• 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:…

  • 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…

  • 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 ? :…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.;…

  • 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…

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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,…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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….

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Schoenoplectiella juncoides

    Schoenoplectiella juncoides (Roxb.) Lye, Lidia 6: 25 2003. (syn: Hymenochaeta juncoides (Roxb.) Nakai; Schoenoplectiella juncoides var. rockii (Kük.) Hayas.; Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxb.) Palla; Schoenoplectus juncoides subsp. ohwianus (T.Koyama) Soják; Schoenoplectus juncoides subsp. rockii (Kük.) Soják; Schoenoplectus ohwianus (T.Koyama) Holub; Scirpus donianus Spreng.; Scirpus junciformis Nees [Illegitimate]; Scirpus juncoides Roxb.; Scirpus…

  • 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;…

  • Helvella elastica

    Helvella elastica Bull., 1785 (syn: Helvella albida Pers., 1796; Helvella albida Schaeff., 1774; Helvella albida var. albida Schaeff., 1774; Helvella albida var. fuliginosa Pers., 1801; Helvella elastica var. alba Bull., 1791; Helvella elastica var. albida Sacc., 1889; Helvella elastica var. elastica Bull., 1785; Helvella elastica f. elastica Bull., 1785; Helvella elastica var. fusca Bull., 1791; Helvella elastica f. guepinioides (Berk. & Cooke) Boud.; Helvella elastica var. macropoda Font Quer,…

  • Rhodiola crenulata

    Rhodiola crenulata (Hook.f. & Thomson) H.Ohba, J. Jap. Bot. 51: 386 1976. (syn: Rhodiola euryphylla (Fröderstr.) Fu; Rhodiola megalophylla (Fröderstr.) Fu; Rhodiola rotundata (Hemsley) Fu; Sedum bupleuroides var. rotundatum (Hemsl.) Fröderstr.; Sedum crenulatum Hook.fil. & Thoms.; Sedum euryphyllum Fröderstr.; Sedum megalanthum Fröderstr.; Sedum megalophyllum Fröderstr.; Sedum rotundatum Hemsl.; Sedum rotundatum…