Paphiopedilum sukhakulii Schoser & Senghas, Orchidee (Hamburg) 16: 110 1965. (Syn: Paphiopedilum sukhakulii f. aureum Van Delden ex O.Gruss); ORCHIDACEAE: THE LADY SLIPPER ORCHIDS – Paphiopedilum sukhakulli f. aureum from WOC, Singapore: Paphiopedilum sukhakulii f. aureum Van Delden ex O.Gruss, Orchidee(Hamburg), Suppl. 6: 16 (1999). Many believe this to be same as […]
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Paphiopedilum charlesworthii
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Paphiopedilum charlesworthii (Rolfe) Pfitzer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 40 1894. (Syn: Cordula charlesworthii (Rolfe) Rolfe; Cypripedium charlesworthii Rolfe; Cypripedium crawshayae O’Brien; Paphiopedilum charlesworthii f. crawshayae (O’Brien) O.Gruss; Paphiopedilum charlesworthii f. sandowiae Braem); ORCHIDACEAE: THE LADY SLIPPER ORCHIDS – Paphiopedilum charlesworthii (Rolfe) Pfitzer from WOC, Singapore: Paphiopedilum charlesworthii […]
Paphiopedilum concolor
Paphiopedilum concolor (Lindl. ex Bateman) Pfitzer, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(6): 84 1888. (Syn: Cordula concolor (Lindl. ex Bateman) Rolfe; Cypripedium concolor Lindl. ex Bateman; Cypripedium concolor Lindl. ……..; Cypripedium tonkinense auct.; Paphiopedilum concolor subsp. chlorophyllum (Rchb.f.) Fowlie ……..); ORCHIDACEAE: THE LADY SLIPPER ORCHIDS – Paphiopedilum concolor (Lindl. ex Bateman) Pfitzer from WOC, Singapore: Paphiopedilum concolor (Lindl. […]
Paphiopedilum druryi
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR)Paphiopedilum druryi (Bedd.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 466 1892. (Syn: Cordula druryi (Bedd.) Rolfe; Cypripedium druryi Bedd.); ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Paphiopedilum druryi (Bedd.) Stein: Paphiopedilum druryi (Bedd.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 466 (1892). Synonyms:Cypripedium druryi Bedd., Icon. Pl. Ind. Or.: 23 (1869).Cordula druryi (Bedd.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 […]
Paphiopedilum lowii
Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 476 1892. (Syn: Cordula lowii (Lindl.) Rolfe; Cypripedium lowii Lindl.; Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Pfitzer); ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Stein: Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 476 (1892).Synonyms:Cypripedium lowii Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1847: 765 (1847).Cordula lowii (Lindl.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912). […]
Paphiopedilum spicerianum
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 144 1888. (Syn: Cordula spiceriana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Cypripedium spicerianum Rchb.f.; Paphiopedilum spicerianum f. immaculatum Braem); ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer: Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 144 (1888). Synonym:Cypripedium spicerianum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. […]
Platycodon grandiflorus (Cultivated)
Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC., Monogr. Campan. 125 1830. (Syn: Campanula gentianoides Lam. [Illegitimate]; Campanula glauca Thunb.; Campanula grandiflora Jacq.; Platycodon autumnalis Decne.; Platycodon chinensis Lindl. & Paxton; Platycodon glaucus (Thunb.) Nakai ………………………; Platycodon grandiflorus f. albiflorus (Honda) H.Hara …………………………..; Platycodon mariesii (Lynch) Wittm. …; Platycodon sinensis Lem.); SE. Siberia to Japan and China as per WCSP; Amur; Buryatiya; […]
Platycodon
Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. (Images by Vijayasankar Raman (1,2-photographed in USA) and Gurcharan Singh (Photographed in Kashmir, India)) Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 28.6.14: Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name Platycodon grandiflorus Campanula glauca, Platycodon glaucus, Platycodon sinensis Campanulaceae Korean Bellflower Species with description in […]
Dendrobium aduncum
Dendrobium aduncum Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 58 1842. (Syn: Callista adunca (Lindl.) Kuntze; Dendrobium aduncum var. faulhaberianum (Schltr.) Tang & F.T.Wang; Dendrobium faulhaberianum Schltr.; Dendrobium oxyanthum Gagnep.); Orchids in Assam: Dendrobium aduncum and D. cumulatum now flowering in Assam. Refrences: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-56998
Taeniophyllum crepidiforme
Taeniophyllum crepidiforme (King & Pantl.) King & Pantl., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 8: 245 1898. (Syn: Sarcochilus crepidiformis King & Pantl.); Taeniophyllum crepidiforme: Taeniophyllum crepidiforme (King & Pantl.) King & Pantl. Syno nameSarcochilus crepidiformis King & Pantl Habitat: Epiphyte in humid evergreen forest.Distribution: Eastern Himalayas, Sikkim and Assam. […]
Gentianopsis paludosa
Gentianopsis paludosa (Hook.f.) Ma, Acta Phytotax. 1: 11 1951. (Syn: Gentiana detonsa var. nana Ling; Gentiana detonsa var. paludosa Munro ex Hook.f.; Gentiana detonsa var. stracheyi C.B.Clarke; Gentiana duthiei Gand.; Gentiana stracheyi (C.B.Clarke) Kitam.; Gentianella paludosa (Munro ex Hook.) Harry Sm.; Gentianopsis longistyla Ma; Gentianopsis stracheyi (C.B.Clarke) Holub); Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight: […]
Lobelia laxiflora subsp. angustifolia (USA)
Lobelia laxiflora subsp. angustifolia (A.DC.) Eakes & Lammers, Novon 9: 384 1999. (Syn: Lobelia angustifolia (A.DC.) Urbina [Illegitimate]; Lobelia cavanillesii var. lutea F.Haage & F.Schmidt; Lobelia dracunculoides Willd. ex Schult.; Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia A.DC.; Lobelia laxiflora f. angustifolia (A.DC.) Voss; Lobelia laxiflora var. brevipes E.Wimm.; Lobelia laxiflora f. fragilis (B.L.Rob. & Fernald) E.Wimm.; Lobelia […]
Gentianopsis holopetala (USA)
Gentianopsis holopetala (A.Gray) H.H.Iltis, Sida 2: 136 1965. (Syn: Gentiana holopetala (A.Gray) Holm; Gentiana serrata var. holopetala A.Gray; Gentianella detonsa subsp. holopetala (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett); Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Gentianaceae :: Gentianopsis species from Yellowstone NP: A Gentianaceae member observed in Yellowstone National park USA Jul 2012I think this is Gentianopsis holopetala. […]
Pinus species ?
Pine Trees for ID : Kodaikanal : 060712 : AK-2: Picture taken on 23/10/08 in Kodaikanal on higher elevation. Unfortunately I don’t have any close ups of these trees as these were photographed before I joined eflora. But I was given to understand that Camphor is made from them. […]
Bulbophyllum pecten-veneris (Hong Kong)
Bulbophyllum pecten-veneris (Gagnep.) Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 29: 37 (1973 publ. 1974).; Synonyms: Cirrhopetalum pecten-veneris Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 78: 6 (1931). Cirrhopetalum miniatum Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 28 (1913). Cirrhopetalum flaviflorum Tang, S.Liu & H.Y.Su, Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 24: 174 (1971). Bulbophyllum flaviflorum (Tang, S.Liu & H.Y.Su) Seidenf., Bull. Mus. […]
Campanula rotundifolia (USA)
Campanula rotundifolia L., Sp. Pl. 163 1753. (Syn: ……………………………………………….); Images by Satish Phadke Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Campanulaceae :: Harebell/Bluebell Campanula rotundifolia Yellowstone.: Harebell/Bluebell Campanula rotundifolia YellowstoneThis small herb was observed at many places in Yellowstone National Park Jul 2012. References: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-365918
Thrixspermum acuminatissimum
Thrixspermum acuminatissimum (Blume) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 121 1868. (Syn: Aerides acuminatissima (Blume) Lindl.; Dendrocolla acuminatissima Blume; Ridleya notabilis (Hook.f.) Pfitzer; Sarcochilus acuminatissimus (Blume) Rchb.f.; Sarcochilus notabilis Hook.f.; Thrixspermum notabile (Hook.f.) Kuntze); Thrixspermum acuminatissimum (Blume) Reichenbach f. (Orchidaceae) has been recollected from Joypur (Assam), India: Please go through these pics, Thrixspermum acuminatissimum (Blume)Reichenbach […]
Ostodes
Ostodes paniculata Blume image by Dr. Tapas Chakraborty (photo by Late M. K. Pathak) Species as per Flora of India Vol 23 (2012) (Editors N. P. Balakrishnan, T. Chakrabarty, M. Sanjappa, P. Lakshminarsimhan & P. Singh- by Botanical Survey of India): Ostodes paniculata Blume 224
Russula
Russula rosea Pers. ? Russula species- Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP Russula species- Dolkha, Nepal Russula species- Godawari, Lalitpur, Nepal Russula species- Kakani, Nuwakot, Nepal Russula species- Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur, Nepal Russula species- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal Russula species- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal Russula species ?- Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra Russula species?- Charikot, Dolkha, […]
Gentiana clarkei
Gentiana clarkei Kusn., Etud. Monog. Eugentiana 276 1894. (Syn: Ciminalis clarkei (Kusn.) Ikonn.; Gentiana clarkei var. lutescens T.N.Ho & J.Q.Liu; Gentiana hyalina T.N.Ho; Gentiana pygmaea C.B.Clarke [Illegitimate]; Gentianodes clarkei (Kusn.) Omer; Varasia clarkei (Kusn.) Soják (Unresolved)); Tiny herb barley 1-3 cm tall, branched from base; leaves obovate to spatulate, 2-5 mm long, margin membranous, apex […]
