• Anthurium × macrolobum

    Anthurium × macrolobum W. Bull ex T.Moore & Mast., Gard. Chron., n.s., 19: 404 (1883), nom. cons.; . Anthurium macrolobum, An Ornamental Aroid: 7 images. I am sharing pictures of Anthurium × macrolobum, which is an artificial hybrid from the 19th century and a popular ornamental plant in India and around the world. Mostly…

  • Persea species?- Koraput, Odisha

    Regarding identification of the species collected from Koraput Odisha: 4 high res. images. Leaves remind me of Persea  

  • Luisia trichorhiza

    Luisia trichorhiza (Hook.) Blume, Rumphia 4: 50 (1849) (syn: Luisia retusa Rchb.f. ; Luisia trichorhiza var. flava K.Gogoi; Vanda trichorhiza Hook. ); . Himalaya to Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Hairy-Root Luisia . Please ID this Orchid: 5 images. Blooming this Orchid in my…

  • Echeveria pulidonis (Cultivated) ?

    Echeveria pulidonis E.Walther, Echeveria: 122 (1972); , Mexico (Hidalgo, Veracruz, Puebla) as per POWO; . Echeveria derenbergii J.A.Purpus: 4 very high res. images. Location: Sanchal, Lalitpur, Nepal Date: 05 April 2024  Elevation: 1400m. Habitat: Cultivated To me looks different as per images at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echeveria_derenbergii https://worldofsucculents.com/echeveria-derenbergii-painted-lady/ https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/echeveria-derenbergii/ https://libguides.nybg.org/paintedlady https://ottershawcacti.com/shop/echeveria-derenbergii/ Pl. check https://efloraofindia.com/2014/02/25/echeveria-imbricata/ To…

  • Gardenia species?- Karnataka

    Gardenia sp.: 1 image. Posted by … but getting clubbed in another thread. So posting again separately. Here is a Gardenia species from Karnataka. Kindly identify the species. There is only photo. Details not clear in this low resolution image. Pl. try https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/02/gardenia/ I am doubtful. Pl. post high res….

  • Aphyllorchis

    Aphyllorchis montana Rchb.f. (Tropical & Subtropical Asia: Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Malaya, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO)

  • Acanthophippium

    Acanthophippium bicolor Lindl. (S. & E. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO)    Acanthophippium curtisii Rchb. f. (E. Nepal to Japan (Yakushima) and Lesser Sunda Islands: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO) . Acanthophippium (Orchidaceae) page with comparative images: Pl….

  • Tripogon purpurascens

    Tripogon purpurascens Duthie, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 9(1): 74 (1901) (syn: Tripogon hookerianus Bor ; Tripogon jacquemontii var. submuticus Hook.f. ; Tripogon submuticus Hack. ex Hook.f. ); . Arabian Peninsula to N. Thailand: Afghanistan, East Himalaya, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen as per POWO; . Common name: Himalayan…

  • Dendrobium crispum

    Dendrobium crispum Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 111 (1852) (syn: Callista pygmaea Kuntze ; Dendrobium fesselianum M.Wolff ; Dendrobium humile Wight; Dendrobium peguanum Lindl. ; Dendrobium pygmaeum Lindl. ; Dendrobium wallichii A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller ); . Central Himalaya to Thailand: East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand as per POWO; . Common name: Wavy-Lip Dendrobium…

  • Hoya fusca ?

    SK 3949 04 April 2024: 5 very high res. images. Location: Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal Date: 14 March 2024 Elevation: 1735m. Habitat: Wild  Hoya fusca Wall. ??  

  • Karnataka- Bluish black fruit from Brahmagiri Wildlife sanctuary

    Bluish black fruit sp. from Brahmagiri Wildlife sanctuary: 2 images. Please help to id this species Details: Brahmagiri wildlife sanctuary, ghats section road from Makutta to Madikeri, KA March 24, 14, Tree, 1 Seeded fruit with spherical smooth brown surface It looks like Stychnos potatorum, Loganiaceae. Water clearing Nut. it…

  • Henckelia collegii-sancti-thomasii

    Henckelia collegii-sancti-thomasii A.Joe, D.Borah, Taram & Sandhya, Phytotaxa 415: 248 (2019) as per efi thread; . Inclusion of Henckelia hookerii in eFI : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) – Henckelia collegii-sancti-thomasii (Gesneriaceae), a new synonym of narrow endemic species H. hookeri of Northeast India.pdf Here attached a new…

  • Bambusa species- Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal

    SK 3937 26 March 2024 – Poacea (Bamboo): 7 very high res. images. Location: Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal Date: 14 March 2024 Elevation: 1156m. Habitat: Wild  Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.f. ? From where did you get this initial id? Please post base of plant/whole clump view too efi. These are all…

  • Selaginella adunca

    Selaginella adunca A.Braun ex Hieron., in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 674 (1901) ; . W. Central Himalaya to W. Nepal: China South-Central, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Selaginella adunca: Rare and Endemic NW Himalayan Species: 5 images. I am sharing a few pictures of Selaginella…

  • Begonia species- Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal

    SK 3948 03 April 2024 – Begonia: 4 very high res. images. Location: Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal Date: 14 March 2024 Elevation: 1735m. Habitat: Wild  Not flowering yet. Begonia palmata D.Don ?? I’m not sure, but the red hairs on the tepals are not a match for B. palmata. I’d need to see…

  • Orchidaceae member- Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal

    SK 3946 03 April 2024 – Orchidaceae: 1 high res. images. Location: Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal Date: 14 March 2024 Elevation: 1735m. Habitat: Wild  Posting with a purpose to follow up for flowering if some members could ID? Not easy to say from this pic.

  • Coelogyne (Otochilus) species- Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal

    SK 3944 01 April 2024 -Orchidaceae: 2 very high res. image. Location: Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal Date: 14 March 2024 Elevation: 1304m. Habitat: Wild  Posting with a purpose to follow up for flowering if some members could ID? Looks like an Otochilus, but need flowers to confirm, even with flowers it’s not easy to confirm…