Lantana camara subsp. aculeata ?

Lantana camara subsp. aculeata ?;       EfloraIndia_201211PD03_Lantana alba_Flora of Odisha: 3 images. many times i had seen this species but could not got time to take a snap. This time i took one. Sharing this to have a look. Same here … From 1969 to 1975 a hectic exploration activity of of Kashmir and […]

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Elaeagnus species- Mumbai, Maharashtra

  Mumbai, MH :: Plant for ID :: ARK2020-029 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Saw this plant in a garden in Mumbai, MH in November 2016. This garden may be called a private botanical garden on a small scale. There was no one around and hence could not get the name. Is […]

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Kalanchoe marmorata (Cultivated)

Kalanchoe marmorata Baker, Gard. Chron. t. 12: 300 1892. (syn: Kalanchoe grandiflora A. Rich. (ambiguous synonym); Kalanchoe kelleriana Schinz; Kalanchoe macrantha Bak.; Kalanchoe macrantha var. marmorata (Bak.) Maire; Kalanchoe macrantha var. richardiana Maire; Kalanchoe macrantha f. somaliensis (Bak.) Pamp.; Kalanchoe macrantha var. somaliensis (Hook.) Maire; Kalanchoe marmorata var. maculata Terr. ex Senni; Kalanchoe rutshuruensis Lebrun […]

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Haworthia marumiana var. batesiana

Haworthia marumiana var. batesiana (Uitewaal) M.B.Bayer, Haworthia Revisited 105 1999. (syn: Haworthia batesiana Uitewaal; Haworthia reticulata subsp. batesiana (Uitewaal) Halda); S. Cape Prov. as per WCSP; SK 2355 01 January 2020 : 11 posts by 2 authors. 5 images- 4 to 7 mb each. Location: Kalimpong, WB, India Date:  27  November 2019  Elevation: 1350m. Habitat: […]

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Opuntia microdasys (Cultivated)

Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact. 154 1837. (syn: Cactus microdasys Lehmann);   SK 2359 03 January 2020 : 7 posts by 2 authors. 2 images- 4 to 6 mb each. Location: Kalimpong, WB, India Date:  27  November 2019  Elevation: 1350m. Habitat: Cultivated Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff. ?? Yes, appears to be Opuntia microdasys […]

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Hoverfly on Dahlia cultivar – Bhubaneswar

  Fwd: Nectaring by a hoverfly ( Taxomerus germinatus) in miniature dahlia, dt 22/01/2020 : 1 post by 1 author. 1 image. Sir, namaskar, wishing you Sir & all esteemed membersof efi a happy Republic day., sendind a collage of nectaring of a hoverfly (Taxomerus germinatus) on miniature dahlia (Dahlia pinnata) plant at Lokaseva bhavan (secretariat) […]

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Dischidia vidalii (Cultivated)

Dischidia vidalii Becc., Malesia 2: 272 1886. (syn: Dischidia pectenoides H.Pearsen) ?; Philippines (Luzon) as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Kangaroo Pocket, Bladder Vine Images by Rashida Atthar (Id by Satish Chile) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Dischidia-an epiphyte : 8 posts by 4 authors. […]

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Nymphaea candida ?

Nymphaea candida ?;   SK 2403 19 January 2020 : 7 posts by 2 authors. 3 images- 6 to 7 mb each. Location: Bangkok, Thailand Date:  07  December 2019  Elevation: MSL Habitat: Cultivated Nymphaea alba L. ?? I think images insufficient as Nymphaea candida C. Presl and Nymphaea alba are closely related as per keys. Keys from Flora […]

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Opuntia species- Jayanti Majri, Punjab

  ‘CACTUS’ WITH PODS IN THE SHIVALIK FOOTHILLS OF PUNJAB : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Could the members of this esteemed group help identify this gregarious ‘cactus’ with purple pods growing in the floodplains of the Shivalik foothhills, 15 km from Chandigarh, village Jayanti Majri, Punjab. Pics were taken on January 12, […]

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Phyllanthus caroliniensis (Thailand)

Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter, Fl. Carol. 228 1788. (syn: Andrachne pumila (Raf.) Rydb.; Andrachne schaffneriana Pax & K.Hoffm.; Diasperus montevidensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Diasperus schomburgkianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Geminaria obovata Raf.; Phyllanthus graminicola Britton, nom. illeg. (ambiguous synonym); Phyllanthus montevidensis Müll.Arg.; Phyllanthus obovatus Muhl. ex Willd.; Phyllanthus schomburgkianus Müll.Arg.; Synexemia caroliniana Raf.; Synexemia cuneifolia Raf.; Synexemia obovata Raf.; […]

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Links not opening in my mobile

Links not opening in my mobile : 2 posts by 2 authors. I shall be thankful if you have any idea as to how to set right the problem :  When I click (place my finger) to open the link it is showing a screen almost black with some arrow etc  at the bottom of […]

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Dendrobium hybrids- Bangkok, Thailand

  SK 2385 13 January 2020 : 6 posts by 3 authors. 3 images- 5 to 7 mb each. Location: Bangkok, Thailand Date:  07  December 2019  Elevation: MSL Habitat: Cultivated Dendrobium hybrid ?? Dendrobium hybrid   SK 2386 14 January 2020 : 5 posts by 3 authors. 2 images- 6 mb each. Location: Bangkok, Thailand […]

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Indian Fern Society conference on Pteridophytes

Indian Fern Society conference on Pteridophytes : 1 post by 1 author. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is going to organise Indian Fern Society conference on Pteridophytes today and tomorrow.  Faculty, Scientists, Research Scholar and MSc students are invited to attend and present their research work.  If interested then plz submit abstract on the […]

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Echeveria ‘Tippy’ ?

Echeveria ‘Tippy’?;   Succulent For ID : Nasik : 080714 : AK-15 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).   Succulent seen at a Cactus Nursery in Nasik on 27/2/14. Was given to understand it is a Kalanchoe. Can this be Echeveria Species? I will go with the following in decreasing priority as per comparative […]

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Echeveria ‘Topsy Turvy’

Echeveria ‘Topsy Turvy’;   Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight : Crassulaceae : Echeveria runyonii ‘Topsy Turvy’ : California : 16DEC14 : AK-3 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2). Seen in Los Angeles on 3/10/14. For validation. yes a mutant but who has ever seen the original?extremely common sold all over at discount stores […]

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Sempervivum tectorum

Sempervivum tectorum L. (syn: Sedum majus Garsault (ambiguous synonym); Sedum tectorum (L.) Scop. (ambiguous synonym); ………………………………………….);     Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight : Sempervivum For ID : Crassulaceae : BBC Show,Mumbai : 17DEC14 : AK-20 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Crassulaceae, probably Sempervivum at the BBC Show in MNP. Posted earlier. Ornamental […]

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Graptoveria ‘Douglas Huth’

Graptoveria ‘Douglas Huth’;   Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight:: Crassulaceae:: For id from Nahan- NS 28 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4). Please suggest id for this succulent, recorded from a garden in Nahan, H.P. … It seems to Graptoveria Douglas Huth. Pls confirm it could be, no way to confirm it… pictures […]

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