Amomum hypoleucum Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 318 1861. (syn: Amomum pauciflorum Baker; Amomum pierardioides Bedd.) as per efi thread (We have merged A. pauciflorum under A. hypoleucum); . S. India, Sri Lanka, Peninsula Malaysia as per POWO (Amomum hypoleucum Thwaites); Assam (Meghalaya) to N. Myanmar as per POWO (Amomum pauciflorum Baker);…
Viburnum mullaha ?; . SK1052 30MAR-2018 : 14 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Nagarkot, Nepal Altitude:6600 ft. Date: 20 June 2017 Habit : Wild Viburnum cotinifolium D. Don ?? I think more closer to images at Viburnum nervosum compared to Viburnum cotinifolium as per comparative images at Viburnum Could not decide….
Fwd: SK1048 29 MAR-2018- 1 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal Elevation : 4600 ft. Date : 18 July 2012 Habit : Cultivated Aquilegia sp. ?? Only 2 sp. are listed in Nepal and the elevation does not match thought this one is from nursery….
Xylosma controversa Clos, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 8: 231 1857. (syn: Flacourtia cataphracta Wall.; Myroxylon controversum (Clos) Kuntze); . China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, ?Yunnan), peninsular Malaysia, Vietnam, Assam, India (West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya) as per Catalogue of Life; . Xylosma…
Spiranthes himalayensis ?; . Spiranthes spiralis for confirmation : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6) – around 800 kb each. Spiranthes spiralis Family – Orchidaceae To me this hairy white flowered Spiranthes looks close to Spiranthes spiralis. But still I am not sure as Spiranthes is a complex genus with…
Zingiber neotruncatum T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland var. ramsawmii Lalramngh., M.Sawmliana, T.Jayakr. & M.Sabu,, J. Jpn. Bot. 96(6): 321–325 (2021); . Assam (Mizoram) as per POWO; . Common name: Red Narrow-Pinecone Ginger . MS July, 2016/01 Zingiberaceae for ID : 9 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location : Tamdil, Mizoram Date…
Syzygium myrtifolium Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 178 1843. (syn: Eugenia myrtifolia Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Eugenia oleina Wight [Invalid]; Eugenia parva C.B.Rob.; Eugenia sinubanensis Elmer; Syzygium campanellum Miq.; Syzygium campanulatum Korth.; Syzygium campanulatum var. longistylum Chantaran. & J.Parn.; Syzygium oleinum Wall. ex Wight; Syzygium sinubanense (Elmer) Diels); . Bangladesh to W….
Phlegmariurus hamiltonii (Spreng.) Á. Löve & D. Löve, Taxon 26(2–3): 324–326 1977. (syn: Huperzia aloifolia (Hook. & Grev.) Trev.; Huperzia hamiltonii (Spreng.) T. Sen & U. Sen; Huperzia hamiltonii (Spreng.) Trevis. (ambiguous synonym); Lycopodium aloifolium Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.; Lycopodium empetrifolium Dalzell; Lycopodium hamiltonii Spreng.; Lycopodium hamiltonii var. petiolata…
Maesa indica ?; . 16052018PP1 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) – 6 MB. Request for ID of this fruiting plant: Date: 16/03/18 Place: Munnar Habitat: Near a water stream, close to Eucalyptus plantations (which in turn is adjacent to tea plantations) Fruits: Green turning black Another picture….
Vandopsis undulata (Lindl.) J.J.Sm., Natuurw. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 77 1912. (syn: Fieldia undulata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Stauropsis polyantha W.W.Sm.; Stauropsis undulatus (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f.; Vanda undulata Lindl.); . Assam; China South-Central; East Himalaya; Myanmar; Nepal; Tibet; Vietnam; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; . SK1094 20 APR-2018 : 5…
Bulbophyllum rolfei (Kuntze) Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 33: 149 1979. (syn: Bulbophyllum dyerianum (King & Pantl.) Seidenf.; Bulbophyllum parvulum (Hook.f.) J.J.Sm. [Illegitimate]; Cirrhopetalum dyerianum King & Pantl.; Cirrhopetalum parvulum Hook.f.; Phyllorkis rolfei Kuntze); . Nepal to China (W. Yunnan) and N. Myanmar: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal as…
SK1075 09 APR-2018 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)- around 600 kb each. Location: Nagarkot, Nepal Date: 3 April 2018 Altitude: 6000 ft. Habit: Cultivated The spaced culms again suggest Phyllostachys spp. One of the photo clearly shows the sulcate (grooved) internode of the culm. Phyllostachys bambusoides ?? I…
Pontederia cordata L., Sp. Pl. 288 1753. (syn: Narukila cordata (L.) Nieuwl.; Narukila cordata var. lancifolia (Muhl.) Nieuwl.; Pontederia angustifolia Pursh; Pontederia cordata f. albiflora House …………; Pontederia lanceolata Nutt. …..; Pontederia lancifolia Muhl.; Pontederia maculata Donn; Pontederia mucronata Raf. ex Torr.; Pontederia nymphaeifolia Kunth; Pontederia obtusifolia (Raf.) A.DC.; Pontederia ovalis…
Fwd: Pitcher Plants 2- 4 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Sending a few more photographs. Encountered different species of Nepenthes during my sojourn in Sabah & Sarawak I am no good with these plants but could be Nepenthes bicalcarata. Please check. You may be right, …, as per the following…
Vulnerable as per IUCN Red List (VU) . Gymnacranthera canarica (King) Warb., Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 68: 368 1897. (Syn: Myristica canarica Bedd. ex King); . Common name: Kanara Nutmeg • Kannada: Pindi • Malayalam: Pintikkaya; Udaipami; Undaipanu; Undapayin . Kerala, just extending into South Kanara…
Hatiora gaertneri (Regel) Barthlott (Cultivated) Hatiora salicornioides Britton & Rose (Cultivated)
Osmolindsaea odorata (Roxb.) Lehtonen & Christenh. (syn: Lindsaea bullata Alderw.; Lindsaea calomelanos Kze.; Lindsaea crassipes Rosenst.; Lindsaea cultrata var. attenuata Hook.; Lindsaea cultrata var. minor Hook.; Lindsaea cultrata var. pallens Hook.; Lindsaea cultrata var. parvula Holtt.; Lindsaea cultrata var. varia Copel.; Lindsaea loheriana Christ; Lindsaea neocultrata Ching & Wang; Lindsaea…
Osmolindsaea odorata (Roxb.) Lehtonen & Christenh. (Tropical & Subtropical Asia: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO)
Primula petiolaris Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 22 1824. (syn: Primula cushia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don; Primula sessilis Roxb. ex Steud.; Primula squamosa Klatt ex Pax; Primula tridentata D. Don); . East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Nepal, Darjeeling as per Catalogue of Life; . Primula petiolaris Wall….
Nymphaea marliacea Hort. Latour-Marliac var. rosea; USA (introduced) (Missouri (introduced)) as per Catalogue of Life; Nymphaeae Renegeraro: Nymphaeae Renegeraro Fam: Nymphaeaceae Bangalore, Lal Bagh May 2011 Such a pleasing colour–no wonder it is a flower symbolising peace What is this Renegeraro ? I could not find any match on the net….