Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum (Cultivated- USA)

Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum Kitam., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 8: 78 (1939) 78 1939. (syn: Ligularia gigantea Sieb. & Zucc.); Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu) as per Catalogue of Life;   Farfugium japonicum var giganteum : Asteraceae : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 30NOV18 : AK-46 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) This is […]

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Medinilla alata (Cultivated- USA)

Medinilla alata Baker f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 9(1): 54 1916 [1916-22 publ. Aug 1916].; New Guinea as per Catalogue of Life;   Plant for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 27NOV18 : AK-26 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Plant seen inside the Conservatory with hanging […]

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Carex phyllocephala (Cultivated- USA)

Carex phyllocephala T.Koyama, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 16: 40 1955.; China South-Central; China Southeast; Japan as per Catalogue of Life;   Plant for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 30NOV18 : AK-45 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Plant seen in the garden in October. Please look at Carex phyllocephala. References: Catalogue […]

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Ceratostema rauhii (Cultivated- USA)

Ceratostema rauhii Luteyn, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 119: 314 1992. ; Peru as per Catalogue of Life;   Ceratostema rauhii : Ericaceae : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 29NOV18 : AK-42 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Seen inside the Conservatory. Neotropical Blueberry.  References: Catalogue of Life  The Plant […]

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Guzmania conifera (Cultivated- USA)

Guzmania conifera (André) André ex Mez, Monogr. Phan. 9: 911 1896. (syn: Caraguata conifera André) ?; Colombia to N. Peru as per WCSP; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru as per Catalogue of Life;   Bromeliad for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 29NOV18 : AK-41 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Bromeliad […]

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Alocasia cuprea (Cultivated- USA)

Alocasia cuprea K.Koch, Berliner Klin. Wochenschr. 4: 141 1861. (syn: Alocasia metallica (K.Koch) Hook. [Illegitimate]; Caladium cupreum K.Koch & C.D.Bouché [Invalid]; Caladium metallicum K.Koch; Caladium veitchii Hend. ex Hook.f.; Gonatanthus cupreus K.Koch [Invalid]); Borneo (Sabah) as per WCSP;   Araceae for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 29NOV18 : AK-40 […]

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Psammisia ecuadorensis (Cultivated- USA)

Psammisia ecuadorensis Hoerold, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 308 1909. (syn: Psammisia kraenzliniana Hoerold; Psammisia puberula Hoerold); Ecuador as per Catalogue of Life;   Plant for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 29NOV18 : AK-36 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Plant seen inside the Conservatory. Probably some Neotropical […]

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Begonia bipinnatifida (Cultivated- USA)

Begonia bipinnatifida J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 2: 47 1906.; New Guinea as per WCSP;   Begonia Species for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 26NOV18 : AK-16 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)  Plant seen inside the conservatory during my visit in October. Seems to be a Begonia […]

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Tree facts

Fwd: Tree facts : 1 post by 1 author. https://starofmysore.com/tag/tree-facts/ https://starofmysore.com/tag/peace-lily/ I have provided link for my latest articles  

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Anisadenia saxatilis

Anisadenia saxatilis Wall. ex Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen. 96 1838. (syn: Anisadenia khasyana Griff.); India (Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya), Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, N-Thailand, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Shan), China (Yunnan) as per Catalogue of Life; Leafy shoots simple, erect, 15-25cm, stems subglabrous.leaves ± clustered at top of stems elliptic 4-8 x 1.5-3cm, acute, […]

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Thumbnails in efi site on mobile

Thumbnails in efi site on mobile : Thumbnails in efi site on mobile can be seen in quite large size on enlarging, without opening them on clicking.It was a great surprise to me. It becomes really easy to browse in efi site, when comparing with efi posts in mail, for validation etc. I thought it better, if […]

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Dioscorea species- Godda, Jharkhand

  For ID25112018RK1 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)  Kindly help in identification of this. It is a root Local name-Ber-alli Date-22nd November, 2018 Place-Godda, Jharkhand Dioscorea.  

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Brugmansia ‘Charles Grimaldi’

Brugmansia ‘Charles Grimaldi’;   Brugmansia Species for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 26NOV18 : AK-20 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Seen at the garden.  There were no open flowers. Leaves had a serrated margin. brugmansia ‘charles grimaldi’ Excellent! The leaves in my pictures do match with your suggested id. References: […]

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Homalium cochinchinensis (Hong Kong)

Homalium cochinchinensis (Lour.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 628 1917. (syn: Astranthus cochinchinensis Lour.; Blakwellia chinensis Lindl. ex Steud.; Blakwellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) R. Br. ex J. O. Voigt; Blakwellia fagifolia Lindl. & Trans.; Blakwellia grandiflora Lindl. ex Loudon; Blakwellia laureiri Benth.; Blakwellia padiflora Lindl.; Blakwellia padifolia Steud.; Blakwellia pubiflora Walp.; Homalium […]

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Phalaenopsis wilsonii

Phalaenopsis wilsonii Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 65 1909. (syn: Doritis wilsonii (Rolfe) T.Yukawa & K.Kita; Kingidium wilsonii (Rolfe) O.Gruss & Roellke; Phalaenopsis chuxiongensis F.Y.Liu; Phalaenopsis minor F.Y.Liu; Phalaenopsis wilsonii f. azurea Z.J.Liu & Z.Z.Ru; Polychilos wilsonii (Rolfe) Shim); S. China to N. Indo-China as per WCSP; China South-Central; China Southeast; Hainan; Myanmar; Tibet; […]

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