Hedychium venustum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. t. 2012 1853. (syn: Gandasulium venustum (Wight) Kuntze; Hedychium cernuum Wight); . S. India (Nilgiri Hills), Myanmar as per POWO; . Stem 60-120 cm high, oblique or suberect, densely clustered. Leaves to 40 x 12 cm, elliptic, caudate, base acute, glandular above, scarcely…
Curcuma sparganiifolia Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 49: 260 1903. (Syn: Hitcheniopsis sparganiifolia (Gagnep.) Loes.); . Indo-China: Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Recorded from Thailand, Cambodia; may also occur in Lao PDR. A collection from Viet Nam is uncertain. The extent of occurrence has been estimated at 85,000…
Alpinia conchigera Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 424 1851. (syn: Alpinia humilis Teijsm. & Binn. [Illegitimate]; Alpinia laosensis Gagnep.; Alpinia sumatrana (Miq.) K.Schum.; Languas conchigera (Griff.) Burkill; Languas sumatrana (Miq.) Merr.; Strobidia conchigera (Griff.) Kuntze; Strobidia oligosperma Kuntze; Strobidia sumatrana Miq.); . SE. Bangladesh to Sumatera, Philippines: Andaman Is., Bangladesh,…
Globba winitii C.H.Wright, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 173 1926. ; . Myanmar to Thailand as per POWO; . Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae: Globba winitii : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). Please find the photo of Globba winitii Again a very beautiful post..!! …
Capparis tenera Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 41 1850. (syn: Capparis disticha Kurz; Capparis oxyphylla Wall. [Invalid]; Capparis tenera var. dalzellii Hook.f. & Thomson; Capparis tetrasperma Thwaites; Capparis uncinata Wall. (ambiguous synonym)); . India (Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala), Andaman Isl. & Nicobar Isl.), Sri Lanka,…
Curcuma parviflora Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 47 1830. (syn: Hitcheniopsis parviflora (Wall.) Loes.); . Myanmar to N. Peninsula Malaysia: Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae: Curcuma parviflora : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1). Please meet with Curcuma parviflora …
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight :: Zingiberaceae : For ID :: MK02 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4). Please help me to identify this species. Is this any Curcuma sp.? It was without any leaves above ground and found in a dry place. Total size of this inflorescence…
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae- Zingiber sp????? for ID from Uttarakhand-GSAUG71 : 6 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (1). Herb photographed near Chakrata, pl. help in ID Hedychium sp. Appearing as Hedychium Spicatum May be a species of Hedychium or Cautleya…
Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 25 1820.; . SW. India as per POWO; . Curcuma zanthorrhiza, known as Temulawak, Java ginger or Javanese ginger, is a plant species, belonging to the ginger family.[2] It is known in Javanese as temulawak, in Sundanese as koneng gede and in Madurese as…
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Araceae : Arisaema For ID : Nasik : 130814 : AK-12 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Seen on 27/9/14 in Anjaneri, near Nasik. Arisaema pod for Species id please. Posted on our group earlier. No leaves…
Calamus metzianus Schltdl., Linnaea 26: 727 1855. (Syn: Calamus rivalis Thwaites ex Trimen; Calamus rudentum Mart. [Illegitimate]; Palmijuncus rivalis (Thwaites ex Trimen) Kuntze) ? ; . Images by B. Rathinasabapathy (Id suggestion by Giby Kuriakose) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links) efloraindia:…
Meconopsis paniculata (D. Don) Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 64: 316 1896. (Syn: Meconopsis horridula var. lutea G.Taylor; Meconopsis longipetiolata G.Taylor ex Hay; Meconopsis napaulensis DC.; Meconopsis napaulensis f. fuscopurpurea (Hook.) ; Meconopsis paniculata var. elata Prain; Meconopsis prainiana var. lutea (G.Taylor) Grey-Wilson; Meconopsis wallichii Hook.;…
Riccia okahandjana S.W. Arnell, Arnell, S. W. (1957).; . ANAUG17 Bryophyte for ID- Marchantia sp.? : Attachments (1). 8 posts by 3 authors. Bangalore August 2014 the bryophyte is Plagiochiasma sp. The given image may be of young plants of Plagiochasma rupestre !! I think this is Riccia sp. This…
Zingiber purpureum Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 348 (1807) (syn: Amomum cassumunar (Roxb.) Donn; Amomum xanthorhiza Roxb. ex Steud.; Cassumunar roxburghii Colla; Zingiber anthorrhiza Horan.; Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.; Zingiber cliffordiae Andrews; Zingiber luridum Salisb.; Zingiber paucipunctatum D.Fang; Zingiber pubisquama Ridl.; Zingiber purpureum var. palamauense (Haines) K.K.Khanna; Zingiber xantorrhizon Steud.); . Arunachal Pradesh to…
Curcuma aurantiaca Zijp, Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 12: 345 1915. (syn: Curcuma ecalcarata Sivar. & Balach.); . India to Peninsula Malaysia, Jawa: Assam, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand as per POWO; . Aracaceae, Araceae & Zingiberaceae Fortnight 1-14Aug14: Curcuma ecalcarata from Kerala : 3 posts by…
Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35: 213 1977. (Syn: Alpinia allughas (Retz.) Roscoe; Amomum bifidum Stokes; Amomum nigrum (Gaertn.) Raeusch.; Amomum taraca Horan.; Hellenia allughas (Retz.) Willd.; Heritiera allughas Retz.; Languas allughas (Retz.) Burkill; Languas aquatica J. König; Zingiber nigrum Gaertn.); . Indian Subcontinent to China…
Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott . Scindapsus Officinalis: A Comprehensive Review Kaushik Dhirender, Kaushik Pawan*, Tuteja Ruby, Choudhary Balram- International Journal of Pharmaceutical Erudition Aug 2012, 2(2), 18-27 – Review Article – The oldest remedies known to mankind are herbal medicines. India is known worldwide for its Ayurvedic treatment. Scindapsus…
Agrostophyllum callosum Rchb.f. ? (Nepal to Hainan and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO) Agrostophyllum flavidum Phukan (Assam as per POWO) Agrostophyllum planicaule (Wall. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f. (Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia (Kedah): Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya,…
Remusatia pumila (D.Don) H.Li & A.Hay, Acta Bot. Yunnan. Suppl. 5: 28 1992. (syn: Caladium pumilum D.Don; Caladium sarmentosum Kunth; Colocasia pumila (D.Don) Kunth; Gonatanthus pumilus (D.Don) Engl. & K.Krause; Gonatanthus sarmentosus Klotzsch; Remusatia garrettii Gagnep.); . Arecaceae, Araceae, Zingiberaceae Fortnight 1-14 Aug 2014: Remusatia pumila (Araceae) from Uttarakhand_DSR_18 :…
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae- Zingiber sp???? for ID from Uttarakhand-GSAUG70 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). Another herb photographed from Mussoorie Chakrata road near Bharatkhai. Pl. help in ID Seems to be Curcuma sp.