Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 2: 27 1811. (Syn: Euonymus tobira Thunb.; Pittosporum tobira var. chinense S.Kobayashi); . Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Ryukyu Isl., South Korea (Cheju Isl.), S-Europe (I), Spain (I), Portugal (I), Croatia (I), Baleares (I), France (I), European Russia (I), Northern Caucasus (I), Transcaucasus (I), Palau…
Coelogyne mossiae Rolfe , Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 156 1894.; . S. India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu) as per POWO; . The true Coelogyne mossiae: Please find attached, an interesting article resolving the taxonomic mystery of the endemic Coelogyne mossiae (found exclusively in the Nilgiris) by experts at Royal Botanic…
Cyanotis thwaitesii Hassk., Commelin. Ind. 136 1870. (Syn: Cyanotis arachnoidea var. thwaitesii (Hassk.) R.S.Rao & Kammathy; Cyanotis fasciculata var. thwaitesii (Hassk.) C.B.Clarke); . The species is close to Cyanotis fasciculata, C. fasciculata var. rosea and Cyanotis glabrescens but differs in its perennial habit, somewhat rosette leaves and most common thing…
Wodyetia bifurcata A.K.Irvine, Principes 27: 163 1983.; . Palm for id 030311MK2: Kindly help to id this palm, located in a nursery near Chennai. I have also seen this tree being planted in city for ornamental purposes. Date: 08 Jan 2011 Place: Padappai, Chennai Altitude: c 10 msl Height of…
Glochidion heyneanum (Wight & Arn.) Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1908 1852. (Syn: Bradleia ovata Wall.; Diasperus asperus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Diasperus heyneanus (Wight) Kuntze; Diasperus nepalensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Diasperus velutinus (Wight) Kuntze; Eriococcus glaucescens Zoll.; Glochidion asperum (Müll.Arg.) Bedd.; Glochidion nepalense (Müll.Arg.) Kurz; Glochidion velutinum Wight; Gynoon heyneanum…
New combinations in Craterostigma and Torenia (Linderniaceae) from Asia with key to allied species Phytotaxa Vol 247, No 2 (2016) by YI-SHUO LIANG, JENN-CHE WANG (Abstract- Traditionally, Lindernia s.l. Allioni (1766: 178) was the largest genus within Linderniaceae, with about 100 species, including members of Bonnaya Link & Otto (1820:…
Erythranthe guttata (DC.) G.L.Nesom (Cultivated) Erythranthe hybrida (Siebert & Voss) Silverside (Cultivated) Erythranthe nepalensis (Benth.) G.L.Nesom (Nepal, Vietnam, Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin), Bhutan, Darjeeling, Tibet, China (Yunnan, Sichuan, ?etc.), Taiwan as per Catalogue of Life) Glossostigma diandrum (L.) Kuntze (India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, trop. Africa, Mali, Senegal, Chad, Cameroon, New Zealand, USA…
Heliconia psittacorum x spathocircinata ; / Some varities of Heliconia: Picture taken in Vembrand Lake, Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, Kerala. Date: 04/02/11 Time: 05:23 PM – Heliconia psittacorum x spathocircinata commonly known as Golden torch Image by Pravin (Identified by J.M. Garg, (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) ID : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments…
Briza maxima L., Sp. Pl. 70 1753. (Syn: Briza capensis Schrank; Briza dalmatica Gand.; Briza gracilescens Gand.; Briza grandis Salisb.; Briza major C.Presl; Briza microclada Gand.; Briza monspessulana Gouan; Briza montana Brouss.; Briza portenschlagii Gand.; Briza pulchella Kunth; Briza pulchella Kunth ex Steud.; Briza rubens Poir.; Briza rubra Lam.; Macrobriza…
Briza maxima L. (Introduced) (Macaronesia to Medit. : Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia; Introduced into: Alberta, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Bermuda, Brazil South, Brazil…
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 37 1864. (Syn: Acanthus barteri T.Anderson; Cheilopsis montana Nees); . Sierra Leone, Benin to S. Chad and Zambia: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zaïre; Introduced into: Costa…
Strobilanthes alternata (Burm. f.) E. Moylan ex J. R. I. Wood, comb nov. (Basionym: Ruellia alternata Burm. fil., Hemigraphis alternata (Burm. f.) T. Anderson, Ruellia colorata Blume, Hemigraphis colorata (Blume) Hallier f.) as per New Names and Combinations in Indian Acanthaceae by John R. I. Wood- Novon: A Journal for Botanical…
Viola pilosa Blume, Catalogus 57 57 1823. (Syn: Viola aspera Ging. ex DC.; Viola buchaniana DC. ex D.Don; Viola burgersdijkii Oudem.; Viola celebica W.Becker; Viola crenata Moon; Viola dubia Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Viola glandulifera Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Viola glaucescens Oudemans; Viola griffithiana Boiss.; Viola palmaris Buch.-Ham. ex DC.; Viola pogonantha…
Bruguiera cylindrica (L.) Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae 1: 91 1827. (Syn: Bruguiera caryophylloides (Burm. f.) Blume; Bruguiera malabarica Arn.; Kanilia caryophylloides Bl.; Rhizophora caryophylloides Burm. f.; Rhizophora cylindrica L.) as per POWO; . China (Guangdong), Australia (N-Queensland: Cape York peninsula), Java, India, Sri Lanka, peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Philippines (throughout),…
Ficus semicordata Buch.-Ham. ex Sm., Cycl. 14: 71 1810. (Syn: Covellia conglomerata (Roxb.) Miq.; Covellia cunia (B.Ham. ex Roxb.) Miq.; Covellia inaequiloba Miq.; Ficus conglomerata Roxb.; Ficus cuneata (Miq.) Wall. ex King ; Ficus cunia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.; Ficus hapalophylla Kurz; Ficus semicordata var. conglomerata (Roxb.) Corner; Tremotis cordata Raf. (Unresolved));…
Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 38 1868. (Syn: Arundinaria stolonifera Kurz; ….); . China South-Central, China Southeast; Introduced into: Austria, Brazil Southeast, China North-Central, Georgia, Great Britain, Hawaii, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Maryland, Nansei-shoto, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Philippines, Queensland, Seychelles, South…
Fagraea ceilanica Thunb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 3: 132 1782. (Syn: Fagraea coromandelina Wight; Fagraea gardneri Thwaites; Fagraea khasiana Benth.; Fagraea malabarica Blume; Fagraea malabarica Wight; Fagraea obovata Wall.; Fagraea prainii Gand.; Fagraea rostrata Blume; Fagraea sasakii Hayata; Gardenia heteroclyta J.König ex Blume; Hillia longiflora hort. ex Lem.; Solandra…
Blumea aromatica DC. , Prodr. 5 446 1836. (Syn: Blumea emeiensis Z. Y. Zhu; Blumea leptophylla Hayata; Blumea nesogenes Hochr.; Conyza aromatica Wall.; Conyza setschwanica Hand.-Mazz.; Erigeron cochinchinensis Spreng. ex DC.; Gynura taiwanensis S. S. Ying; Placus aromaticus (Wall. ex DC.) Baill.); . China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi,…
Rosularia adenotricha subsp. adenotricha (Syn: Sedum adenocalyx Blatter & Fernandez; Sedum adenotrichum Wall. ex Edgew.; Sedum anoicum Praeger; Sedum cuneatum Wallich ex Raymond-Hamet; Sedum griffithii Clark in Hooker; Umbilicus papillosa (Aitch. & Hemsl. ex Aitch.) Boiss.; Umbilicus tenuicaulis (Aitch. & Hemsl. ex Aitch.) Boiss.); . Small succulent herb with slender…
Hypericum mysurense Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 99 1934. (Syn: Hypericum norysca Steud.; Norysca myrtifolia Spach; Norysca mysurensis (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Wight); . India (Maharashtra, Andhra Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Sri Lanka, Myanmar [Burma] (I) as per Catalogue of life; . (India: In open…