus amaryllifolius (Cultivated)

Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 743 1832. (Syn: Pandanus hasskarlii Merr.; Pandanus latifolius Hassk. [Illegitimate]; Pandanus latifolius var. minor Hassk.; Pandanus odorus Ridl.); Maluku; Widely cultivated for its aromatic leaves as per WCSP;   Bangladesh; Cambodia; China South-Central; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Maluku; New Guinea; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam as per […]

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