Amanita species- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal

  SK1888 04 May 2019 – Mycophyta : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Phedi, Nagarkot Date: 1 Sep 2018 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit : Wild  Amanita speciesCheck in Section VaginataeFamily – Amanitaceae

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Amanita constricta ?

Amanita constricta Thiers & Ammirati, 1982 ?;   SK1797 19 Feb 2019 : 17 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)- around 950 kb each.  Location:  Dolkha, Nepal Date: 6 September 2017 Elevation : 1650 m. Habit : Wild  Amanita sp…  Amanita constricta Thiers and Ammirati ?? Pl. check http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Amanita_constricta.html http://www.amanitaceae.org/?Amanita+constricta https://mushroomobserver.org/name/show_name/380 https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67355-Amanita-constricta http://www.rrich.com/msamanitaconstricta.html Appears close but can […]

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Spiraea thunbergii (Introduced)

Spiraea thunbergii Siebold ex Blume, Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indi‰ 1115 1826. (syn: Awayus japonicus (Raf.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.; Spiraea crenata Thunb. (ambiguous synonym); Spiraea japonica Raf.; Spiraea thompsoni Hort.); North Korea, South Korea, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), China (I), Taiwan (I), USA (I) (Alabama (I), Connecticut (I), Georgia (I), Louisiana (I), Maryland […]

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Euphorbia kanaorica

Euphorbia kanaorica Boiss., Prodr. 15(2): 154 1862. (syn: Euphorbia polytimetica (Prokh.) Prokh.; Euphorbia prorepens Popov; Tithymalus kanaoricus (Boiss.) Prokh.; Tithymalus polytimeticus Prokh.); Afghanistan to W. Himalaya as per WCSP; Afghanistan; Pakistan; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; Euphorbia kanaorica for confirmation : 14 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (5)- around 350 kb each.  Euphorbia […]

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Pteroceras dalaputtuwa

Pteroceras dalaputtuwa Priyadarshana, T.S., A.G. Atthanagoda, I.H. Wijewardhane, K.S. Siriweera, N. Aberathna & P. Kumar. 2019.; An orchid named after an elephant : 5 posts by 5 authors. Could be of the interest of the readers. https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/in-sri-lanka-a-tiny-new-orchid-bears-an-elephants-name/  Thanks, … for the very interesting article. it shows how much Sri Lankans care for the protection of […]

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Pimenta dioica ?

Pimenta dioica ?;   IDENTITY : PIMENTA DIOICA ??? : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage. Please try to Identify. at a quick glance seems to be but i cant see details in the flowers and leaf veins etc  and ascertain sizes. can you post individual images, … and clear view of […]

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Phlomoides superba

Phlomoides superba (Royle ex Benth.) Kamelin & Makhm. (syn: Eremostachys laciniata var. superba (Royle ex Benth.) Regel; Eremostachys superba Royle ex Benth.); Afghanistan; Pakistan; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Golden Himalayan Spike • Hindi: Gajar moola, Van Mooli    Phlomoides superba submission : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)- around […]

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Nepal- Mushroom at Phedi, Nagarkot

  SK1882 01 May 2019 – Mycophyta : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)- 2 Mb. Location: Phedi, Nagarkot Date: 9 August 2016 Elevation: 2100 m. Habit : Wild  Better to leave it like this in the absence of lower portion.  OK …! 

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Smilax munita

Smilax munita S.C.Chen (syn: Smilax munita S.C.Chen; Smilax myrtillus var. rigida Noltie; Smilax rigida Wall. ex Kunth, nom. illeg.); China South-Central; East Himalaya; Myanmar; Nepal; Tibet as per Catalogue of Life;   SK828 27 OCT-2017:ID : 11 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7) Location:  Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal Date: 6 September 2017 Elevation : 7700 ft. Some /species/m—z/r/rosaceae/cotoneaster species?  […]

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Clematis barbellata var. obtusa

Clematis barbellata var. obtusa Kitamura & Tamura, Fauna & Fl. Nepal 1: 127 1955. (syn: Clematis kilungensis W.T.Wang & M.Y.Fang); S-Tibet (Gyirong Xian), Nepal as per Catalogue of Life; SK1829 03 April 2019 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8)- around 800 kb each.  Location: Ghandruki, Kaski Dt.Date: 23 March 2019Elevation: 2048 m.Habit : Wild Clematis […]

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Psathyrella species ?- MNP, Mumbai

  Tiny Orange Mushrooms : Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai : 10APR19 : AK-2 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) – 295 kb. A lot of Mushrooms and Fungi are coming up for validation. These tiny orange mushrooms were seen at MNP, Mumbai. Is it possible to identify? Pl. post the original image to […]

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Podophyllum

Podophyllum hexandrum Royle       Sinopodophyllum (‎‎Berberidaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Sinopodophyllum (‎‎Berberidaceae‎) 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 of this genera […]

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Astraeus species- Shimla, Himachal

  Fungus for ID AT AUG2016/06 : 12 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Kindly identify this fungus Shimla August, 2016 Vernacular name: Putu or Rugda Eaten by migrant labourers from Jharkhand. Can eaten raw or cooked as vegetable.   Most part of this fungus remains inside the soil. Only a small part emerges out. […]

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Polyporales‎ member- Lonavala, Pune, Maharashtra

  Stereum—–Fungi for sharing and validation : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Suggested as Stereum sp. If possible species id. please. Photos taken at Aambyvalley Rd., Lonavala, Pune in Sept.16 May be some Coltricia as per images and details herein. Or can it be some Sparassis‎ species as per images and details herein ? […]

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Lycoperdon species- Lele, Lalitpur, Nepal

  SK1865 25 April 2019 – Mycophyta : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)- around 600 kb each.  Location : Lele, Lalitpur Date : 13 September 2014 Elevation :  1330 m. Habit : Wild   Attachments (2)- around 800 kb each.  Looks Lycoperdon species (Puffballs). However it will be really helpful if you have […]

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Xylaria species- Lele, Lalitpur, Nepal

  SK1866 25 April 2019 – Mycophyta : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Location : Lele, Lalitpur Date : 13 September 2014 Elevation :  1330 m. Habit : Wild Pl. check Xylaria species reported in your area. Also check Xylaria hypoxylon (L.) Grev.   I guess it could be between Xylaria polymorpha (Pers. :Fr.) Grev. and Xylaria […]

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Nepal- Mushroom at Deurali, Dolkha

SK1859 23 April 2019 – Mycophyta : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location:  Deurali, DolkhaDate: 24 July 2014Elevation: 2300 m. Habit : Wild Better not to try for id.  Again same story. May be some expert can guide with sp. at least so that I can follow up.

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