Eragrostis species?
Dear experts, Is this eragrostis elongata? Id. Please.: 2 high res. images.
Orchids of Sindhudurg
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Link to my website: I am very happy to share link to my website here with you This website is result of my work for about 15years https://www.orchidsofsindhudurg.com/ Congratulations Smita for beautiful collection of Orchids from Sindhudurg Visit content section to see details about each orchid Excellent work. Many…
Brachycorythis iantha
- March 28, 2025
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Brachycorythis iantha (Wight) Summerh., Kew Bull. 10: 238 (1955) (syn: Habenaria iantha (Wight) Hook.f. ; Phyllomphax iantha (Wight) Schltr. ; Platanthera affinis Wight; Platanthera iantha Wight); . Kerala as per Flora of Peninsular India; . Common name: Violet Short-Helmet Orchid . Unbranched herbs. Leaves 2.5-3 x 0.9-11 cm, elliptic-oblong, acute, 3-nerved, well spaced. Flowers pink, 1.5…
Freesia hybrid- Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal
- March 27, 2025
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Freesia corymbosa (Burm.f.) N.E.Br.: Location: Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal Date: 05 March, 2025 Elevation: 1400m. Habitat : Cultivated I think it may be a hybrid and not a pure species as in https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/freesia https://efloraofindia.com/efi/freesia-hybrid-delhi-university-flower-show/ https://efloraofindia.com/efi/pusa-flower-show-delhi/ Maybe
Commelina species- Kolukkumalai, Munnar, Idukki, Kerala
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638 ID wild plant Commelina: 5 high res. images. Please ID wild plant, Location: Kolukkumalai Munnar Idukki Kerala INDIA Altitude: 7200fsl Flower date: 11OCT2024, 07.45am Habitat: wild moisture rocky misty sloppy windy grass land alpine Plant habit: small procumbent herb, branches, weak fleshy cylindrical stem 04mm diameter, annual Height: 10cm…
Cyananthus inflatus
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Cyananthus inflatus Hook.f. & Thomson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 21 (1857) (syn: Cyananthus forrestii Diels ; Cyananthus inflatus var. rufus Franch. ; Cyananthus inflatus var. sylvestris C.Marquand ; Cyananthus pseudoinflatus P.C.Tsoong); . Central Himalaya to S. Central China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO; . SK 4053 03 February 2025: 1…
Agapetes praestigiosa
- March 26, 2025
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Agapetes praestigiosa Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 13: 495 (1958 publ. 1959) (syn: Agapetes muscorum Airy Shaw); . Arunachal Pradesh as per POWO; . Arunachal’s Agapetes praestigiosa: 5 high res. images. I’ve attached some photographs to help our new researchers understand the morphology of Agapetes praestigiosa. Your input and feedback are greatly appreciated….
Zehneria thwaitesii
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Zehneria thwaitesii (Schweinf.) C. Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 15: 371 (1961 publ. 1962) (syn: Achmandra deltoidea Arn. ; Bryonia deltoidea Arn. ; Cucumella thwaitesii (Schweinf.) M.R.Almeida ; Melothria deltoidea (Arn.) Thwaites ; Melothria thwaitesii Schweinf. ; Melothria zeylanica C.B.Clarke ; Neoachmandra deltoidea (Arn.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes); > SW. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . Common name: Thwaites Zehneria . Creeping…
Efloraofindia website updated upto 28th Feb.’25
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Efloraofindia website updated upto 28th Feb.’25: 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 4,75,600 messages so far & membership currently around 3520 nos. efloraofindia (eFI in short) website is one…
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera ?
- March 25, 2025
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Plant for ID: Botanical garden Howrah: 5 images. Please help ID this plant which I photographed at Botanical garden, Howrah growing alongside cabbage and broccoli. I am doubtful if this is cabbage. But the last photo has actual cabbages growing alongside, and these plants look different. Please check Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera DC. I…
Brassica rapa cultivar?
- March 24, 2025
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Plant for ID: Botanical garden Howrah: 3 images. Please help ID this plant grown in the Botanical garden, Howrah. It was grown alongside, cabbage, broccoli, etc. Brassica rapa L. Any idea about the sub-species? Could be ‘pekingese’ There are so many cultivars, it is very very difficult to say.
Begonia species- Kerala
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640 ID wild plant Begonia: 29 high res. images. Please ID wild plant Could not go any close as per comparative images at https://efloraofindia.com/efi/begonia/ I think this is a weed, it is probably a South American species in sect. Gireoudia. Where have you clicked the images? Is there any collection…
Search in eFloraofIndia has become faster
- March 23, 2025
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Search in eFloraofIndia has become faster: Thanks to efforts by Nancy ji, search in eFloraofIndia has become faster due to implementation of a new Plugin, in the site. Thanks a lot, Nancy ji, for handling Ladybirdweb people skillfully and with the great knowledge in the area. Hope we continue to receive support in…
Talinum paniculatum ?
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SK 4041 12 December 2024: 6 very high res. images. Location: Jaladhaka, West Bengal, India Date: 05 December 2024 Elevation: 450m. Habitat: Cultivated. Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. sn : Talinum paniculatum f. variegatum F.T.Hubb. & Rehder. ?? Flower buds look different as per images at (and elsewhere) https://efloraofindia.com/efi/talinum-paniculatum/ Could not find anything close. Can flower…
Mammillaria polythele ?
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Mammillaria polythele Mart., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 16(1): 328 (1829) (syn: Cactus affinis Kuntze ; Cactus crocidatus (Lem.) Kuntze ; Cactus dolichocentrus (Lem.) Kuntze ; Cactus hexasanthus (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze ; Cactus niger (C.Ehrenb.) Kuntze ; Cactus nudus (DC.) Kuntze ; Cactus obconella (Scheidw.) Kuntze ; Cactus oothele (Lem.) Kuntze ; Cactus ovimamma (Lem.) Kuntze ;…
Poaceae member- Churu, Rajasthan
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Grass identification request #churu01: 5 images. Habitat: sandy soil & Near agri. field Habit: Perennial Herb Loc: churu Raj. Date: 29112024 PC: Neetu Kumari I think it’s Poaceae member & it’s habit similar to Eleusine indica I found another individual of this which had four to five digits on top…
Knoxia hookeri
- March 15, 2025
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Knoxia hookeri Lakshmin., Harvard Pap. Bot. 23: 333 (2018) (syn: Knoxia hookeriana (R.Bhattacharjee & Deb) Subba Rao & Kumari ; Knoxia mollis var. hookeriana (R.Bhattacharjee & Deb) V.P.Prasad & Lakshmin. ; Knoxia sumatrensis var. hookeriana R.Bhattacharjee & Deb ); . Tropical Asia: Borneo, India, Jawa, Maluku, Nepal, New Guinea, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . 628 ID…
Impatiens dalaiensis
- March 14, 2025
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Impatiens dalaiensis Gogoi & Borah, Phytotaxa 207: 286 (2015) ; . Arunachal Pradesh to China (Yunnan): China South-Central, East Himalaya as per POWO; . I’d request for the genus Impatiens from Arunachal Pradesh: 3 images- 2 high res. Pl. confirmed the identity of this Impatiens species, which is collected from Arunachal…
Kedrostis courtallensis
- March 13, 2025
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Kedrostis courtallensis (Arn.) C. Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 15: 353 (1961 publ. 1962) (syn: Achmandra zeylanica Thwaites ; Bryonopsis bennettii Miq. ; Bryonopsis courtallensis Arn.; Cerasiocarpum bennettii (Miq.) Cogn. ; Cerasiocarpum bennettii var. deshmukhii M.R.Almeida ; Cerasiocarpum zeylanicum (Thwaites) Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke ; Kedrostis bennettii (Miq.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes ); . India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, W. & Central Malesia: Borneo,…
Mimosa species- Bison valley, Alagarkoil, Tamil Nadu
- March 10, 2025
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Alagarkoil 061013 TBN Acacia? concinna/torta for validation (mixed thread): 2 correct images as above. 3 posts by 2 authors. Please identify this plant details of which are as follows: Date 29.09.13: Location :Bison valley, Alagarkoil Altitude :2000ft Habitat :wild Habit :thorny straggler Height :on trees Leaves bipinnate: Flowers :pink Fruits :pods…