Dimorphocalyx balakrishnanii Chakrab. & Premanath, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 4: 1013 1983. (syn: Dimorphocalyx dilipianus N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab.); . S. Andaman Is. (incl. Havelock Is.) (as per WCSP) . Dimorphocalyx balakrishnanii (Euphorbiaceae) from Havelock Island, South Andamans : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Shrub or small tree. Differs from…
Zingiber for id : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2). Please identify this Zingiber plant. Location:- Gangtok, Sikkim, April – 2015 Leaves apprxtly 1ft in size glossy on upper surface & waxy on underside. Alpinia officinarum … is right The photos are too insufficient for identification. would … tell…
Fuchsia paniculata Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1856: 301 1856. (syn: Fuchsia amoena hort. ex DC.; Fuchsia arborea Sessé & Moc.; Fuchsia arborescens Sims; Fuchsia arborescens var. megalantha J. D. Sm.; Fuchsia arborescens f. parva Munz; Fuchsia arborescens var. syringiflora Lem.; Fuchsia arborescens f. tenuis Munz; Fuchsia hamellioides Moc. & Sesse ex…
Hypolytrum nemorum (Vahl) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 233 1825. (syn: Albikia schoenoides J.Presl & C.Presl; Albikia scirpoides J.Presl & C.Presl; Ficinia anomala (Retz.) Steud.; Hypaelyptum nemorum (Vahl) P.Beauv.; Hypolytrum amplectens J.V.Suringar; Hypolytrum anomalum (Retz.) Domin [Illegitimate] .; Hypolytrum costato-nux C.B.Clarke; Hypolytrum depauperatum (Ohwi) Ohwi & T.Koyama; Hypolytrum diandrum (Roxb.) A.Dietr.;…
Morchella esculenta?/ABAPR09 : 15 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Friday, on my walk I met a young local boy collecting something on the slopes. Curious, I asked him what he was collecting and he was kind enough to climb down to show me a mushroom he was collecting with…
Cheirostylis yunnanensis Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 201 1896. (Syn: Cheirostylis josephi Schltr.; Cheirostylis munnacampensis A.N.Rao; Cheirostylis pabongnensis Lucksom); . Sikkim to S. China and N. Indo-China: China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Common name: Yunnan Velvet Orchid . PK2015041801: Cheirostylis yunnanensis…
Neurocalyx calycinus (R.Br. ex Benn.) Rob., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 45: 402 1910. (Syn: Argostemma calycinum R.Br. ex Benn.; Neurocalyx capitata Benth. ex Hook.f.; Neurocalyx hookerianus Wight; Neurocalyx wightii Arn.); . S. India, SW. Sri Lanka as per POWO; . Large herbs, pubescent. Leaves to 26 x 7 cm, oblanceolate,…
Neurocalyx calycinus (R.Br. ex Benn.) Rob. (S. India, SW. Sri Lanka as per POWO) . BSI Flora of India Checklist Vol. 2 (Distribution): Neurocalyx calycinus (R. Br. & Benn.) B.L. Rob. (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu) . Flora of Peninsular India: Neurocalyx calycinus
Hypoestes triflora (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 1: 141 1817. (Syn: Hypoestes acuminata Hochst. ex T.Anderson; Hypoestes adoensis Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Hypoestes busii Pic.Serm.; Hypoestes caloi Chiov.; Hypoestes ciliata Lindau; Hypoestes consanguinea Lindau;Hypoestes inaequalis Lindau; Hypoestes kilimandscharica Lindau; Hypoestes microphylla Nees; Hypoestes phaylopsoides S. Moore; Hypoestes rosea Nees; Hypoestes…
Acanthaceae Fortnight : is this an Andrographis species ? – GE-Mar2015-05.1 : 7 posts by 2 authors. Pls ID this flower, wild plant from outskirts of Chennai. Blooming in March. Pic. is too small to see any details. Pl. upload at least 600 by 400 pixel pictures. thanks for pointing out….
Strobilanthes wightiana Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 86 (1832) (syn: Nilgirianthus wightianus (Nees) Bremek.); . India (Orissa, SW Ghats (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)) as per Catalogue of Life; . Shrubs; branches hirtus. Leaves 7 x 4 cm, ovate, acuminate, serrate, densely hirtus; nerves 4 pairs; petiole 2-3 cm long. Spikes 1.5…
Fatsia japonica (Thunb.) Decne. & Planch., Rev. Hort. IV, 3: 105 1854. (syn: Aralia japonica Thunb.; Aralia sieboldii K.Koch; Dimorphanthus japonicus (Thunb.) Endl.; Echinopanax japonicus (Thunb.) Kuntze; Fatsia japonica var. liukiuensis Hatus. ex H.Ohba; Fatsia japonica var. lobulata Makino); . Fatsia japonica (fatsi or Japanese aralia; syn. Aralia japonica Thunb.,…
Strobilanthes foliosa T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 467 1867. (syn: Endopogon capitatus Wight; Endopogon foliosus Wight; Nilgirianthus foliosus (Wight) Bremek. (Unresolved)); . T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 467 ; leaves ovate serrulate glabrous, heads sessile ovoid densely capitate. Goldfussia Leschenaultiana, Nees in DC. Prodr. xi. 172. Endopogon foliosus…
ANMAR56/78 Curcuma sp. for identification : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7) Family: Zingiberaceae Date: 24th March 2015 Place: Mullayanagiri, Chikamagalur, Karnataka Habit: Herb Habitat: Grassland The colour, size and smell of rhizome matters much. Collect the detailso of rhizome. Thank you very much … I was not aware…
Whitfieldia elongata (P.Beauv.) De Wild. & T.Durand, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique Compt. Rend. 38: 110 1899. (Syn: Ruellia elongata P.Beauv.; Ruellia longiflora Nees [Invalid]; Whitfieldia longiflora S.Moore; Whitfieldia longifolia T.Anderson; Whitfieldia longifolia var. perglabra (C.B. Clarke) Hutch. & Dalziel; Whitfieldia perglabra C.B. Clarke; Whitfieldia subviridis C.B. Clarke; Whitfieldia tanganyikensis…
Sonerila wallichii Benn., Pl. Jav. Rar. 215. ; . Benn. Pl. Jav. Rar. 215 ; leaves pinnate-nerved ovate acute, capsule short subcampanulate glabrous crowned by a prominent white margin, seeds with raised points and the raphe moderately excurrent on one side towards its top. Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii….
Justicia crenatifolia J. R. I. Wood, nom. nov. (Replaced name: Rungia crenata T. Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 518. 1867, non Justicia crenata Pohl ex Nees, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle]) as per New Names and Combinations in Indian Acanthaceae by John R. I. Wood- Novon: A Journal for…
Argyreia pilosa Wight & Arn., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18(1): 356c 1836. ; . Large twiners; young branches pale reddish,; stem leaves, inflorescence, bracts and calyx hirsute; hairs white, bulbous-based. Leaves alternate, to 7-14 x 6-12 cm, broadly ovate, apex acute, base subcordate; lateral nerves 7-8…
Gymnostachyum latifolium T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 505 1867. (syn: Cryptophragmium latifolium Dalzell; Phlogacanthus latifolius Wight (Unresolved)); . Common name: Broad-Leaf Gymnostachyum . Subshrubs, stem with small warts. Leaves 9-12 x 5-6 cm, broadly elliptic, acuminate at apex, glabrous; nerves 10-13 pairs, nervules parallel; petiole 5-6 cm long. Panicles axillary…
Adiantum hispidulum Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 82 1801. (Syn: Adiantum flabellulatum Wall. ; Adiantum hispidulum var. glabratum Domin ; Adiantum hispidulum f. strictum Gilbert ; Adiantum hispidulum var. tenellum T.Moore ; Adiantum lindsaea Cav. ; Adiantum lobatum Ettingsh. ; Adiantum lobulatum Kunze ; Adiantum meyerianum Zoll. ; Adiantum nervosum Sw. ; Adiantum pedatum G.Forst. ; Adiantum plicatum Kaulf. ; Adiantum pubescens Schkuhr ; Adiantum scabrum Wall. ; Adiantum tenellum T.Moore ; Adiantum tenue Domin ; Adiantum tenue var. bicolor Domin ; Adiantum tenue var. caudiforme Domin); . Ethiopia to Limpopo, W. Indian…