Ceropegia anantii S.R.Yadav, Sardesai & S.P.Gaikwad, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 101: 141 2004.; . … the commemorative epithet anantii: Would like to know in whose honour the commemorative epithet anantii (In context of Ceropegia anantii) is named. Dr. Anant R. Kulkarni, guru of taxonomist Dr. S R Yadav who…
Salvia guaranitica A.St.-Hil. ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 298 (1833) as per POWO; . Salvia coerulea Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 298 1833. (Syn: Salvia ambigens Briq.; Salvia caerulea Moc. & Sessé ex Benth.; Salvia guaranitica A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.; Salvia hoveyi auct.; Salvia melanocalyx Briq.); . Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae,…
Vitex agnus-castus L., Sp. Pl. 638 1753. (syn: Agnus-castus robusta (Lebas) Carrière; Agnus-castus vulgaris Carrière; Vitex agnus Stokes; Vitex agnus-castus var. caerulea Rehder ……….; Vitex hybrida Moldenke; Vitex integra Medik.; Vitex latifolia Mill.; Vitex lupinifolia Salisb.; Vitex pseudonegundo (Hausskn.) Hand.-Mazz.; Vitex robusta Lebas; Vitex verticillata Lam.); Keys as per Flora of…
Deutzia staminea R.Br. ex Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 82 1831. (Syn: Deutzia brunoniana Wall. ex G.Don; Deutzia canescens Siebold ex Steud. [Invalid]; Deutzia staminea var. brunoniana (Wall. ex G. Don) Hook. & Thomson; Deutzia staminea var. sikkimensis C.K. Schneid.; Deutzia staminea var. typica C.K. Schneid.; Philadelphus corymbosus Wall. (Unresolved));…
Nepeta ciliaris Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 64 1830. (Syn: Glechoma ciliaris (Benth.) Kuntze; Glechoma leucophylla (Benth.) Kuntze; Nepeta leucophylla Benth.); . Common name: White Leaved Catmint • Nepali: लुते Lute . Tomentose erect plant with stalked cordate 2.5-4 cm long leaves, lilac or blue flowers in interrupted spikes. ….
Oxyceros rugulosus (Thwaites) Tirveng., Nordic J. Bot. 3: 466 1983. (Syn: Aidia rugulosa (Thwaites) Swamin.; Griffithia rugulosa Thwaites; Randia rugulosa (Thwaites) Hook.f.; Randia rugulosa (Thwaites) Bedd.); . SW. & S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . ok-see-KER-os — Greek: oxys (sharp), keras (horn); referring to thorny habit … Dave’s…
Oxyceros rugulosus (Thwaites) Tirveng. (SW. & S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO) . BSI Flora of India Checklist Vol. 2 (Distribution): Name Distribution Oxyceros drupaceus Andaman & Nicobar Islands Oxyceros horridus DOUBTFUL TAXA (Indo China: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO) Oxyceros kunstleri Andaman & Nicobar Islands Oxyceros longiflorus…
Lavandula stoechas L., Sp. Pl. 573 1753. (Syn: Stoechas officinarum Mill.; Lavandula approximata Gand.; Lavandula corsica Gand.; Lavandula debeauxii Gand.; Lavandula fascicularis Gand.; Lavandula incana Salisb.; Lavandula olbiensis Gand.; Lavandula stoechadensis St.-Lag. [Spelling variant]; ……………; Stoechas arabica Garsault [Invalid]); . A perennial shrub, 30–100 cm tall; leaves up to 4…
Vitex canescens Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42(2): 101 1873. (Syn: Vitex kweichowensis C.Pei); . S. China to Tropical Asia: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, New Guinea, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO; . A tree about 20-50 ft tall…
Symphorema polyandrum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. t. 363 1840.; . ¿ sim-for-EE-muh ? — Greek: symphoreo (borne together); alludes to clusters of flowers borne with bracts ¿ pol-ee-AND-rum ? — with many stamens . commonly known as: south Indian star-vervain climber • Hindi: महासिंधु mahasindhu • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ dodda narambodhalu…
Lavandula dentata L., Sp. Pl. 572 1753. (syn: Stoechas dentata (L.) Mill.); . Algeria, Baleares, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Yemen; Introduced into: Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Greece, Italy, Madeira, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Sicilia, Tunisia as per POWO; . Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae –…
Leucas lavandulifolia Sm., Cycl. 20: 2 1812. (Syn: Hetrepta lavandulifolia (Sm.) Raf.; Leonurus indicus L.; Leonurus malebaricus J.König ex Rottb. [Illegitimate]; Leucas brownii Briq.; Leucas indica (L.) Vatke [Illegitimate]; Leucas indica var. decipiens (Hook.f.) Bennet; Leucas lavandulifolia var. decipiens (Hook.f.) Chandrab. & S.R.Sriniv.; Leucas linifolia (Roth) Spreng.; Leucas linifolia var….
Ardisia macrocarpa Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 277 1824.; . Nepal, Bhutan, Darjeeling, Sikkim as per Catalogue of Life; . needed help with a plant: I hope you remember me. i need a favour from you. One of my friends is planing a work on Coral berry. details attached as word…
Lindenbergia grandiflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Benth., Scroph. Ind. 22 22 1835. (Syn: Stemodia grandiflora Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don); . S-Tibet, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Myanmar [Burma] (Bago), Darjeeling as per Catalogue of Life; . Scrophulariaceae of the Western Himalayas By Francis . Pennell (1943- Description & Keys- Lindenbergia grandiflora, macrostachya & ruderalis….
Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) Heyne ex T.And. as per India Biodiversity Portal ; . Justicia wynaadensis B.Heyne, Numer. List 2474 1830. (Unresolved) (syn: Adhatoda wynaadensis Nees; Ecbolium wynadense (B.Heyne) Kuntze; Gendarussa wynaadensis Nees) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1 ; . jus-TEE-see-ah — named for James Justice, Scottish botanist and horticulturist…
Phyllanthus myrtifolius (Wight) Müll.Arg., Prodr. 15(2): 396 1866. (Syn: Diasperus myrtifolius (Wight) Kuntze; Macraea myrtifolia Wight; Phyllanthus myrtifolius Moon ex Hook. f.); . Central & S. Sri Lanka; Introduced into: China Southeast, Hainan, India, Taiwan, Thailand as per POWO; . Common name: Mousetail Plant, Myrtle-leaved Leaf Flower . Pendulous Branched Shrub:…
Dew Drops on Coffee flower: This is from our estate in Malnad. Coffee Bloom
Knema attenuata (Hook.f. & Th.) Warb. (Syn: Myristica amygdalina J. Grah.; Myristica attenuata Wall.; Myristica corticosa Bedd.; Palala attenuata (Hook. fil. & Thoms.) Kuntze ); . ¿ NAY-muh ? — Greek: kneme (knee), referring to the knee like projections on the lower part of the stem … Tree Wealth of KTRat-ten-yoo-AY-tuh — thin, weak … Dave’s Botanary .commonly known…
ID17032011PHK 1: Is it a fern? Growing on tree trunk Habitat: Hilly area of western ghat At Mulshi, Pune Yes, that’s a fern OK. It is what many species of Lepisorus do during the dry season. There are just two species in the south like that, L. nudus and L….
Pyrrosia adnascens (Sw.) Ching (Nepal to S. China and Indo-China, Central Nansei-shoto, Taiwan to Philippines: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO) Pyrrosia costata Tagawa & K. Iwats. (Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East…