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 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 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’ from California: GS06082024-1: 3 high res. images. Agastache ‘Kudos Ambrosia’, clicked from Fremont California.
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 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…
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 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 (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 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….
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…
Phyllanthus species ?: 1 high res. image. I’m from Sri Lanka. Please help me to identify this species. Location – Knuckles mountain range, Central Province, Sri Lanka Date – 13. 06. 2024 Altitude – 890 m Habitat – wet pathana grassland in a wet semi evergreen forest A clear and closer…
Foliage plant for ID from California-GS31072024-1: 3 high res. images. Please help with the ID of this foliage plant clicked from Fremont California. Begonia ! Thanks …, most likely Begonia ‘Evening Glow’ More correctly Begonia rex ‘Evening Glow’
SK 4001 20 July 2024 – Mycophyta: 4 very high res. images. Location: Shivapuri, Kathmandu, Nepal. Date: 13 July 2024 Altitude: 1851m. Habitat : Wild I am sorry, boletes are not my cup of tea. Please ask some expert. We keep it as Boletaceae member as per Suhaib ji’s inputs and comparative images…
Bryobium pudicum (Ridl.) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb (E. Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Malaya, Borneo: Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Vietnam as per POWO)
Bryobium pudicum (Ridl.) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb, Orchid Rev. 113: 272 (2005) (syn: Eria hindei Summerh. ; Eria monophylla Schltr. ; Eria porteri Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr ; Eria pudica Ridl.); . E. Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Malaya, Borneo: Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Vietnam as per POWO; ….
Agrostophyllum planicaule (Wall. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f., Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 909 (1864) (syn: Agrostophyllum hasseltii Rchb.f. ; Agrostophyllum khasianum Griff. ; Appendicula hasseltii Wight; Eria planicaulis Wall. ex Lindl.); . Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia (Kedah): Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam…
Arachnis clarkei (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 76 (1913 publ. 1912) (syn: Arachnanthe clarkei (Rchb.f.) Rolfe ; Esmeralda clarkei Rchb.f. ; Vanda clarkei (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br. ); . Central Himalaya to China (SW. Yunnan), Hainan: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Common name: Giant Spider Orchid…
Arachnis labrosa (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f., Bot. Centralbl. 28: 343 (1886) (syn: Arhynchium labrosum Lindl. & Paxton; Armodorum labrosum (Lindl. & Paxton) Schltr.; Renanthera labrosa (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f. ); . E. Himalaya to Taiwan: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO; ….
SK 4005 23 July 2024 – Orchidaceae: Location: Sundarijal, Kathmandu Date: 20 July 2024 Altitude: 1593 m. Habitat : Wild Bulbophyllum ? Any possibility to ID so that I can follow up for the flowering season. This looks like an Eria! Can’t confirm the species but something close to scabrilinguis. Thank you Dr….