• Iris laevigata (Introduced- USA)

    Iris spuria L., Sp. Pl. 39 1753. (Syn: Chamaeiris reichenbachiana (Klatt) M.B.Crespo; Chamaeiris spuria (L.) Medik.; Chamaeiris spuria var. danica (Dykes) M.B.Crespo; Iris cardiopetala Borbás; Iris gueldenstadtiana subsp. subbarbata (Joó) Nyman; Iris reichenbachiana Klatt; Iris sordida Retz.; Iris spathacea J.St.-Hil. ex Roem. & Schult. [Illegitimate]; Iris spathulata Lam. [Illegitimate]; Iris…

  • Stigmaphyllon emarginatum (Introduced)

    Stigmaphyllon emarginatum (Cav.) A. Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 290 1840. (Syn: Banisteria emarginata Cav. (Unresolved); Banisteria periplocifolia Desf. ex DC.; Stigmaphyllon emarginatum f. parvifolium Nied.; Stigmaphyllon haitiense Urb. & Nied.; Stigmaphyllon haitiense f. lineare Nied. & Urb.; Stigmaphyllon lingulatum (Poir.) Small; Stigmaphyllon lingulatum var. sericans (Nied.) Nied.;…

  • Ilex aquifolium (Cultivated)

    Ilex aquifolium L., Sp. Pl. 125 1753. (Syn: Aquifolium croceum Raf.; Aquifolium ferox Mill. ex Rafin.; Aquifolium heterophyllum Raf.; Aquifolium ilex Scop.; Aquifolium lanceolatum Raf.; Aquifolium planifolium Raf.; Aquifolium spinosum Lam.; Aquifolium undulatum Raf.; Aquifolium vulgare St.-Lag.; Ilex aquifolium var. barcinonae Pau; Ilex balearica Desf.); . Ilex aquifolium (holly, common…

  • USA- Climber in Fremont, California

          Climber For ID : California : 23NOV14 : AK-54 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3). A climber seen in Fremont on 28/9/14. No flowers, but the tender leaves were bright red in color. Lonicera Species? Lonicera japonica?  

  • Dodonaea species- Western Ghats

    Plant for Identification AG181114_1 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) I am requesting all of you to identify the plant in the attached 2 photos. This is deceptively similar to Nerium oleander, which is very common. However, this is something different. I need help in identification of several species…

  • Maclura cochinchinensis

    Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner, Gard. Bull. Singapore 19: 239 1962. (Syn: Cudrania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Yakuro Kudo & Masam.; Cudrania cochinchinensis var. gerontogea (Siebold & Zucc.) Kudô & Masam.; Cudrania fruticosa (Roxb.) Wight ex Kurz; Cudrania integra F.T.Wang & Tang; Cudrania javanensis Trécul; Cudrania javanensis var. bancroftii F.M.Bailey; Cudrania obovata Trécul;…

  • Symplocos glomerata

    Symplocos glomerata King ex C.B. Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 3(9): 577 1882. (Syn: Dicalix glomeratus (King ex C. B. Cl.) H. Migo; Eugeniodes glomeratum (King ex C. B. Cl.) Kuntze; Symplocos wenshanensis Huang & Y. F. Wu in Y. F. Wu; Symplocos yizhangensis Y.F. Wu); peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu), Laos, Cambodia, Thailand,…

  • Crinum moorei (Introduced)

    Crinum moorei Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 100: t. 6113 1874. (syn: Amaryllis moorei (Hook.f.) Stapf; Crinum colensoi Baker; Crinum imbricatum Baker; Crinum mackenii Baker; Crinum makoyanum E.C.Hend.; Crinum makoyanum var. roseum Pynaert; Crinum moorei var. variegatum André; Crinum natalense Baker; Crinum schmidtii Regel0); . E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal; Introduced into: Ecuador, Juan Fernández Is., Korea,…

  • Rhaphiolepis indica (Introduced)

    Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl., J. B. Ker Gawler, Bot. Reg. 6: t. 468. 1820 “Raphiolepis” (Syn: Crataegus chinensis Steud.; Crataegus rubra Lour.; Crataegus sieboldii (Blume) Steud.; Crataegus sinensis Loisel.; Mespilus rubra Stokes; Mespilus sieboldii Blume; Mespilus sinensis Poir.; Opa japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Seem.; Opa metrosideros Lour.; Photinia sieboldii G.Don;…

  • Aleuritopteris formosana

    Aleuritopteris formosana (Hayata) Tagawa, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 14(6): 191 1952. (Syn: Cheilanthes anceps var. brevifrons Khullar ; Cheilanthes brevifrons (Khullar) Khullar ; Cheilanthes formosana Hayata ); . Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Indo-China, Taiwan to Philippines: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand,…

  • Schefflera pueckleri

    Schefflera pueckleri (K. Koch) Frodin, Baileya 23: 10 1989. (Syn: Aralia elliptica K.Koch; Aralia pulchra Van Houtte ex Jäger; Heptapleurum pulchrum (Van Houtte ex Jäger) Voss; Paratropia pulchra Decne. & Planch. [Invalid]; Paratropia wallichiana Planch. (misapplied); Sciodaphyllum pulchellum Griff. [Invalid]; Sciodaphyllum pulchrum Wall. [Invalid]; Tupidanthus calyptratus Hook.f. & Thomson; Tupidanthus pueckleri…

  • Ischaemum timorense

    Ischaemum timorense Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 369 1830. (Syn: Andropogon blumii Steud.; Andropogon timorensis (Kunth) Steud.; Ischaemum macrurum Stapf ex Ridl.; Ischaemum timorense var. peguense Hack.; Ischaemum timorense var. villosum C.E.C.Fisch.; Ischaemum timorense var. zeylanicum Hack.; Ischaemum villosissimum Honda; Ischaemum zeylanicola Bor; Spodiopogon blumii Nees ex Steud. [Invalid]; Spodiopogon cuspidatus…

  • Chrysopogon orientalis

    Chrysopogon orientalis (Desv.) A.Camus, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 332 1922. (Syn: Andropogon aristulatus Hochst. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Andropogon aristulatus Hochst. ex Hack. [Illegitimate]; Andropogon breviaristatus Steud.; Andropogon distichophyllus Hook.f.; Andropogon orientalis (Desf.) Druce; Andropogon wightianus Steud.; Chrysopogon collinus Ridl.; Chrysopogon distichophyllus (Hook.f.) D.Rhind; Chrysopogon sinensis Rendle; Chrysopogon wightianus Thwaites; Rhaphis orientalis…

  • Kaempferia parviflora (Cultivated)

    Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex Baker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 221 1890. (Syn: Kaempferia rubromarginata (S.Q.Tong) R.J.Searle; Stahlianthus rubromarginatus S.Q.Tong); . SE. Bangladesh to Indo-China: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Kaempferia parviflora (commonly called Thai black ginger, Thai ginseng or Krachai Dum) is a herbaceous plant in the…

  • Indigofera mysorensis

    Indigofera mysorensis DC. ; . Distribution: Andhra Pradesh1, Karnataka1, Tamil Nadu1, West Bengal4 (ILDIS)   . A low erect copiously-branched shrub, the young stems slender, clothed with short spreading grey pubescence. Leaves sessile, of the main branches 1-3 in. long ; leaflets 11-21, oblong, membranous, opposite, 3/8-1/2 in. long, thinly clothed on…

  • What does “Ex” signify?

    Hooghly sk-nov-13 : what does “ex” signify? : 5 posts by 2 authors. I have found the answer in wiki – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author_citation. Please, tell me if “ex” has other meaning. Wikipedia seems to be partly correct as example is partly correct. These examples should help 46.4. A name of a new…

  • Abelia chinensis (Cultivated)

    Abelia chinensis R.Br., Narr. Journey China 376 1818. (Syn: Abelia chinensis var. ionandra (Hayata) Masam.; Abelia hanceana Mart. ex Hance; Abelia rupestris Lindl.; Linnaea aschersoniana Graebn.; Linnaea chinensis (R. Br.) A. Braun & Vatke; Linnaea rupestris (Lindl.) A. Braun & Vatke); . Common name: Chinese Abelia . Abelia chinensis is…

  • Hopea racophloea

    IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Hopea racophloea Dyer, Fl. Brit. India 1: 310 1874. ; Tamil: Karun kongu Malayalam: Kalalu, Kallu, Naduvali kongu, Naduvalippongu, Nai kambagam, Veduvalikongu   Habit- Trees up to 35 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Bark blackish, exfoliating; blaze cream. Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets terete, glabrous….

  • Setaria palmifolia

    Setaria palmifolia (J.Koenig) Stapf, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 186 1914. (Syn: (=) Chaetochloa palmifolia Hitchc. & Chase; (=) Panicum palmifolium Willd. ex Poir.); . Tropical & Subtropical Asia to E. Australia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is.,…

  • Pimpinella tomentosa ?

      Satara, Oct 2014 :: Requesting ID validation – Apiaceae:: ARKNOV-08 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). Requesting to please validate ID of this Apiaceae member captured near Satara, Maharashtra in October 2014. Is this Pimpinella tomentosa? efi page on Pimpinella tomentosa . ANMAR32/52 Please identify this herb…