Corchorus tridens L., Mant. Pl. 2: 566 1771. (Syn: Corchorus burmanni DC.; Corchorus patens Lehm.; Corchorus senegalensis Juss. ex Steud.; Corchorus tridens var. euryphyllus Domin; Corchorus trilocularis Burm.f. [Illegitimate]); . Almost throughout the year; Pantropical as per BSI flora of India; . Flora of Panipat: Corchorus tridens from a village…
Angelonia angustifolia Benth., Prodr. 10: 254 1846. ?; . angel-on-ee-a — derived from South American name for the plant, Angelon an-gus-tee-FOH-lee-uh — meaning, narrow leaf . commonly known as: angel flower, angel mist, narrow-leaf angelonia, narrowleaf angelon, narrowleaf angelonia, summer snapdragon . Native to: Brazil . Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Angelonia angustifolia…
Ipomoea carnea Jacq. subsp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D. F. Austin (Syn: (=) Batatas crassicaulis Benth.; (=) Ipomoea crassicaulis (Benth.) B. L. Rob.; (≡) Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy (basionym)); . Images by (Surajit Koley – validation by Ron) & Balkar Singh . commonly known as: bush morning glory • Hindi:…
Boenninghausenia albiflora (Hook.) Rchb. ex Meisn. (Pakistan to Taiwan and Malesia: Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO) . BSI Flora of India Checklist Volume 4 (1997) (Distribution): Boenninghausenia albiflora (Hook.) Meissner (India: Himalayas and foothills, in…
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Aerides rosea Lodd. ex Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton’s Fl. Gard. 2: 109 1851. (Syn: Aerides affinis var. rosea (Lodd. ex Lindl. & Paxton) E.C.Parish; Aerides fieldingii Lodd. ex E.Morren; Aerides fieldingii B.S. Williams; Aerides fieldingii var. alba L.Linden; Aerides fieldingii var. williamsii (R.Warner) A.H.Kent; Aerides rosea f. alba (L.Linden) Christenson;…
Aloe variegata L., Sp. Pl. 321 1753. (syn: Aloe ausana Dinter; Aloe punctata Haw.; Aloe variegata var. haworthii A.Berger); . SW. Namibia to Free State: Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia as per POWO; . 19032011GS2 herb for ID from Delhi: This herb was displayed in Delhi University Flower show on…
Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_21082011 PJ3: Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_21082011 PJ3. Date/Time-:18/08/11 – 16:30 Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-shrub Height/Length- 3m Looks like a Canthium species, perhaps C. parviflorum. Most probably…
Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 20: 394 1966. (Syn: Aleurites fordii Hemsl.); S. China to N. Indo-China as per WCSP; Garden tree for ID 020511MK1: Please validate this tree. Date: 15 Apr 2011; 05:00PM Location: near ESHA foundation, Coimbatore dist., TN Habitat: planted in garden 4 – 5 M height…
SYMBIOSIS: One of the Antidesma species thrives at this place. Quite a number of birds like the fruits of this tree. Attaching an image of Jungle Babbler bird on the fruits of Antidesma.
Lobelia nummularia Lam., Encycl. 3: 589 1792. (Syn: Lobelia angulata var. papuana (S.Moore) Gilli; Lobelia arfakensis Gibbs; Lobelia begoniifolia Wall.; Lobelia horsfieldiana Miq.; Lobelia javanica Thunb.; Lobelia linnaeoides var. brevipilis E.Wimm.; Lobelia obliqua Ham. ex D.Don; Lobelia paradoxa E.Wimm.; Piddingtonia nummularia (Lam.) A.DC.; Pratia begonifolia (Wall.) Lindl.; Pratia nummularia (Lam.)…
Zamia angustifolia Jacq., Collectanea 3: 263 1791. (Syn: Palmifolium angustifolium (Jacq.) Kuntze; Palmifolium angustissimum (Miq.) Kuntze; Palmifolium multifoliatum (A.DC.) Kuntze; Palmifolium strictum (Miq.) Kuntze; Palmifolium yatesii (Miq.) Kuntze; Zamia angustifolia var. angustissima (Miq.) Regel ……..; Zamia angustissima Miq.; Zamia brachyphylla J.Schust. [Invalid]; Zamia guggenheimiana Carabia; Zamia linearifolia Linden [Invalid]; Zamia linearis…
Humboldtia brunonis Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 17 (1831) (syn: Humboldtia tripetala B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn.); . S. India as per POWO; . hum-bold-TEE-ah — named for Baron Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer … Dave’s Botanarybrun-OH-nis — named for Robert Brown, Scottish botanist … Dave’s Botanary .commonly known as: Brown’s humboldtia • Kannada: ಹಾಸಿಗೆ ಮರ hasige mara, ಕಾಡು…
Humboldtia bourdillonii Prain (India (Kerala) as per POWO) Humboldtia brunonis Wall. Humboldtia decurrens Oliv. (Kerala; Tamil Nadu as per ILDIS) Humboldtia sanjappae Sasidh. & Sujanapal (India (Kerala) as per POWO) Humboldtia unijuga Bedd. (S. India as per POWO) Humboldtia vahliana Wight (S. India as per POWO) . Flora of Peninsular India: Humboldtia bourdillonii Humboldtia brunonis…
The Pillars: . Name (Main area of expertise on Flora of India) Sh. J.M. Garg (efloraofindia website) Sh. Saroj Kumar Kasaju (Flora Documentation of Nepal) Dr. Gurcharan Singh (Western Himalayas) Dr Pankaj Kumar (Orchidaceae) Sh. Dinesh Valke (Compilation of names in Indian languages & Flora Documentation) Dr. Nidhan Singh (Western Himalayas) Dr. Balkar Arya (Western Himalayas) Sh….
Mimusops elengi ?; . Huge and beautiful Bakul tree (Mimusops elengi) – Near Anshi: I was amazed find this huge Bakul tree near Anshi. If Bakul than yes its amazing, but picture here is not clear, pls also upload closeup photos of leaves… Date/Time – May 2011 12.00 pm Location –…
Eranthemum capense L., Sp. Pl. 9 1753. (Syn: Daedalacanthus capensis (L.) Druce; Daedalacanthus fastigiatus (Lam.) Alston; Daedalacanthus montanus T.Anderson; Eranthemum fastigiatum (Lam.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.; Eranthemum montanum (Roxb.) Roxb.; Justicia fastigiata Lam. (Unresolved); Ruellia varians B.Heyne ex Wall. (Unresolved)); . India to Myanmar, Sri Lanka: India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka as…
Linderniahyssopoides (L.) Haines, Bot. Bihar Orissa 4: 635, 666 635 1922. (syn: Bonnayahyssopoides (L.) Benth.; Gratiolahyssopioides L.; Ilysantheshyssopioides (L.) Benth.; Morgania hyssopioides (L.) Spreng.) . China (Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Myanmar [Burma] (Shan), Java, Sumatra, Bangladesh as per Catalogue of life; . As per efi thread from Flora of…
Acer palmatum Thunb., Syst. Veg. ed. 14 911 1784. (Syn: Acer dissectum Thunb.; Acer eupalmatum (Schwer.) Koidz.; Acer formosum Carrière; Acer japonicum var. polymorphum (Sieb. & Zucc.) Veitch; Acer jucundum Carrière; Acer palmatum var. amabile Koidz.; Acer palmatum subvar eupalmatum Schwer.; Acer palmatum f. pilosum (Nakai) M. Kim; Acer palmatum var. pilosum…
Carpesium cernuum L., Sp. Pl.: 859 (1753) 859 1753. (Syn: Carpesium cernuum var. queenslandica Domin; Carpesium glossophylloides Nakai; Carpesium taquetii H.Lév.; Eclipta ciliata herb.madr. ex Wall. [Invalid]); . Common name: Nodding Carpesium . Perennial herb, up to 1 m tall, much branched. Lower cauline leaves spatulate-oblong, up to 25 cm…