Diospyros species ?

    at Tiwai Hill plateau, near Chas-kaman dam- Feb’09?; Plant 2 – indiantreepix | Google Groups .. From literautres I am finding it near to Bistendu i.e. D.montana as fruits are not eaten .. CG2010-3 – efloraofindia | Google Groups          

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Ebenaceae

Species, genera & family pages of‎‎‎ ‎Ebenaceae‎ are now with images : 1 post by 1 author. Species, genera & family pages of‎‎‎ ‎Ebenaceae‎ are now with images. I request you to pl. go through & point out mistakes, if any. I hope this will aid in identifications in future.

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Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea alata L. – D. alata can be mistaken for D.bulbifera, one of the main differences between the 2 is that in the former the “stem climbs to the right” [in a clockwise direction, whereas in the latter, the “stem climbs to the left” [in an anti-clockwise direction]. Also seen are the characteristic 4 – winged […]

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Droseraceae

Dionaea muscipula J.Ellis    Drosera burmanni Vahl  Drosera indica L.  Drosera peltata Thunb.    Species, genera & family pages of‎‎‎ ‎Droseraceae‎ are now with images : 1 post by 1 author. Species, genera & family pages of‎‎‎ ‎Droseraceae‎ are now with images. I request you to pl. go through & point out mistakes, if any. […]

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Dimorphotheca pluvialis (Cultivated)

Dimorphotheca pluvialis (L.) Moench, 585 1794. (Syn: Calendula decurrens Thunb.; Calendula hybrida L.; Calendula pluvialis L.; Calendula versicolor Salisb.; Dimorphotheca annua Less.; Dimorphotheca calendulacea var. dubia E.Phillips; Dimorphotheca hybrida (L.) DC.; Dimorphotheca incrassata Moench; Dimorphotheca leptocarpa DC.; Gattenhoffia pluvialis Druce);    Images by Radha Krishna Reddy (Id by J.M.Garg & validation by Gurcharan Singh), Gurcharan […]

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Dimorphotheca (Asteroideae- Calenduleae)

Dimorphotheca ecklonis DC. (Images by D S Rawat, Ankush Prakash & Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Id by J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))     Dimorphotheca pluvialis (L.) Moench (Images by Radha Krishna […]

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Dimocarpus

   Dimocarpus longan Lour. (China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, SW-China (I) to SE-China (I)), India (Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Sri Lanka, Peru (I), peninsular Malaysia (Perak), Singapore (I), Java, New Guinea, Borneo, Thailand, Palau Isl. (I), Society Isl. (I) (Raiatea (I)), Southern Marianas (I) (Guam (I)), Mauritius (I), […]

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Dillenia suffruticosa (Cultivated)

Dillenia suffruticosa (Griff.) Martelli, Malesia 3: 163 1887. (Syn. Dillenia burbidgei (Hook.f.) Martelli; Dillenia suffruticosa var. borneensis (Ridl.) Ridl.; Wormia burbidgei Hook.f. (Unresolved); Wormia suffruticosa Griff.);   Shrubby Dillenia, Simpoh, Shrubby simpohlenia;       Rani Bagh at Byculla, Mumbai– 9th Aug 2009; Dillenia suffruticosa – indiantreepix | Google Groups Singapore flora – efloraofindia | Google Groups […]

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Dillenia indica

Dillenia indica L., Sp. Pl. 535 1753. (Syn. Dillenia elongata Miq.; Dillenia indica f. elongata (Miq.) Miq.; Dillenia speciosa Thunb.) ;   Elephant apple, Large-flowered delinia, Girnar or Hondapara tree, Indian catmon, Hondapara Tree, Ma-tad • Hindi: चलता Chalta, Karambel • Nepali: पांच फल Paanca phal, Panca kule, राम फल Ram phal, ठूलो तातरी Thulo tatri • […]

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Dillenia aurea

Dillenia aurea Sm.;   Dillenia aurea : 3 posts by 2 authors. Pradip Krishen needs a picture of the fruit of the tree Dillenia aurea, mostly likely for his upcoming book on forest trees of central India. Monkeys raid the tree before the fruits can ripen, and thus it  is not easy to find ripe fruits […]

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Dillenia

  Dillenia bracteata Wight (Local Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Endemic. Global Distribution: Asia: India as per India Biodiversity Portal)   Dillenia indica L.   Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.   Dillenia suffruticosa (Griff.) Martelli         The complete account of Dillenia species in India is available in the document- Majumdar,N.C.1993. Dilleniaceae. In; Sharma, […]

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Digitalis

Key to common species of Digitalis as per efi thread: 1. Middle lobe of lower lip much longer than others, almost as long as tube………2 1. Middle lobe of lower lip not significantly longer than others, much shorter     than corolla tube…………………………………………………………………………………….3 2.  Inflorescence axis hairy; calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, hairy, shorter         than […]

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Digera

    Digera muricata (L.) Mart. (Images by Gopal Shinde (Identified by Vijyasankar Raman & Samir Mehta), Sourav Mahmud (Identified by P. Santhan) & Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg))   ‎Digera (Amaranthaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Digera (Amaranthaceae) page with images of species (done by me) […]

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Dieffenbachia species/ cultivars

  As per efi thread : Aglaonema….Leaf with less than 10 pairs of lateral veins Dieffenbachia….Leaf with more than 10 pairs of lateral veins   Yes the two genera can be separated on the basis of lateral veins easily. There are other characters which can be seen when flowers appear, but as we now these foliage […]

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Dicliptera species ?

    Confirmation of ID required : Attachments (3).  4 posts by 3 authors. Plz let me know if the plant in the pictures is Peristrophe paniculata. it might Spp. of Dicliptera                I Am not Sure if it is          

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Dicliptera species

         North Bengal Wildflowers-ID Request 1 -12May09-SJ – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 1 image. while a couple of IDs are still pending from the previous lot, let me throw three more in the fray. This is the only photo I have of this flower/plant. Looks like some “Dicliptera Sp”. This, or something similar has […]

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Dianthus caryophyllus (Cultivated)

Dianthus caryophyllus L., Sp. Pl. 410 1753. (Syn: Caryophyllus tunica Garsault [Invalid]; Dianthus acinifolius Schur; Dianthus arbuscula Lindl.; Dianthus arrectus Dumort.; Dianthus binatus Schur; Dianthus caryophyllus var. coronarius L.; Dianthus coronarius (L.) Burm.f.; Dianthus corsicus Link ex Spreng.; Dianthus kayserianus Schur; Dianthus longicaulis Costa; Dianthus miniatus A.Huet ex Nyman; Dianthus morrsii Hance (Unresolved); Dianthus moschatus J.F.Gmel.; […]

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Dianthus barbatus (Cultivated)

Dianthus barbatus L., Sp. Pl. 409 1753. (Syn: Caryophyllus barbatus Moench; Cylichnanthus barbatus Dulac; Dianthus aggregatus Poir.; Dianthus corymbosus F.Dietr.; Dianthus girardinii Lamotte; Dianthus hispanicus Dum.Cours. [Illegitimate]; Dianthus latifolius Willd.; Dianthus pulcherrimus Loisel.; Dianthus splendidissimus Hoffmanns.; Silene barbata E.H.L.Krause (Unresolved); Tunica barbata Scop. (Unresolved)); Images by Gurcharan Singh, (Mani Nair – Id by Gurcharan Singh) & Ankush Prakash  […]

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