Floydia praealta (Australia)

Floydia praealta (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs,  Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 70: 176 1975. (Syn: Helicia praealta F.Muell.; Macadamia praealta (F.Müll.) F.M.Bailey); Australia (near Gympie, SE-Queensland, south to near Dorrigo, NE-New South Wales) as per Catalogue of life;   flora-Australia-45:  floydia praealta–small or medium sized tree; flowers in summer, fruits in winter; grows in subtropical to riverine rainforest.   References: Catalogue […]

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Altingia excelsa

Altingia excelsa Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(2): 41 1790. (syn: Liquidambar altingiana Blume; Liquidambar excelsa (Noronha) Oken; Liquidambar rasamala Blume); Images by Ritesh Kumar Choudhary (Inserted by J.M.Garg)  Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar (as per Flora of China) Altingia excelsa from Arunachal Pradesh : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Pl find a […]

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Ichnocarpus

  Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton (Images by Balkar Singh (Validated by Vijayasankar Raman), Surajit Koley (Inserted by J.M.Garg), Anurag N Sharma (Id by Amit Chauhan & E S Santhosh Kumar) & Aarti S Khale (Id by N Arun) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  ‎Ichnocarpus page (‎‎‎‎Apocynaceae) with images of species […]

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Grevillea speciosa (Cultivated)

Grevillea speciosa (Knight) McGill., Telopea 1: 24 1975. (Syn: Embothrium minus Willd.; Embothrium sericeum var. major Sm.; Grevillea dubia R.Br.; Grevillea punicea R.Br.; Grevillea punicea var. crassifolia A.A.Ham.; Grevillea sericea Lodd.; Hakea speciosa (Knight) Christenh. & Byng; Lysanthe sericea Knight; Lysanthe speciosa Knight);   Australia (New South Wales: N-half of the Sydney Basin, from just S […]

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Megaskepasma

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys Lindau (Images by tspkumar) ‎Megaskepasma page with images of species in efloraofindia : 3 posts by 2 authors. Pl. go through ‎Megaskepasma page with images of species (done by TSP Kumar ji) in efloraofindia. If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for […]

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Dienia ophrydis

Dienia ophrydis (J.König) Seidenf.,  Contr. Orchid Fl. Thailand 13: 18 1997. (Syn: Anaphora liparioides Gagnep.; Crepidium ophrydis (J.König) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Dienia congesta Lindl. ….; Epidendrum ophrydis J.König; Gastroglottis latifolia (Sm.) Szlach.; Glossochilopsis carnosula (Rolfe ex Downie) Szlach. & Marg.; Gyrostachys plantaginea (Spreng.) Kuntze;  Liparis bernaysii (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey ..; Malaxis carnosula (Rolfe ex Downie) Seidenf. & Smitinand ……………………; Microstylis bernaysii […]

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Ardisia hanceana (Hong Kong)

Ardisia hanceana Mez,  Pflanzenr. IV, 236: 149 1902. (Syn: Ardisia elegantissima H.Lév.; Ardisia incarnata Pit.; Ardisia miniata Pit.; Ardisia thorelii Pit.; Ardisia thorelii var. latifolia Pit.);       MYRSINACEAE: Ardisia hanceana Mez:  Ardisia hanceana Mez in Engler, Pflanzenr. IV 236 (Heft 9)): 149. 1902. Synonyms: Ardisia elegantissima H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 373 1912. […]

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Digitalis lanata (Introduced)

Digitalis lanata Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 7: 152 1792. (Syn: Digitalis epiglottidea Brera ex Steud.; Digitalis eriostachya Besser ex Rchb.; Digitalis lanata var. abbreviata Hausskn.; Digitalis nova Winterl ex Lindl.; Digitalis orientalis Elmig.; Digitalis winterli Roth); Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, S-Hungary, Serbia & Kosovo, ?Montenegro, ?Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Romania, Slovakia, Austria (I), European Russia, Estonia […]

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Gentiana kurroo

IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR)Gentiana kurroo Royle,  Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 278 1835. (Syn: Gentianodes kurroo (Royle) Omer, Ali & Qaiser; Pneumonanthe kurroo G.Don (Unresolved); Tretorhiza kurroo (Royle) Soják (Unresolved));   Flora of Chakrata: Gentiana kurroo from Dev Van Herbal garden and Budher caves Rod: Gentiana kurroo from Dev Van Herbal garden and Budher caves Rod Pls […]

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Lagenandra

Lagenandra ovata (L.) Thwaites (Images by Prashant Awale (Id by Vijayasankar Raman, Navendu Page & Giby Kuriakose) & Dinesh Valke  (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Lagenandra toxicaria Dalzell (Images by Prashant Awale (Id by E S Santhosh Kumar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, […]

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Passiflora holosericea (Introduced)

Passiflora holosericea L.,  Sp. Pl. 958 1753. (Syn: Decaloba holosericea (L.) M.Roem.; Lortetia holosericea (L.) Seringe; Passiflora reticulata C. Wright); Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Veracruz), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia (Atlntico, Bolvar, Cesar, Magdalena), Cuba, Venezuela (Aragua, Carabobo, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Miranda, Yaracuy, Zulia) as per […]

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Loranthaceae member

  PLEASE ID THE PLANT LIKE STRUCTURE:  THIS IS PLANT LIKE STRUCTURE ON CALYX OF MEUSA FERREA. am not much sure about this.. but, I guess, probably a seedling of some Loranthaceae member.. ?? inviting expert comments…! I agree with …. A Loranthaceae member.  The seeds are very sticky and attaching to something, then germinate. This […]

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Prasophyllum elatum

Prasophyllum elatum R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 318 1810. (Syn: Prasophyllum australe Lindl.);     Flora-Australia-42:  Prasophyllum elatum- ground orchid from bush I imagine why it is called Swamp Leek Orchid!! Those shiny things on the labellum must be attracting insects for pollination. How was the fragrance?   Refrences: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-164707

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Thlaspi species ?

Thlaspi species ?;        A wild herb for ID (27/06/2011 NSJ-03): A wild herb for ID. Location – Gulmarg Hills (Trek Route) Habitat-Wild herb Photo taken on My 31, 2011 Flower size ~ 8 to 10 mm (The only picture available with poor quality.) If leaves alongside belong to this plant only then […]

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Epipremnum pinnatum ?

Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl., Pflanzenr. IV, 23B: 60 1908. (Syn: Rhaphidophora laciniata (Burm.f.) Merr. ………) ?;   As per efi thread: In Epipremnum pinnatum, the leaves have minute holes along the midrib, leaves are more or less clustered at tips of branches without cataphylls, and fruits has only 2-4 curved seeds.   In Rhaphadiphora decursiva the […]

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Marchantia species

    Vof Week : Bryophyte ID Please – MN160912: BryophyteGhangaria Govindghat trail 16.08.2012 Marchantia I think   Marchantia sp. 1. from Shillong: Attached images are Marchantia sp. Please ID for this species.Location : ICAR Complex, BarapaniTime of collection : 19/10/12Habitat : Grows on Stone wall.Margin of Thallus : Purple colured

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