Lomelosia speciosa

Lomelosia speciosa (Royle) Soják, Sborn. Nár. Mus. Praze, Rada B, Rrír. Vedy 43(1): 58 1987. (Syn: Scabiosa speciosa Royle);   Images by Alok Mahendroo (ID- Suresh Rana and Gurcharan Singh)   Pangi id al080911: A beautiful flower found in Pangi Location Pangi, HimachalAltitude 3000 mtsHabit herbHabitat wildPlant height 12-14 inches This appears to be a […]

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Lomelosia

  Lomelosia speciosa (Royle) Soják (Images by Alok Mahendroo (ID- Suresh Rana and Gurcharan Singh)) Lomelosia (‎‎‎Caprifoliaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author Pl. go through ‎Lomelosia (‎Caprifoliaceae‎‎) page with images of species (done by …) in efloraofindia. If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can […]

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Cassia renigera

Cassia renigera Benth. (Syn: Cassia javanica subsp. renigera Benth.);  KASS-ee-uh — from an ancient Greek name kasia used by Dioscoridesray-NEE-ger-uh — kidney shaped commonly known as: Burmese pink cassia, Burmese senna, common pink cassia, deciduous cassia, pink shower, velvet cassia • Marathi: गुलाबी बहावा gulabi bahava, गुलाबी कॅशिया gulabi cashia Native of: Myanmar As as […]

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Plectranthus verticillatus (Cultivated)

Plectranthus verticillatus (L.f.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 640 1917. (Syn: Ocimum racemosum Thunb.; Ocimum verticillatum L.f.; Plectranthus nummularius Briq.; Plectranthus thunbergii Benth.);   Plectranthus verticillatus (Syn. Plectranthus nummularius (Briq.),[2] Swedish ivy, Swedish Begonia or Whorled Plectranthus[3]) is a plant in the family Lamiaceae (Labiatae), genus Plectranthus.   The plant has glossy, […]

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Graptophyllum pictum (Cultivated)

Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 139 1854. (Syn: Graptophyllum hortense Nees [Illegitimate]; Graptophyllum hortense var. luridosanguineum (Sims) Chitt.; Graptophyllum hortense var. rubrum Hassk.; Graptophyllum hortense var. viride Hassk.; Graptophyllum pictum var. luridosanguineum (Sims) Bremek. & Backer; Graptophyllum pictum var. viride (Hassk.) Bremek. & Backer; Graptophyllum picturatum W.Bull; Justicia carayana F.Newman ex Nees (Unresolved); […]

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Graptophyllum

    Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff. (Images by Dinesh Valke & Bhagyashri Ranade (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade & J.M.Garg))  From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :   Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution Graptophyllum hortense Nees (synonym of Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff.) Shrub Plains, Cultivated, Native of Malaysian Region Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 All districts   […]

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Scorzonera hispanica (Cultivated)

Scorzonera hispanica L., Sp. Pl. 791 1753. (Syn: Myscolus hispanicus (L.) Endl.; Scorzonera communis ; Scorzonera denticulata Lam.; Scorzonera edulis Moench; Scorzonera glastifolia Willd.; Scorzonera hispanica subsp. glastifolia (Willd.) Arcang.; Scorzonera sativa Gaterau); England, Norway, Sweden, France, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland (I), Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia […]

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Conringia planisiliqua

Conringia planisiliqua Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Index Seminum (LE) 3: 32 1836. (syn: Erysimum patisiliquosum Wender.; Erysimum patisiliquum Wender.; Erysimum planisiliquum Steud. ex Ledeb.; Erysimum planisiliquum (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Steud.; Sisymbrium planisiliquum (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Hook. f. & Thomson);         Unid from Ladakh – TQ-Ladakh-03: Small flower from Nubra Valley, Ladakh, […]

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Symplocos racemosa

Symplocos racemosa Roxb., Fl. Ind., ed. 1832 2: 539-541 539 1832. (Syn: Dicalix propinqus (Hance) Migo; Eugeniodes beddomei (C. B. Cl.) Kuntze; Eugeniodes nicobaricum Kuntze; Eugeniodes racemosum (Roxb.) Kuntze; Hopea racemosa Dalz. & Gibs.; Lodhra hamiltoniana (Wall. ex G. Don) Miers; Lodhra nervosa Miers; Lodhra racemosa (Roxb.) Miers; Symplocos beddomei C. B. Cl.; Symplocos hamiltoniana […]

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Carpobrotus glaucescens (Australia)

Carpobrotus glaucescens (Haw.) Schwantes, Gartenflora 77: 69 1928. (Syn: Carpobrotus abbreviatus (Haw.) Schwantes; Mesembryanthemum glaucescens Haw.);   Images by Ushaprabha Page (Inserted by J.M.Garg)     Flora-Australia-Aizoaceae member: 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Carpobrotus glaucescae– seen on the heath along the sea shore. very similar to our c.edulis the ice plant… except yours gets fruits […]

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Carpobrotus

  Carpobrotus glaucescens (Haw.) Schwantes (Australia) (Images by Ushaprabha Page (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) ‎Carpobrotus page with images of species in efloraofindia : 2 posts by 2 authors. Pl. go through ‎Carpobrotus page with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of […]

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Dorstenia bahiensis (Indonesia & Poland)

Dorstenia bahiensis Klotzsch ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Index Seminum (LE) 11: 64 1846. (Syn: Dorstenia anthuriifolia S.F.Blake; Dorstenia bahiensis Kl. ex F.E.L. von Fischer & C.A. von Meyer (ambiguous synonym); Dorstenia cordifolia Mart. ex Miq.; Dorstenia longipes Mart. ex Bureau; Dorstenia martiana Miq.); NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia), Society Isl. (introduced) (Tahiti) as per Catalogue of Life; […]

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Bupleurum jucundum

Bupleurum jucundum Kurz, J. Bot. 5: 240 1867. (Syn: Bupleurum heterophyllum Jacquem. ex C.B.Clarke; Bupleurum panacifolium Hornem. ex Steud.); NW-India (W-Himalaya), Pakistan (Hazara), Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir) as per Catalogue of life;     Plant for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 151211 SRANA 03: Attachments (1) Kindly identify the plant. Date: 2nd August 2011. Location: Paddar […]

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Petalostylis labicheoides (Australia)

Petalostylis labicheoides R.Br.;   Australia (N); New South Wales ; Queensland ; South Australia ; Western Australia as per ILDIS;     Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) -: Petalostylis labicheodes as seeen in the bush-land of Australia       References: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ild-35077?ref=tpl1 http://www.legumes-online.net/ildis/aweb/td085/td_18082.htm

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Carex species

  ID please: Please identify the plant Collected from Kotagiri, Ooty Date of Collection. 20.06.2011 I found this plant growing in Darjeeling. It is almost like a weed on the borders of tea gardens. Few of the estate managers told me that they use this plant along with other herbs to make a concoction andspray […]

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