• Alocasia cucullata

    Alocasia cucullata (Lour.) G.Don, Brit. ed. 3: 631 1839. (Syn: Alocasia rugosa (Desf.) Schott; Arum cucullatum Lour.; Caladium colocasia Schott ex Wight; Caladium cucullatum (Lour.) Pers.; Caladium rugosum Desf.; Colocasia cochleata Miq.; Colocasia cucullata (Lour.) Schott; Colocasia rugosa (Desf.) Kunth; Panzhuyuia omeiensis Z.Y.Zhu);   Alocasia cucullata is a species of…

  • Zephyranthes carinata

    Zephyranthes carinata Herb., Bot. Mag. 52: t. 2594 1825. (Syn: Amaryllis carinata (Herb.) Spreng.; Amaryllis concinna R.Morris; Amaryllis lindleyana Schult. & Schult.f.; Atamosco carinata (Herb.) P.Wilson; Pogonema carinata (Herb.) Raf.; Zephyranthes tsouii H.H.Hu); .. Common name: Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily, Rain Lily . Zephyranthes carinata, commonly known as the rosepink…

  • Curcuma rubrobracteata

    Curcuma rubrobracteata Škorničk., M.Sabu & Prasanthk., Gard. Bull. Singapore 55: 89 2003. ; . Assam to China (SW. Yunnan): Assam, China South-Central, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Zingiberaceae for ID : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Location : Nghalchawm, Mizoram Altitude :c. 250 m. Date : 05-08-2014…

  • Mahonia acanthifolia

    Mahonia acanthifolia G. Don, Gen. Syst. 1: 118 (1831). as per Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal & efi thread;  . Keys as per paper under thread: Mahonia napaulensis  Mahonia acanthifolia  Height  2-3 meter  to 9 meter  Leaflet pairs  4-6 (-8)  (8)- 9-11-(12)  Flowering time  (Jan-) Feb.- April  Sept.-Nov. (-Dec.)  Habitat  Warm…

  • Chlorophytum indicum ?

    Chlorophytum indicum ?; .   ANAUG07 Chlorophytum sp. confirmation if C. breviscapum? : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3). Makalidurga July 2014 I am not sure but it may be Chlorophytum indicum Leaves seem to be different in Chlorophytum indicum but I am not sure. Please confirm ID. Chlorophytum…

  • Vigna silvestris

    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…

  • Cymbidium hybrid- LBG, Darjeeling, West Bengal

    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

    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

    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 (Cultivated)

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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)

    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

    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

    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

      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

    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…