• Boletaceae member?- Sundarijal, Kathmandu, Nepal

    • August 27, 2024
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    SK 4004 22 July 2024 – Mycophyta: 5 images. Location: Sundarijal, Kathmandu Date: 20 July 2024 Altitude: 1540 m. Habitat : Wild Any idea about the family or the genus? Can it be from Bolataceae as per section as in https://www.jungledragon.boletus_rufocinnamomeus_cross-section.html https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/buchwaldoboletus-lignicola.php https://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/goldstalk-mushroom.html https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Macroscopic-features-of-the-Ukrainian-specimens-of-Xerocomus-silwoodensis-A-general_fig1_380277166 https://www.texasmushrooms.org/en/xanthoconium_separans.htm

  • Gladiolus murielae (Introduced)

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    Gladiolus murielae Kelway, in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 92: 107 (1932) (syn: Acidanthera bicolor Hochst. ; Acidanthera murielae (Kelway) Hoog ; Gladiolus callianthus Marais ; Ixia quartiniana A.Rich. ; Sphaerospora gigantea Klatt ); . Ethiopia to Burundi and Mozambique: Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania; Introduced into: East Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Fragrant Gladiolus,…

  • Thottea idukkiana

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    Thottea idukkiana Pandur. & V. J. Nair, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 17: 465 (1993); . India (Kerala) as per POWO; . 582 ID wild plant Thottea: 20 high res. images. Please ID wild plant, Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA Altitude: 1500fsl Flower date: 07APR2022, 12.15pm Habitat: wild…

  • Bulbophyllum species- Sri Lanka

    • August 26, 2024
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    Orchid from Sri Lanka: Can you please identify this? From Sri Lanka but no any details. Looks like Bulbophyllum I thought I already replied it. But then realised he sent me a personal email. This could be Bulbophyllum sterile or Bulbophyllum rosemarianum. Not easy to confirm from these images.  

  • Nepal- Climber at Shivapuri, Kathmandu

    • August 25, 2024
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    SK 4003 20 July 2024: 1 very high res. image. Location: Shivapuri, Kathmandu, Nepal. Date: 13 July 2024 Altitude: 1851m. Habitat : Wild Appears to be a climber. Can it be something from Araceae? Could it be Apocynaceae ?? Leaves are generally opposite in Apocynaceae. Leaves somewhat look closer to https://efloraofindia.com/2011/09/02/aglaonema-commutatum/…

  • Asplenium yoshinagae subsp. indicum

    • August 24, 2024
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    Asplenium yoshinagae subsp. indicum (Sledge) Fraser-Jenkins, Pakistan Syst. 5: 97 (1991) (syn: Asplenium indicum Sledge ; Asplenium indicum var. obtusum (Bir) Trivedi, Mehrotra & Aswal; Asplenium laciniatum var. planicaule C.B.Clarke ; Asplenium planicaule Wall. ex Mett. ; Asplenium planicaule var. obtusum Bir ; Asplenium tibeticum Ching ; Asplenium wuyishanicum Ching; Asplenium yoshinagae f. obtusum (Bir) Bir ; Asplenium yoshinagae var. indicum (Sledge) Ching & S.K.Wu ; Asplenium yoshinagae var. planicaule (C.B.Clarke) C.V.Morton; Tarachia caespitosa C.Presl…

  • Larger Spotted Nutcracker eating on a pine cone

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    Help me to identify this type of fruit: 2 images. This bird is found between 1500 to 3500 altitude… Help me to identify the fruit on which the bird is feeding on The bird perhaps is Larger Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga multipunctata). According to Bates it feeds mainly on pine cones (Altitude…

  • Begonia anaimalaiensis

    • August 23, 2024
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    Begonia anaimalaiensis Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci., ser. 3, 1: 48 (1864); . S. India as per POWO; . Begonia collected from Buddha hills, Quepem, South Goa: 5 high res. images. Kindly help to identify the Begonia collected from Buddha hills, Quepem, South Goa Date of collection 21.07.24 I hope you’re…

  • Bryobium species?- Pharping, Kathmandu, Nepal

    • August 20, 2024
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    SK 4008 02 August 2024 – Orchidaceae: Location: Pharping, Kathmandu, Nepal Date: 23 July 2024 Altitude: 1708m. Habitat : Wild Cymbidium? Is it possible to ID at this stage to follow up for flowering? This reminds me of Bryobium pudicum. It has got no distribution in Nepal. Interesting. Cant think…

  • eFloraofIndia website updated up to 31st July’24

    • August 19, 2024
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    eFloraofIndia website updated up to 31st July’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 4,68,300 messages so far & membership currently more than 3515…

  • Solanum stramoniifolium (Introduced)

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    Solanum stramoniifolium Jacq., Misc. Austriac. 2: 298 (1781) (syn: Solanum acanthifolium Aubl. ex Dunal ; Solanum demerarense Dunal ; Solanum hirsutum Peurari ex Dunal ; Solanum maccai Dunal ; Solanum mammosum Lour. ; Solanum platyphyllum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal ; Solanum torvum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. ; Solanum toxicarium Rich. ; Solanum trichocarpum Miq. ; Solanum undecimangulare Willd. ex Roem….

  • Quercus lamellosa

    • August 17, 2024
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    Quercus lamellosa Sm., in A.Rees, Cycl. 29: n.° 23 (1814) (syn: Cyclobalanopsis fengii Hu & W.C.Cheng ; Cyclobalanopsis lamelloides (C.C.Huang) Y.T.Chang ; Cyclobalanopsis lamellosa var. nigrinervis (Hu) Z.K.Zhou & H.Sun ; Cyclobalanopsis nigrinervis Hu ; Cyclobalanopsis paucilamellosa (A.DC.) Oerst. ; Dryopsila aprica Raf. ; Quercus imbricata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don ; Quercus lamellata Roxb. ; Quercus lamelloides C.C.Huang ; Quercus lamellosa var. nigrinervis (Hu) Z.K.Zhou &…

  • Agastache ‘Kudos Ambrosia’

    • August 16, 2024
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    Agastache ‘Kudos Ambrosia’ from California: GS06082024-1: 3 high res. images. Agastache ‘Kudos Ambrosia’, clicked from Fremont California.  

  • Asclepias fascicularis (USA)

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    Asclepias fascicularis Decne., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 509 (1844) (syn: Asclepias fasciculata Hemsl.; Asclepias macrophylla var. comosa Durand & Hilg.); . W. U.S.A. to Mexico (N. Baja California) as per POWO; . Asclepias fascicularis from California-GS05082024-2: 4 high res. images. Asclepias fascicularis, photographed from California.     . References: POWO   Catalogue of…

  • Thottea dinghoui

    • August 15, 2024
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    Thottea dinghoui K. Swarupanandan, Blumea 28: 407 (1983) ; . India (Kerala) as per POWO; . Perennial herbs. Leaves 15-17 x 6-8 cm, elliptic, acuminate, glabrous above, hispid below; nerves 5-8 pairs. Racemes 10-20 cm long, arising from the base of the stem, ascending or trailing, puberulus. Flowers alternate, yellow; bracts…

  • Zingibearaceae member- Lamjung, Central Nepal

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    SK 4009 04 August 2024 – Zingibearaceae: Location: Lamjung, Central Nepal  Date: August 2023 Altitude: 1700-1800m. Habitat : Wild  Images sent by Mr. Basu Dev Neupane ! No flower images Any guess ? Flower photo is essential. Yes. I am telling my friend to  follow up this year My friend has been following…

  • Lotus hirsutus (Introduced- USA)

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    Lotus hirsutus L., Sp. Pl.: 775 (1753) (syn: Bonjeanea hirsuta (L.) Rchb. ; Bonjeanea hirsuta var. hirta (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy ; Bonjeanea hirsuta proles incana (Ser.) Rouy ; Bonjeanea hirsuta var. incana (Ser.) W.D.J.Koch ; Bonjeanea hirsuta var. retusa Rouy ; Bonjeanea hirsuta var. viridis Sennen ; Bonjeanea hirta Jord. & Fourr. ; Bonjeanea incana (Ser.) Rouy ; Bonjeanea venusta Jord. & Fourr. ; Dorycnium hirsutum (L.) Ser.; Dorycnium hirsutum var. ciliatum Rikli…

  • Solanum umbelliferum var. xanti (USA)

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    Solanum umbelliferum var. xanti (A.Gray) D.J.Keil, Phytoneuron 2018-61: 3 (2018) (Syn: Solanum xanti A.Gray ; Solanum xanti var. spencerae J.F.Macbr.); . S. California to Arizona and Mexico (Baja California) as per POWO; . Solanum xanti ‘Mountain Pride’ from California-GS02072024-5: 3 high res. images. A selection of American native Solanum xanti ‘Mountain Pride’ clicked from…

  • Hedychium densiflorum

    • August 11, 2024
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    Hedychium densiflorum Wall., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 368 (1853) (syn: Gandasulium densiflorum (Wall.) Kuntze; Hedychium sinoaureum Stapf ); . Nepal to E. Tibet: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO; . Common name: Hardy Ginger Lily • Nepali: ढुंगलहाप्ती Dhungalhapti . Hedychium densiflorum Wall.: 6 very high res….

  • Vitaceae member?- Chalnakhel, Kathmandu, Nepal

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    SK 3983 22 June 2024: 4 very high res. images. Location: Chalnakhel, Kathmandu, Nepal Date: 12 June 2024 Elevation: 1407m.  Habit: Wild By any means, is this Stauntonia latifolia (Wall.) Christenh. ?? What about Holboellia latifolia var. angustifolia Wall. as per http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=40164&flora_id=2 https://efloraofindia.com/2018/07/12/stauntonia-angustifolia/ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=115581 Maybe … I shall follow up. More images on 09…

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