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.
Gnidia glauca var. sisparensis (Gardner) Kumari, Fl. Tamil Nadu 2: 214 1987. (syn: Gnidia sisparensis Gardner; Lasiosiphon eriocephalus var. sisparensis (Gardner) Gamble; Lasiosiphon sisparensis (Gardner) Meisn.); . Fwd: Rediscovery of a rare tree : 1 post by 1 author. Scientists have rediscovered a rare tree, turning the spotlight on the…
Anaphyllum wightii Schott, Gen. Aroid. 83 1858. ; . Tall herbs, rhizome creeping. Leaves pinnatisect or pinnatipartite; lobes 3-8 pairs, 20-28 x 5-10 cm, usually narrower, elliptic to oblong, apex acute, sessile or petiolulate; petiole 60-150 cm long, erect, 5-10 cm thick, smooth or transversally rugose, brownish. Spadix 15-30 cm…
Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 45 1857. (syn: Monstera decursiva (Roxb.) Schott; Monstera multijuga K.Koch ex Ender [Invalid]; Pothos decursivus Roxb.; Raphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) A. Schott; Rhaphidophora affinis Schott; Rhaphidophora eximia Schott; Rhaphidophora grandis Schott; Rhaphidophora insignis Schott; Scindapsus decursivus (Roxb.) Schott); . Common name: Creeping Philodendron ….
Solanum muricatum Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 250–251 1789. (Syn: Solanum guatemalense Hort., Bitter; Solanum hebephorum Dunal; Solanum muricatum f. glaberrimum Correll; Solanum muricatum var. muricatum ; Solanum muricatum var. papillosistylum Bitter; Solanum muricatum var. praecedens Bitter; Solanum muricatum var. protogenum Bitter; Solanum muricatum var. teleutogenum Bitter; Solanum saccianum Carrière &…
Curcuma prakasha S.Tripathi, Nordic J. Bot. 21: 549 2001 publ. 2002. ; . Assam (Meghalaya) as per POWO; . Curcuma prakasha is a species in the ginger family of plants, somewhat new to science. It was collected from open grassland (alt. c. 400m.) in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya State…
Primula elliptica Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 311, pl. 76, f. 2 1836. (Syn: Primula spathulacea Jacquem. ex Duby); . NE. Pakistan to W. Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Elliptic-Leaf Primrose . Primula_kashmir : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2). Please confirm the ID as Primula ellipticus…
Ceropegia decaisneana Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1259 1848. (syn: Ceropegia brevicollis Hook.f.; Ceropegia decaisneana var. brevicollis (Hook.f.) H.Huber); . Twiners, root tuberous. Leaves to 11 x 1.5 cm, linear lanceolate, apex apiculate, base obtuse, membranous; petiole 1.5 cm. Cymes axillary; peduncle to 10 cm long; pedicels 1.2…
Goeppertia roseopicta (Linden ex Lem.) Borchs. & S.Suárez, Syst. Bot. 37: 634 (2012). (syn: Calathea illustris (Linden) N.E.Br.; Calathea roseopicta (Linden ex Lem.) Regel; Calathea roseopicta var. illustris (Linden) Regel; Maranta illustris Linden; Maranta roseopicta Linden ex Lem.; Maranta wagneri Veitch ex Regel; Phyllodes roseopicta (Linden ex Lem.) Kuntze); ….
Hellenia speciosa (J. Koenig ex Smith) S. Dutta (Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NE. Queensland: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan,…
Malaysia – Giant Tree Fern – 310714 – RK-6 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1). Request Bot. ID – Fraser’s Hill – 16/07/2014 Perhaps it is Cyathea contaminans Oh, OK, yes, I see the tree-fern now! But all tree ferns can only be identified by studying the details…
Aeschynanthus hookeri C.B. Clarke, Monogr. Phan. 5: 21 1883. (syn: Aeschynanthus parasiticus C.B. Clarke (ambiguous synonym); Trichosporum hookeri (C.B. Clarke) Kuntze); . Bhutan, China, N India, N Myanmar as per Flora of China; . Aeschynanthus hookeri C.B. Clarke : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5). Date: 23-26 July, 2014…
Brahea armata S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 146 1876. (syn: Brahea armata var. microcarpa Becc.; Brahea clara (L.H.Bailey) Espejo & López-Ferr.; Brahea elegans (Franceschi ex Becc.) H.E.Moore; Brahea glauca Hook.f.; Brahea lucida Hook.f.; Brahea nobilis Hook.f.; Brahea roezlii Linden; Erythea armata (S.Watson) S.Watson; Erythea armata var. microcarpa Becc.; Erythea…
Meconopsis robusta Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 1: 253 1855. (syn: Papaver robustum (Hook.fil. & Thomson) Christenh. & Byng); . NW-India (Garwhal, Kumaon) as per Catalogue of Life; . Meconopsis robusta from Uttarakhand: Aug 2014_DSR_10 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1). This beautiful Meconopsis was shot in an…
Impatiens brevicornis (Barnes) Bhaskar stat.nov. (= I. chinensis var. brevicornis Barnes); . Eravikulam National Park :: Impatiens for ID :: DV11JUL : 10 posts by 5 authors. 3 + 3 images. Eravikulam National Park Date: June 4, 2014 … Base elevation: 2000m asl Impatiens ¿ chinensis / else ? ……
Philodendron bipinnatifidum Schott ex Endl., Gen. Pl. 1(3): 237 1837. (Syn: Arum pinnatifidum Vell. [Illegitimate]; Philodendron pygmaeum Chodat & Vischer; Philodendron selloum K.Koch; Sphincterostigma bipinnatifidum Schott [Invalid]); . Philodendron bipinnatifidum (common names: lacy tree philodendron, selloum) is a plant that belongs to the family Araceae and subgenus Meconostigma, one of…