• Neopicrorhiza minima

    Neopicrorhiza minima R. R. Mill, Edinburgh J. Bot. 57: 423 2000.; . Bhutan as per POWO; . Common name: Small Bitter-Root . Inclusion of Neopicrorhiza minima in FOI: 1 high resolution image and 1 pdf. Here attached Neopicrorhiza minima for inclusion in FOI     . References: POWO  Catalogue of Life …

  • Begonia kekarmonyingensis

    Begonia kekarmonyingensisTaram, D.Borah & M.Hughes, April 2021 Phytotaxa 494(3):268-272; . Common name: Kekar Monying Begonia . Inclusion of Begonia kekarmonyingensis in FOI: 5 high resolution images. Here attached Begonia kekarmonyingensis for inclusion in EFI   . References: Begonia kekarmonyingensis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India– Momang Taram, Dipankar…

  • Syzygium praecox

    Syzygium praecox (Roxb.) N. C. Rathakrishnan & N. C. Nair, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 4: 288 1983. (syn: Eugenia lanceifolia Roxb.; Eugenia praecox Roxb.; Eugenia wallichii Wight; Jambosa praecox (Roxb.) A.M.Cowan & Cowan; Strongylocalyx lanceifolius (Roxb.) Blume; Strongylocalyx praecox (Roxb.) Blume; Syzygium cathayense Merr. & L.M.Perry; Syzygium roxburghianum Raizada; Syzygium wallichii (Wight) Walp.); . E. Nepal to China (S. Yunnan,…

  • Rheum species?- Kashmir, J & K

    Identification required. Location kashmir india: 1 high resolution image. I think it is difficult to identify in vegetative stages. It resembles with Rheum sps. I tried checking existing species in efi, but could not find such toothed leaves: Rheum moorcroftianum Rheum webbianum Rheum rhabarbarum Rheum spiciforme Rheum australe

  • Tetracera

      Tetracera akara (Burm. fil.) Merr. (S. India to W. & Central Malesia: Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO)               Tetracera indica (Houtt. ex Christm. & Panz.) Merr. (Bangladesh to W. Malesia: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO) Tetracera scandens (L.) Merr. (Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia,…

  • Tetracera akara

    Tetracera akara (Burm. fil.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 19: 366 1921. (syn: Calophyllum akara Burm.f.; Tetracera axillaris Martelli; Tetracera rheedii DC.; Tetracera sericea Blume; Tetracera sylvestris Ridl.); . S. India to W. & Central Malesia: Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . 78 ID wild plant: 14…

  • Blepharis maderaspatensis ?

    Acanthaceae For id: 1 high res. and 4 other images. Collected this Acanthaceae capsule with persistent Calyx which sticks to cloths when walking among forest near Ranakpur, Rajasthan  March 2021 Barleria species?? After consulting cooks flora i think this could be species of Blepharis sp yes you are correct, I too observed…

  • Mammillaria species- Mysore, Karnataka

    Swamy/New series/ID/5 – Cactus species: 1 image. Please  suggest the ID.  Photograph received from a friend in Mysore .Photographed yesterday 25.4.2021 Cactus flower Mammillaria Pl. check with Mammillaria surculosa Boed.

  • Colocasia affinis ?

    Colocasia affinis ?; Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Remusatia vivipara For Validation : Araceae : Jim Corbett : 110814 : AK-4 : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2). Seen in thick dense forest and near a water body in May,2014. Remusatia vivipara suggested by … Leaves are…

  • Sonchus oleraceus ?

      Malhargad near Pune, MH :: Sonchus for ID :: ARK2021-054: Saw this Sonchus at Malhargad near Pune in July 2021 on a small hillock. Unfortunately, have only these 2 pics, will it help in arriving at the ID? Would appreciate any help in this matter. Sonchus oleraceus L. ?? Yes, possible…

  • Apiaceae member- Rajasthan-UP border near Barsana, Rajasthan

    Need help with umbilleferous flower in Rajasthan: 2 images. Sandy soil; Rajasthan-UP border near Barsana 1/4/2021 Apiaceae but not sufficient  details ! The seeds did smell like carrot seeds, if this detail helps? Pl. check with comparative images at Apiaceae Do you have images showing leaves and habit ? Sorry, I don’t….

  • Desmodium gangeticum ?

    need id of pinkish legume: 2 images. Bhopal; black soil 12/4/2021 Desmodium I tried but could not find a match as per comparative images at Desmodium Seems Desmodium rotundifolia if plant is trailing. I think it is Desmodium gangeticum– poor growth I too agree with …, suggested ID is correct, One Desmodium…

  • Leea alata

    Leea alata Edgew., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 36 1846. (syn: Leea rubra Royle); . Pakistan (Punjab) to Bhutan, Myanmar [Burma] (Yangon), India (Darjeeling, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh), Sikkim, Australia (Northern Territory) as per CoL; .   . References: POWO  Catalogue…

  • Senegalia species- Rahara, Kolkata, West Bengal

    IDENTITY : 48: 3 images. Attaching few images of a climbing Acacia. Any habit image ? The plant was in a house at Rahara (a town near Kolkata). The image was taken from road next to the house. Pl. post high resolution images to check the details. The images were…

  • Sphenodesme involucrata var. paniculata

    Sphenodesme involucrata var. paniculata (C.B.Clarke) Munir, Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 338 1966. (syn: Sphenodesme paniculata C.B.Clarke); . S. India, Myanmar as per POWO; . Common name: Panicled Varshiki • Malayalam: Arambodal, Njarambodal • Sanskrit: Varshiki • Tamil: Mazhamulla . A large scandent shrub or woody climber. Branches and branchlets subterete or obtusely quadrangular, young parts rusty…

  • Marsdenia lucida

    Marsdenia lucida Edgew. ex Madden, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 17(1): 370 1848. ; . Nepal, Bhutan, India (Himalayas, Upper Gangetic Plains) as per CoL; . Edgew, mss. ; branches petioles cymes and leaves beneath finely pubescent, leaves elliptic or ovate acute or obtusely acuminate, cymes corymbiform very shortly peduncled, corolla-lobes ciliate…

  • Senna species- Nasik, Maharashtra

    Senna Species for ID : Nasik : 29APR21 : AK-25: 1 image. A small plant with a single flower. Might be Senna tora or obtusifolia, any population photos? This is the only image I have. Resembles Senna tora, any more information to confirm the species, This was a very small plant.

  • Trigonella occulta

    Trigonella occulta Delile ex Ser., Prodr. 2: 185 (1825) (syn: Telis occulta (Delile ex Ser.) Kuntze; Trigonella arguta Vis.); . Egypt to NE. Sudan, Pakistan to NW. India as per POWO; . Egypt (N); Sudan (N); India (N): Gujarat; Haryana; Madhaya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Punjab; Rajasthan; Uttar Pradesh; Pakistan (N) as per ILDIS;…

  • Phrynium imbricatum

    Phrynium imbricatum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 6 1820. (syn: Maranta imbricata (Roxb.) A.Dietr.; Phrynium dispermum Gagnep.; Phrynium oliganthum Merr.; Phyllodes imbricata (Roxb.) Kuntze); . E. India to Hainan: Bangladesh, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . PHRYNIUM PLACETARIUM ???: 3 images. Attaching a few images of…