Viola hamiltoniana

Viola hamiltoniana D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 206 1825.  (syn: Viola alata W.Becker (ambiguous synonym); Viola herbivaga Ridl.; Viola lunata Ridl.; Viola metziana Hohen. ex Hook.fil.; Viola notoniana Wall.; Viola repens Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Viola serpens var. hamiltoniana (D.Don) Hook.fil. & Thoms. ex Boissieu; Viola toppingii Elmer); India (Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, […]

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Ampelocissus species ?- Assam

ID No.16082011_ RD 1: Please help with identification of this climber. I have seen this in fruit. Date/Time-29/05/2011- 09 AM Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Assam, Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Type Plant Habit- Climber Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Cordate, 12-16x 8-12 cm Inflorescence Type/ Size- Not seen Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Globose Do […]

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Galium spurium subsp. spurium

Galium spurium L., Sp. Pl. 106 1753. (syn: Aparine tenera (Gren.) Fourr.; Aparine vaillantii (DC.) Fourr.; Galium adhaerens (ambiguous synonym); Galium agreste nom.superfl.; Galium agreste var. echinospermum Wallr.; Galium aparine subsp. aparinella (Lange ex Cutanda) Jauzein; Galium aparine var. aparinella (Lange ex Cutanda) Ortega Oliv., Devesa, Muñoz Garm., Herrero & R.Gonzalo; Galium aparine var. echinospermum […]

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Synotis vagans

Synotis vagans (Wall. ex DC.) C.Jeffrey & Y.L.Chen, Kew Bull. 39(2): 288 (1984) (syn: Senecio vagans Wall.; Senecio vagans Wall. ex DC.; Solidago chinensis Spreng. ex DC. (ambiguous synonym)); . India (C- to E-Himalaya), Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; . SK 3697 12 March 2023 – Asteraceae: 7 very high res. images. […]

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Flacourtia species- Shivamoga district, Karnataka

For identification. : 10 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (4) Please help with id of this shrub species. Simple alternate, spines are present, captured at theerthalli taluk of Shivamogga district, Karnataka (July2016) Likely to be Flacourtia indica efi page on Flacourtia indica                                   Flacourtia indica has red fruits? I doubt this to be a some Maytenus sp. Gymnosporia & […]

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Lycianthes macrodon

Lycianthes macrodon (Wall. ex Nees) Bitter (syn: Lycianthes biflora subsp. macrodon (Wall. ex Nees) D.B.Deb; Solanum macrodon Wall. ex Nees (ambiguous synonym)); China (Yunnan), Vietnam, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Darjeeling, Sikkim as per Catalogue of Life;   Common name: Long-Teeth Nightshade MS March, 2020/17 Lycianthes neesiana ? : 5 posts by 3 authors. […]

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Strobilanthes carnatica

Strobilanthes carnatica Carine, J.M.Alexander & Scotland; . India (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka) as per Catalogue of Life; . idwntification of strobilantes sp: 2 high res. images. Pl help me to identify the strobilanthes sp observed in Yelagiri Hills, at about 800 ft, MSL Could not find a match as per comparative images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/20/strobilanthes/ […]

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Freesia laxa (Cultivated- USA)

Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning (syn: Anomatheca laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt; Gladiolus laxus Thunb.; Lapeirousia laxa (Thunb.) N.E.Br.; Meristostigma laxum (Thunb.) A.Dietr.); . Argentina Northeast; Cape Provinces; Florida; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Madeira; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; New South Wales; Norfolk Is.; Northern Provinces; Runion; Rwanda; Swaziland; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zare as per Catalogue of Life;. . Freezia […]

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Cyphostemma auriculatum

Cyphostemma auriculata (Roxb.) P. Singh & B. V. Shetty, Taxon 35: 596 (1986) (syn: Cayratia auriculata (Roxb.) Gamble; Cissus auriculata Roxb.; Cissus helleborifolia Zipp. ex Span.; Vitis auriculata (Roxb.) Wall.; Vitis erythroclada (Roxb.) Kurz) as per POWO; . Cayratia auriculata (Roxb.) Gamble (syn: Cayratia auriculata (Roxb.) Suess. (ambiguous synonym); Cissus auriculatus Roxb.; Cyphostemma auriculata (Roxb.) P.Singh & […]

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Lampranthus spectabilis

Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br. (syn: Mesembryanthemum spectabile Haw.); South Africa (E-Cape Prov.), Ryukyu Isl. (I), Chatham Isl. (I) as per Catalogue of Life;  . Lampranthus spectabilis for validation :: NS March 2020-10 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Please find some clicks from Cactii and Succulent show organized at Delhi Haat, Delhi, in […]

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Tulipa ‘candy apple delight’

Tulipa ‘candy apple delight’; Tulipa ‘candy apple delight’ : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2)- 7 mb each. Location:  Gyaneswor, Kathmandu Date:  04 March 2020 Elevation:  1300 m. Habit : Cultivated Bulbs from London ! References: https://www.peternyssen.com/tulip-candy-apple-delight.html https://www.dutchgrown.com/products/tulip-candy-apple-delight https://www.burpee.com/perennials/tulip-bulbs/tulip-candy-apple-delight-prod099489.html https://www.americanmeadows.com/flower-bulbs/tulip-flower-bulbs/darwin-tulip-bulbs-candy-apple-delight https://www.adrbulbs.com/flowerbulbs/Tulipa-darwin-hybrid-CandyAppleDelight https://www.tuliplovers.com/tulips/164–tulip-candy-apple-delight.html

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Tulipa ‘Cherry delight’

Tulipa ‘Cherry delight’; Tulipa ‘cherry delight’ : 3 posts by 1 author. 3 images- 6 to 7 mb each. Location:  Gyaneswor, Kathmandu Date:  04 March 2020 Elevation:  1300 m. Habit : Cultivated Bulbs from London !   References: https://www.farmergracy.co.uk/products/tulip-cherry-delight-bulbs-uk https://garden.org/plants/view/646788/Darwin-Hybrid-Tulip-Tulipa-Cherry-Delight/ http://www.cochranesantaclaus.ca/vegetables-bai-3_15/5pcs-red-tulip-bulbs-triumph-bastogne-tulipa-gesneriana-flower-seeds-b01fah2vae-oai-2370.html https://www.vdqbulbs.com.au/products/chd

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Gymnanthemum extensum

Gymnanthemum extensum (Wall. ex DC.) Steetz (syn: Cacalia extensa (Wall. ex DC.) Kuntze; Conyza extensa Wall.; Eupatorium rufum Spreng. ex DC.; Gymnanthemum cylindriceps (C.B.Cl.) H.Robinson; Vernonia cylindriceps C.B.Cl.; Vernonia extensa Wall. ex DC.; Vernonia subarborea Vaniot); . India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Assam, Manipur), China (Yunnan, Guizhou), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin, Sagaing, Shan), Bangladesh as […]

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Ranunculus brotherusii

Ranunculus brotherusii Freyn (syn: Ranunculus brotherusii var. dasycarpus (Maxim.) Hand.Mazz. (ambiguous synonym); Ranunculus brotherusii subsp. latisectus H.Riedl; Ranunculus irenchabirgae Regel ex Ovczinn.); . China (Gansu, SW-Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shanxi, NW-Sichuan, C-Xinjiang), S-Tibet, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Jammu & Kashmir (Zanskar, Kashmir, Ladakh, Rupshu), Pakistani Kashmir (Nubra, Baltistan), India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh), Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan […]

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Berberis koehneana

Berberis koehneana C.K.Schneid.; . India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal as per Catalogue of Life; . DV :: 31 JUL 12 – 1234 :: heavily armed shrub at Auli: 31 JUL 12 Auli … 8750 – 9000 ft  ID please. Habitat: vegetation on edge of sloping meadow Habit: heavily armed shrub with dense foliage This […]

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Geranium × cantabrigiense (Cultivated- USA)

Geranium × cantabrigiense P.F.Yeo, Hardy Geraniums 188 1985. ; Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’ from California-GS12032020-3 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’ Common Name: Biokovo cranesbill Hybrid rhizomatous perennial Geranium with spreading habit with dark green lobed leaves and nearly 25-30 mm across flowers. The cultivar has pale pink flowers with […]

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Geranium dissectum (Cultivated- USA)

Geranium dissectum L., Cent. Pl. I 21 1755. (syn: Geranium angustifolium Gilib.; Geranium baumgartenianum Schur; Geranium decumbens R.Knuth, in Engl.; Geranium dissectum var. alba A.Huet ex Nyman; Geranium dissectum var. albidum Kuntze; Geranium dissectum f. albiflorum R.Fern.; Geranium dissectum subsp. album (Kuntze) Graebn., in Asch. & Graebn.; Geranium dissectum subsp. baumgartenianum Schur ex Graebn., in […]

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Orobanche cernua var. pseudoclarkei

Orobanche cernua var. pseudoclarkei S.M.H.Jafri ; . Pakistan, India as per Catalogue of Life; . Is this Orobanche cernua var. desertorum? : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) + Attachments (2) Seen on the sides of mustard and wheat fields in Bera, Rajasthan, February 2020. Not sure if it is Orobanche cernua Loefl. var. desertorum […]

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Plenasium vachellii (Hong Kong)

Plenasium vachellii (Hook.) Presl, Abh. Boehm. Ges. Wiss. V. 5. 325. 1848. 1848. (syn: Osmunda vachellii Hook.); . S. China to Peninsula Malaysia: China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . China (Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Myanmar [Burma], Thailand, Vietnam, peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, […]

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Chaetocarpus castanocarpus

Chaetocarpus castanocarpus (Roxb.) Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 275 1861. (syn: Adelia castanocarpa Roxb.; Chaetocarpus castanocarpus var. genuinus; Chaetocarpus pungens Thwaites; Regnaldia clutioides Baill.; Regnaldia myrtioides Baill.); . Sri Lanka, Assam to China (S. Yunnan) and W. Malesia as per WCSP; . Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; Cambodia; China South-Central; Laos; Malaya; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Sumatera; […]

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