Cleisostoma racemiferum (Lindl.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 173 (1972) (syn: Aerides racemifera (Lindl.) Wall. ex Hook.f.; Cleisostoma chrysomelas (Rchb.f.) Garay ; Cleisostoma striolatum (Rchb.f.) Garay ; Gastrochilus racemifer (Lindl.) Kuntze ; Saccolabium racemiferum Lindl. ; Sarcanthus affinis Wall. ex Hook.f. ; Sarcanthus chrysomelas Rchb.f. ; Sarcanthus lorifolius C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.f. ; Sarcanthus manlinensis Guillaumin ; Sarcanthus pallidus Lindl. ; Sarcanthus racemifer (Lindl.) Rchb.f. ; Sarcanthus striolatus Rchb.f. ; […]
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eFloraofIndia completes 17 years on 17.6.24
eFloraofIndia completes 17 years on 17.6.24: Dear members, It is a pleasure to inform you that eFloraofIndia has already completed 17 years on 17.6.24. Thanks to all of you for your continuous support, guidance and Team work. Thanks to Outstanding Contributors, The Pillars, Subject/ Area Experts, Moderators, Major contributors & other members who are rendering selfless service to this group & made this endeavour […]
Restless Waters of the Ichhamati by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
Flora from Bengal and their common names: Recently I read a beautiful novel “Restless Waters of the Ichhamati” written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. In the flow of novel, it narrates a wonderful world of flora and fauna flourishing in Bengal during 18th-19th century.Since this is a translated version in English I couldn’t make out the names […]
Meliosma yunnanensis
Meliosma yunnanensis Franch., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 465 (1886) (syn: Meliosma acuminata Hook.f. ; Meliosma fischeriana Rehder & E.H.Wilson ; Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. yunnanensis (Franch.) Beusekom; Meliosma yunnanensis var. fischeriana (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) C.Y.Chang); . Himalaya to S. Central China and N. Myanmar: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Trees, up to 20 m […]
Stachyphrynium placentarium
Stachyphrynium placentarium (Lour.) Clausager & Borchs., Kew Bull. 58: 672 (2003) (syn: Maranta parviflora (Roxb.) A.Dietr.; Maranta placentaria (Lour.) A.Dietr. ; Phrynium densiflorum Moritzi ; Phrynium densiflorum Blume ; Phrynium glabrum Ridl. ; Phrynium parviflorum Roxb. ; Phrynium placentarium (Lour.) Merr. ; Phrynium sinicum Miq. ; Phrynium tetranthum K.Schum. ; Phyllodes densiflora (Blume) Kuntze; Phyllodes placentaria Lour.); . Nepal to S. China and W. Malesia: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, […]
Bulbophyllum species- in Munnar, Kerala
For ID :090110AK2: 1 image. Found growing on the tree bark at a Spice Garden in Munnar. Picture taken in October, 2008 Could you kindly identify it? Finally one more Orchid….. This should be a Bulbophyllum, but without flowers I cant confirm the species. Even pictures of dry inflorescence could be informative. But there were […]
Bulbophyllum species- Bakkala Botanical Garden, Near to Sirsi, Uttara Kannada
Orchid for Id #3 | 12Jun10AR03: Date/Time : 25 June 2009 11:05AM Location- Place, altitude and GPS: Bakkala Botanical Garden, Near to Sirsi, Uttara kannada Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: Botanical garden Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: Orchid Height/length: 1.5 Meters approx Leaves-type/shape/size: Elliptic/Oblong/15-30cms I think it is a Bulbophyllum sp. orchid. Waiting for more answers. I too think this […]
Bulbophyllum species- Talakona, Andhra Pradesh
Idrequest – 29Jun2010AR03: (a kind of orchid ? ) At Talakona water falls, our good guide walked over the rocks and soon he appeared to be on an intense search for plants. After about twenty minutes, he came back with these plants and explained with great interest on the plant significance. However, we could not comprehend -a language barrier existed between us. I still wonder, […]
Bulbophyllum species- Ragi hosahalli, Devimane ghats, Western ghats Uttara Kannada
Flora of Uttara Kannada | 30Nov2010AR04 | Bulbophyllum species: Bulbophyllum species Ragi hosahalli, Devimane ghats, Western ghats Uttara Kannada Oct 2010 Habitat: Growing on the bark of a large tree, in the mid of the Benne river. No flowers or fruits observed Yes Bulbophyllum, but which one?????????? Cant help without flowers… Could it be B. […]
Agrostemma
Agrostemma githago L. (Introduced) (SE. & E. Europe to N. Iran: Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia; Introduced into: Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, Buryatiya, […]
Cansjera rheedii?
Cansjera rheedii .?: 1 high res. image. Difficult to say with these images as per https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/13/cansjera-rheedii/
Piper species- Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal
SK 3992 07 July 2024 – Piper: 8 very high res. images. Location: Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal Date: 23 June 2024 Altitude: 1885m. Habitat : Wild Piper for ID ! Very young condition. Not possible for identification.
Flemingia species?- Nuwakot, Nepal
SK 3987 01 July 2024 – Flemingia: 5 very high res. images. Location: Nuwakot, Nepal Date: 14 June 2024 Altitude: 815m. Habitat : Wild Any possibility to ID at this stage ?
Cymbopogon species- Nuwakot, Nepal
SK 3985 June 2024: 4 very high res. images. Location: Nuwakot, Nepal Date: 13 June 2024 Altitude: 900m. Habitat : Wild Cymbopogon. Local Lemon Grass ! I think species id may not be possible with these images.
eFloraofIndia website updated up to 30th June’24
eFloraofIndia website updated up to 30th June’24: more than 14,000 species: It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindia is the largest google e-group/ forum in the world in this field & the largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with around 4,67,000 messages so far & membership currently more than 3505 nos. efloraofindia (eFI in short) website is […]
Neyraudia
Neyraudia arundinacea (L.) Henrard (Tanzania to Malawi, Comoros, Madagascar, Hainan to Tropical Asia: Andaman Is., Comoros, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zaïre as per POWO)
Neyraudia arundinacea
Neyraudia arundinacea (L.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 58: 8 (1929) (syn: Aristida arundinacea L.; Arundo boivinii Steud. ; Arundo henslowiana Hook. & Arn. ; Arundo madagascariensis Kunth ; Arundo thouarsii T.Durand & Schinz ; Arundo trivalvis W.Hunter ; Avena koenigii Spreng. ; Diplachne aristata Baker ; Diplachne saccharoides Baker ; Donax thouarii P.Beauv. ; Neyraudia madagascariensis (Kunth) Hook.f. ; Neyraudia thouarsii Pilg. ex Peter ; Triraphis madagascariensis (Kunth) Hook.f. […]
Saurauia fasciculata
Saurauia fasciculata Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 40 (1831) (syn: Ternstroemia fasciculata Wall.); . Nepal to Assam: Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal as per POWO; . Shrubs or small trees, about 3-6 m tall. Bark brown, young stems and branches with tubercular dots, scattered adpressed scales of about 1 mm long, densely rusty tomentose, later becoming glabrescent. […]
Caryopteris × clandonensis (USA)
Caryopteris × clandonensis A.Simmonds, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 94: 226 (1933) (syn: Caryopteris mastacanthus var. clandonensis (A.Simmonds) C.H.Curtis ) (The hybrid formula of this artificial cross is C. incana × C. mongholica); . Help with the ID of this small shrub from California-GS03072024-1: 5 high res. images. Please help with the ID of this small shrub, clicked from […]
Saprosma species?-Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram
MS,May, 2024/05 Undershrub for id.: 2 images. Location : Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram Altitude : ca.650 m Date : 30-04-2024 Habit : Undershrub Habitat : Wild Rubiaceae ?? Pl. post high res. images to see the details. 2 high res. images. Lasianthus inodorus Blume ?? I think something different. Looks like a Rubiaceae member to me… Looks […]
