• Rhododendron ‘Black Eye’ (USA)

    Rhododendron ‘Black Eye’ from California-GS28082021-3: 3 images. Rhododendron ‘Black Eye’ A popular cultivar with large purple flowers with black eye. Clicked from Regan Nursery in Fremont, California, 26-5-2019 References: http://realityraiders.com/fringewalker/way-cool/the-joy-of-rhodies/ https://www.bloomriver.com/rhododendron-black-eye https://www.singtree.com/plants/details/black-eye

  • Rhododendron augustinii (Introduced- USA)

    Rhododendron augustinii Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26(173): 19–20 1889. (syn: Azalea augustinii (Hemsl.) Kuntze; Rhododendron vilmorinianum Balf.f.); . Tibet to Central China: China North-Central, China South-Central, Tibet as per POWO; . Rhododendron augustinii from UCBG-GS28082021-1: 3 images. Rhododendron augustinii Hemsl. subsection Triflora A Chinese plant grown in University of California Botanical Garden, clicked…

  • Rhododendron arboreum subsp. zeylanicum

    Rhododendron arboreum subsp. zeylanicum (Booth) Tagg, Species of Rhododendron 16 1930 (syn: Rhododendron zeylanicum Booth); . Sri Lanka as per CoL; . Rhododendron arboreum subsp. zeylanicum from UCBG-GS28082021-1: 3 images. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. zeylanicum (Booth) Tagg Syn: R. zeylanicum Booth Locally known as Maha Rath Mala, the tree is endemic to highlands of Sri Lanka. It…

  • Dioscorea species- Andhra Pradesh (?)

    Identification of this dioscorea species requested : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Dear all please help me in the identification of this wild dioscorea; leaves thin coriaceous, basal nerves 7, petiole 2-4 cm long, igmented at pulvinii, 4-8 cm  wide and long, almost orbicular, base rounded, no bulbils…

  • Sedum sedoides

    Sedum sedoides (Decne.) Pau ex Vidal & Lopez, Bol. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 21: 277 (1921) (syn: Rosularia sedoides (Jacquem. ex Decne.) H.Ohba; Rosularia sedoides var. alba (Edgew.) P.J.Mitch.; Sedum jacquemontii Fröd.; Sempervivella alba Stapf; Sempervivella sedoides Stapf; Sempervivum album Edgew.; Sempervivum sedoides Jacquem. ex Decne.); . W. Himalaya as per POWO; . N-India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,…

  • Ocimum species- Rajouri, J and K

    Ocimum basilicum: 2 high res. images. Location: Rajouri, j and k Date: 10 Aug 2021 Habit: Herb Pl. post images of the lower portion and complete plant for proper id as many species look similar in flowers as per comparative images at Ocimum

  • Coelogyne occulata or Coelogyne punctulata ?

    MS, Aug.,2021/04 Coelogyne sp. for id.: 3 images. Location : Lurh tlang, Mizoram Date : 04-12-2018 Habit : Epiphytic herb Habitat : Wild I guess same Coelogyne punctulata Lindl. as earlier post ! Its not easy to make this out. I cant see the pseudobulb or petals. But Could be either Coelogyne…

  • Spiraea bella ?

    PM01-10-08-2021 id request from Pangi valley, H.P.: 3 images. Habit- Large herb to a small shrub Habitat- Roadside Location- Sural Bhatori, Pangi Valley, Chamba, H.P. Altitude- ~3100 m Date-July 2021 Inconvenience is regretted as flowers are out of focus It is a Spiraea, check for S. bella…!!! Yes sir S.bella…

  • Maesa ramentacea

    Maesa ramentacea (Roxb.) A. DC., Prodr. 8: 77 1844. (syn: Baeobotrys acuminata Spreng.; Baeobotrys lanceolata Spreng.; Baeobotrys ramentacea Roxb.; Maesa acuminata A.DC.; Maesa glabra A.DC.; Maesa lanceolata G.Don; Maesa membranifolia Mez; Maesa missionis A.DC.; Maesa philippinensis Gand.; Maesa sumatrana Scheff.); . China (Yunnan, Guangxi) to Tropical Asia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar,…

  • Jasminum trichotomum

    Jasminum trichotomum B.Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 6 1821. (syn: Jasminum gardnerianum Wight; Jasminum intermedium Wight ex C.B.Clarke; Jasminum wightii C.B.Clarke); . S. India as per POWO; . Climbing shrubs. Leaves 6 x 2.5 cm, ovate or lanceolate, rounded at base, nerves ca. 8 pairs, membranous; petiole 2.5 cm. Cymes terminal and axillary;…

  • Murdannia species- Lurh tlang, Mizoram

    MS, Aug., 2021/20 Murdannia sp. for id.: Location : Lurh tlang, Mizoram Date : 03-10-2018 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Yes. Murdania species. Please post the photograph of the foliage showing clearly the leaves for proper ID. Check for Murdania lanuginosa also Congratulations, …!! It is a new species. Both…

  • Type specimens at BSI, CAL are now online

    Type specimens at CAL are now online: Inaugurated today at 5.30 pm. Link: https://archive.bsi.gov.in/ Many thanks for sharing … It will be really useful. It is a good news. Thanks to BSI for making this most important information available to all. This is one good news for India and Indian…

  • Cyperus aromaticus

    Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük., Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 581 1936. (syn: Cyperus teres (C.B.Clarke) Lye; Kyllinga aromatica Ridl.; Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper; Kyllinga involucrata Bojer ex Baker; Kyllinga macrantha Boeckeler; Kyllinga planiceps C.B.Clarke; Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth; Kyllinga polyphylla subsp. babiensis Wad.Khan & Lakshmin.; Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke; Kyllinga teres var. aphylla Cherm.); . Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean: Angola,…

  • Calamus species?- Dampui, Mizoram

    MS, Aug.,2021/15 Arecaceae/Calamus/Salacca ? for id: 1 image. Location : Dampui, Mizoram Date : 04-12-2015 Habit : Rattan palm Habitat : Wild I think detailed images are required. Do you have other images ? No, sir  

  • What is the secret behind so many endemic species in Kerala ?

    What is the secret behind so many endemic species in Kerala ?: While browsing through Flora of Peninsular India, I generally found that Kerala is having so many endemics (including narrow endemics with distribution shown in only one place or district) compared to other states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka…

  • Allium victorialis

    Allium victorialis L., Sp. Pl. 295 1753. (syn: Allium anguinum Bubani; Allium convallarifolium Pall. ex Ledeb.; Allium longibulbum Dulac; Allium plantaginense Willk. & Lange; Allium plantagineum Lam.; Allium reticulatum St.-Lag.; Anguinum victorialis (L.) Fourr.; Berenice victorialis (L.) Salisb.; Caloscordum victorialis (L.) Banfi & Galasso; Cepa victorialis (L.) Moench; Geboscon lanceolatum Raf.; Geboscon triphylum Raf.); , Europe to Himalaya: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East…

  • Juncus species- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

    ID Request- 08072021-AS01 Juncus? Possibly juncus effusus: 4 images. Could you help me identify this plant? Date- 07-07-21, Time 3:00 pm Place- Bhopal Habitat- Wild wetlands, growing in the shallow areas of the lake. Plant habit- Herb, with hollow stems, and flowers emerging towards the top. Usually growing in clumps,…

  • Farsetia

      Farsetia jacquemontii Hook.f. & Thomson (SE. Iran to NW. India as per POWO)    Farsetia stylosa R. Br. (Mauritania to Eritrea and N. Kenya, S. Iran to NW. India: Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Yemen as…

  • Farsetia stylosa

    Farsetia stylosa R. Br., Narr. Travels Africa 12, 216 1826. (syn: Erysimum remotiflorum O.E.Schulz; Farsetia depressa Kotschy; Farsetia hamiltonii Royle; Farsetia prostrata (Hochst. & Steud.) Hochst.; Farsetia ramosissima E.Fourn.; Matthiola prostrata Hochst. & Steud.); . Mauritania to Eritrea and N. Kenya, S. Iran to NW. India: Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran,…