Request for Suggestion: Good book on Cactii Please suggest me a good comprehensive book on Cactus. This is for school library. Also, contact any expert on the subject would be highly appreciated.
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Podocarpus henkelii (Introduced- USA)
Podocarpus henkelii Stapf ex Dallim. & A.B. Jacks., Handb. Conif. 45 1923. (syn: Podocarpus ensiculus Melville; Podocarpus henckelii subsp. ensiculus (Melville) Silba); . Tanzania to Zimbabwe, Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal: Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe as per POWO; . Podocarpus henkelii from California-GS17022021-1: 2 images. Podocarpus henkelii Stapf ex Dallim. & A.B.Jacks. Common name : Henkel’s yellowwood Photographed from […]
Astragalus khasianus
Astragalus khasianus Benth. ex Bunge, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 27 (1868) (syn: Astragalus duclouxii N. D. Simpson; Astragalus duclouxii var. longiflorus C. Chen & Zi G. Xian; Astragalus englerianus Ulbr.; Astragalus englerianus var. gingdongensis Z. G. Qian; Astragalus englerianus var. longiflorus C. Chen & Z. G. Qian; Tragacantha khasiana (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze); . China (Sichuan, Yunnan), […]
Caesalpinia enneaphylla
Caesalpinia enneaphylla Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 363 (1824) (syn: Caesalpinia sepiaria auct. non Roxb.; Mezoneuron enneaphyllum (Roxb.)Benth.; Mezoneuron enneaphyllum (Roxb.)Benth.; Mezoneurum enneaphyllum (Roxb.)Wight & Arn.); . Sri Lanka, Assam to China (S. & SW. Guangxi, Yunnan) and Sulawesi: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Pakistan (I), Sri […]
Margaritaria species ?- Banyumas, Java
Sacred Historical Plant of Banyumas: Could you help me ID our rare plant please. A tree to 20 m tall. Flowers not seen. Thought it’s Antidesma It resembles Antidesma perhaps. What about Margaritaria? Might be you’re right, ma’am Margaritaria is very close than Antidesma,
Elaeocarpus varunua
Elaeocarpus varunua Buch.-Ham., Fl. Brit. India 1: 407 1874. (syn: Elaeocarpus decurvatus Diels; Elaeocarpus finlaysonianus Wall.; Monocera elliptica Turcz.); . Himalaya to S. China and Peninsula Malaysia: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO; . China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan), Tibet, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar […]
Vachellia species- Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Acacia Species for ID : Kenya : 30JAN21 : AK-39 Acacia Species seen on the way to Masai Mara Game Reserve. Unfortunately, I have only one picture. May be that’s the reason I didn’t post some of these earlier. Maybe some Vachellia species as per comparative images herein. Check with A.eburnea Fruits not matched with eburnea, You […]
Reynoutria japonica (Poland) ?
Reynoutria japonica ? . Plant for ID-PC-06-09.09.2015 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) please identify the plant here. It is from the Botanical Garden Warsaw. Possibly Fallopia japonica
Austrocylindropuntia species- Kenya
Cactus for ID : Nasik : 23JAN21 : AK-25 2 images. A cultivated Cactus seen at a plant nursery. Pl. check comparative images at Cactaceae Muqueliopuntia sps ? I am unable to find anything with your suggested name. Maybe some Cylindropuntia species as in Cylindropuntia species- Panchkula Looks different. Looks more closer to the Cactus I had posted long ago from […]
New Primula species- Gori Valley, Uttarakhand
Gori Valley Tour: Primula for identification.. : 30 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (9) This very beautiful herb was shot from near a water source… a Primula species… shows similarity with P. vulgaris… wanted to know exact identification… you will notice the pictures without date have bluish tinge.. which was not natural.. only due to camera […]
Planchonia
Planchonia valida (Blume) Blume (Andaman and Nicobar Islands to W. & Central Malesia: Andaman Is., Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Nicobar Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera as per POWO)
Planchonia valida
Planchonia valida (Blume) Blume, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 70: 142 1902. (syn: Gustavia valida (Blume) DC.; Pirigara valida Blume; Planchonia alata Blume; Planchonia andamanica King; Planchonia elliptica Miers; Planchonia forbesii R.Knuth; Planchonia littoralis Blume; Planchonia nitida Miers, sphalm.; Planchonia sumatrana Blume; Planchonia sundaica Miq., nom. illeg.; Planchonia undulata Teijsm. & Binn.); . […]
Dipterocarpus grandiflorus
Dipterocarpus grandiflorus (Blanco) Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2 314 1845. (syn: Dipterocarpus blancoi Blume; Dipterocarpus grandiflorus Griff.; Dipterocarpus griffithii Miq.; Dipterocarpus motleyanus Hook. fil.; Dipterocarpus pterygocalyx Scheff.; Mocanera grandiflora Blanco; Vatica trigyna Griff.); . Bangladesh to Indo-China, W. Malesia to Philippines (NW. Luzon): Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam as per […]
Dioscorea species- Cooch Bihar, West Bengal
DIOSCOREA HAMILTONII 2 images. Attaching two images of Dioscorea Hamiltonii. How do you say that it is Dioscorea hamiltonii and not any other species as most of the species look quite similar ? A plate in the book Edible Wild Plants of The Himalayas by R L Dadhwar and R R Farnandez shows the capsules and they are similar […]
Abelmoschus species ?- Paddar valley, district Kishtwar, J&K
Plant for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 171211 SRANA 03: Request for Identification Kindly identify the plant. Date: 3rd August 2011. Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K. Altitude: 3200 meters asl. Plant height: 50-70 cms Plant habit/habitat: Wild herb Close up of Flower should help Hibiscus/Abelmoschus Abelmoschus moschatus (L.) Medik. ?? https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4018651432 Yes, possible as per […]
Dendrite (crystal)
Plz provide more information? How are formed Crystal dendrites? I saw this in the stones used in the house. Date- 06/02/2021 Loc- Bundi Rajasthan Interesting patterns. Pl. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrite_(crystal)
Primula prolifera
Primula prolifera Wall., Asiat. Res. 13: 372 1820. (syn: Aleuritia imperialis (Jungh.) J. Sojak; Aleuritia khasiana (I. B. Balf. & W. W. Sm.) J. Sojak; Aleuritia prolifera (Wall.) J. Sojak; Cankrienia chrysantha De Vriese; Cankrienia chrysantha De Vriese; Primula imperialis Jungh.; Primula khasiana I. B. Balf. & W. W. Smith; Primula sumatrana Merr.); . Arunachal […]
Galium hirtiflorum ?
Galium hirtiflorum ?: . VoF Week: 19082012 BS 7 Small herb for id from the Ghangriya Govindghat Trek: Small herb for id from the Ghangriya Govindghat Trek Some Galium species but fruit can help in details I doubt this to be a Galium, because most leaves are opposite. I am also unable to detect any […]
Asteraceae member ?- Kenya
Climber for ID : Kenya : 27JAN21 : AK-33 1 image. A climber seen in the forest. Unfortunately, I have only one picture. Mikania micrantha Kunth ?? I do not think so as per images at Mikania micrantha Maybe some Asteraceae member.
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens (USA)
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens (Greene) Munz, Man. S. Calif. Bot. 123 1935. (syn: Eriogonum grande var. dunklei Reveal; Eriogonum grande subsp. rubescens (Greene) P. A. Munz; Eriogonum latifolium subsp. rubescens (Greene) S. Stokes; Eriogonum rubescens Greene); . California (N. Channel Islands) as per POWO; . Eriogonum grande var. rubescens from California-GS10022021-3 2 images. Eriogonum grande Greene var. rubescens (Greene) Munz Photographed from Regan Nursery, Fremont California, […]
