Cyrtosia lindleyana Hook.f. & Thomson, Ill. Himal. Pl.: t. 22 (1855) (syn: Erythrorchis lindleyana (Hook.f. & Thomson) Rchb.f. ; Galeola kwangsiensis Hand.-Mazz.; Galeola lindleyana (Hook.f. & Thomson) Rchb.f. ; Galeola lindleyana var. unicolor Hand.-Mazz.; Galeola matsudae Hayata); . Himalaya to Central China, N. Sumatera: Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Nepal, Sumatera, Tibet,…
Our images on eFloraofIndia helping in Google Lens: Our more than 3 lakh images on eFloraofIndia (thumbnails) is helping a lot in Google Lens in reaching the correct id quickly. This is true both for a laymen as well as an expert. Thanks once again for your selfless and valuable contributions. This is great, Sir Kudos…
Hygrophila pinnatifida (Dalz.) Sreemadh., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 10: 222 (1969) (syn: Adenosma pinnatifida (Dalzell) T.Anderson ; Cardanthera pinnatifida (Dalzell) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke ; Nomaphila pinnatifida Dalzell ; Synnema pinnatifidum (Dalzell) Kuntze ); . India as per POWO; . hy-GRO-fill-uh — Greek: hugros (moist), philo (love), refers to affinity for moist soil … Dave’s Botanary pin-nat-ih-FY-duh or pin-nat-ee-FEE-duh — pinnately divided, finely cut … Dave’s…
Please help with ID from Arunachal Pradesh.: 5 images. Clicked from Ziro Arunachal Pradesh. Rhododendron dalhousieae Hook.f. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332291-1 Does not look like R. dalhousieae in which flowers are pale yellow (white here). corolla tube not that long, flowers not drooping so much and habit shrub (tree here). https://efloraofindia.com/efi/rhododendron-dalhousieae-1/ Thank you….
040525PKD1: Regarding identification of the species collected from Gajapati Odisha on May 2025: 4 high res. images. It is https://efloraofindia.com/efi/diospyros/ Can it be https://efloraofindia.com/efi/diospyros-ebenum/? Or is there any other possibility?
Identification of Araceae plant from Arunachal Pradesh: 1 high res. image. Kindly assist in the identification of a beautifully flowered araceae plant collected from Arunachal Pradesh at an elevation of 1200 m. Steudnera discolor W.Bull ex T.Moore & Mast. It is Steudnera. I’m not familiar with the individual species. I am…
Carex nubigena D.Don, Philos. Mag. J. 62: 455 (1823) (syn: Carex fallax Steud. ; Carex nubigena var. fallax (Steud.) C.B.Clarke ; Carex nubigena f. viridans Kük. ; Carex ophiopogon H.Lév. ; Carex pleistogyna V.I.Krecz. ; Carex yodoensis Boeckeler ; Vignea nubigena (D.Don) Soják ; Vignea pleistogyna (V.I.Krecz.) Soják ); . Himalaya to China, India, Sri Lanka, Central & E. Jawa: China North-Central, China…
Mycetia radiciflora (C.B.Clarke) Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 19: 509 (1965) (Syn: Silvianthus radiciflorus C.B.Clarke); . Arunachal Pradesh to NW. Myanmar: Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar as per POWO; . Requesting id of Rubiaceae shrub from Arunachal Pradesh: 2 high res. images. kindly assist in the identification of a shrubby rubiaceae member from Arunachal…
010525PKD2: I’d pls collected from Khurda Odisha on May 2025: 3 high res. images. I guess Spathoglottis kimballiana Hook.f. I think this is Spathoglottis affinis. Need a better front view and also the origin. Many hybrids in market too. During my observation, I noticed a unique orchid specimen that caught my attention….
Passiflora tarminiana Coppens & V. E. Barney, Novon 11: 9 (2001) ; . S. Mexico to Venezuela and Peru: Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Peru, Venezuela; Introduced into: Azores, Bolivia, California, Canary Is., Hawaii, Madeira, Mexico Central, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . As per link, P. tarminina is distinguished from P. tripartita var. mollissima by…
010525PKD1: Regarding identification of the species collected from Khurda Odisha on May 2025: 3 high res. images. Some Spathoglottis hybrids. ?? A hybrid for sure. yes Sir hybrid
Kaempferia angustifolia Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 351 (1807) (syn: Kaempferia angustifolia Roxb. ; Kaempferia roxburghiana Schult. ; Kaempferia undulata Link ); . E. India to Indo-China, Sumatera: Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . 260425PKD1: I’d pls collected from Khurda Odisha on April 2025: 3 images- 1…
Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th April’25: more than 14,000 species: It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindia is the largest google e-group/ forum in the world in this field & the largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with around 4,76,800 messages so far & membership currently around 3530 nos. efloraofindia (eFI in short) website is one…
Camphora glaucescens (Nees) Ormerod, Harvard Pap. Bot. 29: 138 (2024) (syn: Cecidodaphne glaucescens Nees ; Cinnamomum cecidodaphne Meisn. ; Cinnamomum glanduliferum var. caniflorum Meisn. ; Cinnamomum glaucescens (Nees) Hand.-Mazz.; Cinnamomum glaucescens var. caniflora (Meisn.) M.Gangop.; Laurus glaucescens Buch.-Ham. ex Nees ; Tetranthera glaucescens Wall.) as per POWO; . Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam as…
Gambelia speciosa Nutt., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 4(Mar.-Apr.): 7 (1848) (syn: Antirrhinum speciosum (Nutt.) A.Gray ; Galvezia speciosa (Nutt.) A.Gray ; Galvezia speciosa var. pubescens Brandegee ); . California (Channel Islands), Guadalupe: California, Mexican Pacific Is. as per POWO; . Gambelia speciosa from California-GS06052025-1: 4 high res. images. Gambelia speciosa Nutt. Syn: Galvezia speciosa…
010525SGR2: Please help in ID the plant pictures taken from Pine forests near IVRI, Nainital on April 2024.: 1 image. Posting two different plants in different posts. Posted by … Please help identify these two woody seedlings, found at an elevation of 1500 m in open Pine forests in the…
SGR0105251: Please help in ID the plant pictures taken from Pine forests near IVRI, Nainital on April 2024.: 1 high res. image. Posting two different plants in different posts. Posted by … Please help identify these two woody seedlings, found at an elevation of 1500 m in open Pine forests…
Hoya obscura Elmer ex Merr., Hoyan 8(1): 15 (1986); . Borneo to Philippines: Borneo, Philippines as per POWO; . Please id this Hoya: 6 images. This Hoya sp. is blooming now in my garden near Singtam, East Sikkim. Please id this Hoya flower at species level. Is this cultivated sp. Hoya obscura Elmer ex…
Cardamine africana L., Sp. Pl.: 655 (1753) (syn: Cardamine africana var. allevia (Comm. ex DC.) O.E.Schulz ; Cardamine africana var. arabica (DC.) O.E.Schulz ; Cardamine africana proles borbonica (Pers.) O.E.Schulz ; Cardamine allevia Comm. ex DC. ; Cardamine anteniquana Burch. ex DC. ; Cardamine borbonica Pers. ; Cardamine borbonica var. allevia DC. ; Cardamine borbonica var. arabica DC. ; Cardamine burchellii Spreng. ; Cardamine hirsuta var. major Thwaites ; Cardamine holtziana Engl. & O.E.Schulz…
Diplotaxis erucoides (L.) DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 631 (1821) (syn: Brassica erucoides (L.) Boiss. ; Crucifera erucoides (L.) E.H.L.Krause ; Erucastrum erucoides (L.) Calest. ; Euzomum erucoides (L.) Spach ; Raphanus erucoides (L.) Crantz ; Sinapis erucoides L. ; Sisymbrium erucoides (L.) Desf.); . Medit. to Ethiopia and W. Iran: Algeria, Baleares, Corse, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran,…