Ruscus aculeatus (Cultivated)

Ruscus aculeatus L., Sp. Pl. 1041 1753. (syn: Oxymyrsine pungens Bubani; Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius Boiss.; Ruscus aculeatus subsp. laxus (Sm.) K.Richt.; Ruscus aculeatus f. pumilus Druce; Ruscus flexuosus Mill.; Ruscus laxus Sm.; Ruscus parasiticus Gueldenst.; Ruscus ponticus Woronow); Butcher’s Broom;  Kneeholy, Knee Holly, Kneeholm; Jew’s Myrtle; Sweet Broom; Pettigree;   Macaronesia to Medit., W. & SC. Europe to […]

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Ruscus

Ruscus aculeatus L. (Images by Balkar Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  ‎Ruscus page (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Asparagaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Ruscus page (‎‎‎‎‎‎Asparagaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us […]

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Begonia masoniana (Cultivated)

Begonia masoniana Irmsch. ex Ziesenh., Begonian 38: 52 1971. iron-cross begonia;     Images by Balkar Singh  Begonia masoniana from Solan: a small pot plant Begonia masoniana from Solan  This is an awesome plant  Beautiful leaves. Begonia masoniana Irmsch. ex Ziesenh. ?? : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) – 4 MB. Location:  Kalimpong, WB, India Date: […]

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Porana volubilis

Porana volubilis Burm. f., Fl. indica 51, tab. 21*, fig. 1. 1768. (Synonyms: Porana volubilis Burm. f. var. burmanniana Blume; Porana volubilis Burm. f. var. microcarpa Engler) as per Convolvulaceae Unlimited ;   Horse-tail Creeper;      Flora of Andaman9-291210-PKA3: Climber spotted on the Old wall of Ruins at Ross Island (Andaman & Nicobar). Date/Time: 21-12-2010 / 11:30AM […]

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Calliandra calothyrsus (Cultivated)

Calliandra calothyrsus Meisn., Linnaea 21: 251-252 251 1848 (Syn: Anneslia calothyrsa (Meisn.) Kleinhoonte);     Id request ASK 281210: Taken by the roadside on the Kandy-Colombo road, Sri Lanka on the 18th of November, 2010.    Request for ID : 281210 : AK-2: Taken by the roadside on the Kandy-Colombo road, Sri Lanka on the 18th of […]

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Cyperus prolifer (Cultivated)

Cyperus prolifer Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 147 1791.(Syn: Cyperus aequalis C.Krauss [Illegitimate]; Cyperus aequalis Vahl; Cyperus esculentus Drege & E. Meyer; Cyperus isocladus Kunth; Cyperus jocladus E.Mey.; Cyperus papyroides Poir.; Cyperus prolifer var. isocladus (Kunth) Kük.; Papyrus aequalis (Vahl) Bojer; Papyrus laxiflorus Spreng.);  Images by Aarti Khale – Id by Vijayasankar Raman   Dwarf papyrus,  Miniature […]

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Procedure for corrections in the Efloraofindia Database

Procedure for corrections in the Efloraofindia Database:  Whenever & wherever, an individual member feels that identification in a particular thread is doubtful or incorrect; he can follow the following procedure for advising so a) Click on that particular link in the Efloraofindia Database or search for that particular mail (in his ‘Inbox’)/ thread (by visiting […]

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Cuphea carthagenensis (Introduced)

Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 124 1930. (Syn: Balsamona pinto Vand.; Cuphea balsamona Cham. & Schltdl.; Cuphea divaricata Pohl ex Koehne; Cuphea pinto Koehne; Lythrum carthagenense Jacq.; Parsonsia balsamona (Cham. & Schltdl.) Standl.; Parsonsia pinto (Vand.) A.Heller);   Colombian cuphea, Colombian waxweed, Columbian cuphea, tarweed;  Bolivia (Beni, Santa […]

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Daedalea quercina ?

Daedalea quercina (L.) Pers. ?;   Flora of Arunachal Pradesh- Namdhapa near Miao- Fungi 3 for Id- JM: Wild at Namdhapa near Miao, Arunachal Pradesh in 3rd week of August’10.  Could this be some species of Trametes or Lenzites? I think some species of Daedalea from the gill structure To me also it looks like […]

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Coprinellus

  Coprinellus disseminatus (Pers.) J. E. Lange     Coprinellus domesticus (Bolton) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq.Johnson Coprinellus micaceus (Bull.:Fr.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson   Coprinellus species- Lonavala, Pune   Coprinellus species- Shivapuri, Nepal   Coprinellus species- Yeoor Hills, SGNP, Mumbai   Coprinellus species- Satyamangalam WLS, Tamilnadu   Coprinellus species- Balaju, Raniban, Kathmandu  

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Laetiporus sulphureus ?

Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill, 1920 (syn: Agarico-carnis flammula Paulet, 1793; Agarico-pulpa styptica Paulet, 1793; Agaricus speciosus Battarra, 1755; Boletus caudicinus Schaeff., 1763 (ambiguous synonym); Boletus caudicinus Scop., 1772 (ambiguous synonym); Boletus citrinus J. J. Planer, 1788 (ambiguous synonym); Boletus citrinus Lumn., 1791 (ambiguous synonym); Boletus coriaceus Huds., 1778; Boletus lingua-cervina Schrank, 1789; Boletus ramosus Bull., 1791; […]

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Murdannia versicolor

Murdannia versicolor (Dalzell) G.Brückn., Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2 15a: 173 1930. (Sym: Aneilema versicolor Dalzell; Phaeneilema versicolor (Dalzell) G.Brückn.);      Murdannia spp.: Is it Muurdannia versicolor ?. Today at Phansad WLS, Maharashtra      DV :: 02OCT11-1155 :: Murdannia ¿ crocea subsp. ochracea ? OR else:  Place: Karnala Bird Sanctuary (568 ft asl)Time: October 2, […]

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Rhododendron lepidotum

Rhododendron lepidotum Wall. ex G. Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 845 845 1834. (Syn: Azalea lepidota (Wall.) Kuntze; Rhododendron elaeagnoides Hook.fil.; Rhododendron lepidotum var. album H.H.Davidian; Rhododendron lepidotum var. eleagnoides Franch.; Rhododendron lepidotum var. minutiforme H.H.Davidian; Rhododendron lepidotum subsp. obovatum (Hook.fil.) U.C.Pradhan & S.T.Lachungpa; Rhododendron lepidotum subsp. salignum (Hook.fil.) U.C.Pradhan & S.T.Lachungpa; Rhododendron obovatum Hook.fil.; Rhododendron […]

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Amorphophallus species

  ID request-24102010-PKA1: Would like to know what are this fruits.. Date/Time: 26-09-2010 / 01:45PM Location: Jofra (9000 ft altitude) on the way to Hampta pass Habitat: Wild  –  This is a fruiting spadix of an Aroid, most likely Amorphophallus sp. – It must be two different species or genera? I can agree on the img […]

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Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous;     Grass Week : Grass is green on both sides of the fence:  Grass is green on both sides of the fence (My home garden in KR Nagar and Bangalore).   After it rains, the garden in front of my house develops a natural lawn, as grass grows unchecked. Sometimes, in the early morning […]

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