• Talk by J.M.Garg: 5th online Conference on Citizen Science for Biodiversity

    Request for invited talk: 5th online Conference on Citizen Science for Biodiversity: Greetings and Namaskar on behalf of the Organising Committee of CitSci India 2024! I am writing to request you to deliver a talk at the 5th online Conference on Citizen Science for Biodiversity, to be held on the 12th and 13th…

  • Liparis species- Assam

    Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod from Assam KD 05 Nov 24: 5  images. Attached images are from Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod Assam. Please validate. Date : 07.11.2024 Location: Assam Family : Orchidaceae Genus & species : Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod(= Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr.) Habit :  Herb Habitat : Ground orchid Flower : Not seen Fruit : Capsule Looks like…

  • Sapotaceae member?- Khurda, Odisha

    Regarding identification of the species collected from Khurda Odisha on October 24: Looks like Citrus sp. I think it appears to be some Sapotaceae member like https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/3/0/3088 https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/15/sapotaceae/  

  • Cinnamomum burmanni

    Cinnamomum burmanni (Nees & T. Nees) Bl., Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 569 (1826) (syn: Cinnamomum ammannii Lukman. ; Cinnamomum burmanni var. angustifolium Meisn. ; Cinnamomum burmanni var. chinense (Blume) Meisn. ; Cinnamomum burmanni var. kiamis (Nees) Meisn.; Cinnamomum cassia Siebold ; Cinnamomum chinense Blume ; Cinnamomum dulce (Roxb.) Nees ; Cinnamomum dulce var. ammannii Lukman. ; Cinnamomum dulce var. sieboldii Lukman. ; Cinnamomum dulce var. thunbergii Lukman. ; Cinnamomum hainanense Nakai ; Cinnamomum…

  • Embelia vestita

    Embelia vestita Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 288 (1824) (syn: Calispermum oblongifolium (Hemsl.) Nakai ; Calispermum rude (Hand.-Mazz.) Nakai ; Choripetalum undulatum A.DC. ; Embelia bodinieri H.Lév. ; Embelia impressa var. serrata H.R.Fletcher ; Embelia lenticellata Hayata ; Embelia nagushia D.Don ; Embelia nigroviridis C.Chen ; Embelia oblongifolia Hemsl. ; Embelia prunifolia Mez ; Embelia rudis Hand.-Mazz. ; Embelia undulata (Wall.) Mez ; Embelia vestita var. lenticellata (Hayata)…

  • Crotalaria micans?

    ID to species level required : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) – 1 MB each ID to species level required. Date : 25th July 2017 Location : Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats 850 meters Pl. check comparative images at efi site at Crotalaria page. Without pods it is very…

  • Stachys palustris ?

    I.D please: 1 high res. image. Location Sedow Shopian, J&K, India https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/01/lamiaceae/ May be some Stachys species: https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/31/stachys/ What species of Stachys reported from your area? Please check Stachys palustris L. Appears close, but I think different as per https://efloraofindia.com/2017/10/09/stachys-palustris/ https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57457-Stachys-palustris/browse_photos Pl. post other images, which you may be having. Do you…

  • Aristida species- Bundi, Rajasthan

    Identify Aristida sp.?: 3 high res. images. Habitat: Rocky area Habit: herb/grass Location: Bundi Rajasthan Date: sep 2024 Kindly pull out the awn and post a clear image of floret with awns and glumes without floret Any other images? No not yet. Is the genus id correct? Yes, that’s it….

  • Lamiaceae member- Puri dist., Odisha

    121124PKD2: Regarding identification of the species collected from Puri dist Odisha on November 24: 5 high res. images. Posting again as getting clubbed in another post due to the same subject, from … Lamiaceae but images are not clear for proper ID.  

  • Cynodon radiatus

    Cynodon radiatus Roth, in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 411 (1817) (syn: Cynodon arcuatus J.Presl ; Cynodon dactylon subsp. arcuatus (J.Presl) Kern & Henty ; Cynodon dactylon var. arcuatus (J.Presl) J.Kern ex Henty ; Cynodon dactylon var. intermedius (Rang. & Tadul.) C.E.C.Fisch. ; Cynodon intermedius Rang. & Tadul. ; Cynodon leptochloides Steud.; Digitaria radiata (Roth) Spreng.); . Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda…

  • eFloraofIndia website updated up to 31st Oct.’24

    eFloraofIndia website updated up to 31st Oct.’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 4,72,200 messages so far & membership currently more than 3525…

  • Oryza minuta

    Oryza minuta J.Presl, in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 208 (1830) (syn: Oryza manilensis Merr. ; Oryza sativa var. minuta (J.Presl) Körn. ); . Tropical Asia: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand as per POWO; . Need ID: Wild…

  • Cinnamomum impressinervium

    Cinnamomum impressinervium Meisn., Prodr. 15(1): 21 (1864) (syn: Cinnamomum albiflorum Hook.f. & Thomson ex Meisn. ; Cinnamomum cacharense R.Parker ); . NE. Nepal to S. Central China and Myanmar: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal as per POWO; .     . References: POWO  Catalogue of Life  Flora of…

  • Phoenix species- Paderu area of Andhra Pradesh

    Phoenix sp.: 1 high res. image. Identify the sp collected from Paderu area of Andhra Pradesh Difficult to say with this image. Pl. see https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/20/phoenix/  

  • Eremurus persicus

    Eremurus persicus (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 119 (1846) (syn: Asphodelus persicus Jaub. & Spach; Eremurus aucherianus Boiss. ; Eremurus persicus subsp. sikesarus (O.Fedtsch.) Ali ; Eremurus sikesarus O.Fedtsch. ; Henningia aucheriana (Boiss.) Boiss. ; Henningia persica (Jaub. & Spach) Regel; Henningia sikesara (O.Fedtsch.) A.P.Khokhr.); . Iran to W. Himalaya: Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, West Himalaya as…

  • Symphyotrichum spathulatum (USA)

    Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 77: 291 (1995) (syn: Aster spathulatus Lindl.); . Subarctic America to Mexico (Baja California Norte): Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming as per POWO; . Yosemite National Park, USA, August 2024 :: Aster for ID ::…

  • Schoenoplectiella species- Bundi, Rajasthan

    Identify the cyperaceae member?: 2 high res. images. Habitat: Marshy grassland  Habit: Herb  Location: Bundi Rajasthan Date: Sep2K24 Pl. send an image of the complete plant. 1 high res. image. May be from the following genus (Schoenoplectiella): https://efloraofindia.com/2012/01/10/schoenoplectiella/ Pl. see https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/6682898527 https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=2710716 Thanks, I’ll check it out. This seems to…

  • Cotoneaster species- Kashmir, India

    For I.D 201024AHA1: 1 high res. image. Posting again as clubbed with another post due to exactly same subject: Location Kashmir,  India – posted by … Cotoneaster  

  • Juncus species- near Munsiari, Uttarakhand

    Juncus thomsonii for validation: 1 image. Location near Munsiari Uttarakhand  Altitude 6200-6500 feet  Biome Temperate  Ecology alpine meadow  Habit Grass or ?herb, 0.5 m, erect. Habitat wild  Inflorescence as seen. Only experts can tell as there are so many Juncus species. Pl. see https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/10/juncus-thomsonii/ Let’s wait, there is no hurry….

  • Perscaria species- Paderu forest area, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh

    Polygonaceae: Polygonum plebieum: 1 high res. image. Polygonum plebieum collected from Paderu forest area in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh It is not https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/23/polygonum-plebeium/ May be some Perscaria species as per images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/20/persicaria/