• Old efloraofindia site may go away by 30.9.21

    Old efi site may go away by 30.9.21: It is to inform you that our old efloraofindia google site may go away by 30.9.21. The decision was informed to us by Google in the starting of August, 2020. We were quick to react to the situation and got our new efloraofindia.com site immediately, after…

  • Bulbostylis thouarsii ?

    Bulbostylis thouarsii (Roem. & Schult.) Lye ex Veldkamp & Verloove, Blumea 59: 10 (2014) (syn: Bulbostylis puberula (Kunth) C.B.Clarke; Isolepis puberula Kunth; Isolepis sieberi Schrad.; Isolepis thouarsii (Roem. & Schult.) Nees; Scirpus puberulus Poir.; Scirpus thouarsii Roem. & Schult.; Stenophyllus puberulus (Kunth) Killip); . Central Africa, W. Indian Ocean to SE. China and W. Malesia: Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia,…

  • Ilex godajam

    Ilex godajam Colebr., Fl. Brit. India 1: 604 1875. (syn: Ilex capitellata Pierre; Ilex rotunda Colebr. ex Wall.; Prinos godajam Colebr.; Pseudehretia umbellata Turcz.); . Central Himalaya to China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Hunan) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam as per POWO; . China (Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan,…

  • Begonia species- Godawari Botanical Garden, Lalitpur, Nepal

    SK 2926 19 July 2021: 12 high res. images. Location: Godawari Botanical Garden, Lalitpur Date:  18 july 2021 Elevation:  1500m. Habit : Cultivated Not sure. Check with Sangeeta Rajbhandary This one looks like a Begonia sp. Any chance of Begonia palmata D.Don ?? https://www.earth.com/plant-encyclopedia/angiosperms/begoniaceae/begonia-palmata/el/ 2 attachments  

  • Strobilanthes cordifolia ?

    ID 030821: 1 image. Please identify this armed under shrub from a sacred grove of Kannur Kerala 12/8/21 Any other photo(s) showing clearly the flower and foliage ? Stenosiphonium Pl. show the calyx. Somewhat close to Strobilanthes cordifolia But require detailed images and calyx, for proper id. Please check if the…

  • Escallonia ‘Matsuda’s Compacta’ (USA)

    Escallonia ‘Matsuda’s Compacta’ from California-GS31082021-2: 2 images. Escallonia ‘Matsuda’s Compacta’ A hybrid cultivar, dwarf shrub with dark green shiny leaves and red-pink flowers almost the whole year. Photographed from Summerwinds Nursery, Sunnyvale, California, 9-10-2012. References: https://www.mygardenlife.com/plant-library/6721/escallonia/hybrid/compacta https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/283070/ https://idiggreenacres.com/products/escallonia-compacta . Escallonia ‘Red Dream’ from California: GS03052025-2: 5 high res. images. Escallonia…

  • Escallonia x exoniensis ‘Fradesii’ (USA)

    Escallonia x exoniensis ‘Fradesii’ from California-GS31082021-1: 3 images. Escallonia x exoniensis ‘Fradesii’ Often sold under names Escallonia ‘Pink Pricess’, Escallonia x exoniensis ‘Frades’ or even Escallonia ‘Fradesii’ is a beautiful hedge glossy leaves and clusters of pink flowers in spring and Fall. Photographed from Summerwinds Nursery, Sunnyvale, California, 9-10-2012 References: https://www.tynursery.com/plant-library/woody-ornamentals/escallonia-x-exoniensis-fradesii/ plants.gardenworks . Escallonia ×…

  • Eupatorium heterophyllum

    Eupatorium heterophyllum DC., Prodr. 5: 180 (1836) (syn: Eupatorium cannabinum var. heterophyllum (DC.) Kitam.; Eupatorium mairei H.Lév.; Eupatorium mairei var. heterophyllum (DC.) Karthik. & Moorthy); . Himalaya to China and NE. Thailand: Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet as per POWO; . Photo from Karma Wangdi: 1 image. Please kindly help…

  • Rhododendron rubiginosum (Introduced- USA)

    Rhododendron rubiginosum Franch., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 34: 282–283 1887. (syn: Azalea rubiginosa (Franch.) Kuntze; Rhododendron catapastum Balf.f. & Forrest; Rhododendron desquamatum Balf.f. & Forrest; Rhododendron rubiginosum var. ptilostylum R.C.Fang; Rhododendron squarrosum Balf.f.; Rhododendron stenoplastum Balf.f. & Forrest); . Tibet to China (Sichuan, Yunnan) and Myanmar as per POWO; . Rhododendron rubiginosum from UCBG-GS29082021-6: 3 images- 2 high res….

  • Rhododendron quinquefolium (Introduced- USA)

    Rhododendron quinquefolium Bisset & S. Moore, J. Bot. 15: 292 1877. ; . Japan (Honshu, Shikoku) as per POWO; . Rhododendron quinquefolium from UCBG-GS29082021-5: 2 high res. images. Rhododendron quinquefolium Bisset & S.Moore A Japanese species naturalized in Oregon, a bushy species often grown in pots with leaves tend to be occurring in groups…

  • Rhododendron roseum (USA)

    Rhododendron roseum (Loisel.) Rehd., E.H.Wilson & A.Rehder, Monogr. Azaleas: 138 (1921) (syn: Azalea prinophylla Small; Azalea rosea Loisel.; Rhododendron canescens Porter; Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais; Rhododendron roseum f. albidum Steyerm.; Rhododendron roseum f. lutescens Rehder; Rhododendron roseum f. plenum Rehder); . N. Central & E. U.S.A.: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West…

  • Rhododendron pachypodum (Introduced- USA)

    Rhododendron pachypodum I. B. Balf. & W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9(44–45): 254–256 1916. (syn: Rhododendron pilicalyx Hutch.; Rhododendron rufosquamosum Hutch.; Rhododendron scottiatum Hutch.; Rhododendron supranubium Hutch.); . China (Yunnan) to NE. Myanmar: China South-Central, Myanmar as per POWO; . Rhododendron pachypodum from UCBG-GS29082021-3: 2 images. Rhododendron pachypodum I. B. Balfour & W….

  • Rhododendron ‘Mrs Anthony Waterer’ (USA)

    Rhododendron ‘Mrs Anthony Waterer’ from Fremont California-GS29082021-2: 2 images. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Anthony Waterer’ Hybrid cultivar of Rhododendron occidentale with Soft Pink flowers, about 2 in. wide, with an orange yellow blotch flare and pink tube, very fragrant. Photographed from Regan Nursery, Fremont California, 26-5-2-19. . References: https://www.mygarden.org/plants/2048-Rhododendron-Mrs-Anthony-Waterer https://www.baumschule-horstmann.de/shop/exec/product/49/3794/Rhododendron-Mrs-Anthony-Waterer.html https://zielonozakreceni.pl/forum/ilustrowany-spis-rozanecznikow-i-azalii/1150-rozanecznik-rhododendron-mrs-anthony-waterer-20-c

  • Corydalis species ?- Kupwara, J & K

    Identification required 5443: Mixed thread: 2 correct images as above. Location kupwara j k Habit: Herb. Date of collection: 28/07/2021 No flowers? Corydalis ? Seems Corydalis…  I will be back with flowers soon In Corydalis the leaves or leaflets are opposite. But here it looks alternate. Hence, there is need to…

  • Rhododendron megeratum

    Rhododendron megeratum I. B. Balf & Forrest, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 12(57–58): 140–143 1920. (syn: Rhododendron tapeinum Balf.f. & Farrer); . Arunachal Pradesh to China (NW. Yunnan): China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Tibet as per POWO; . Common name: Megera Rhododendron . Rhododendron megeratum from UCBG-GS29082021-1: 2 images. Rhododendron megeratum Balf. f. &…

  • Rhododendron lutescens (Introduced- USA)

    Rhododendron lutescens Franch., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 235 1886. (syn: Rhododendron blinii H.Lév.; Rhododendron costulatum Franch.; Rhododendron lemeei H.Lév.); . China (W. Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou) as per POWO; . Rhododendron lutescens from UCBG-GS28082021-8: Rhododendron lutescens  Belonging to subsection triflora, is a straggling shrub from China. Photographed from University of California Botanical Garden, 24-4-2019….

  • Sonerila sahyadrica

    Sonerila sahyadrica G. S. Giri & M. P. Nayar, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 26: 175 (1986); . India as per POWO; . 122 ID wild plant Sonerila sp.: 14 images. Please ID wild plant. Very rare, only 3 plants growing here. Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671…

  • Rhododendron ‘Loderi King George’ (USA)

    Rhododendron ‘Loderi King George’ from UCBG-GS28082021-7: 4 images. Rhododendron ‘Loderi King George’ ‘Loderi King George’ is a large evergreen shrub to 4m tall, with long, rather pale leaves, and richly-scented, white, lily-like flowers to 15cm wide, opening in tall trusses from bright pink buds in late spring and early summer. Photographed…

  • Rhododendron latoucheae (Introduced- USA)

    Rhododendron latoucheae Franch., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 46: 210–211 1899. (syn: Azalea elliptica Kuntze; Rhododendron ellipticum Maxim.; Rhododendron ellipticum var. leptosanthum (Hayata) S.S.Ying; Rhododendron ellipticum var. tanakae (Hayata) S.S.Ying; Rhododendron latoucheae var. ionanthum (W.P.Fang) G.Z.Li; Rhododendron leiopodum Hayata; Rhododendron leptanthum Hayata; Rhododendron leptosanthum Hayata; Rhododendron tanakae Hayata; Rhododendron wilsoniae Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson; Rhododendron wilsoniae var. ionanthum W.P.Fang); . S. China, Nansei-shoto to Taiwan: China South-Central, China Southeast, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan as…

  • Commiphora wightii or Streblus asper ?

    Plant for ID : Mumbai : 06AUG21 : AK-02: A small shrub seen at Sanjay Gandhi National Park in the month of Feb,21. Commiphora? Images not so clear. Malvaceae ?? Yes, ma’am seems Commiphora mukul, I have seen a lot of Commiphora shrubs in Oman. That’s why I suggested. Pl. post…