Durio species; MALVACEAE: Durio sp.: Inspired by Dr. Stephan Gale, I finally tried my hands on Durian, the King of Fruits. This is one of the 30 existing species of Durio, commonly called as Durain, belonging to family Malvaceae. The centre of ecological diversity for durians is the island of Borneo, where the fruit […]
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Lythrum
Lythrum salicaria L.
Hoya pubicalyx (Cultivated)
Hoya pubicalyx Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 331 1918. ; Images by Prejith (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links) ASCLEPIADACEAE: ID – Prejith002. Hoya pubicalyx: My first time blooming of Hoya pubicalyx which I got as a 2-leaved cutting in December 2010. If I’m right […]
Xanthorrhoea species
Xanthorrhoea species; Flora-Australia-58: Grass tree-Xanthorhoea–endemic to Australia, Grows 20 to 25 feet. trunk and leaf base rich in rasin, flowers have necter for birds and insects. I couldn`t confirm the sp ,may be glauca,. Refrences: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=xanthorrhoea
Swertia speciosa
Swertia speciosa D. Don, ; London Edinb. Philos. Mag. J. Sci. 8: 77 (1836). (Syn: Swertia perfoliata Royle ex G. Don ; Swertia speciosa var. perfoliata (G. Don) C. B. Clarke) as per Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal; Swertia speciosa G. Don (syn: Swertia kingii Hook. fil.; Swertia lahulensis Kern.; Swertia perfoliata Royle ex […]
Meiogyne pannosa
Meiogyne pannosa (Dalzell) J. Sinclair, Sarawak Mus. J. 52(3): 604 604 1951. (Syn: Polyalthia pannosa (Dalzell) Finet & Gagnep.; Unona pannosa Dalzell); Images by Giby Kuriakose & Navendu Page (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images, click on the links) 131011GK_Meiogyne pannosa: Meiogyne pannosa (Dalzell) J. Sinclair (Syn: Unona pannosa) of Annonaceae family. A small tree […]
Meiogyne
Meiogyne pannosa (Dalzell) J. Sinclair (Images by Giby Kuriakose & Navendu Page (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images, click on the links)) Meiogyne ramarowii (Dunn) Gandhi (Images by Anurag N. Sharma (Id by Navendu Page) (For more images, click on the links)) A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner- Nordic Journal of Botany 33: 257–299, 2015- […]
Alocasia species/ hybrids
Wild plant ID request – RK33 – 26-Oct-2012: Request id of this interesting plant growing en masse in a marsh / wetland in Vasai region. The leaves are huge, may be well over 2 feet long. I could not go near to the plant and could only take some pictures from a distance. This seems […]
Elaeocarpus hainanensis (Hong Kong)
Elaeocarpus hainanensis Oliv., Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2462 1896. (Syn: Elaeocarpus lacei Craib); As per efi thread: E. grandiflorus is with broader leaf compared to those of E. hainanensis. ELAEOCARPACEAE: Elaeocarpus hainanensis Oliv.: Elaeocarpus hainanensis Oliv., Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2462 1896. Synonym: Elaeocarpus lacei Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 23 1925. […]
Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum (Laos)
Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr, Dansk Bot. Ark. 29: 39 1973 publ. 1974. Common name: Blood red spotted Bulbophyllum Distribution: Endemic to Laos Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr by Dr. Pankaj Kumar from Hong Kong ORCHIDACEAE: Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr [THE FLYING MERMAIDS]: Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr, Dansk Bot. Ark.29: 39 (1974). […]
Bulbophyllum annandalei (Thailand)
Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 82: 197 1920. Synonym: Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 4: 78 (1924), nom. illeg. Common name: Annandale’s Bulbophyllum Distribution: Thailand and Malaysia Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl. by Dr. Pankaj Kumar ORCHIDACEAE: Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl.: Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. […]
Heterotis
Heterotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Jacq.-Fél.
Adelocaryum
Adelocaryum coelestinum (Lindl.) Brand (Images by Dinesh Valke (Id by Aparna Watve and Miguel Serrano Pérez), Mohina Macker, Satish Phadke, Shobha Halve-Chavda (id by Shrikant Ingalhalikar), Alka Khare (Validation by P Santhan), Mani Nair (Id by Neil Soares), Sushant More (Id by Neil Soares) & Nitesh Joshi (Id by Neil Soares) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos […]
Pyrus betulifolia (USA)
Pyrus betulifolia Bunge , Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 101 101 1835.; Rosaceae Week: Pyrus betulifolia from California: Pyrus betulifolia Bunge A tree to 5 m tall with ovate acuminate leaves, 5-8 cm long, sharply serrate, shining above; flowers white, 1.5 cm across; fruit brown, dotted, 12 mm. Photographed […]
Winners 2012
Caryopteris incana (S. Korea)
Caryopteris incana (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 97 1865. (Syn: Nepeta incana Thunb. ex Houtt.; Barbula sinensis Lour.; Caryopteris incana var. candida C.K.Schneid. ……; Caryopteris mastacanthus Schauer ..; Caryopteris ovata Miq.; Caryopteris sinensis (Lour.) Dippel; Mastacanthus barbula Steud. [Illegitimate]; Mastacanthus sinensis (Lour.) Endl. ex Walp.; Nepeta japonica Willd.); C. & SE. China, Taiwan, […]
Caryopteris
Caryopteris incana (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Miq. (S. Korea)
Eriocapitella hupehensis (Cultivated- Germany/ USA)
Eriocapitella hupehensis (Lemoine) Christenh. & Byng (syn: Anemone hupehensis (Hort.) Hort. ex Boynton; Anemone hupehensis (Lemoine) Lemoine; Anemone japonica var. hupehensis Lemoine); China (N-Guangdong, N-Guangxi, Guizhou, W-Hubei, Jiangxi, S-Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, E-Zhejiang), Taiwan, Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin, Sagaing) as per Catalogue of Life; Herbst-Anemone from my garden in Ritterhude: here are Herbst-Anemone (Anemone hupehensis) from […]
Stars of family fortnights- 2012
Month Week Family(s) OR Theme Coordinator Hero of the Week 2012 JAN 2 – 8 Fabaceae – Mimosoideae Dr. Gurcharan Singh Mr. Dinesh Valke 2012 FEB 6–12 Rubiaceae Dr. Gurcharan Singh Mr. Prashant AwaleMr. Dinesh Valke 2012 MAR 12–18 Convolvulaceae Dr. Balkar Singh Dr. Balkar SinghMr. Dinesh Valke (Runner up) 2012 APR 2–8 Cucurbitaceae Dr. Nidhan Singh […]
Stars of family fortnights- 2010-2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 Hero of Monthly Weeks 2011……………Mr. Dinesh Valke Year Month Week Family(s) OR Theme Coordinator […]
