• Pogostemon elsholtzioides

    • August 2, 2014
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    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

    • August 1, 2014
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    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

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    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

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    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 (Introduced)

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    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…

  • Garden shrub at Dhaka

    • July 31, 2014
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    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

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    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…

  • Anoectochilus species- Thenhlum, Mizoram

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      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

    • July 30, 2014
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    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

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    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

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    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.

  • Park climber & shreb at Dhaka

    • July 28, 2014
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    Plant ID from Bangladesh SM138 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments(1). Habit: Shrub Habitat: Park Location: Dhaka City

  • Osbeckia aspera

    • July 27, 2014
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    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:…

  • Brachycorythis wightii

    • July 25, 2014
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    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…

  • Ocimum americanum ?

    • July 23, 2014
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    Ocimum americanum ?; . Plant ID from Bangladesh SM150 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2). Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild Location: Bandarban Most probably an Ocimum sp. Supporting …, may be Ocimum americanum L  

  • Dendrobium lindleyi

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    Dendrobium lindleyi Steud., Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 490 1840. (Syn: Callista aggregata Kuntze; Callista aggregata (Roxb.) Brieger; Dendrobium aggregatum Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Dendrobium aggregatum var. majus Rolfe; Dendrobium alboviride var. majus Rolfe; Dendrobium lindleyi var. majus (Rolfe) S.Y.Hu; Epidendrum aggregatum Roxb. ex Steud.); . E. Himalaya to S. China and…

  • Selaginella species- Valparai, Tamilnadu

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    Valparai 28.06.14 TBN for id/ TBN June 05 : 8 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (1). Please identify this ? Fern seen on the roadside at Valparai. The plant is liverwort Trichocolea tomenlilla The poor picture quality does not help in its identification, but it is definitely not a Trichocolea….

  • Primula hybrids- Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir & Panipat, Haryana

    • July 21, 2014
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    Plumbaginaceae and Primulaceae (incl. Myrsinaceae) Fortnight: Primulaceae-Primula x polyantha cultivar from Kashmir-GSJUN29 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Primula x polyantha? cultivar with red flowers with yellow center, photographed from Srinagar, Kashmir. it is a hybrid species of primula now identified as P. fever I don’t think P….

  • Cacti at Nasik

    • July 20, 2014
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        Cactus For ID : Nasik : 060714 : AK-10 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). A small, cultivated Cactus at a Cactus Nursery in Nasik. Picture taken on 27/2/14.   Cactus For ID : Nasik : 080714 : AK-14 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)….

  • Primula hybrids- California, USA

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    Plumbaginaceae and Primulaceae (incl. Myrsinaceae) Fortnight: Primulaceae-Primula vulgaris? yellow cultivar from California-GSJUN32 : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 3 authors. Primula vulgaris? yellow cultivar from California efi page on Primula vulgaris May be Primula auricula A reply from …, Creator of Primula World – A Visual Reference for the Genus…

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