Actinodaphne malabarica Balkr., Regnum Veg. 145: 495 2005. (Syn: Actinodaphne hirsuta Hk. f.); Malayalam Kambiliviriji, Neyaram, Kambilivirinji, Pattutthalli, Malavirinji, Pukachan Others Kambilivirinji, Malavirinji Trees, to 18 m high, bark dark grey, smooth, lenticellate; blaze dull yellow with brownish streaks; young shoots densely fulvous tomentose. Leaves simple, subverticillate, opposite or subopposite, estipulate; petiole 7-20 mm […]
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Maesopsis eminii (Introduced)
Maesopsis eminii Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 255 1895. (syn: Maesopsis stuhlmannii Engl.; Maesopsis tessmannii Engl.); Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sao Tome, Gabon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Congo (Brazzaville), D.R. Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Angola (incl. Cabinda), Zambia, South Sudan, Philippines (I), Puerto Rico (I), Trinidad & Tobago […]
Maesopsis
Maesopsis eminii Engl. (Introduced) (Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sao Tome, Gabon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Congo (Brazzaville), D.R. Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Angola (incl. Cabinda), Zambia, South Sudan, Philippines (I), Puerto Rico (I), Trinidad & Tobago (I) as per Catalogue of Life) Flora of Peninsular India: Maesopsis […]
Millettia rubiginosa
Millettia rubiginosa Wight & Arn.; India (N) ; Kerala ; Tamil Nadu as per ILDIS; Fabaceae Liane for identification 240712MK01: Please help me to identify this liane found in the rain forests of western ghats. Leaflet size: 15×5 cm; pod size: 6-8cm long Place: Vaalparai, TN Date: 12 July 2012 Habitat: Rain […]
Caralluma adscendens var. attenuata
Caralluma adscendens var. attenuata (Wight) Gravely & Mayur., Ind. Sp. Gen. Car. 13 1931. (Syn: Caralluma attenuata Wight); Images by tspkumar & K M Prabhu Kumar (inserted by TSP Kumar & J.M.Garg) Caralluma adscendens var. attenuata: This is Caralluma adscendens var. attenuata. I collected this species from Tamil Nadu. The type species of […]
Exbucklandia populnea
Exbucklandia populnea (R.Br. ex Griff.) R.W.Br., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 36: 348 1946. (Syn: Aeschynanthus esquirolii H.Lév.; Bucklandia populifolia Hook.f. & Thomson [Spelling variant]; Bucklandia populnea R.Br. ex Griff.; Bucklandia tricuspis (Miq.) Hallier f.; Liquidambar tricuspis Miq. (Unresolved); Symingtonia populnea (R. Br. ex Griff.) Steenis); Pipli Tree • Assamese: পীপলী Pipli • Nepali: पिप्ली Pipli Himalaya […]
Bulbophyllum mastersianum (Hong Kong)
Bulbophyllum mastersianum (Rolfe) J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, II, 8: 26 (1912). Synonyms: Cirrhopetalum mastersianum Rolfe, Lindenia 6: 33 (1890). ORCHIDACEAE: Bulbophyllum mastersianum (Rolfe) J.J.Sm. from Hong Kong.: Bulbophyllum mastersianum (Rolfe) J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, II, 8: 26 (1912). Synonynm: Cirrhopetalum mastersianum Rolfe, Lindenia 6: 33 (1890). Distribution: Vietnam, NW. Borneo, […]
Iberis carnosa
Iberis carnosa Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 455 1800. (Syn: Iberis attica Jord.; Iberis aurosica subsp. cantabrica Franco & P.Silva; Iberis badali Pau; Iberis bellidifolia C.Presl (Unresolved); Iberis carnosa subsp. nafarroana Moreno; Iberis ciliata var. carnosa (Willd.) O.Bolòs & Vigo; Iberis ciliata subsp. pruitii (Tineo) O.Bolòs & Vigo; Iberis crassifolia Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange (Unresolved); Iberis gastoni […]
Caralluma species
Caralluma species; Caralluma sp: this plant has peculiar habits! notice how the stems start pushing into the soil and then out through the waterhole! i found this very interesting.. id help appreciated Excellent some species of Euphorbiaceae, I think peculiar feature is due t its xeric habit where the stem push into […]
Suaeda corniculata var. olufsenii
Suaeda corniculata var. olufsenii (Paulsen) G.L. Chu, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 25(2): 128-129 128 1979. (Syn: Suaeda olufsenii Paulsen); Images by Prashant Awale (Identified by Miroslav Dvorsky) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) ID request-021111-PKA1: Seen this prostrate herb in the sandy soil near Pangong Lake in Ladakh.Date/Time: 14-09-2011 / 04:30PMLocation: Pangong Lake, ladakh (Altitude: […]
Ligusticum elatum
Ligusticum elatum (Edgew.) C.B. Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 2(6): 698-699 698 1879. (Syn: Cortia elata Edgew. (Unresolved); Levisticum argutum Lindl.); Images by Suresh Rana (Id by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links) Plant for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 181211 SRANA 01: Kindly identify […]
Ligusticum
Ligusticum elatum (Edgew.) C.B. Clarke (Images by Suresh Rana (Id by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Ligusticum species in India: Ligusticum afghanicum Rech.f. [synonym of Lomatocarpa afghanica (Rech.f.) Pimenov] L. daucoides Franch. L. elatum (Edgew.) C.B.Clarke L. marginatum C.B.Clarke References Karthikeyan, S., Sanjappa, […]
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Paphiopedilum rothschildianum
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum (Rchb.f.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 482 1892. (Syn: Cordula rothschildiana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Cypripedium elliottianum O’Brien; Cypripedium neoguineense Linden [Invalid]; Cypripedium rothschildianum Rchb.f.; Paphiopedilum elliottianum (O’Brien) Stein; Paphiopedilum rothschildianum (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer; Paphiopedilum rothschildianum var. elliottianum (O’Brien) Pfitzer); ORCHIDACEAE: THE LADY SLIPPER ORCHIDS – Paphiopedilum rothschildianum (Rchb.f.) Stein from WOC, Singapore: Paphiopedilum rothschildianum (Rchb.f.) […]
Pterospermum species
efloraindia: 011111 BRS 102: Pl. find the attached file contain photo of Pterospermum acerifolium for id. confirmation. Date: some time in Feb. 2011 Location: NBNP Garden, Anaikatti (640MSL) Coimbatore Dist., Habitat: Garden Habit: Tree May be Yes. The pictures are too small to see the features clearly. It may be P. acerifolium, as it […]
Pouzolzia species ?
Plant for id 241210MK1: Please help to id this subshrub found at Kodaikanal. I have not seen any flowers of this. Date/Time- 06-11-2010 / 11:20 AM Location- Place, Altitude, GP ca.2200asl; Kodaikanal, TN Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild; near water stream Plant Habit- sub shrub Height/Length- ca. 1 M Leaves Type/ Shape/ […]
Codonacanthus
Codonacanthus pauciflorus (Nees) Nees (Images by Raju Das, Identified by Ritesh Kumar Choudhary (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Codonacanthus sanjappae Karthig. (Images by Prashant Awale, Identified by C. Murugan & Jayanthi Janakiraman (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Codonacanthus page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Codonacanthus page with images of species […]
Wallichia oblongifolia
Wallichia oblongifolia Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 486 1845. (Syn: Harina densiflora (Mart.) Walp.; Harina oblongifolia (Griff.) Griff.; Wallichia densiflora Mart.); PLANT ID——-12 thDecember 2011—-S.S—014: Sorry, only 2 pics. Please can anyone name this plant. Habitat-…. Garden Plant Habit- ….Sorry forgotten Height/Length-….Leaves Type… see picFruits… See pic Sorry, forgot to say it was […]
Wallichia
Wallichia oblongifolia Griff. (Images by (Sheila – identified by Ritesh Choudhary & Ganesh Pradhan) & D.S.Rawat, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)) Wallichia caryotoides Roxb. Wallichia species in India: Wallichia caryotoides Roxb. W. oblongifolia Griff W. disticha T.Anderson W. gracilis Becc. W. nana Griff. W. triandra (J.Joseph) Basu References: Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & […]
Silene cashmeriana
Silene cashmeriana (Royle) Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 649 649 1963. (Syn: Lychnis cashmeriana Royle; Melandrium cashmerianum (Royle) Walp.; Melandrium dingriense Y.W. Cui & P. Ke ex L.H. Zhou; Melandrium nyalamense L.H. Zhou); Silene cashmeriana (Royle) Majumdar: Silene cashmeriana (Royle) Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 649 649 , 1963 Syn: […]
