Ananas comosus var. microstachys (Mez) L.B.Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 104: 72 1934. (syn: Acanthostachys ananassoides Baker; Ananas ananassoides (Baker) L.B.Sm.; Ananas ananassoides var. nanus L.B.Sm.; Ananas ananassoides var. typicus L.B.Sm., not validly publ.; Ananas comosus var. ananassoides (Baker) Coppens & F.Leal, nom. superfl.; Ananas genesio-linsii Reitz; Ananas guaraniticus Bertoni; Ananas microstachys Lindm., nom. superfl.; Ananas […]
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Guzmania ‘Yellow Diane’
Guzmania ‘Yellow Diane’; SK1472 26 Sep 2018 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)- around 600 kb each. Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Date: 12 August 2018 Elevation: 1300 ft. Habit : Cultivated bromeliad. yellow tufted Guzmania. many varieties, one popular is yellow ”Diane” https://garden.org/plants/photo/379104/ unless your was designated something else Thank you …! It was not […]
Plerandra
Hippeastrum species/ hybrids- Munnar, Kerala
Crinum Sp. at Munnar- PKA15 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Seen this herb near a stream in Shola Forest near Munnar. Looks like some Crinum sp. i have been looking at these beautiful. pink crinums for the last whole week. its by a stream as … says, in nature that’s their home […]
Hedyotis acutangula (Hong Kong)
Hedyotis acutangula Champ. ex Benth., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 171 1852. (syn: Hedyotis elegans Wall. ex Kurz; Hedyotis helferi Hook.f.; Hedyotis lawsoniae (DC.) Benth. ex Hook. [Illegitimate]; Oldenlandia acutangula (Champ. ex Benth.) Kuntze; Oldenlandia elegans (Wall. ex Kurz) Kuntze; Oldenlandia helferi (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Wendlandia lawsoniae DC.); SE. China to Indo-China as per […]
Habenaria elliptica
Habenaria elliptica Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1706 1851. (syn: Plantaginorchis elliptica (Wight) Szlach.); SW. India as per WCSP; Common name: Elliptic Habenaria Herbs; tubers ellipsoid, 2-2.5 x 0.6 cm: stem 8 to 24 inches, leafy. Leaves mostly near the ground but also on the stem above, lanceolate or elliptic, acute, 5-10 x […]
Striped Tiger on Plectranthus (Coleus) species/ hybrids
Fwd: SYMBIOSIS :1169 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Striped Tiger visiting flowers of Coleus sp.
Brownea species- Chikmagalur, Karnataka
169-TSP-ID-16SEP2018-3,a medium sized tree near Chikmagalur for ID : 8 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly examine and identify this plant Habit: A medium sized tree. Habitat: Cultivated Sighting: Near Chikmagalur, Karnataka Looks like Brownea Species to me. yes … is correct reminds me of Brownea sp I also agree with … Pl. […]
Impatiens phoenicea
Impatiens phoenicea Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. n.s., 19: 175 1858. ; Common name: Tyrian Red Balsam India: Southern Western Ghats south of Pulneys and High Ranges of Kerala, sholas above 1,500 m. Tamil Nadu and Kerala as per BSI Flora of India; S-India as per Catalogue of Life; Perennial herbs, suffruticose, about 30-100 cm […]
Hoya danumensis (Cultivated- Hong Kong)
Hoya danumensis Rodda & Nyhuus, Webbia 64: 164 2009. ; Borneo (Sabah), Brunei as per Catalogue of Life; Hoya danumensis Rodda & Nyhuus : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5)- around 500 kb each. Location: Hong Kong Park Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List […]
Pseuderanthemum species ?- Delhi
Fwd: ID garden plant AR2309201802 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Id plz Is it hamelia patens? Laila majnu?? Delhi No. It is not. It could be a young sapling of Pseuderanthemum. this has been submitted earlier there is thread already titled- ID garden plant AR2209201801 of date sept 22 2018 … please do […]
9th Science Congress at Pantnagar
9th Science Congress at Pantnagar on 13-14 October 2018 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Our department is hosting the 9th CONFERENCE OF The Indian Science Congress Association (HARIDWAR CHAPTER) On “FUTURE INDIA: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY” OCTOBER 13-14, 2018 Last Date for submission of Abstract and Registration Fee is 30th September 2018 Detailed […]
Streptocarpus saxorum (Cultivated- Hong Kong)
Streptocarpus saxorum Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 154 1894. (syn: Africa as per Catalogue of Life; Streptocarpus saxorum Engler : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) – around 600 kb each. Location: Hong Kong Park Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated i love this plant but never quite caught on in […]
Begonia phuthoensis (Cultivated- Hong Kong)
Begonia phuthoensis H.Q.Nguyen, Novon 14: 105 2004.; Vietnam as per WCSP; Begonia phuthoensis H.Q.Nguyen : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) – around 400 kb each. Location: Hong Kong Park Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated very nice and unusual leaves for a begonia. yes its id is correct Yes, B. […]
Dendrobium hybrids- Hong Kong
SK1468 24 Sep 2018 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)- around 600 kb each. Location: Hong Kong Park Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated Dendrobium hybrid? Any specifis ID ?
Lutheria splendens
Lutheria splendens (Brongn.) Barfuss & W.Till, Phytotaxa 279: 53 (2016). (syn: Lutheria splendens var. chlorostachya (Oliva-Esteve) Barfuss & W.Till; Lutheria splendens var. formosa (Suringar ex Witte) Barfuss & W.Till; Lutheria splendens var. oinochroma (Steyerm.) Barfuss & W.Till; Lutheria splendens var. striatifolia (M.B.Foster) Barfuss & W.Till; Tillandsia appuniana Baker; Tillandsia longibracteata Baker [Illegitimate]; Tillandsia picta Baker; […]
Lutheria
Lutheria splendens (Brongn.) Barfuss & W.Till Lutheria (Vriesea) ‘Tiffany’ Lutheria (Vriesea) hybrids- Warsaw, Poland
Dorstenia elata (Cultivated- Hong Kong)
Dorstenia elata Gardner, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 3: t. 220 1840. (syn: Dorstenia elata var. strigosa Regel; Dorstenia exaltata Miq.; Dorstenia longifolia Moric.; Dorstenia plumeriifolia Fisch. & C.A.Mey.); NE-Brazil (Bahia), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro) as per Catalogue of Life; Dorstenia elata Gardner : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) – […]
Racinaea dyeriana (Cultivated)
Racinaea dyeriana (André) Barfuss & W.Till, Phytotaxa 279: 43 (2016). (syn: Tillandsia dyeriana André; Tillandsia rutschmannii Rauh); NW. Ecuador as per WCSP; Tillandsia dyeriana André : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)- around 550 kb each. Location: Hong Kong Park Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated tillandisia sp. flower spike colors […]
Racinaea
Racinaea dyeriana (André) Barfuss & W.Till
