Gymnema decaisneanum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1271 1848. (Syn: Gymnema hirsutum Wight & Arn. [Illegitimate]; Gymnema mohanramii Karthik. & Moorthy [Illegitimate]; Gymnema sylvestre var. decaisneana (Wight) Thwaites; Gymnema sylvestre var. decaisneanum (Wight) Thwaites); . Notes on Justicia notha and Caralluma bicolor and Amomum nilgiricum : 5 posts…
Pteris terminalis Wallich ex J. Agardh, Recens. Spec. Pter. 20. 1839. (Syn: Pteris excelsa Gaudichaud (1829), not Blume (1828); P. excelsissima Hayata; P. inaequalis Baker var. aequata (Miquel) Tagawa; P. kleiniana Christ (1896), not Campteria kleiniana C. Presl (1836); P. longipinnula Franchet & Savatier (1876), not Wallich ex J. Agardh (1839);…
Cajanus heynei (Wight & Arn.) Maesen (Syn: Atylosia kulnensis (Dalzell) Dalzell; Cajanus kulnensis Dalzell; Dunbaria heynei Wight & Arn.; Dunbaria oblonga Arn.); . kaj-AY-nus — Latinized form of the Malabar vernacular name catjang for the pigeon pea HAYN-ee-eye — named for Dr B Heyne, German botanist and traveller . commonly…
Crateva magna (Lour.) DC., Prodr. 1:243. 1824 (Syn: (≡) Capparis magna Lour. (basionym); (=) Crateva nurvala Buch.-Ham.; C. lophospemla Kurz; C. religiosa var. nurvala (Buch.-Ham.) Hook. f. & Thomoson; C. religiosa auct. non Forster f.; Dunn in Gamble); . As per efi thread : Crateva unilocularis Buch.-Ham.- Leaves subcoriaceous like C. adansonii subsp. odora and C. magna (membranous in C. religiosa), Lateral…
Solanaceae Fortnight: Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Blackberry Punch’ from California-GSFEB38/40 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments(2) Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Blackberry Punch’ Cultivar of Calibrachoa (often named as mini Petunia) Branched trailing ornamental herb with chocolate brown trumpet shaped flowers with maroon margin. Photographed from Sunnyvale, California nice but I still like the…
Solanaceae Fortnight: Calibrachoa ‘Aloha Purple’ from California-GSFEB36/38 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2). Calibrachoa ‘Aloha Purple’ Cultivar of Calibrachoa (often named as mini Petunia) Branched trailing ornamental herb with purple trumpet shaped flowers with yellow center. Photographed from Sunnyvale, California . Solanaceae Fortnight :: Calibrachoa Million bells ::…
Solanaceae Fortnight: Calibrachoa ‘Hot Pink’ from California-GSFEB35/37 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments(2) Calibrachoa ‘Hot Pink’ Cultivar of Calibrachoa (often named as mini Petunia) Branched trailing ornamental herb with bright pink trumpet shaped flowers. Photographed from Sunnyvale, California
Solanum multiflorum Roth, J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 4: 669 (1819) (syn: Solanum anguivi var. multiflorum (Roth) Chithra; Solanum indicum var. multiflorum C.B.Clarke; Solanum violaceum var. multiflorum (Roth) Kottaim.; Solanum violaceum subsp. multiflorum (C.B.Clarke) K.M.Matthew); . S. India, Andaman Islands: Andaman Is., India; Introduced into: East Himalaya as per POWO; . Erect woody herbs; stems prickled;…
Selected publications of Dr. Ankur Patwardhan 1. P. Koparde, P. Mhaske and A. Patwardhan (2015). Habitat correlates of Odonata species diversity in the northern Western Ghats, India. Odonatologica 44(1/2) 2015: 21-43. (Link) 2. A. Joglekar, M. Tadwalkar, M. Mhaskar, B. Chavan, K. N. Ganeshaiah and A. Patwardhan (2015). Tree species composition…
Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 180 1860. ; . dy-oh-SPY-ros or dy-oh-SPEE-ros — wheat (fruit) of the gods … Dave’s Botanary oo-oh-KAR-puh — egg-shaped fruit … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: Andamans marblewood, egg-fruited ebony, zebrawood • Malayalam: കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali • Tamil: சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram, வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali Names compiled…
Toxocarpus himalensis Falc. ex Hook. fil. (Himalaya to China (Yunnan to Guangdong): Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, West Himalaya as per POWO) Toxocarpus kleinii Wight & Arn. (Images by Dinesh Valke (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) . Toxocarpus page (Apocynaceae) with…
Amomum aculeatum Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 344 1810. (syn: Amomum aculeatum var. gymnocarpum Valeton; Amomum aculeatum var. macrocarpum Valeton; Amomum aurantiacum Ridl.; Amomum ciliatum Blume; Amomum flavum Ridl.; Amomum hatuanum Náves; Cardamomum aculeatum (Roxb.) Kuntze; Cardamomum ciliatum (Blume) Kuntze); . Andaman Is. to New Guinea: Andaman Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda…
Aloe vera ?; . PLANT FOR ID : Plant found in doda garden. Elevation. 3631 feet May be Aloe barbadensis. .
Gymnostachyum pubescens (Lam.) M.R.Almeida, Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 45 2003. (syn: Cryptophragmium canescens Nees; Cryptophragmium serrulatum Nees; Gymnostachyum canescens (Nees) T.Anderson; Gymnostachyum longifolium T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke; Gymnostachyum serrulatum T.Anderson; Justicia pubescens Lam.; Justicia serrulata B.Heyne ex Wall. (Unresolved)); . Common name: Grey Gymnostachyum . Vasota :: Gymnostachyum pubescens :: DVFEB08/08 : 3…
Cayratia mollissima (Planch.) Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 345 1911. (Syn: Columella mollissima (Wall.) Merrill; Vitis mollissima Wall.); . peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar [Burma], India (Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Philippines (Luzon, Panay, Mindanao) as per Catalogue of life; . ¿ kay-ray-SHE-yuh ? — Latin: Cayratia, from the Annamese…
Dyschoriste dalzellii (T.Anderson ex Bedd.) Kuntze; . dis-kor-RISS-tee — Greek: dys (with difficulty) and choristos (separated); referring to the valves of the capsules adhering together … Dave’s Botanary ¿ del-ZEL-ee-eye ? — named for N. A. Dalzell, collaborator with Gibson, of Bombay Flora . commonly known as: rigid snakeherb • Marathi: अचरा achra . PLANT FOR ID:ACANTHACEAE:: SMP JAN…
MNP, Aug 2014 :: Requesting ID of this grass – 2:: ARKJAN-31/39 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Requesting to please ID this grass captured in MNPark, Mumbai in August 2014. Digitaria sp? pic 4864 and 4866 is Brachiaria sp 4862 mix of brachiaria and digitaria and 4863…
identify it plz : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) kindly identfy this plant with succulent red leaves. each leaf is associated with a raceme tyme of inflorescence. black hard shining seeds with white aril. found in himachal plains. flowering time rainy season (as told by the collector) Zingiber…
Equisetum diffusum D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 19 1825. (Syn: Equisetum arvense subsp. diffusum (D.Don) Fraser-Jenk.; Equisetum diffusum var. caespitosum Milde ; Equisetum diffusum var. nudum Milde ; Equisetum diffusum var. paucidentatum C.N.Page ; Equisetum diffusum var. polystachyum Milde ; Equisetum diffusum var. ramosum Milde ;Equisetum mekongense C.N.Page ; Equisetum wallichianum C.N.Page ); . Pakistan to China and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand,…
Ilex umbellulata (Wall.) Loes., Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 78: 100 1901. (syn: Ilex godajam var. sulcata (Wall. ex Hook. f.) Kurz; Ilex sulcata Wall. ex Hook.f.; Ilex umbellulata var. megalophylla Loes.; Pseudehretia umbellulata (Wall.) Turcz.) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1; . Ilex umbellulata (Wallich) Loesener…