Uncarina grandidieri (Cultivated)

Uncarina grandidieri (Baill.) Stapf , Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4, 3b: 261 261 1895. (Syn: Harpagophytum dimidiatum Baill.; Harpagophytum grandidieri Baill.; Uncaria grandidieri (Baill.) Kuntze; Uncarina didierii Stapf);   Madagascar as per Catalogue of life;   Common name: Mouse Trap Tree, Burger’s Onion, Succulent Sesame       13042011GS1 tree for ID from Panchkula: The tree about 4 […]

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Juncus bufonius

Juncus bufonius L., Sp. Pl. 328 1753. (syn: Juncus aletaiensis K.F.Wu; Juncus bilineatus Gand.; Juncus bufonius var. alpinus Schur ……………..; Juncus bufonum Bubani [Illegitimate]; Juncus cespifolius Raf.; Juncus congestus S. Watson; Juncus creticus Raf.; Juncus divaricatus Gilib. [Invalid]; Juncus erythropodus V.I.Krecz.; Juncus fasciatus Lojac.; Juncus inaequalis Willd. ex E. Mey.; Juncus istriacus Gand.; Juncus juzepczukii V.I.Krecz. […]

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Schoenoplectus lacustris

Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 299 1888. (Syn: Cyperus lacustris (L.) Missbach & E.H.L.Krause [Illegitimate]; Eleogiton lacustris (L.) Fourr.; Heleophylax lacustris (L.) Schinz & Thell.; Hymenochaeta lacustris (L.) Nakai; Schoenoplectus validus (Vahl) T. Koyama; Scirpus lacustris L.);      Schoenoplectus lacustris from Ek Tal lake, Morni, Haryana: Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla, Verh. […]

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Lindenbergia macrostachya

Lindenbergia macrostachya (Benth.) Benth., Scroph. Ind. 22 1835. (syn: Adenosma cuspidatum Benth.; Lindenbergia siamensis Miq. ex Hook. fil.; Stemodia macrostachya Benth.);  India, Pakistan (Hazara, Pakistani Punjab, Rawalpindi), Jammu & Kashmir (Jammu, Kashmir) as per Catalogue of Life;    Scrophulariaceae of the Western Himalayas By Francis . Pennell (1943- Description & Keys- grandiflora, macrostachya & ruderalis)      […]

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Coffea liberica

Coffea liberica Hiern, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 171 ;   KOFF-ee-uh — from Turkish kahve, in turn from Arabic qahwaly-BER-ee-kuh — of or from Liberia (West Africa) roh-BUS-tuh — robust commonly known as: coffee, Liberian coffee • Arabic: بن bun, قہوة qahwat • Assamese: কফি kaphi • Bengali: কফি kaphi • Gujarati: કૉફી kophi […]

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Clinopodium vulgare

Clinopodium vulgare L., Sp. Pl. 587 1753. (syn: Acinos vulgaris (L.) Pers.; Calamintha vulgaris (L.) Druce; Melissa clinopodium Benth. [Illegitimate]; Melissa vulgaris (L.) Trevis.; Satureja vulgaris (L.) Bég. [Illegitimate]);   Pernennial herb differentiated from C. umbrosum in its more erect habit, up to 60 cm tall, simple or sparsely branched, leaves ovate or ovate-oblong, petiole […]

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Lathyrus sphaericus

Lathyrus sphaericus Retz. (Syn: Lathyrus coccineus All.; Lathyrus hygrophilus “sensu Robyns, p.p.” (Misapplied); Lathyrus viciodes DC.; Orobus sphaericus (Retz.) Avazneli);  …. India (N); Delhi ; Haryana ; Himachal Pradesh ; Jammu-Kashmir ; Madhaya Pradesh ; Punjab ; Rajasthan ; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal as per ILDIS;     Kalatope id al110411a: A pea family member…?? […]

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Rosa leschenaultiana

Rosa leschenaultiana (Redout‚ & Thory) Wight & Arn., Prodromus florae peninsula Indiae orientalis 301 1834. (Syn: Rosa sempervirens Hook. fil. & Thoms. ex Hook. fil. (ambiguous synonym); Rosa sempervirens var. leschenaultiana Redout‚ & Thory; Rosa wallichii Sabine);  India, Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; RO-zuh — referring to the rose genus, or the color lay-shen-nawl-tee-AH-na […]

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Drimia

Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop (Images by Aditya Dharap, Pravin Kawale (Validated by Tanay Bose), Satish Phadke & Pravir Deshmukh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))   Drimia polyantha (Blatt. & McCann) Stearn (Images by Shrikant Ingalhalikar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) ‎Drimia page (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Asparagaceae) […]

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Clitoria arborea

Clitoria arborea Benth. (Syn: Clitoria hoffmanseggii Benth.; Ternatea arborea (Benth.) Kuntze; Vexillaria arborea Benth.); images & identification by Ranjini Kamath    Shankha Pushpa Tree: I found this very interesting since i have not come across a Shankha Pushpa tree before! The tree had long since finished blooming & i was lucky to catch just the […]

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Jasminum nobile (Introduced)

Jasminum nobile C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 3: 597 1882. (Syn: Jasminum nobile var. quinquenerve Gagnep.; Jasminum nobile subsp. rex (Dunn) P.S.Green; Jasminum rex Dunn) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1 ;   Jasminum nobile C. B. Clarke subsp. rex (Dunn) P. S. Green, Kew Bull. 50:577. 1995 (Syn: (≡) Jasminum rex Dunn (basionym)) as per GRIN ;  Cambodia; […]

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Hetaeria oblongifolia

Hetaeria oblongifolia Blume, Bijdr. 410 1825. (Syn: Epipactis discoidea (Rchb.f.) A.A.Eaton; Epipactis erimae (Schltr.) A.A.Eaton; Goodyera discoidea (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Goodyera erimae Schltr.; Hetaeria discoidea (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Hetaeria erimae (Schltr.) Schltr.; Hetaeria forcipata Rchb.f.; Hetaeria helferi Hook.f.; Hetaeria micrantha Blume; Hetaeria pauciseta J.J.Sm.; Hetaeria raymundii Schltr.; Hetaeria rubicunda Rchb.f.; Hetaeria rubicunda (Rchb. f.) Drake; Hetaeria samoensis […]

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Stixis suaveolens

Stixis suaveolens (Roxburgh) Pierre , Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 654 654 1887. (Syn: Roydsia suaveolens Roxburgh);      ID No. 04042011 RD02: Help to ID this wild climber Date/Time-02/04/2011- 09 AM Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Assam, Alt 90m Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Type Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-  CLIMBER Leaves […]

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Stixis

Stixis suaveolens (Roxburgh) Pierre     Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight: September 1 to 14 2013: Here is list plants of both these families reported from India.Members are requested to suggest any addition or deletion please. Stixis scandensStixis suaveolens      

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Lycianthes rantonnetii (Cultivated)

Lycianthes rantonnetii Bitter, Abh. Naturwiss. Vereine Bremen 24: 332 1920.; Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones), Paraguay (Alto Parana, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canelones, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Paraguari), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro), S-Brazil (Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Peru, Bolivia (Santa Cruz), USA (I) (California (I)), Spain (I), Honduras (I) as per Catalogue of Life; […]

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Anodendron

Anodendron paniculatum A.DC. (Images by Prasanna Gogate (Id by Giby Kuriakose), Pravin Kawale, Dinesh Valke & Prashant Awale (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  ‎Anodendron page (‎‎‎‎Apocynaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author Pl. go through ‎Anodendron page (‎‎‎Apocynaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia […]

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Asparagus densiflorus

Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop, Bothalia 9: 65 1966. (Syn: Asparagopsis densiflora Kunth; Asparagus myriocladus Baker; Asparagus sarmentosus var. comatus Baker; Asparagus sarmentosus var. densiflorus (Kunth) Baker; Protasparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Oberm.); Images by (Aarti Khale – identified by Ajinkya Gadave & Pankaj Kumar) & Prashant Awale, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    Asparagus densiflorus: I had seen […]

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