Syzygium gardneri

Syzygium gardneri Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 117 1859. (Syn: Eugenia gardneri (Thwaites) Bedd.);   S. India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP;     Large canopy tree ID: 12 images. Isolated trees scattered in Joida forest Dandeli WLS. Habitat. We measured the girth of one huge tree and it measured 15.5ft. Date/Time- May 2012 Location- Dandeli […]

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Dendrobium keithii

Dendrobium keithii Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 247 1896. (Syn: Aporum keithii (Ridl.) M.A.Clem.);       Orchid from Nicobar for ID_RKC01_06112011: Orchid for ID plz.Loc.: Campbell bay, Nicobar Island, IndiaDate: Dec, 2009 The habit of this plant is very different with spreading leaves which confuses me.I have never seen this, but it is […]

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Cephaleuros species ?

Cephaleuros species ?;     Cephaleuros?: A trip to Ooty found Cephaleuros in some tree. On close look it was a real competition between the paracytic algae and Lichen.      

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Indigofera glandulosa var. sykesii

Indigofera glandulosa var. sykesii Baker (Syn: Indigofera glandulosa var. sykesii B.K.V.Kumar & Ramayya; Indigofera monosperma Blatt.); India (N) ; Madhaya Pradesh; Maharashtra as per ILDIS; Images by Satish Phadke (Inserted by J.M.Garg)   Indigofera glandulosa var. sykesii (mixed thread): 2 posts by 1 author  I am deliberately adding this species in the same thread. I Observed two types […]

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Sphaeranthus senegalensis

Sphaeranthus senegalensis DC., 370 1836. (Syn: Sphaeranthus gazaensis Bremek.; Sphaeranthus lecomteanus O.Hoffm. & Muschl.; Sphaeranthus polycephalus );  Images by Balkar Singh, Inserted by Gurcharan Singh (Please click link to see details)    As per efi thread : Given below are the relevant key characters from Flora of India: a. Stems not winged —> Sphaeranthus amaranthoides […]

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Mentha pulegium

Mentha pulegium L., Sp. Pl. 577 1753. (Syn: Melissa pulegium (L.) Griseb.; Mentha albarracinensis Pau; Mentha aromatica Salisb.; Mentha aucheri Pérard; Mentha daghestanica Boriss.; Mentha erinoides Heldr.; Mentha exigua L.; Mentha gibraltarica Willd.; Mentha hirtiflora Opiz ex Heinr.Braun; Mentha montana Lowe ex Benth.; Mentha pulegioides Dumort.; Mentha pulegium f. alba Rainha ……………………………….; Mentha subtomentella Heinr.Braun …; Mentha […]

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Dracocephalum moldavica (Cultivated)

Dracocephalum moldavica L., Sp. Pl. 595 1753. (Syn: Dracocephalum fragrans Salisb. [Illegitimate]; Moldavica moldavica (L.) Britton; Moldavica punctata Moench; Moldavica setosa Stokes; Moldavica suaveolens Gilib. [Invalid]; Moldavica suaveolens Gilib. [Invalid]; Ruyschiana moldavica (L.) House);   Iran to Russian Far East as per WCSP;   Lamiaceae for ID-061011-PKA1: Seen this Lamiaceae herb at Village Turtuk (Ladakh).Date/Time: […]

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Crotalaria grahamiana

Crotalaria grahamiana Wight & Arn.;      Crotalaria grahamiana Wight & Arn. SN Mar 7 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Crotalaria grahamiana Wight & Arn., Fam – Fabaceae Wild under shrub in the tea estate area Walparai, Coimbatore DT, Tamilnadu     Plant for ID 17/12/09 SMP1 :  4 posts by 2 authors. […]

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Gagea species

  on 10/5/07 during Sar Pass Trek in Himachal; Gagea elegans – indiantreepix | Google Groups      

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Ananas nanus ?

Ananas nanus (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm., Bull. Bromeliad Soc. 12: 54 1962. ?;       Ornamental Pineapple:  Posting photos of this beautiful plant-Ornamental Pineapple from my garden for you all.I got it from a nursery.It really looks pretty. May be Ananas nanus     References: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-219707

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Cotinus

Cotinus coggygria Scop. (Images by Balkar Singh & Nidhan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) ‎Cotinus page (‎Anacardiaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Cotinus page (‎Anacardiaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images […]

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Liatris spicata (Cultivated)

Liatris spicata (L.) Willd., 1637 1804. (Syn: Kuhnia spicata (L.) Baill.; Serratula spicata L.; Suprago spicata (L.) Gaertn.); Images by Gurcharan Singh & Promila Chaturvedi (Id by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)     Common names: blazing-star, button snakewort, gayfeather, marsh blazing-star, prairie–pine  Glabrous perennial […]

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Liatris

Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. (Images by Gurcharan Singh & Promila Chaturvedi (Id by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Liatris page (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Asteraceae (Compositae)‎) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Liatris page (Asteraceae (Compositae)‎) with images of species in […]

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Gompholobium scabrum (Australia)

Gompholobium scabrum Sm. (Syn: Burtonia scabra (Sm.) R.Br.);   Australia (N) as per ILDIS;    Fabaceae week-22-Australia: Burtonia scabra.      References: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ild-31342?ref=tpl1 http://www.legumes-online.net/ildis/aweb/td076/td_16142.htm

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Dillwynia floribunda (Australia)

Dillwynia floribunda Sm.;     Fabaceae week-15-Australia: Dillwynia floribunda.-a shrub. Wow what a thick raceme!      References: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ild-35116?ref=tpl1 http://www.legumes-online.net/ildis/aweb/td085/td_18121.htm

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Crotalaria agatiflora subsp. engleri

Crotalaria agatiflora subsp. engleri (Baker f.) Polhill (Syn: Crotalaria engleri Baker f.; Crotalaria grandibracteata “sensu Brenan, p.p.” (misapplied); Crotalaria imperialis sensu Dale & Greenway (misapplied));    Fabaceae week: Crotalaria agathiflora ssp. engleri: An interesting species of Crotalaria from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Crotolaria agathiflora ssp. engleri It is the only one Crotalaria species seen in India in Tree form. […]

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