Vigna silvestris (Syn: Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper var. silvestris Lukoki et al.) ; . images by Dr. P. Santhan; id suggested by Makarand Mohanrao Aitawade Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth.SN july 16 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2). Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth, prostrate herb run wild near Mangalore…
Orchids from Sikkim-Darjeeling Tour- For identification from Darjeeling:: NS July 25 : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4). This is a cultivated one from LBG, Darjeeling.. id help required.. This is a hybrid of Cymbidium.
Ampelocissus tomentosa (B.Heyne & Roth) Planch., Vigne Amer. Vitic. Eur. 8: 375 1884. (syn: Ampelopsis ternata DC.; Vitis cinnamomea Wall.; Vitis cinnamomea Wall.; Vitis labrusca Lour.; Vitis lanata Wall.; Vitis obtusifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Vitis oppositifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.; Vitis ternata Roth ex Roem. & Schult.; Vitis tomentosa Heyne ex…
Spiranthes spiralis (L.) Chevall., Fl. Gén. Env. Paris 2: 330 1827. (Syn: Epipactis spiralis (L.) Crantz; Gyrostachys autumnalis (Balb.) Dumort.; Gyrostachys spiralis (L.) Kuntze; Ibidium spirale (L.) Salisb.; Neottia autumnalis (Balb.) Steud.; Neottia autumnalis (Balb.) Pers.; Neottia spiralis (L.) Sw.; Ophrys autumnalis Balb.; Ophrys spiralis L.; Serapias spiralis (L.) Scop.;…
Magnolia ×alba (DC.) Figlar, Proc. internat. symp. fam. Magnoliac. 21. 2000 (“1998”) (Syn: (≡) Michelia ×alba DC. (basionym)); . Hooghly : possibly Michelia ×alba Candolle : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5). Until a little while ago I knew this is Michelia champaca L., the scientific name of CHAMPA. But…
Secamone emetica (Retz.) R. Br. ex Schult., Syst. Veg. 6: 124 1820. (syn: Periploca emetica Retz.); . Scandent subshrubs. Leaves 4-5.5 x 1.5 cm, linear-elliptic, apex acute, base decurrent, margins recurved, pubescent beneath, lateral nerves indistinct, subsessile. Cymes axillary, trichotomously branched; peduncles 0.5 cm; calyx lobes 0.5 mm, ovate, ciliate;…
Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth., Prodr. 12: 153 1848. ; . Aromatic shrub,1-3m.Stems branched,young stems pubescent,older stems often purple-brown.Leaves lanceolate,4.5-12.2 x 1.4-3.8cm,long acuminate,base attenuate,margins serrate to serrulate,dark green above,paler below,both surfaces sparsely pilose and with dense,sessile glands;petiole 0.2-1.7cm.Spikes subsecund,2.5-9 x 1.4-1.7cm;whorls ± conferted except at base.Flowers subsessile.Calyx tubular,3-3.5mm;lobes triangular,0.6mm.Corolla mauve or purple,5-6mm;lobes…
Nostolachma triflorum (Korth.) R.Kr.Singh, J. Jpn. Bot. 92(5): 294–298 (2017) (syn: Coffea khasiana Hook.f.; Lachnastoma triflorum Korth.; Nostolachma khasiana (Hook.f.) Deb & Lahiri) as per POWO; . Indonesia and India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura) as per A New Combination and Lectotypification of Two Names…
Nostolachma triflorum (Korth.) R.Kr.Singh (Indonesia and India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura) as per A New Combination and Lectotypification of Two Names in the Genus Nostolachma (Rubiaceae)– Rajeev Kumar Singh- J. Jpn. Bot. 92(5): 294–298 (2017)) . BSI Flora of India Checklist Vol. 2 (Distribution): Nostolachma crassifolia (Gamble)…
Gentiana argentea (Royle ex D.Don) Royle ex D.Don, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 513 1837. (Syn: Ericala argentea Royle ex G.Don; Gentianodes argentea (Royle ex D.Don) Omer, Ali & Qaiser; Varasia argentea (Royle ex D.Don) Soják (Unresolved)); . Common name: Silvery Gentian . Gentiana argentea revisited ABJAN2018/02 : 2 posts by…
Adiantum concinnum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 5: 451 1810. (Syn: Adiantum affine M.Martens & Galeotti ; Adiantum concinnum var. flemingii Fleming ; Adiantum concinnum var. latum Jacob-Makoy ; Adiantum concinnum var. pendens Lowe ; Adiantum concinnum var. subscandens Hook. & Baker ; Adiantum lutescens Moug. ex Fée ; Adiantum ramyam B.K.Nayar & Geev. ; Adiantum tenerum Schkuhr ); . Mexico to Tropical America: Belize, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa…
Shrub ID from Bangladesh SM119 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Habit: Shrub Habitat: Garden Location: Dhaka City It looks like Screw Pine- Pandanus sp. It is definitely not any screw pine ! Liliaceae ??
Cymbidium eburneum Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 33: t. 67 1847. (Syn: Cymbidium eburneum var. longzhouense Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen; Cymbidium eburneum var. philbrickianum Rchb.f.; Cymbidium eburneum var. williamsianum Rchb.f.; Cymbidium syringodorum Griff.; Cyperorchis eburnea (Lindl.) Schltr.); . Himalaya to Hainan: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam…
Anoetochilus sp. for ID : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Location : Thenhlum, Mizoram Flowering : Unknown Not easy to make out without flowers. Ofcourse Anoectochilus may be roxburghii or setaceus.
Helixanthera obtusatus (Wall.) Danser, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 10: 317 1929. (Syn: Loranthus obtusatus Wall.); . India: Mostly in subtropical and temperate evergreen forests of Western Ghats, at 1000 – 2300 m altitude, found on a variety of hosts. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as per BSI Flora of…
Aenhenrya rotundifolia (Blatt.) C.S.Kumar & F.N.Rasm., Novon 7: 81 (1997). Syn: Odontochilus rotundifolius Blatt., J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 32: 521 (1928). Anoectochilus rotundifolius (Blatt.) N.P.Balakr., J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 63: 330 (1967). Aenhenrya agastyamalayana Gopalan, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 90: 271 (1993 publ. 1994). . S. India…
Aenhenrya rotundifolia (Blatt.) C.S.Kumar & F.N.Rasm. (S. India as per POWO) / Aenhenrya Gopalan, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 90: 270 (1993 publ. 1994). This is a monotypic terrestrial genus of Jewel Orchid endemic to South India.
Plant ID from Bangladesh SM138 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments(1). Habit: Shrub Habitat: Park Location: Dhaka City
Osbeckia aspera (L.) Blume, Bijdr. 220. 1825 (syn: (≡) Melastoma asperum L. (basionym); (=) Osbeckia wightiana Benth. ex Wight & Arn.); . os-BEK-ee-a — Named for Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and naturalist … Dave’s Botanary AS-per-uh — rough … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: rough osbeckia, rough small-leaved spider flower • Malayalam: കാട്ടുകദളി kaattukadali • Tamil:காட்டுக்கடலை kattu-k-kadalai . Native to:…
IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD) . Brachycorythis wightii Summerh., Kew Bull. 10: 242 1955. (syn: Phyllomphax wightii (Summerh.) Szlach.); . S. India (Idukki District) as per POWO; , brak-ee-ko-RYE-this — Greek: brachy (short) and corys (helmet), referring to the flower shape … Dave’s Botanary WIGHT-ee-eye — named for…