• Rheum rhabarbarum (Introduced- USA/ Germany)

    Rheum rhabarbarum L., Sp. Pl. 372 1753. (Syn: Rhabarbarum verum Garsault; Rheum franzenbachii Münter; Rheum franzenbachii var. mongolicum Münter; Rheum undulalum L.; Rheum undulatum L.; Rheum undulatum var. longifolium C.Y. Cheng & T.C. Kao) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1; . S. Siberia to N. & Central China: Buryatiya, China…

  • Sedum rupestre (Cultivated)

    Sedum rupestre L., Sp. Pl. 431 1753. (Syn: Hylotelephium telephium subsp. ruprechtii H. Ohba; Petrosedum reflexum (L.) Grulich; Petrosedum rupestre (L.) P.V.Heath; Petrosedum rupestre subsp. reflexum (L.) Velayos; Sedum albescens Haw.; Sedum reflexum L.; Sedum rupestre subsp. reflexum Hegi & E. Schmid); . Tufted perennial herb with procumbent rooting stems;…

  • Nardostachys jatamansi

    IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR) . Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) DC., Prodr. 4: 624 624 1830. (Syn: Nardostachys grandiflora DC.; Patrinia jatamansi D. Don); . Flora of Uttarakhand- Herb2 for Id- JM: Wild Herb captured in 2nd week of August’10 during the trek from Ghangaria to Hemkunt Sahib….

  • Citrus × aurantiifolia (Introduced)

    Citrus × aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3 465 1913. (Syn: Citrus amblycarpa (Hassk.) Ochse, Citrus × excelsa Wester, Citrus × javanica Blume, Citrus × limonellus Hassk., Citrus × limonellus var. amblycarpa Hassk., Citrus × limonellus var. oxycarpa Hassk., Citrus × longispina Wester, Citrus × macrophylla Wester, Citrus medica f. aurantiifolium (Christm.) M.Hiroe, Citrus × nipis Michel, Citrus × notissima Blanco, Citrus × ovata Hassk., Citrus × papaya Hassk., Citrus × pseudolimonum Wester, Citrus × spinosissima G.Mey., Citrus × voangasay (Sagot & É.F.A.Raoul) Bojer, Limonia acidissima Houtt.); . Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Cayman…

  • Lonicera quinquelocularis

    Lonicera quinquelocularis Hardw., Lonicera quinquelocularis Hardw.  (Syn: Caprifolium quinqueloculare Kuntze); . Shrub for ID from Shimla: Please Identify this shrub shot near Ind. Inst. Adv. Studies, Shimla, in November 2010. Fruit unique to me atleast. Leaves opposite, rough. Flowers not seen. -This should be Lonicera quinquelocularis variety translucens. Other recipients:…

  • Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme

    Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme (Dunal) D.M. Spooner, G.J. Anderson & R.K. Jansen, Amer. J. Bot. 80(6): 683 683 1993. (Syn: Solanum cerasiforme Dunal); .  A syn. of Solanum lycopersicum L. as per POWO; .   Fruits & Vegetables :: Cherry Tomatoes : 030111: AK: Cherry Tomatoes from Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra. In…

  • Brunfelsia americana

    Brunfelsiaamericana L., Sp. Pl. 191 1753. (Syn: Brunfelsiaabbottii Leonard; Brunfelsiaamericana var. pubescens Griseb.; Brunfelsiafallax Duchass. ex Griseb.; Brunfelsiainodora Mart.; Brunfelsialatifolia Steud.; Brunfelsiaterminalis Salisb.; Brunfelsiaviolacea Lodd.; Brunfelsiopsisamericana (L.) Urb.); Lady of the night; .   Garden Flower for ID_02012011_DS_SN4: This one from a garden, small bush like plant. – This is Brunfelsia…

  • Strobilanthes auriculatus var. dyeriana (Introduced)

    Strobilanthes auriculatus var. dyeriana (Mast.) J.R.I.Wood (Syn: Perilepta dyeriana (Mast.) Bremek.; Perilepta macclellandii (C.B.Cl.) Bremek.; Strobilanthes dyerianus Hort.Sander.; Strobilanthes maclellandi C.B.Cl.); . India (I), China (I) (Guangdong (I), Yunnan (I)), Cuba (I), Hispaniola (I), Isla Margarita (I), Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Shan, Taninthayi, Yangon), Cameroon (I) as per Catalogue of Life; ….

  • Physalis philadelphica (USA)

    Physalis philadelphica Lam., Encycl. 2(1): 101 101 1786. (Syn: Physalis atriplicifolia Poir., Physalis cavaleriei H.Lév., Physalis chenopodiifolia Willd., Physalis geniculata (M.Martens & Galeotti) Miers, Physalis laevigata M.Martens & Galeotti, Physalis megistocarpos Zuccagni, Physalis mexicana Molina ex Colla, Physalis ovata Poir., Physalis philadelphica var. minor Dunal, Physalis philadelphica f. pilosa Waterf., Physalis violacea Carrière, Saracha geniculata M.Martens & Galeotti); . Mexico to Central America, Cuba to…

  • Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens (Cultivated)

    Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens Wiklund, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 109: 120 (1992) 120 1992. (Syn: Cynara cardunculus var. sativa Moris.; Cynara cardunculus subsp. scolymus (L.) Hegi; Cynara cardunculus subsp. scolymus (L.) Beger; Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (L.) Fiori; Cynara communis Lam.; Cynara esculenta Salisb.; Cynara hortensis Mill.; Cynara scolymus L.);…

  • Cynara (Carduoideae- Cynareae)

    Keys in Flora of North America . Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens Wiklund (Images by Gurcharan Singh & Aarti S Khale (Id by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Cynara cardunculus L. (Introduced) (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images &…

  • Astragalus munroi

    Astragalus munroi Bunge, Astrag. 1:30. 1868. 2:35.1869; Ali in Biologia 7:43.1961. (syn: Astragalus longicalyx C.C. Ni & P.C. Li; Tragacantha munroi Kuntze); Tibet, China (Xinjiang), Pakistani Kashmir (Baltistan), Jammu & Kashmir (Dras, Ladakh), India (Himachal Pradesh) as per Catalogue of Life; Sending photo from Hemis National Park: 8 posts by…

  • Daucus carota subsp. carota

    Daucus carota L., Sp. Pl. 242 1753. (syn: Carota sylvestris (Mill.) Rupr. ….); . wild carrot, (UK) bird’s nest, bishop’s lace, (US) Queen Anne’s lace; . Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Week: Daucus carota var. carota from Kashmir: 3 images. Daucus carota Linn., Sp. Pl. 242. 1753. var. carota Common names: Wild carrot, Queen Anne’s-lace, queen’s-lace,…

  • Catesbaea spinosa (Introduced)

    Catesbaea spinosa L., Sp. Pl. 109 1753. (Syn: Catesbaea latifolia Lindl.; Catesbaea longiflora Sw.; Catesbaea macrantha A.Rich.); . Bahamas to Cuba as per POWO; . Lily Thorn; . Plant for ID SMP1 10/1/2011: From Kolkata botanical garden. Dec 2010. Small tree; thorny. Beautiful yellow flowers. – This is ‘lily thorn’ (Catesbaea…

  • Catesbaea

    Catesbaea spinosa L. (Introduced) (Bahamas to Cuba as per POWO) . BSI Flora of India Checklist (Distribution): Catesbaea spinosa L. (West Bengal) . Flora of Peninsular India: Catesbaea spinosa . Species with description & keys from Flora of Pakistan (Distribution): Catesbaea spinosa L. (Indigenous to West Indies. Occasionally cultivated in Pakistan)  

  • Diplazium esculentum

    Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1801(2): 312 312 1803 (Syn: Anisogonium esculentum (Retz.) C.Presl ; Asplenium esculentum (Retz.) C.Presl ; Athyrium esculentum (Retz.) Copel. ; Callipteris esculenta (Retz.) J.Sm. ; Digrammaria esculenta (Retz.) Fée ; Microstegia esculenta (Retz.) C.Presl ; Hemionitis esculenta Retz. ;  Anisogonium serampurense C.Presl ; Anisogonium serrulatum C.Presl ; Asplenium ambiguum Sw. ; Asplenium bipinnatum Roxb. ; Asplenium…

  • Carissa carandas

    Carissa carandas L., Mant. Pl. 1: 52 1767. (Syn: Arduina carandas (L.) Baill.; Arduina carandas (L.) K. Schum.; Capparis carandas (L.) Burm.f.; Carissa salicina Lam.; Echites spinosus Burm.f.; Jasminonerium carandas (L.) Kuntze; Jasminonerium salicinum (Lam.) Kuntze); . As per efi thread : C. carandas                                                         C. spinarum 1. Lateral veins…

  • Capsicum chinense (Introduced- USA)

    Capsicum chinense Jacq., Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 38 1777. (Syn: Capsicum sinense Murray; Capsicum toxicarium Poepp. ex Fingerh.); . Peru to Bolivia and N. Brazil; Introduced into: Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guinea-Bissau as per POWO; .. Fruits & Vegetables Week: Capsicum chinense, the Habanero chilli : Capsicum chinense, the…

  • Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima

    Beta vulgaris L. subsp. maritima (L.) Arcang., Comp. fl. ital. 593. 1882 (Syn: (=) Beta atriplicifolia Rouy; (=) Beta bengalensis Roxb.; (≡) Beta maritima L. (basionym);  (=) Beta maritima var. atriplicifolia (Rouy) Krassochkin; (=) Beta maritima subsp. danica Krassochkin; (=) Beta maritima var. erecta Krassochkin; (=) Beta maritima var. prostrata Krassochkin; (=) Beta…

  • Aconitum ferox

    Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser., Mus. Helv. Bot. 1: 160 1823. (Syn: Aconitum atrox Walp.; Aconitum atrox (Brühl) Mukerjee); . Himalayan monkshood, Monk’s hood, Indian aconite • Hindi: वचनाग Vachnag; . Images by Tapas Chakrabarty, Identified by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg)   Aconitum for IDD – Kupup (2), East…