Rauvolfia species
Rauvolfia species; FROM THE NATURE: Attaching the image of a Rauvolfia sp, I photographed it today. Can anybody tell me the identity? The second image is of a Bluethroated Barbet having lunch on Weeping Palm fruits.
Phyllanthus cinereus
- January 30, 2013
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Phyllanthus cinereus Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 48. 1863 & in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 425. 1866; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 303. 1887; Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon. 4: 26. 1898; G.L.Webster in Dassan. & Clayton, Rev. Handb. Fl. Ceylon 11: 233. 1997. Reidia floribunda Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5(2): 28,…
Psydrax umbellatus
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Psydrax umbellatus (Wight) Bridson, Kew Bull. 48: 762 (1993) (syn: Plectronia korthalsii K.Schum.; Canthium umbellatum Wight; Canthium umbellulatum Korth.); . India to Indo-China: Andaman Is., Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Common name: Umbelled Canthium • Marathi: Arsul • Tamil: Nallamandharam, Alampamaram • Malayalam: Irumbarappan, njanjul, anakombi • Sanskrit: Kari . As per eFI…
Knoxia sumatrensis
- January 27, 2013
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Knoxia sumatrensis (Retz.) DC., Prodr. 4: 569 1830. (Syn: Cuncea trifida Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Dentillaria corymbosa (Willd.) Kuntze; Dentillaria heyneana (DC.) Kuntze; Dentillaria mollis (R.Br. ex Wight & Arn.) Kuntze; Ernodea nepalensis Spreng.; Knoxia corymbosa Willd.; Knoxia corymbosa Thwaites [Illegitimate]; Knoxia corymbosa var. parviflora F.Muell.; Knoxia exserta DC.; Knoxia heyneana…
Galium asperuloides
- January 26, 2013
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Galium asperuloides Edgew., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 61 1846. (syn: Asperula consanguinea Klotzsch); . Afghanistan to Himalaya and India (Punjab) as per WCSP; . Afghanistan; East Himalaya; India; Nepal; Pakistan; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; . Rubiaceae Week: Galium asperuloides from Khillenmarg, Kashmir: Galium asperuloides Edgew. in…
Neonauclea purpurea
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Neonauclea purpurea (Roxb.) Merr., Interpr. Herb. Amboin. 483 1917. (Syn: Anthocephalus chinensis Walp.; Bancalus purpureus (Roxb.) Kuntze; Nauclea elliptica Dalzell & Gibson [Illegitimate]; Nauclea purpurea Roxb.); . India, Indo-China: Cambodia, India, Vietnam as per POWO; . India; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; . Malayalam: Manjanirkadambu Kannada: Ahnan . Rubiaceae…
Neonauclea
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Neonauclea purpurea (Roxb.) Merr. (India, Indo-China: Cambodia, India, Vietnam as per POWO) . BSI Flora of India Checklist Vol. 2 (Distribution): Name Distribution Neonauclea excelsa Andaman & Nicobar Islands Neonauclea gageana Andaman & Nicobar Islands Neonauclea griffithii Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal Neonauclea purpurea Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil…
Cheirostylis flabellata
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Cheirostylis flabellata (A.Rich.) Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: 16 1851. (syn: Goodyera flabellata A.Rich.; Monochilus flabellatus (A.Rich.) Wight); . Indian Subcontinent to Andaman Islands: Andaman Is., Assam, East Himalaya, India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . Common name: Small Fan Velvet Orchid . Plant for ID – 06022012 Sirumalai – 3 – orchid: Please id this orchid Location: Sirumali Forest,…
Pteris tripartita
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Pteris tripartita Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 67 67 1801. (Syn: Asplenium lineare C.Presl ; Campteria pseudolonchitis C.Presl ; Litobrochia divaricata Brack. ; Litobrochia intermedia (Blume) J.Sm. ; Litobrochia marginata (Bory) C.Presl ; Litobrochia microdictyon Fée ; Litobrochia milneana Carruth. ; Litobrochia pseudolonchitis Fée ; Litobrochia tripartita (Sw.) C.Presl; Pteris attenuata Sw. ; Pteris connexa J.Sm. ; Pteris feliciennae F.Muell. ; Pteris guilleminei Ag. ; Pteris intermedia Blume ; Pteris linearis Wall. ; Pteris longipes Blume ; Pteris marginata Bory ; Pteris…
Glycosmis cymosa
- January 25, 2013
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Glycosmis cymosa (Kurz) V.Naray., Rec. Bot. Surv. India 14(2): 26 (1941). (Syn: Glycosmis cyanocarpa var. cymosa Kurz, Glycosmis lucida Wall. ex C.C.Huang; Glycosmis oxyphylla Wall. ex Voigt; Glycosmis tetraphylla Wall. ex Voigt); . E. Nepal to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . India: Evergreen…
Coelogyne species ?- Mt. Slamet, Indonesia
- January 23, 2013
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Orchid of Mt Slamet: Could you help me ID our epiphytic orchid please. Flowers not seen. West slope of Mt Slamet, 2.000 m alt. This looks very much like Coelogyne. Cant confirm without pics though. Do you have any orchid list from Indonesia or Mt Selamat to share? I don’t…
Mussaenda ‘Marmalade’
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Rubiaceae Week: Mussaenda marmelada from Panipat: Mussaenda marmelada from Arya PG College Panipat this garden shrub was purchased from a Nursery in Karnal. differ in flower colo and modified leaves color as compared to M phillipica There is no species name Mussaenda marmelada It should be cultivar Mussaenda ‘Marmalade’ It…
Panicum notatum
- January 21, 2013
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Panicum notatum Retz., Observ. Bot. 4: 18 1786. (Syn: Panicum cordatum Buse; Panicum cordatum var. pubescens Buse; Panicum courtallense Nees & Wight ex Steud.; Panicum euchroum Steud.; Panicum montanum Roxb.; Panicum montanum var. merrillii Hack.; Panicum montanum var. pubescens (Buse) Jansen); . Tropical & Subtropical Asia: Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China…
Alpinia smithiae
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Alpinia smithiae M.Sabu & Mangaly, Edinburgh J. Bot. 48: 69 1991. ; . SW. India as per POWO; . . References: POWO The Plant List Alpinia smithiae (Zingiberaceae): a new species from South India Volatile essential oil constituents of Alpinia smithiae – Journal of … Alpinia smithiae – Overview…
Paramignya monophylla ?
- January 20, 2013
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Paramignya monophylla ?; . Please identify this climber – NS020113 – 3: Please identify this climber at Rajmachi. It was planted. May be Paramignya monophylla (should have been flowering) of Rutaceae. . ID KANNUR 0503 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Please identify this thorny shrub, probably a Rutaceae…
Selaginella semicordata
- January 19, 2013
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Selaginella semicordata (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Spring, in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 1(2): 122 (1840) (syn: Lycopodium semicordatum Wall. ex Hook. & Grev. ; Lycopodioides semicordata (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Kuntze ; Selaginella burghallii R.Sim ; Selaginella mettenii A.Braun); . Nepal to NE. India and Sumatera: Assam, Bangladesh, East…
Incarvillea diffusa
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Incarvillea diffusa Royle, Ill. bot. Himal. Mts. 2(8): t. 72, fig. 1. 1835 (Syn: (≡) Amphicome arguta Royle ex G. Don; (≡) Incarvillea arguta Royle); . Common name: Himalayan Gloxinia • Nepali: मरुवा पाती Maruwa paati . Bignoniaceae Week: Incarvillea arguta, A Himalayan Plant from California: Incarvillea arguta (Royle) Royle,…
Chilopsis linearis (USA)
- January 18, 2013
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Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 283 1826. (Syn: Bignonia linearis Cav.; Catalpa pottsii Seem.; Chilopsis glutinosa Engelm.; Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) A. DC.; Chilopsis linearis var. arcuata Fosberg; Chilopsis linearis var. glutinosa (Engelm.) Fosberg; Chilopsis saligna D.Don); . Desert Willow; . Bignoniaceae Week : : UD 005 : : Desert…
Ventilago denticulata
- January 16, 2013
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Ventilago denticulata Willd., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 417 1801. (Syn: Berchemia laotica Tardieu ; Ventilago calyculata Tul. ; Ventilago calyculata var. trichoclada Y.L.Chen & P.K.Chou ; Ventilago denticulata var. acuta Bhandari & Bhansali ; Ventilago denticulata var. bifida Bhandari & Bhansali ; Ventilago laotica (Tardieu) J.F.Maxwell ; Ventilago macrantha Tul. ; Ventilago silhetiana M.A.Lawson ; Ventilago smithiana Tul. ; Ventilago sulphurea Tul.) as per POWO; . Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya,…
Persicaria mitis
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Persicaria mitis (Schrank) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 177 1973. (Syn: Persicaria hydropiper subsp. mite (Schrank) Majeed Kak; Persicaria hydropiper subsp. mite (Schrank) Munshi & Javeid; Persicaria laxiflora Opiz (Unresolved); Persicaria mitis (Schrank) Assenov; Polygonum hydropiper var. eglandulosa Hook. f.; Polygonum mite Schrank); . Europe to W. Himalaya: Afghanistan, Albania, Austria,…