Lodoicea maldivica (J.F.Gmel.) Pers. (Images by Aarti S Khale (Id by Pankaj Kumar & Vijayasankar Raman) & D S Rawat (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Lodoicea page (Arecaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Lodoicea page (Arecaceae) with images […]
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Sambucus nigra (Introduced)
Sambucus nigra L., Sp. Pl. 1: 269-270 269 1753. (Syn: Sambucus arborescens Gilib.; Sambucus aurea Hort. ex Carr.; Sambucus dissecta Hort. ex C. Koch; Sambucus elegans Hort. ex C. Koch; Sambucus floribunda Hort. ex C. Koch; Sambucus florida Salisb.; Sambucus laciniata Mill.; Sambucus leucocarpa Hort. ex C. Koch; Sambucus linearis Hort. ex C. Koch; Sambucus […]
Psidium cattleianum (Introduced)
Psidium cattleianum Afzel. ex Sabine, Trans. Hort. Soc. London 4: 317 1821 (Syn: Eugenia ferruginea Sieber ex C.Presl; Eugenia oxygona Koidz.; Eugenia urceolata Cordem.; Guajava cattleiana (Afzel. ex Sabine) Kuntze; Guajava obovata (Mart. ex DC.) Kuntze; Psidium ferrugineum C.Presl; Psidium indicum Bojer; Psidium littorale Raddi; Psidium obovatum Mart. ex DC.; Psidium variabile O.Berg ..); Peruvian guava, […]
Elaeagnus indica
Elaeagnus indica Servett., Bull. Herb. Boissier II, 8: 393 1908.; India as per Catalogue of Life; Woody climbers, densely covered with silvery scales, thorns axillary, straight, 1-2 cm long. Leaves 9-14 x 6-7.5 cm, ovate, apex acute, glabrous above, silvery-white below, nerves 5-7 pairs, indistinct. Flowers bisexual, 3-6 in axillary fascicles, pedicelled; perianth greenish […]
Allium cepa var. aggregatum (Cultivated)
Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum G. Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6:59. 1832; Images by Gurcharan Singh & P. Santhan (Inserted by J.M.Garg) English Name: Shallot; Common Indian Names: kanda or gandana (Hindi, Marwari and Punjabi), gundhun (Bengali), Pallari vengayam (Tamil) and cheriya ulli or chuvanna ulli (Malayalam).; Fruits & Vegetables Week: […]
Ardisia oxyphylla
Ardisia oxyphylla Wall. ex A.DC., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 120 1834. (Syn: Ardisia alternata A.DC.; Ardisia oblonga A.DC.); Pointed-Leaf Ardisia; Flora of Andaman7-291210-PKA1: This one is a shrub from Andaman. I had seen this in plenty in the wild near the Sea beach. Shrub was in fruiting stage. Could not spot any […]
Garcinia × mangostana
Garcinia × mangostana L., Sp. Pl. 443 1753. (Syn: Mangostana garcinia Gaertn.); Images by Aarti S.Khale (ID by Tanay Bose) and Pankaj Kumar Fruits & Vegetables :: Mangosteen from Sri Lanka : 030111: AK-3: Mangosteen from Sri Lanka in a fruit shop. – Nice catch of Garcinia mangostana – These fruits are available in […]
Calophyllaceae
Mammea suriga (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Kosterm. Mesua ferrea L. Images by tspkumar Poeciloneuron indicum Bedd. Images by Anurag N. Sharma BSI Flora of India with details & keys (Volume 3- […]
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Target for January 2011
Target for January 2011- 5000 Messages- 250 new Species
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L., Sp. pl. 2:667. 1753; Images by Gurcharan Singh & Dinesh Valke (Inserted by J.M.Garg) BRAS-ee-ka — from the classical Latin name for cabbageawl-lur-RAY-see-uh — edible vegetablekap-ih-TAY-tuh — having a head, referring to growth habit commonly known as: cabbage • Assamese: বন্ধা-কবি bandha kobi • Bengali: বাঁধাকপি bandhakopi • […]
Sonerila barnesii
Sonerila barnesii C.E.C.Fisch.; Images by E S SANTHOSH KUMAR (Inserted by J.M.Garg) New Year Wishes : Attachments (1) References: http://arctos.database.museum/name/Sonerila%20barnesii 1997 IUCN red list of threatened plants http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/s/sonerila_barnesii/
Taxodiaceae
Goeppertia zebrina (Cultivated)
Goeppertia zebrina (Sims) Nees, Linnaea 6: 337 (1831). (syn: Calathea binotii (Pynaert) Gentil; Calathea zebrina (Sims) Lindl.; Calathea zebrina var. binotii L.H.Bailey & Raffill in L.H.Bailey; Calathea zebrina var. humilior Körn.; Endocodon zebrina (Sims) Raf.; Maranta bicolor Vell.; Maranta binotii Pynaert; Maranta pulchella Linden ex K.Koch; Maranta zebrina Sims; Phrynium bicolor K.Koch; Phrynium pulchellum Linden […]
Calathea
Calathea crotalifera S.Watson (Images by Aarti Khale (Identified by Pudji Wododo) (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)) Calathea lutea (Aubl.) E.Mey. ex Schult. (Cultivated) Images by Aarti Khale (Identified by Pudji Wododo), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade & J M Garg) Calathea species- Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Goeppertia crocata (É.Morren & Joriss.) Borchs. & S.Suárez Goeppertia ecuadoriana (H.Kenn.) […]
Ctenidium species
Ctenidium species; Ctenidium sp ? from Shimla: Ctenidium sp from Summer Hill IAS Wall Shimla. pls validate. – Yes Ctenidium
Ctenidium
Ctenidium; http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Ctenidium
Hypnaceae
Hypnaceae; http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/B/Hypnaceae/
Xerochrysum
Xerochrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Tzvelev (Images by Surajit Koley, Gurcharan Singh, Nidhan Singh, N Muthu Karthick, Aarti S Khale, Prashant Awale (Id by Gurcharan Singh), D S Rawat, Narendra Joshi (Id by Gurcharan Singh) & Balkar Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))
Dendrobium crumenatum
Dendrobium crumenatum Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 2: 237 1799. (Syn: Aporum crumenatum (Sw.) Brieger; Pigeon Orchid, Sparrow Orchid, Bag-shaped Dendrobium; flora of Andaman 10 -311210-PKA1: Attachments (3). 3 posts by 3 authors. I had seen this plant growing on the Assame Palm Tree (Livistona chinensis) at Ross Island at Andaman & Nicobar. Date/Time: 21-12-2010 […]
