• Pouzolzia pentandra subsp. wightii var. wightii

    P. pentandra (Roxb.) Benn. & R. Br. Ssp. wightii (Benn. & R. Br.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear var. wightii (Syn: P. caudata Benn.; P. scabra Wight) (Orissa, TN,  Karnataka, Kerala, AP, Tamil Nadu, Sri  Lanka) as per Let us identify our Pouzolzia species ; . Pouzolzia wightii Benn. & Br. Benn. Pl. Jav. Rar….

  • Cymbidium hybrids- California, USA

      Orchid For ID : California : 29JAN15 : AK-22 :  4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Another Orchid seen at the Farmer’s Market in Fremont, California in Sept,14. Id please This is a Cymbidium hybrid very close to Cymbidium tracyanum or iridoides but not pure for sure.

  • Dichapetalum gelonioides

    Dichapetalum gelonioides (Roxb.) Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(4): 348 1896. (syn: Chailletia gelonioides (Roxb.) Bedd.; Chailletia gelonioides (Roxb.) Hook. f.; Dichapetalum howii Merr. & Chun; Dichapetalum kerrii Craib; Elaeocarpus integrifolius Blanco [Illegitimate]; Moacurra gelonioides Roxb.); . dy-kah-PET-uh-lum — from the Greek dicha (divided in two) and petalum (petals) ¿ jel-oh-nee-OY-dees ?…

  • Casearia vareca

    Casearia vareca Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 418 1824. (Syn: Guidonia vareca (Roxb.) Baill. ex Kurz); . Bhutan (West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland), Bangladesh, Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin, Sagaing) as per Catalogue of Life; . Roxb. Hort. Beng. 33 ; Fl. Ind. ii. 418 ; leaves oblong closely serrate softly…

  • Justicia species- Agumbe Ghat, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

    Agumbe Ghat :: Justicia FOR ID :: DVJAN04 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 3 images. Agumbe Ghat (part of Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary) … Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka Date: 28 DEC 2014 … Altitude: about 600 m asl at crest, about 250 m asl at foothill This plant is same as…

  • Selaginella wightii ?

    Selaginella wightii Hieron, Hedwigia 39: 319 (1900) (syn: Bryodesma wightii (Hieron.) Soják; Selaginella wightii var. venusta Hieron.); . S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . Lithophytic herbs with creeping, much branched stem, 20-30 x 0.10-0.15 cm; greenish during wet season and silvery or greyish-white and curled when dry. Leaves isomorphic throughout, 2-2.5 x…

  • Aristida funiculata

    Aristida funiculata Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac. 159 1842. (Syn: Aristida foenicularis Edgew.; Aristida funicularis Trin. ex Steud. [Invalid] ……. ; Aristida herbacea Steud. ex T.Durand & Schinz [Invalid]; Aristida kotschyi Hochst. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Aristida macranthera Hochst. ex Boiss. [Invalid]; Aristida macrathera A.Rich.; Aristida mallica Edgew.; Aristida paradoxa J.A.Schmidt;…

  • Cyanthillium albicans

    Cyanthillium albicans (DC.) H.Rob., 229 1999. (Syn: Vernonia albicans DC.); . 116-TSP-ID-OCT2016-3:Asteraceae sp @ Konanakaval for ID (mixed thread): 3 correct images as above. ……………………………… Cyanthillium albicans –plant parts pubescent/ hispid; leaves whitish, thick. leaf image is attached; Heads, pink-purple, 1.2-1.8cm across, 30-40 flowered, in 3-10cm long terminal paniculate cymes. Achenes…

  • Ceratocephala falcata

    Ceratocephala falcata (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 341 1805. (syn: Anemone cynosurus Griff.; Ceratocephala glaberrima Klok.; Ceratocephala leiocarpa Steven; Ceratocephala platyceras Stev.; Ceratocephala spicata Moench; Ceratocephala syriaca Stev.; Ranunculus falcatus L.; Ranunculus megarhynchus Blatter; Ranunculus parvulus J. F. Gmel.; Ranunculus pygmaeus Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.); . S. Central Europe, Medit. to Xinjiang:…

  • Ceratocephala

    Ceratocephala falcata (L.) Pers. (S. Central Europe, Medit. to Xinjiang: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Cyprus, East European Russia, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, South European Russi, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslaviaas per POWO) . Species with description & keys from Flora…

  • Osmunda acuta

    Osmunda acuta (Burm.f.) Fraser-Jenk., Indian Fern J. 36: 28 (2019) (syn: Osmunda capensis C.Presl ; Osmunda hilsenbergii Grev. & Hook. ; Osmunda huegeliana C.Presl ; Osmunda obtusifolia Willd. ; Osmunda regalis var. brevifolia Desv. ; Osmunda regalis var. capensis Milde ; Osmunda regalis var. huegelii Milde ; Osmunda regalis var. panigrahiana R.D.Dixit ; Osmunda schelpei A.E.Bobrov ; Osmunda transvaalensis A.E.Bobrov ; Polypodium acutum Burm.f.) as per POWO; . Osmunda hilsenbergii Grev. & Hk.in Hk., Bot. Misc. 3: 230…

  • Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Cultivated- USA) ?

    Thalictrum aquilegiifolium L., Sp. Pl. 547 1753. (Syn: Ruprechtia aquilegifolia Opiz (Unresolved); Tripterium aquilegifolium Bercht. & J.Presl (Unresolved); Tripterium contortum Bercht. & J.Presl (Unresolved); Tripterium pauciflorum Schur(Unresolved)) ?; . Ranunculaceae Fortnight: SMP JAN 11 :: ?Thalictrum aquilegifolium :: SanFrancisco Botanical Garden : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) This plant looks to…

  • Alysicarpus sanjappae

    Alysicarpus sanjappae Shantanu Chavan, M. M. Sardesai, D. S. Pokle , Kew Bulletin March 2013, Volume 68, Issue 1, pp 183-186; . ANDEC37 Please identify this Alysicarpus sp. : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (9) Nelliyampathy, Kerala November 2014 Alysicarpus rugosus ? A. longifolius– or A. glumaceum? – But not sure. I…

  • Callianthemum

    Callianthemum pimpinelloides (D.Don ex Royle) Hook.f. & Thomson (Afghanistan to S. Central China: Afghanistan, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO)     . Species with description & keys from Flora of Pakistan (Distribution): Callianthemum alatavicum Freyn (S.W. China, Mongolia, Tien-Shan, Kashmir) Callianthemum pimpinelloides (D. Don ex Royle) Hook.f. & Thoms….

  • Thalictrum punduanum

    Thalictrum punduanum Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 26 1831. (Syn: Thalictrum punduanum var. glaucum Hook. f. & Thomson); . Himalaya to N. Thailand: Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Bhutan, India (Uttar Pradesh), Sikkim, Nepal, Myanmar [Burma], N-Thailand, ?Tibet, ?China (?Yunnan) as per CoL; ….

  • Ranunculus trichophyllus subsp. trichophyllus

    Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix ex Vill., Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 1: 335 1786. (Syn: Batrachium aquatile subsp. radians (Reveliere) Soo; Batrachium aspergillifolium Dum.; Batrachium bipontinum F.Schultz ex Gren. & Godr.; Batrachium caespitosum F.Schultz (ambiguous synonym); Batrachium capillaceum Bercht. & Presl; Batrachium drouetii Nym.; Batrachium flaccidum (Pers.) Rupr.; Batrachium kabulense Tamura; Batrachium minimum…

  • Thalictrum minus

    Thalictrum minus L., Sp. Pl. 546 1753. (Syn: Thalictrum arenarium Butcher; Thalictrum caffrum Eckl. & Zeyh.; Thalictrum elatum Jacq.; Thalictrum flexuosum Bernh.; Thalictrum kochii Fr.; Thalictrum majus Crantz; Thalictrum minus subsp. arenarium (Butcher) Clapham; Thalictrum minus subsp. majus (Crantz) Rouy & Fauc.; Thalictrum minus var. majus (Crantz) Hook. f. &…

  • Meiogyne ramarowii

    Meiogyne ramarowii (Dunn) Gandhi, Fl. Hassan District 38 1976. (Syn: Unona ramarowii Dunn); . Habit- Large shrubs or small trees, up to 6 m tall. Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets densely hirsute. Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, distichous; petiole nearly terete, densely hirsute 0.3 to 0.5 cm long; lamina 5-15 x 3-7 cm…

  • Crotalaria heyneana

    Crotalaria heyneana Wight & Arn.; . kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh — from the Greek krotalos (rattle) … Dave’s Botanary hey-nee-AH-na — named for Dr B Heyne, German botanist at Madras Presidency … Wikipedia . commonly known as: Heyne’s crotalaria . Endemic to: s Western Ghats (of India) . Distribution in India:   Karnataka2, Kerala1,…

  • Psychotria truncata

    Psychotria truncata Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 162 1824. (Syn: Grumilea vaginans (Hook.f.) Dalzell; Psychotria heyneana Wall. [Invalid]; Psychotria vaginans Hook.f. [Illegitimate]; Uragoga truncata (Wall.) Kuntze); . commonly known as: truncate-calyx psychotria • Kannada: ಈಸ್ವರ eswara, ವಟಮಾಡಿಕೆ vatamaadike • Marathi: छाया जिवंती chhaya jivanti Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/05/psychotria-truncata-wall.html . sy-KO-tree-uh — life,…