Phyllanthus lawii J.Graham, Cat. Pl. Bombay 181 1839. (Syn: Diasperus lawii (J.Graham) Kuntze; Diasperus nemorum (Russell ex Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Phyllanthus juniperinoides Müll.Arg.; Phyllanthus nemorum Russell ex Müll.Arg.; Phyllanthus polyphyllus Dalzell & A.Gibson; Phyllanthus spinulosus B.Heyne ex Wall. [Invalid]); . India as per POWO; . Common name: Law’s Gooseberry • Malayalam:…
Breynia racemosa (Blume) Müll.Arg., Prodr. 15(2): 441 1866. (Syn: Breynia acuminata (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.; Breynia racemosa var. aromatica Airy Shaw; Breynia racemosa var. concolor Müll.Arg.; Breynia reclinata (Roxb.) Hook.f.; Breynia rhamnoides var. hypoglauca (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.; Melanthesa acuminata Müll.Arg.; Melanthesa racemosa Blume; Melanthesa reclinata (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.; Melanthesa rhamnoides var. hypoglauca Müll.Arg.; Melanthesopsis…
Alpinia roxburghii Sweet, Hort. Brit. 390 1826. (Syn: Alpinia blepharocalyx K.Schum.; Alpinia blepharocalyx var. glabrior (Hand.-Mazz.) T.L.Wu; Alpinia bracteata Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Languas blepharocalyx (K.Schum.) Hand.-Mazz.; Languas blepharocalyx var. glabrior Hand.-Mazz.); . E. Nepal to S. China and Peninsula Malaysia: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya,…
Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto, Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 423 1827. (Syn: Copiapoa macracantha (Salm-Dyck) Meregalli [Invalid]; Echinocactus arachnoideus Scheidw.; Echinocactus aulacogonus Lem. .; Echinocactus edulis Haage ex C.F.Först. [Invalid]; Echinocactus ghiesbreghtianus Lem.; Echinocactus grandis Rose ..; Echinocactus helophorus Lem. ..; Echinocactus ingens Zucc. ex Pfeiff. ………..; Echinocactus irroratus Scheidw.;…
Brassica carinata A.Braun, Flora 24: 267 1841. (Syn: Brassica integrifolia var. carinata (Broun) O.E.Schulz; Brassica juncea var. agrestis Prain; Brassica juncea var. cuneifolia Prain; Brassica juncea var. edona Makino; Brassica juncea subsp. urbaniana (O.E.Schulz) Thell.; Brassica lanceolata Sauv.; Brassica nigra var. laevigata (DC.) Alef.; Brassica timoriana F.Muell.; Brassica urbaniana O.E.Schulz;…
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Chionanthus ramiflorus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 106 1820. (Syn: Chionanthus effusiflorus F.Muell.; Chionanthus intermedius (Wight) F.Muell.; Chionanthus macrophyllus (Wall. & G.Don) Blume; Chionanthus macrophyllus var. attenuatus (C.B.Clarke) K.K.N.Nair & K.P.Janardh. ; Chionanthus palembanicus Miq.; Chionanthus paniculatus (Roxb.) K.K.N.Nair & K.P.Janardh. [Illegitimate]; Chionanthus pauciflorus (Wall. ex G.Don) Bennet & Raizada ..; Chionanthus…
Helichrysum buddleioides DC. (Syn: Gnaphalium buddleioides Sch.Bip.; Gnaphalium cynoglossoides Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f.; Gnaphalium hookerianum Sch.Bip.; Helichrysum buddleioides var. buddleioides)?; . India (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala), Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of life; . Common name:Butterfly-Bush Golden Cudweed; Malayalam Panjipoovu; . Subshrubs, 50-70 cm high, densely cottony…
Zingiber spectabile Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 413 1851.; . Thailand to Peninsula Malaysia: Malaya, Thailand; Introduced into: Andaman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Jawa, Nicobar Is. as per POWO; . Common name: Beehive Ginger . Zingiber spectabile is a species of true ginger, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. It is primarily…
Campanula latifolia L., Sp. Pl. 165 1753. (Syn: Campanula macrantha (Fisch. ex Sims) Hook.; Drymocodon latifolium (L.) Fourr.; Trachelioides latifolia (L.) Opiz); . Large Bellflower, Great bellflower; . Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Gentianaceae, (Campanula latifolia): Campanula latifolia Valley of flowers Jul.2008 Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Campanulaceae-Campanula 01 from Paddar valley…
Magnolia liliifera (L.) Baill., Hist. Pl. 1: 141 1868. (Syn: Aromadendron oreadum (Diels) Kaneh. & Hatus.; Blumia candollei Nees [Invalid]; Liriodendron liliiferum L.; Magnolia andamanica (King) D.C.S.Raju & M.P.Nayar; Magnolia andamanica King [Invalid]; Magnolia candollei (Blume) H.Keng [Illegitimate]; Magnolia craibiana Dandy; Magnolia eriostepta var. poilanei Dandy ex Humbert [Invalid]; Magnolia…
Magnolia liliiflora Desr., Encycl. 3: 675 1792. (Syn: Lassonia quinquepeta Buc’hoz; Magnolia atropurpurea Steud.; Magnolia discolor Vent.; Magnolia gracilis Salisb.; Magnolia liliiflora var. gracilis (Salisb.) Rehder; Magnolia liliiflora var. nigra (G.Nicholson) Rehder; Magnolia liliiflora f. nigra (G.Nicholson) Geerinck; Magnolia obovata var. liliiflora (Desr.) Ser.; Magnolia obovata var. purpurea (Curtis) Ser.;…
Haplanthodes tentaculatus (L.) Nees var. neilgherryensis (Wight) J. R. I. Wood, comb. nov. (Basionym: Haplanthus neilgherryensis Wight; Haplanthus tentaculatus (L.) Nees var. neilgherrensis (Wight) C. B. Clarke; Bremekampia neilgherryensis (Wight) Sreem.; Haplanthodes neilgherryensis (Wight) R. B. Majumdar) as per New Names and Combinations in Indian Acanthaceae by John R. I….
Goniothalamus cardiopetalus (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 1: 107 1855. (Syn: Atrategia thomsonii Bedd. ex Hook.f.; Polyalthia cardiopetala Dalzell (Unresolved); Polyalthia wynaadensis Bedd. ex Talbot (Unresolved)); . Common name: Ghat Goniothalamus . Shrubs or small trees, 3-5 m tall; young branches puberulous. Leaves alternate, oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, cuneate at base, abruptly…
Desmos lawii (Hook. f. & Thomson) Saff., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 506 1912. (Syn: Unona lawii Hook.f. & Thomson); . DES-mos — Greek: desmos (band or chain) … Dave’s Botanary LAW-ee-eye — named in honour of J. S. Law, ICS and botanist . commonly known as: Sahyadri ylang-ylang •…
IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD) . Magnolia doltsopa (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Figlar, Proc. Int. Symp. Magnoliac. 21 2000. (Syn: Magnolia excelsa Wall.; Magnolia excelsa Jacques [Illegitimate]; Michelia calcuttensis P.Parm.; Michelia doltsopa Buch.-Ham. ex DC.; Michelia excelsa (Wall.) Blume; Michelia manipurensis Watt ex Brandis; Michelia wardii Dandy; Sampacca excelsa…
Begonia albococcinea Hook., Bot. Mag. 71: t. 4172 1845. (Syn: Begonia grahamiana Wight; Begonia wightiana Wall. [Invalid]; Mitscherlichia albococcinea (Hook.) Klotzsch; Mitscherlichia grahamiana Hassk.); . Stemless herbs. Leaves 8 x 12 cm, orbicular, entire, pubescent below, nerves 10, radiating; petiole 12 cm long, densely pubescent. Scape 14-20 cm long, branching;…
Echium candicans L.f., Suppl. Pl. 131 1782. (Syn: Argyrexias candicans Raf.; Echium brachyanthum Hornem.; Echium candicans var. noronhae Menezes; Echium cynoglossoides Desf.; Echium densiflorum DC.; Echium macrophyllum Lehm.; Echium maderense Steud.; Echium marianum Boiss.; Echium pallidum Salisb.; Echium pavonianum Boiss.; Echium truncatum auct.; (=) Echium fastuosum J. Jacq.); . Echium…
Passiflora ‘Soi Fah’; . Common name: Soi Fah Passion Flower • Hindi: झुमका लता Jhumkalata ৰাধিকা• Manipuri: নাচোম Radhika nachom • Bengali: Jhumkalata . Passiflora edulis ? : 10 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (4). I think a planted species in Hyderabad, AP on 20/9/08 in KBR National Park. … I…
Magnolia ×soulangeana Soul.-Bod., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 5:269, t. 73. 1826 ; . Magnolia × soulangeana (saucer magnolia) is a hybrid plant in the genus Magnolia and family Magnoliaceae. It is a deciduous tree with large, early-blooming flowers in various shades of white, pink, and purple. It is one of…