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Anaphalis royleana
Anaphalis royleana DC., 272 1838. (Syn: Anaphalis chionantha DC.; Anaphalis polylepis DC.; Anaphalis royleana var. royleana ; Gnaphalium canum Wall. [Invalid]; Gnaphalium chionanthum Spreng. ex DC.); a-NAF-uh-lus — from the Greek name for a similar plant … Dave’s Botanaryroy-lee-AY-na — named for John Forbes Royle, British botanist and physician in India … Dave’s BotanaryKON-kol-or […]
Eriocaulon baramaticum
IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD) Eriocaulon baramaticum Shimpale, Bhagat, R. B. Deshmukh, Rheedea Vol. 19 (1& 2) 47-49, 2009; It is an erect, annual, acaulescent herb which grows in the range of 20-25 cm high. It grows in open areas on the rocky beds of streams, associated with Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf, […]
Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus (Cultivated- Lalbagh, Banglore)
Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus (Pers.) Rojo, Phanerog. Monogr. 5: 46 46 1972. (Syn: Echinodiscus echinatus Miq.); Native: Malesia: Indonesia – Celebes, – Moluccas; Philippines – Luzon as per GRIN; Treed of Lalbagh, Bangalore – RA – Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus, Willd. Prickly Padauk Tree: Prickly Padauk is a semi-deciduous tree attaining a height of 50 […]
Elsholtzia eriostachya
Elsholtzia eriostachya (Benth.) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 163 1833. (Syn: Aphanochilus eriostachyus Benth.; Elsholtzia eriostachya var. pusilla (Benth.) Hook. f.; Elsholtzia hoffmeisteri Klotzsch; Elsholtzia pusilla Benth.; Platyelasma eriostachyum (Benth.) Kitag.; Platyelasma eriostachyum var. pusillum (Benth.) Kitag.); Flora of Uttarakhand- Herb33 for Id- JM: Wild Herb captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria […]
Ceropegia maccannii
Image by Prashant (Inserted by sushant More) Ceropegia lawii var. maccannii (Ansari) M.R.Almeida, Fl. Maharashtra 3A: 234 2001. (Syn: Ceropegia maccannii Ansari (Unresolved)); Along Western Ghats. Endemic Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Pune (From India Biodiversity Portal (Ceropegia maccannii M.Y.Ansari) Attributions- G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, […]
Kas Plateau
Dendrobium terminale
Dendrobium terminale E.C.Parish & Rchb.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 149 1874. (syn: Aporum terminale (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem.; Aporum verlaquii (Costantin) Rauschert; Callista terminalis (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Dendrobium verlaquii Costantin); KG :: 02 September 2012 – 0011:: Dendrobium terminale E.C. Parish & Rchb. f. from Assam, India.: Dendrobium terminale E.C. Parish & […]
Arabis amplexicaulis
Arabis amplexicaulis Edgew., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 31 1851. (Syn: Arabis kanawarensis Royle ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Arabis patens Royle ex Hook.f. & Thomson [Illegitimate]; Erysimum amplexicaule (Edgew.) Kuntze [Illegitimate]); Images by Alok Mahendroo (Id by Gurcharan Singh & J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links) […]
Euonymus fimbriatus
Euonymus fimbriatus Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 408 1824. (Syn: Euonymus fimbriatus var. serratus Blakelock; Euonymus lacerus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Euonymus micranthus D.Don); VoF Week: Euonymus fimbriatus from the way to Ghangriya: Euonymus fimbriatus from the way to Ghangriya pls validate Yes … Nice photographs. Celastraceae and Sapindaceae Fortnight:: Celastraceae: Euonymus sp. […]
Colour scheme & formatting
Colour scheme & formatting; For better viewing of species’ pages, colour scheme & formatting is being followed as below: Description of the species, Details of other flora species on the same page, Details of other than flora species on the same page, Uses/harms, Distribution, Abundance/Location/flowering time/date, Habit & Habitat, Etymology & pronunciation, Other Interesting […]
Carpinus
Carpinus viminea Wall. ex Lindl. (Images by Nidhan Singh (ID by Gurcharan Singh and Kishan Lal) & Prashant Awale (ID by Manoj Chandran & Gurcharan Singh)) Carpinus (Betulaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Carpinus (Betulaceae) page with images of species (done by …) in efloraofindia. […]
Scleria species
Grass for identification 300812MK02: Please help me to identify this large grass found in rain forest of southern western ghats. The seeds are almost 0.3cm across; leaf: 20×1 cm. Grass height: 1.5 metres Date: 25 Aug 2012 Place: Valparai, TN Alt.: 950 m asl This is Scleria sp. of Cyperaceae. Not a grass. […]
Acer acuminatum
Acer acuminatum Wall. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 249 1825. (Syn: Acer sterculiaceum K. Koch); W. Pakistan to W. & W. Central Himalaya and S. Tibet as per POWO; India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir) as per Catalogue of Life; Flora of Uttarakhand- Acer Species for Id- JM: Wild- captured on […]
Bupleurum lanceolatum
Bupleurum lanceolatum Wall. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 132 1830.; Nepal, Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir), Pakistan (Swat, Hazara, Murree), NW-India (C- to W-Himalaya) as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Lanceleaf Thorowax Images by Dinesh Valke (Id by Gurcharan Singh & Tabish) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) VoF Week :: DV :: 04 AUG 12 […]
Silene gangotriana
Silene gangotriana Pusalkar, D.K.Singh & Lakshmin., Kew Bull. 59: 621 2004 publ. 2005.; Gangotri Campion ; VOF Week: Silene gangotriana ???? en-route Vasundhara falls: This is bit interesting Silene sp. I had found this growing on the boulder. Stem hairy, leaf margin wavy and densely hairy.I think this one is Silene gangotriana […]
Cynanchum dalhousiae
Cynanchum dalhousiae Wight, Contr. Bot. India 55 1834. (Syn: Vincetoxicum dalhousiae (Wight) Kuntze); Images by Balkar Singh & Dinesh Valke (Ids by Nidhan Singh, Tabish & Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links) VoF Week :: DV :: 01 AUG 12 – 0901 :: ¿ […]
Cuscuta europaea
Cuscuta europaea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 124 124 1753. (Syn: Cuscuta brachystyla C. Koch; Cuscuta capillaris Edgew.; Cuscuta epicnidea Bernh.; Cuscuta epitriphyllum Bernh.; Cuscuta europaea subsp. halophyta (Fr.) Hartm.; Cuscuta europaea var. indica Engelm.; Cuscuta filiformis Lam.; Cuscuta halophyta Fr.; Cuscuta ligustri Aresch.; Cuscuta major Bauhin; Cuscuta schkuhriana Pfeiff.; Cuscuta tetrandra Moench; Cuscuta tubulosa C. […]
Aster diplostephioides
Aster diplostephioides (DC.) C.B.Clarke, 45 1876. (Syn: Aster delavayi Franch.; Aster vilmorinii Franch.; Diplopappus diplostephioides (DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson (Unresolved); Diplopappus diplostephioides Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke; Erigeron diplostephioides (DC.) Botsch.; Erigeron vilmorinii (Franch.) Botsch.; Heterochaeta diplostephioides DC. (Unresolved)); Images by Balkar Singh, Prashant Awale & D S Rawat (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, […]
Selinum vaginatum
Selinum vaginatum C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 2: 700 1879. (Syn: Cortia vaginata Edgew.); India (W-Himalaya), Pakistan (Swat, Hazara), Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir) as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Bhutkeshi • Hindi: Bhutberi, भूतकेशी Bhutkeshi, Mathosla Perennial herb with bipinnate leaves with lanceolate to ovate pinnatifid segments, prominent leaf sheath; involucre bracts 1-2 or […]
