Ventilago gamblei Suess., Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2 20d: 152 1953. (syn: Ventilago lanceolata Gamble); India (Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life; Climbing shrubs; branches dark grey or brownish. Leaves alternate, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse at base, crenate at margin, acuminate or mucronate at apex, 4-8 x 2-4 cm; lateral […]
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Miscanthus sacchariflorus (USA)
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(2): 23 1887. (syn: Imperata eulalioides Miq.; Imperata saccharifera Andersson ex Benth. [Spelling variant]; Imperata sacchariflora Maxim.; Miscanthus hackelii Nakai; Miscanthus hackelii var. breviberbis Honda; Miscanthus ogiformis Honda; Miscanthus saccharifer Benth. [Spelling variant]; Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Franch.; Miscanthus sacchariflorus var. gracilis Y.N.Lee; Miscanthus sacchariflorus […]
Melanoseris species
Cornus florida (USA)
Cornus florida L., Sp. Pl. 117 1753. (syn: Benthamia florida (L.) Nakai; Benthamidia florida (L.) Spach; Benthamidia florida var. pendula (Dippel) Moldenke ….; Cornus candidissima Mill.; Cornus florida var. florida ………..; Cynoxylon floridum (L.) Britton & Shafer; Cynoxylon floridum (L.) Raf.; Cynoxylon floridum var. pendulum (Dippel) Moldenke; Cynoxylon floridum var. rubrum (André) Moldenke; Swida candidissima (Mill.) […]
Dalechampia species
Rhynchosia beddomei
Rhynchosia beddomei Baker; India (N); Andhra Pradesh; Karnataka; Tamil Nadu as per ILDIS; Submission of Rhynchosia beddomei : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Plant name: Rhynchosia beddomei Baker Family: Fabaceae Description: Erect herbs, branches canescent, terete. Leaflets oblong, acute.Flowers yellow in congested subsessile racemes. Pod 1-seeded, sub-orbicular. Rare, photographed at Seshachalam hills. Nice addition to eFI. […]
Kerala State yields nine new plant species in 2018
Kerala State yields nine new plant species in 2018 – The Hindu : 2 posts by 2 authors. Kerala State yields nine new plant species in 2018 – The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/state-yields-nine-new-plant-species-in-2018/article25921868.ece?utm_source=udmprecommendation_tamil-nadu&utm_medium=sticky_footer&transactionId=68aa39e50e2b470ba77caa5ab4884fbf
Celastrus monospermus
Celastrus monospermus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 394 1824. (syn: Catha benthamii Gardn. & Champ.; Catha monosperma Benth.; Celastrus benthamii Rehder & Wilson; Celastrus championii Benth.; Celastrus laoticus Pitard; Monocelastrus monosperma (Roxb.) F. T. Wang & T.Tang); China (Fujiang, Guizhou, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan), India (West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland), Sikkim, Vietnam, Java, Myanmar [Burma] (Magway, Rakhine, Shan), Laos, Thailand, […]
Vriesea hieroglyphica (Cultivated- USA)
Vriesea hieroglyphica (Carrière) É.Morren, Ill. Hort. 31: 41 1884. (Syn: Massangea hieroglyphica Carrière; Massangea santoviensis Linden ex Baker [Invalid]; Massangea santoviensis Linden ex Baker [Invalid]; Massangea tigrina Baker [Invalid]; Tillandsia hieroglyphica (Carrière) Baker; Vriesea hieroglyphica var. hieroglyphica ; Vriesea hieroglyphica var. zebrina Ruschi); Brazil (Espírito Santo to Paraná) as per WCSP Plant for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : […]
Ilex pubescens (Hong Kong)
Ilex pubescens Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 176, pl. 35 1841. (syn: Ilex pubescens var. glabra Chang; Ilex trichoclada Hayata); China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Xinjiang, Zhejiang), Taiwan as per Catalogue of Life; SK1588 21 Nov 2018 : 12 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6)- aound 600 kb each. […]
Osbeckia species- Sentosa, Singapore
SK1702 06 Jan 2019 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) – 6 mb. Location : Sentosa , Singapore Date : 18 October 2012 Altitude 131 m. Habit : Cultivated Which Osbeckia ??
Macleania floribunda (Cultivated- USA)
Macleania floribunda Hook., Icon. Pl. 2: t. 109 1837.; Peru, Ecuador as per Catalogue of Life; Plant for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 27NOV18 : AK-25 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Plant seen inside the Conservatory with tiny red flowers. Experts kindly suggest id. Ericaceae […]
Hypoxis hemerocallidea (Cultivated- USA)
Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall., Index Seminum (LE) 8: 64 1842. (Syn: Hypoxis elata Hook.f. [Illegitimate]; Hypoxis obconica Nel; Hypoxis patula Nel; Hypoxis rooperi T.Moore; Hypoxis rooperi var. forbesii Baker); S. Trop. & S. Africa as per WCSP; Botswana; Cape Provinces; Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Mozambique; Northern Provinces; Swaziland; Zimbabwe as per Catalogue of […]
Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Cutlivated- USA)
Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Vahl) Nees, Linnaea 16: 307 1842.; USA (Texas), Mexico (Campeche, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas) as per Catalogue of Life; Plant for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 27DEC18 : AK-34 […]
Anisacanthus
Nautilocalyx lynchii (Cultivated- USA)
Nautilocalyx lynchii (Hook. f.) Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 89 1912. (Syn: Alloplectus discolor Hook. f.; Alloplectus lynchii Hook.f.; Episcia lynchii (Hook.f.) Knuth); South America as per Catalogue of Life; Plant for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 27DEC18 : AK-33 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments […]
Nautilocalyx
Ficus species ?- between Pollachi and Valparai
id pl Val dec.1 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Id pl of the small tree seen in the first portion of ghat section between Pollachi and Valparai- no other signature was seen except leaves. the tree was in association with the Ficus microcarpa. May be Ficus tinctoria ssp gibbosa I think […]
Aadi Fibres: Fibres of the Futures Past
bast fibres clothing paper : 3 posts by 2 authors. In 2014 I had posted a query in this forum seeking information about bast fibres textiles traditions. … was kind enough to respond. Thank you …! Below is the link to my paper.https://asiainch.org/article/aadi-fibresLooking forward to your feedback, Thanks, …, for the wonderfully researched article.
Beautiful Tree trunk
Beautiful Tree trunk : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)- 7 Mb. Sharing an image of beautiful tree trunk. It was leafless so no clue about the id, but I was glued to that tree near Soochipara Falls in Wayanad. yes. a beauty
