• Calligonum comosum

    Calligonum comosum L’Hér., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1: 180 1791. (Syn: Calligonum polygonoides subsp. comosum L’Hér.; Pallasia comosa Raeusch. (Unresolved)); . N. Africa to Sahara, Socotra (Abd al Kuri), W. Asia to Pakistan and Arabian Peninsula: Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger,…

  • Lathyrus emodi

    Lathyrus emodi (Fritsch) Ali, Index Kew., Suppl. 1: 239 (1903) (syn Lathyrus emodi var. majalis (Fritsch) Bässler; Lathyrus laevigatus subsp. emodi (Wall. ex Fritsch) H.Ohashi; Orobus emodi Wall. ex Fritsch); . Afghanistan to Nepal: Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Smooth Himalayan Pea . Baker ; perennial, leaflets 6-8 oblong, flowers in peduncled racemes….

  • Cremanthodium ellisii

    Cremanthodium ellisii (Hook.f.) Kitam., Enum. Flow. Pl. Nep. 3: 22 (1982). (Syn: Cremanthodium plantagineum var. maximowiczii (Franch.) Aswal; Cremanthodium plantagineum var. ramosum (Ling) Ling & S.W.Liu); . Common name: Himalayan Mini Sunflower . Cremanthodium species from Paddar valley : Kindly confirm the ID Botanical name: Cremanthodium ellisi Family: Compositae Location: Paddar…

  • Justicia quinqueangularis

    Justicia quinqueangularis J. Koenig ex Roxb., Fl. ind. 1:134. 1820; . Flora of Madhya Pradesh: Chhatarpur and Damoh By G. P. Roy, B. K. Shukla, Bhaskar Datt (Description & Keys- Justicia diffusa, simplex, quinqueangularis var. quinqueangularis, quinqueangularis var. peploides) . Justicia quinqueangularis is distributed in Taiwan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,…

  • Saussurea glacialis

    Saussurea glacialis Herder, in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xi. (1867) II. 144. 144 1867. (Syn: Saussurea pamirica C.Winkl.; Saussurea violacea Pamp.); . Images by Suresh Rana, validation by Gurcharan Singh Saussurea sp. from Paddar valley J&K. 01 : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 3 authors. Request for ID confirmation. Can…

  • Macrosolen cochinchinensis

    Macrosolen cochinchinensis (Lour.) Tiegh., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 122, in text 122 1894. (Syn: Elytranthe ampullacea var. tonkinensis Lecomte; Elytranthe cochinchinensis var. tonkinensis (Lecomte) H.L. Li; Hillia longiflora Blanco; Loranthus ampullaceus Roxb.; Loranthus cochinchinensis Lour.; Loranthus fordii Hance; Macrosolen fordii (Hance) Danser; Tristerix viridiflorus Mart.); . India: From sea…

  • Hyacinthus orientalis (Cultivated)

    Hyacinthus orientalis L., Sp. Pl. 317 1753.; , Hyacinthus orientalis (common hyacinth, garden hyacinth or Dutch hyacinth), is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, native to southwestern Asia, southern and central Turkey, northwestern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century. It is widely cultivated…

  • Aquilegia nivalis

    Aquilegia nivalis (Brühl) Falc. ex Munz, Gentes Herb. 7:24. 1946 (Syn: (=) Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. jucunda auct.; (≡) Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. nivalis Brühl (basionym)); . N. Pakistan to W. Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Snow Columbine . Aquilegia nivalis: a Red Listed Plant Species from Uttarakhand : Attachments…

  • Aloe zebrina (Cultivated)

    Aloe zebrina Baker, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 264 1878. (Syn: Aloe ammophila Reynolds; Aloe angustifolia Groenew. [Illegitimate]; Aloe bamangwatensis Schönland; Aloe baumii Engl. & Gilg; Aloe constricta Baker; Aloe komatiensis Reynolds; Aloe laxissima Reynolds; Aloe lettyae Reynolds; Aloe lugardiana Baker; Aloe platyphylla Baker; Aloe transvaalensis Kuntze; Aloe vandermerwei…

  • Anaphalis triplinervis ?

    Anaphalis triplinervis (Sims) Sims ex C.B.Clarke ?; .. Identification of the plant : 11 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) Please help me in identification of the plant. Plants leaves are succulent, stretchable and little mucilaginous. White fibres appears during leaves cutting. Collected from Pithoragarh Uttarakhand. Tradescantia sillamontana ?? Tradescantia sillamontana Matuda is cultivated…

  • Aster peduncularis

    Aster peduncularis Wall ex Nees, Gen. Sp. Aster. 24 (1832); . Aster peduncularis in FOI: Your images of Aster peduncularis in FOI look different from Specimens in GBIF. Pl. check. To me this id is doubtful. Thank you … for bringing this up. I have considered this plant carefully, and compared with herbarium…

  • Aster species ?- VOF

    Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate Heads: Aster? for id from Valley of Flowers- NS 88 : Attachments (3).  3 posts by 2 authors. This one was shot from the VOF, I think this should be some Aster… opinion required.. Aster himalaicus C.B.Clarke I think looks different as GBIF– Image and FoC illustration

  • Ligularia sibirica ?

    Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. ed. 2. 26: 402 (1823) (syn: Cineraria sibirica (L.) L. ; Hoppea sibirica (L.) Rchb. ; Othonna sibirica L. ; Senecillis sibirica (L.) Simonk. ; Senecio sibiricus (L.) Druce; Cacalia elata Spreng. ex DC. ; Cineraria cacaliformis Lam. ; Cineraria elata Steud.; Cineraria speciosa Fisch. ex Turcz. ; Ligularia bucovinensis Nakai ; Ligularia cacaliiformis (Lam.) Nakai ; Ligularia cebennensis Rouy ; Ligularia euodon Miq….

  • Thelypteris erubescens

    Thelypteris erubescens (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 6: 293 (1936) as per POWO; . Glaphyropteridopsis erubescens (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8(4): 320 1963. (syn: Aspidium erubescens (Wall. ex Hook.) Christ; Asplenium distans var. carieri Christ; Asplenium glanduliferum Wall.; Christella erubescens (Wall. ex Hook.)…

  • Erigeron annuus ?

    Erigeron annuus ?; . Help with ID perhaps Erigeron from Yamuna Nagar to Renuka ji Road-GS28022020-1 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Herb for ID from along Road from Yamuna Nagar to Renuka ji, May 24, 2015. Yes, Erigeron Pl. check Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.  Ray florets are…

  • Curcuma species- Sri Lanka

      200513 ASP 25 : Attachments (1).  2 posts by 2 authors. Can you please identify this species of turmeric. Could it be Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma angustifolia or some other species. Photo was taken from a herbal shop in December 2012 in Sri Lanka It is neither Curcuma aromatica nor C….

  • Kallstroemia pubescens (Introduced)

    Kallstroemia pubescens (G.Don) Dandy, Kew Bull. 10: 138 1955. (Syn: Kallstroemia caribaea Rydb.; Kallstroemia glabrata Rydb.; Kallstroemia longipes Rydb.; Kallstroemia minor Hook. f.; Tribulus caribaea Rydb.; Tribulus glabrata Rydb.; Tribulus longipes Rydb.; Tribulus maximus var. minor (Hook. f.) Oliv.; Tribulus pubescens G.Don); . USA (Florida), Costa Rica, Peru, Nicaragua, Venezuela,…

  • Kallstroemia

    Kallstroemia pubescens (G.Don) Dandy (Introduced) (USA (Florida), Costa Rica, Peru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia (Antioquia, Atlntico, Bolvar, Boyac, Crdoba, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Sucre, Valle), Ecuador, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola), Lesser Antilles (Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Grenada, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius,…

  • Trachelospermum lucidum

    Trachelospermum lucidum (D.Don) K.Schum., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 173 1895. (syn: Alstonia lucida D.Don; Blaberopus lucidus (D.Don) A.DC.; Echites triangularis Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.; Ichnocarpus fragrans Wall. ex G.Don; Ichnocarpus inflatus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid]; Trachelospermum fragrans (Wall. ex G.Don) Hook.f.; Trachelospermum lucidum var. osmastoniana S.N.Biswas); . As per efi thread : Two…

  • Callistephus chinensis

    Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees, 222 1832. (Syn: Amellus speciosus Gaterau; Aster chinensis L.; Aster lacinians Borbás; Aster regalis Salisb.; Asteriscodes chinense (L.) Kuntze; Brachyactis chinensis (L.) Bureau & Franch.; Callistemma chinensis (L.) Skeels; Callistemma hortense Cass.; Callistephus hortensis (Cass.) Cass.; Callistephus lacinians Borbás; Diplopappus chinensis (L.) Less.); . Common name:…