Osbeckia chinensis

Osbeckia chinensis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 345-346 345 1753. (Syn: Osbeckia kainantensis Masam.);   Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 3 By T. Pullaiah, K. Sri Ramamurthy (2007)- (Description & Keys- Osbeckia muralis, virgata, stellata, chinensis & zeylanica)   Keys as per efi thread:  If Hypanthium (calyx Cup) 4–7 mm […]

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Oroxylum

Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz (Images by Neil Soares, J.M.Garg, Arvind Kadus, Neil Soares, Satish Phadke, Raju Das, Ushadi, Neil Soares, friend of Dev Kumar Vasudevan (Id by Neil Soares), Raman Arunachalam, Kishore Gumaste, Aarti S Khale & Karuna Kanta Das (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))    ‎Oroxylum (‎‎‎‎‎‎Bignoniaceae) page with images […]

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Ornithochilus difformis

Ornithochilus difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Schltr.,  Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 277 1919. (Syn: Aerides difformis Wall. ex Lindl.; Ornithochilus fuscus Hook. f.; Sarcochilus difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Tang & F.T.Wang; Trichoglottis diformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) T.B.Nguyen & D.H.Duong [Invalid];           Ornithochilus delavayi Finet; Ornithochilus eublepharon Hance; Ornithochilus fuscus Wall. ex Lindl. [Invalid]; Vanda doritoides […]

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Ormocarpum sennoides

Ormocarpum sennoides (Willd.) DC. (Syn: Hedysarum sennoides Willd.; Ormocarpum cochinchinense (uct. non (Lour.) Merr.; Ormocarpum sennoides subsp. sennoides );   Irula: Sethari kodi Tamil: Elumbotti   A straggling shrub, to 3m. Flower- In axillary racemes, 3-5-flowered; yellow. Flowering from December-January. Fruit- A pod, longitudinally striate, prickly, warted; seeds oblong. Fruiting January onwards. Field tips- Branchlets and pods […]

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Ormocarpum

Ormocarpum sennoides (Willd.) DC. images by Anurag N. Sharma     Ormocarpum page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Ormocarpum page with images of species (done by …) in efloraofindia. If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species […]

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Origanum majorana

Origanum majorana L. , Sp. Pl. 590 1753. (syn. Amaracus majorana (L.) Schinz & Thell.; Majorana dubia (Boiss.) Briq.; Majorana fragrans Raf.; Majorana hortensis Moench; Majorana majorana (L.) H.Karst. [Invalid]; Majorana mexicana M.Martens & Galeotti; Majorana ovalifolia Stokes; Majorana ovatifolia Stokes; Majorana suffruticosa Raf.; Majorana tenuifolia Raf.; Majorana tenuifolia Gray; Majorana uncinata Stokes; Majorana vulgaris […]

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Oreorchis foliosa var. indica

Oreorchis foliosa var. indica (Lindl.) N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb, J. Orchid Soc. India 10: 5 1996. (Syn: Corallorhiza indica Lindl.; Oreorchis indica (Lindl.) Hook.f.; Tainia gokanzanensis Masam.);   Distribution: Himalaya to China (SW. Sichuan, NW. Yunnan), Taiwan            Valley of Flowers National Park, Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve; Oreorchis foliosa (Lindl.) Lindl. – […]

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Orchidaceae member

  Orchids outside the orchid Resort Kalimpong  March 09  Orchids – indiantreepix | Google Groups    SYMBIOSIS : 262: Attaching an image of Purple Sunbird ( Male ) on the flowers of Orchid..   ORCHIDACEAE: THE LADY SLIPPER ORCHIDS – Some mixed and unidentified hybrids. from WOC, Singapore:  Some mixed and unidentified hybrids. from WOC, Singapore […]

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Opuntia ficus-indica ?

Opuntia ficus-indica ?;          Re: [India-nature-pixs] cactus : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). at Nannaj Is it Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian Fig)? Pl. see the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_ficus-indica I don’t think this is ficus indica. I am not expert on Opuntia, but those I’ve seen and owned never had any long spines. The […]

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Opuntia ficus-indica

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8 2 1768. (Syn: Cactus elongatus Willd.; Cactus ficus-indica L.; Opuntia arcei Cárdenas; Opuntia chinensis (Roxb.) K. Koch; Opuntia cordobensis Speg.; Opuntia vulgaris Mill.);   Barbary-fig, Indian-fig, Indian-fig prickly-pear, mission cactus, mission prickly-pear, prickly-pear, smooth mountain prickly-pear, smooth prickly-pear, spineless cactus, sweet prickly-pear, tuberous prickly-pear, tuna cactus;   […]

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Opilia amentacea

Opilia amentacea Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 2: 31 1802. (syn: Groutia celtidifolia Guill. & Perr.; Opilia amentacea var. tomentella Oliv.; Opilia angiensis De Wild.; Opilia celtidifolia (Guill. & Perr.) Endl. ex Walp.; Opilia celtidifolia var. sphaerocarpa Chiov.; Opilia celtidifolia var. tomentella (Oliv.) G.Ll.Lucas; Opilia fragrans Elmer; Opilia javanica Miq.; Opilia pentitdis Blume; Opilia ruwenzoriensis De Wild.; […]

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Operculina tansaensis

Operculina tansaensis Sant. & Patel., Trans. Bose Res. Inst. Calcutta xxii. (Convolv. Bomb. Addit. & Corr.) 33 (1958).;      Ipomea?-131209RA2 : Attachments (4). 11 posts by 6 authors. kindly ID this Ipomoea please. This was seen flowering around 4.00pm at Aarey in Mumbai on 12 Dec ’09. This can be Operculina tansaensis, because the bracts are persistent, […]

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Operculina

Operculina tansaensis Sant. & Patel.     Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso   From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :    Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution Common name Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso Climber Plains, Moist Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Coimbatore, Cuddalore,  Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari, Thanjavur,  Thiruvallur,  Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram Sivadhai   […]

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