• Problems/ solutions in new Google groups

    Problems in new Google groups : For the last few days, it appears that Google has withdrawn the option of going to Classic Google groups. I found a few problems and highlighted them to Google. These are as below: 1. Hardly any space to write a reply (One is hardly able to see…

  • Dendrobium wattii

    Dendrobium wattii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. III, 4: 725 1888. (syn: Callista wattii (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Dendrobium cariniferum var. wattii Hook.f.; Dendrobium congianum Aver.; Dendrobium evrardii Gagnep.; Dendrobium vocongii Schettler & D.M.Pham); . Assam to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . . Dendrobium longicornu Lindl. : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Sharing some pictures of Dendrobium longicornu Lindl. shot today (17.9.16) in Kathmandu…

  • Anodendron paniculatum ?

    Anodendron paniculatum ?;   ID please 270519PG4 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1)- 2 mb.  Sending some plant photographs for Identity, These are climbing species of tropical forests. Locality-Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh Alt.- 100-800 msl I think difficult to id with this image. Apocynaceae ?? Remembering Gnetum…

  • Combretum species ?- Assam

      Fwd: Identification : 5 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2) please try for the identity of this plant. When and where was it clicked?  It is not mine. For identification purpose I asked you … Resembles Combretum, Liana

  • Verbena canadensis (USA)

    Verbena canadensis (L.) Britton,  Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 276 1894. (syn: Buchnera canadensis L.; Billardiera explanata Moench; Glandularia aubletia (Jacq.) Nutt.; Glandularia canadensis (L.) Small; Glandularia canadensis f. candissima (F.Haage & E.Schmidt) Umber; Glandularia carolinensis J.F.Gmel.; Glandularia drummondii (W.H.Baxter) Small; Glandularia lambertii (Sims) Small; Verbena aubletia Jacq.; Verbena aubletia var….

  • Capparis species- Mangarai to Anaikatti Road

    efloraindia: 011011 BRS54:  12 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2) Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. request.Date/Time-Location- 25.08.2006 Place, Altitude, GPS- Mangarai to Anaikatti Road (500 MSL) Habitat- Wild Plant Habit- Climber Fruits Type/ Shape oval , (Red colour) Related to Averrhoa sp. ??? You may be right…

  • Cirsium shansiense

    Cirsium shansiense Petr., 176 1943. (syn: Cirsium chinense var. australe Diels; Cirsium lineare f. incisolobatum Kitam.; Cirsium lineare var. intermedium (Pamp.) Petr.; Cirsium lineare var. rigidum Petr.; Cirsium lineare var. spatulatum Petr.; Cirsium lineare var. tenii Petr.; Cirsium lineare f. vestitum Kitam.; Cirsium lineare var. yunnanense Petr.; Cirsium wallichii var. intermedium…

  • Anthyllis vulneraria ?

    Anthyllis vulneraria L. ?; . Plant for ID: EU-ARKSEP02 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) These flowers were along the railway tracks somewhere near Salzburg, Austria. Could not alight from the train and hence no closeups were possible. There are 2 flowers, the yellow one seems to be…

  • Trifolium species- Salzburg, Austria

      Plant for ID: EU-ARKSEP02 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) These flowers were along the railway tracks somewhere near Salzburg, Austria. Could not alight from the train and hence no closeups were possible. There are 2 flowers, the yellow one seems to be some Trifolium (I think)….

  • Grevillea species/ Cultivars- Australia

      MKP AU003 Flame tree : 10 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3) The common name here in Australia is flame tree. Its grows to about 15/20 feet tall. When in bloom looks beautiful. All red. Nice pictures, … The tree is looking very beautiful in bloom. Thank you. Yes indeed,…

  • Euonymus vagans

    Euonymus vagans Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 412 1824. (syn: Euonymus compacticymosus C. Y. Cheng; Euonymus echinatus var. vagans (Wall.) R. C. Srivastava; Euonymus jinfoshanensis Z. M. Gu; Euonymus jinggangshanensis M. X. Nie; Euonymus micranthus D. Don; Euonymus pseudosootepensis Y. R. Li & S. G. Wu; Euonymus vagans Wall.); . China…

  • Ornithogalum saundersiae (Introduced- Oman)

    Ornithogalum saundersiae Baker, Gard. Chron. III, 10: 452 1891. (syn: Galtonia saundersiae (Baker) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan; Ornithogalum excelsum Diels ex Engl.); . Mpumalanga to KwaZulu-Natal: KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland as per POWO; . Cultivated Flowers for ID : Muscat : 18OCT20 : AK-29 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments…

  • Barleria lavaniana

    Barleria lavaniana Suraj Patil Asif Tamboli Shrirang Yadav Manoj M. Lekhak, Plant Systematics and Evolution 305, pages933–947(2019); . bar-LEER-ee-uh — name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier … Dave’s Botanary lah-vuh-nee-AY-nuh — named in honour of Umesh Chandra Lavania … Flowers of India . commonly known as: Lavania barleria • Marathi: लावण्य कोरांटी lavanya koranti Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/04/barleria-lavaniana-sspatil-sryadav.html…

  • Asteraceae member- Muscat, Oman

      Asteraceae Fortnight : Part 1 – Radiate Heads : Request For ID : 100513 : AK-18 : Attachments (1).  1 post by 1 author. A very old picture of mine. Picture taken on 16/2/2007. A tiny herb, seen growing wild in Muscat, Oman with very small yellow flowers. Unfortunately, I…

  • Rhodiola species- Gidara bugyal, Uttarakhand

    Alpine himalayan flora Identity : 11 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Got this samples from 4800-5100 mts uttarakhand, Gidara bugyal. Not good pics. Used to make tea. Any identification even genus appreciated Are 3rd and 4th images roots of the plant? No sir Its the inflorescence  From the photos…

  • Verbena aristigera ?

    Verbena aristigera ?;   Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Verbenaceae, Vebena bipinnata from Gurgaon: Verbena bipinnata, photographed from Gurgaon with highly dissected leaves. A common ornamental plant in Southern India. I have this plant in my house. I am sending a photo of the same flower. Place : Ovalekarwadi Butterfly garden, Thane….

  • Coprinellus species- Balaju, Raniban, Kathmandu

      SK 2786 17 October 2020 – Mycophyta : 7 posts by 3 authors. 4 images- 6 to 7 mb each. Location: Balaju, Raniban, Kathmandu Date: 29 September 2020 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit : Wild Some Coprinoid mushroom Perhaps Coprinellus sp. Family – Psathyrellaceae Close to Coprinellus disseminatus (Pers.) J.E. Lange

  • Dendrobium hybrids- Bangalore, Karnataka

    Orchid for ID : Lalbagh Botanical Garden Nursery, Bangalore : 17OCT20 : AK-25 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) A cultivated green orchid seen at the nursery This is a Dendrobium hybrid.