• Tagetes patula

    Tagetes patula L., Sp. Pl. 887 1753.; . Images by Gurcharan Singh, (Prashant Awale – Id by D.S.Rawat) & (Bhagyashri Ranade – Id by Satish Phadke)   . Tagetes patula L., French marigold distinguished by smaller heads about 4 cm across and marked with red. . Sikkim Flower:10 _ ID Request: This flower was…

  • Zoysia

    Zoysia japonica Steud. (S. Russian Far East to E. China and Temp. E. Asia: China North-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Primorye, Taiwan; Introduced into: Alabama, California, Fiji, Florida, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marianas, Maryland, Myanmar, Ontario, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Virginia as per POWO) Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. (Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to NW….

  • Acmella radicans

    Acmella radicans (Jacq.) R.K.Jansen, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8: 69. 1985. 69 1985. (Syn:  Sanvitalia longepedunculata M.E.Jones; Spilanthes botterii S.Watson; Spilanthes exasperata var. cayennensis DC.; Spilanthes leucophaea Sch.Bip. ex Klatt; Spilanthes ocymifolia var. acutiserrata A.H.Moore; Spilanthesradicans Jacq.) as per Catalogue of Life; .  Native to: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican…

  • Saccharum officinarum

    Saccharum officinarum L., Sp. Pl. 54 1753. (Syn: Arundo saccharifera Garsault; Saccharifera officinalis Stokes [Illegitimate]; Saccharum atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake; Saccharum fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake; Saccharum glabrum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake; Saccharum hybridum R.M.Grey [Invalid]; Saccharum infirmum Steud. [Invalid]; Saccharum luzonicum Cuzent & Pancher ex…

  • Zornia gibbosa

    Zornia gibbosa Span. (Syn. Zornia angustifolia sensu Bojer (Misapplied); Zornia augustifolia sensu auct.; Zornia diphylla sensu auct. (Misapplied); Zornia graminea Span.; Zornia pratensis sensu Mohlenbr. (Misapplied)); . zor-NEE-uh — named after Johannes Zorn – German pharmacist and botanist … Wikipedia gib-OH-suh — swollen on one side … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as:…

  • Zornia

    Difference between two species as per Flora of Peninsular India . Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers.   Zornia gibbosa Span. . A new combination in Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers. (Fabaceae, Dalbergieae) from India by M. V. Krishnaraja & N. Mohanana pages 29-32 Summary : Zornia quilonensis Ravi is reduced to a…

  • Ziziphus mauritiana

    Zizyphus mauritiana Lam., Encycl. 3: 319 319 . (Syn. Rhamnus jujuba L.; Ziziphus jujuba (L.) Gaertn. (ambiguous synonym); Ziziphus jujuba (L.) Lam. (ambiguous synonym); Ziziphus mauritiana var. muratiana (Maire) A. Chev.; Ziziphus mauritiana var. orthacantha (DC.) A. Chev.; Ziziphus muratiana Maire; Ziziphus orthacantha DC.; Ziziphus rotunda DC.) as per Catalogue…

  • Ziziphus glabrata

    Ziziphus glabrata B.Heyne ex Roth,  Nov. Pl. Sp. 159 1821. (Syn: Ziziphus trinervia Roxb.; Ziziphus trinervia var. glabratus Heyne ex Roth); India (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu), Jammu & Kashmir, Andamans, Pakistan (Sind) as per Catalogue of Life; In dry plains and in grasslands at low elevations….

  • Ziziphus

    Ziziphus apetala Hook.f. Ziziphus caracutta Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. (POWO considers Ziziphus caracutta Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. as a syn. of Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz.) Willd.) (As per efi thread: Z.caracatta is an unarmed small shrub/ small tree. with glabrous leaves and fruit. Z.xylopyra is a small tree [which may or may not be armed with prickles] and has…

  • Zingiber zerumbet

    Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm., Exot. Bot. 2: 105 1806. (Syn: Amomum silvestre Poir.; Amomum sylvestre Lam. [Illegitimate]; Amomum zerumbet L.; Zerumbet zingiber T.Lestib.; Zingiber sylvestre Garsault [Invalid]; Amomum spurium (J.König) J.F.Gmel.; Cardamomum spurium (J.König) Kuntze; Dietrichia lampujang Giseke; Dietrichia lampuyang Giseke; Dietrichia major Raeusch.; Dietrichia minor Raeusch.; Dietrichia…

  • Zingiber rubens

    Zingiber rubens Roxb.,  Asiat. Res. 11: 348 1810.; . Sikkim to E. India and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Bengal Ginger; . Zingiber sp. for ID : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2). Location : Lengpui, Mizoram Altitude :…

  • Zingiber officinale

    Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 348 1807. (Syn: Amomum angustifolium Salisb. [Illegitimate]; Amomum zingiber L.; Amomum zinziba Hill [Spelling variant]; Curcuma longifolia Wall; Zingiber aromaticum Noronha [Invalid]; Zingiber cholmondeleyi (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum.; Zingiber majus Rumph.; Zingiber missionis Wall; Zingiber officinale var. cholmondeleyi F.M.Bailey ……; Zingiber sichuanense Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang &…

  • Zingiber neesanum

    Zingiber neesanum (J.Graham) Ramamoorthy, Fl. Hassan Distr. 769 1976. (Syn. Alpinia neesana J.Graham; Zingiber diwakarianum R.Kr.Singh; Zingiber macrostachyum Dalzell); . W. India as per POWO; . Neesam Ginger • Marathi: नीसम Nisam; . As per efi thread: Following recent paper published in Taxon “Fixing stray traditions in gingers: The identity and…

  • Zingiber capitatum

    Zingiber capitatum Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 348 1810. (Syn: Dymczewiczia capitata (Roxb.) Horan.); . Himalaya to E. India: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Wild Ginger • Assamese: Bon Ada • Hindi: Jangali adrak . Plant for ID : Attachments (1). 6…

  • Zingiber

    Zingiber anamalayanum Sujanapal & Sasidh. (SW. India as per POWO)        Zingiber capitatum Roxb. (Himalaya to E. India: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO) Zingiber chrysanthum Roscoe (Himalaya to Myanmar: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO) Zingiber kangleipakense Kishor & Skornick. (Assam (Manipur) as per POWO)     Zingiber mizoramense Ram.Kumar, Sushil K.Singh & S.Sharma…

  • Zeuxine strateumatica

    Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 394 1911. (Syn. Adenostylis strateumatica (L.) Ames; Orchis strateumatica L., Zeuxine sulcata (Roxb.) Lindl. ex Wight ….); . Soldier’s orchid, Ground orchid; . orchid: Here I am attaching fotos of an orchid, collected from lawn in my compound today. – This has very recently been…

  • Zeuxine longilabris

    Zeuxine longilabris (Lindl.) Trimen , Syst. Cat. Fl. Pl. Ceylon 90 1885. (Syn: Haplochilus longilabris (Lindl.) D.Dietr.; Monochilus affinis Wight; Monochilus longilabris Lindl.); . ZOO-zin-nee — Greek: zeuxis (united), for the partial union of the lip and the column … Dave’s Botanary lon-JEE-lab-riss — long-lipped … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: long-lipped zeuxine Names compiled…

  • Zea mays (Introduced)

    Zea mays L., Sp. Pl. 971 1753. (syn: Mays americana Baumg. [Illegitimate]; Mays vulgaris Ser.; Mays zea Gaertn. [Illegitimate]; Mayzea cerealis Raf. [Illegitimate] .; Mayzea vestita Raf.; Thalysia mays (L.) Kuntze [Illegitimate]; Zea alba Mill.; Zea altissima J.F.Gmel. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Zea americana Mill.; Zea amylacea Sturtev.; Zea amyleosaccharata Sturtev….

  • Zea

    Zea mays L. (Introduced) (Central & SW. Mexico to W. Guatemala: Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest; Introduced into: Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South,…