Saplings of large trees- endemic to western Ghats : 3 posts by 2 authors. Are saplings of large trees that are endemic to the southern Western Ghats available anywhere? Trees like the large Dipterocarpus, Antiaris, Syzygium, Lagerstoemia, Persea, Prunus, Michelia, Ilex, etc? Try with Kerala Forest Department nurseries. Thank you…
Some opuntia species : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) – 3 mb. Please assist to identify from yvu botanical garden kadapa Andhra Pradesh Pl. see comparative images at Opuntia, if it helps in determining id of this immature plant.
Caragana gerardiana Benth. (syn: Aspalathus gerardianus (Benth.) Kuntze; Astragalus gerardianus Graham; Astragalus spinosissimus Wall.; Caragana gerrardiana Benth. [Spelling variant]; Caragana nuristanica Rech.f. & Edelb.; Caragana pulcherrima Vassilcz.; Caragana rossii Vassilcz.; Caragana spinosissima Benth.; Caragana spinosissima Blatt.); . Afghanistan (N); China (N); Xizang Zizhiqu ; India (N) ; Himachal Pradesh; Jammu-Kashmir;…
Russula rosea Pers. (syn: Agaricus lacteus Pers.; Russula cypriani Gillet; Russula incarnata Morgan; Russula incarnata Quél.; Russula incarnata var. livida Bres.; Russula lactea Fr.; Russula lactea var. australis Cleland; Russula lactea var. incarnata (Quél.) Cooke; Russula lepida Fr.; Russula lepida var. alba Rea; Russula lepida var. britannica Reumaux & Frund;…
Henckelia umbellata Kanthraj A.S., Rana T.S. & K.N. Nair, Rheedea Vol 30(1) 2020; . Fwd: Gesneriaceae?,Koloriang,Kurung Kumey,Arunachal Pradesh. 26.10.16 : 10 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) I can see the divided stigma in the central flower, so it should be a Henckelia. Most probably H. urticifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex D….
Trees of Sahyadri :: Field guide on leaf-based identification, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar: Shrikant ji’s latest book is now released as a hard copy, besides the earlier version of eBook. I am copying his announcement which I found on his facebook wall for the benefit of eFI members. I have already…
Henckelia siangensis Taram, D.Borah & Tag, September 2020 PhytoKeys 160:1-6; Inclusion of Henckelia siangensis in eFI : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2)- Henckelia siangensis, a remarkable new species from Northeast India.pdf Here attached the manuscript and Figure for inclusion in eFI. References: Henckelia siangensis (Gesneriaceae): a remarkable new…
Taraxacum eriopodum (D.Don) DC., 147 1838. (syn: Leontodon eriopodon D.Don; Taraxacum officinale var. eriopoda (D. Don) Hook. fil.; Taraxacum wattii Hook.f.); . Afghanistan to Mongolia and China (NW. Yunnan) as per POWO; . Afghanistan (Wakhan, Kunar/ Nuristan), Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, China (NW-Yunnan), Mongolia, Tajikistan, Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir), Pakistani Kashmir (Baltistan),…
MS/ID/SEPT/2020/4 – ID of the mushroom : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Beautiful Golf ball like mushroom found in a pot in Mysore. Please ID. Stipe and underside is required for id. It may be immature. Pl. send photos of the adult stage. Looks like Amanita sp. Please send…
Araucaria Species for ID : Bangalore : 08SEP20 : AK-13 : 11 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2) A cultivated plant. Seems to be Araucaria columnaris Hope you’re right I’m confused between A. columnaris and A. heterophylla. Ok, ma’am, we need Gymo experts comments, Araucaria heterophylla Looks close to both…
MS Aug., 2020/04 Henckelia sp. for ID : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)- 2 mb. Location : Tawi WLS Altitude : ca 1,500 m Date : 03-10-2007 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Henckelia ovalifolia ?? To me it looks different from images at FOI. Also it is…
Petrocosmea species- Tawi, Mizoram
SK 2707 30 July 2020 – Mycophyta : 18 posts by 3 authors. 5 images- 5 to 7 mb each. Location: Pharping Date: 28 June 2020 Elevation : 1695m. Habitat: Wild Pl. check comparative images at Boletaceae
Aspidistra elatior Blume, Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 1: 76 1834. (syn: Aspidistra insularis Tillich; Aspidistra punctata var. albomaculata Hook.; Aspidistra variegata (Link) Regel; Plectogyne variegata Link); Native to: Japan; Introduced into: Alabama, China South-Central, China Southeast, Florida, Great Britain, Korea, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Taiwan as…
Andrographis beddomei C.B.Clarke (syn: Andrographis nallamalayana J.L.Ellis); India (Andhra Pradesh) as per POWO; Andrographis nallamalayana : 12 posts by 5 authors. Family Acanthaceae collected from Kadapa dist. Andhra Pradesh From Kadapa Andhrapradesh Attachments (1)– 2 mb. Is it not A. beddomei …, any more information? flowers or fruits Andrographis…
Thalictrum chelidonii DC., Prodr. 1: 11 1824. (syn: Thalictrum chelidonii var. cysticarpum (Wall.) Hook. fil. & Thoms.; Thalictrum cysticarpum Wall.; Thalictrum viviparum Stocks ex Lecoy.); . Himalaya to S. Tibet: East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . India (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Sikkim, Bhutan,…
Mirabilis himalaica (Edgew.) Heimerl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(1b): 21 1889. (syn: Allionia himalaica (Edgew.) Kuntze; Mirabilis himalaica var. chinensis Heim.; Oxybaphus himalaicus Edgew.; Oxybaphus himalaicus var. chinensis (Heimerl) D.Q.Lu); . Himalaya to NW. India and Central China; China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; ….
SK 2737 16 August 2020 0- Mycophyta : 18 posts by 3 authors. 3 images- 7 mb each. Location: Sundarijal, Kathmandu Date: 07 August 2020 Elevation: 1740 m. Habit : Wild Compressed images! Attachments (5) Can it be from Tremellaceae or Auriculariaceae ? Auriculariaceae Could be Auricularia sp.. need to check it…
SK485 26 APR-2017:ID : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Location: Sourinee, Mirik, India Date: 21 April 2017 Altitude: 4200 ft. The photograph is of a tree species. The dried Fruits are schizocarpic. I dont think it is of a member of a Malvaceae. However flowers to be…