• Ceropegia beddomei

    Endangered as per Link; . Ceropegia beddomei Hook. fil., Fl. Brit. India 4: 75 (1883); . India (Kerala) as per Catalogue of Life; . Common name: Kerala Ceropegia, Beddome’s Ceropegia . Hook. f. ; sparsely pubescent, leaves subsessile elongate linear-lanceolate acuminate, nerves very slender, peduncle stout hispid few-fld., sepals filiform, corolla 3 in….

  • Lophatherum gracile

    Lophatherum gracile Brongn., in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde, Phan.: 50 (1831) (syn: Acroelytrum japonicum Steud. ; Acroelytrum urvillei (Steud.) Steud. ex Miq. ; Allelotheca urvillei Steud. ; Lophatherum annulatum Franch. & Sav. ; Lophatherum dubium Steud. ; Lophatherum elatum Zoll. & Moritzi ex Steud. ; Lophatherum gracile f. annulatum (Franch. & Sav.) T.Koyama ; Lophatherum gracile var. annulatum (Franch. & Sav.) Hack. ; Lophatherum…

  • Marasmius species- Chennai, Tamilnadu

    MS/2023/139- ID of the mushrom: 1 image. I have received this beautiful photograph from Chennai from another group. These tiny mushrooms were found in his garden, Chennai. Please ID. Marasmius sp.  

  • Marchantia emarginata

    Marchantia emarginata Reinw., Blume et Nees, . Tibet (Xizang), Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guangdong, Macau, Hongkong, Korea, Japan, Nansei-Shoto, Taiwan, Ogasawara-shoto (Bonin), Kashmir, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Vietnam, Andaman Islands, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, Moluccas, Java, Lesser Sunda Is., New…

  • Stereospermum species- Musikot, Rukum, West Nepal

    SK 3767 26 June 2023: 3 very high res. images. Location:  Musikot, Rukum, West Nepal  Date: 30 May 2023 Elevation 400m. Habit : Wild This appears to be a Stereospermum sp. [Bignoniaceae]. Earlier I missed the pods. It appears to be https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/31/stereospermum/ We have 2 sp. in Nepal http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=131490 Pl. check which…

  • Epiphytic herb at Hmuifang, Mizoram

    MS, Oct.,2023/07 Herb for id: 2 images. Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram Altitude : ca.1,450 m Date : 27-10-2023 Habit : Epiphytic herb Habitat : Wild Any other details? Any clues?  

  • Eriocaulon species- Reiek tlang, Mizoram

    MS, Nov.,2023/07 Grass ? for id: 2 images. Location : Reiek tlang, Mizoram Altitude : ca.1,400 m Date : 04-11-2023 Habit : Small grass ? Habitat : Wild https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/28/eriocaulon/ Thank you. Difficult to identify Eriocaulon to species level. What species are reported from your area? Sorry ! Not found in…

  • Triumfetta species- Ailawng, Mizoram

    MS, Nov.,2023/10 Triumfetta sp. ? for id: 1 image. Location : Ailawng, Mizoram Altitude : ca.1,250 m Date : 04-11-2023 Habit : Undershrub Habitat : Wild https://efloraofindia.com/2011/04/03/triumfetta/ Thank you. No. of stamens and fruits etc. are required for species id.  

  • Verbena officinalis ?

    Verbena officinalis L.: Location: Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal Date: 08 October 2023 Elevation: 1407m.  Habit: Wild Why leaves are looking different from https://efloraofindia.com/2011/09/03/verbena-officinalis/? I was also confused at the beginning but some images led me to this ID. https://www.gbif.org/tools/zoom/e40419ef11271 http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200019436 Could it be something else ? https://www.wildflowersprovence.fr/plant/verbena-officinalis/ Leaves do not seem…

  • Ilex odorata

    Ilex odorata Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 189 (1825) (syn: Ilex gaultheriifolia Kurz ; Ilex odorata var. teysmannii Loes. ; Ilex theifolia Hook.f. ; Myrsine theifolia Wall. ); . Himalaya to Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Fragrant Himalayan Holly . MS, Oct.,2023/12 Tree for…

  • Celtis philippensis ?

    494 ID wild tree: 18 high res. images. Please ID wild tree, Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA Altitude: 1500fsl Flower date: 31MAR2023, 10.45am Habitat: wild moisture rocky outcrop evergreen misty sloppy canopied windy alpine Plant habit: small tree deciduous, erect, branches, hard cylindrical stem 04 inches base…

  • Cayratia species- Behali Reserve Forest, Assam

    Vitaceae for identification-10: 4 very high res. images. Help me identify this Vitaceae member Photographed in Behali Reserve Forest, Assam on 20 ‎April ‎2019. The forest type is Semi Evergreen. Check with Cyratia sps.. Yes, possible. Pl. check species listed in the area. Also see comparative images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/14/cayratia/

  • Smaller Carnivores of India by Shantanu Bhattacharya

    New Book: Smaller Carnivores of India released: 3 images- 1 high res. Book: Smaller Carnivores of India……a Complete illustrated Encyclopaedia You can Order your copy on Amazon by clicking on the given link: https://amzn.eu/d/9dC9QV2 It’s an amazing Book full of stunning Photographs by some great Wildlife photographers and detailed information…

  • Rhodobryum giganteum

    Rhodobryum giganteum Paris, 1898; . Plants dark greenish-brown, large and robust; stem stoloniferous, branched by subfloral innovations; leaves at upper forming rosettes of large crown, spreading, spathulate from a narrow base, 15 x 2.5 mm, bordered by two layers of elongated cells, teeth in pairs, lower leaves distant, scale-like; costa strong,…

  • Dioscorea laurifolia

    Dioscorea laurifolia Wall. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 293 (1892) (syn: Dioscorea laurifolia var. hookeri R.Knuth); . Peninsula Thailand to Malaya, Borneo: Borneo, Malaya, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Assam as per publication . Dioscorea for identification-12: 3 very high res. images. Help me identify this Dioscorea member Photographed in Behali Reserve…

  • Limeaceae

    Limeum obovatum Vicary (Mauritania to NW. India: Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States, India, Iran, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen as per POWO)    

  • Limeum

    Limeum obovatum Vicary (Mauritania to NW. India: Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States, India, Iran, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen as per POWO)    

  • Limeum obovatum

    Limeum obovatum Vicary, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 16: 1163 (1847) (syn: Limeum indicum Stocks ex T.Anderson); . Mauritania to NW. India: Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States, India, Iran, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen as per POWO; . SD0180 plant ID Help pls: 2 high res. images….