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 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 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…
Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC., Prodr. 1: 727 727 1824. (Syn: Zanthoxylum acanthopodium var. oligotrichum Z.M. Tan; Zanthoxylum acanthopodium var. timbor Hook. f.; Zanthoxylum acanthopodium var. villosum C.C. Huang); . Himalaya to S. China and W. Malesia: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam…
Spinacia oleracea L., Sp. Pl. 1027 1753. (Syn: Chenopodium oleraceum (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Obione stocksii Wight; Spinacia glabra Mill.; Spinacia inermis Moench; Spinacia spinosa Moench); . Spinach; . Annual cultivated herb with red or white root; stems simple or branched; basal leaves in a rosette, leaf blade usually triangular-ovate to hastate, slightly…
Anaphalis wightiana (DC.) DC., Prodr. 6: 273 (1838) (syn Gnaphalium wightianum DC.); . India (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala) as per CoL; . Branched herb from a stout base; indumentum cottony; branches several, ascending. Leaves linear-spathulate, to 5 x 0.6 cm, crispately scabrous above, cottony and glaucous below, 1-nerved, base narrow, semi-amplexicaul, margin…
Pisum sativum L. (Syn: Lathyrus oleraceus Lam.; Pisum vulgare Judz.; Pisum vulgare Jundz.); . Pea, Matar; . Fruit & Vegetable week- Pisum sativum from Kaithal: Here is one of the most popular vegetables, which is full bloom these days as this is its flowering and fruiting season. Pisum sativum: Photographed this…
Coriandrum sativum L., Sp. Pl. 256 1753. (Syn: Bifora loureiroi Kostel.; Coriandropsis syriaca H.Wolff; Coriandrum diversifolium Gilib.; Coriandrum globosum Salisb.; Coriandrum majus Gouan; Coriandrum majus Garsault; Selinum coriandrum Krause ..); . kor-ee-AN-drum — from the Greek koris, a bug or gnat; referring to its aroma sa-TEE-vum — cultivated . commonly known…
Ribes alpestre Wall. ex Decne. (E. Afghanistan to N. & Central China: Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO) Ribes glaciale Wall. Ribes heterotrichum C.A. Mey. ? Ribes himalense Royle ex Decne. (NE. Pakistan to Central China: Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central,…
Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 345 1807 (Syn: Buekia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Raeusch.; Catimbium malaccense (Burm.f.) Holttum; Costus malaccensis Koenig; Languas malaccensis (Burm.f.) Merr.; Maranta malaccensis Burm.f.); . Assam to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, Myanmar, Tibet, Vietnam; Introduced into: China Southeast, East…
Musa × paradisiaca L., Sp. Pl. 1043 1753. (Syn: Karkandela × malabarica Raf.; Musa × acutibracteata M.Hotta; Musa × alphurica Miq. [Illegitimate]; Musa × aphurica Rumph. ex Sagot; Musa × arakanensis F.W.Ripley ex Blechynden [Invalid]; Musa × bacoba Rottb.; Musa balbisiana var. vittata (W.Ackm. ex Rodigas) M.R.Almeida; Musa × berteroi Colla;Musa × bidigitalis De Wild.; Musa × carolinae Sterler [Invalid]; Musa × champa…
Citrus × limon (L.) Osbeck, Reise Ostindien: 250 (1765) (syn: Citrus × adami Risso, Citrus × aurata Risso, Citrus × bergamia (Risso) Risso & Poit., Citrus × bergamia var. parva Risso, Citrus × bergamia var. vulgaris Risso, Citrus × bergamota Raf., Citrus × dimorphocarpa Lush., Citrus × limetta Risso, Citrus × limetta subsp. murcica S.Ríos, D.Rivera, García Lidón & Obón, Citrus × limettioides Yu.Tanaka, Citrus × limodulcis D.Rivera, Obón & F.Méndez, Citrus × limon var. pompia Camarda, Citrus × limonelloides Hayata, Citrus × limonia Osbeck, Citrus × limonum Risso, Citrus medica f. limon (L.) M.Hiroe; Citrus medica var. limon L.; Citrus × mellarosa Risso, Citrus × mellarosa var. plena Risso, Citrus × mellarosa var. vulgaris Risso, Citrus × meyeri Yu.Tanaka, Citrus × sarbati Tanaka, Citrus × volcameriana V.Ten. & Pasq., Citrus × vulgaris…
Hyptis capitata Jacq., Collectanea 1: 102 1787. (Syn: Clinopodium capitatum (Jacq.) Sw.; Hyptis celebica Zipp. ex Koord.; Hyptis decurrens (Blanco) Epling; Hyptis macrochila Mart. ex Steud.; Hyptis mariannarum Briq.; Hyptis rhomboidea M.Martens & Galeotti; Mesosphaerum capitatum (Jacq.) Kuntze; Mesosphaerum rhombodeum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Kuntze; Pycnanthemum decurrens Blanco ..); . Buttonweed; ….
Cyperus papyrus L., Sp. Pl. 47 1753. (Syn: Chlorocyperus papyrus (L.) Rikli); . papyrus sedge, paper reed; . Aquatic Plant for ID : 261210 : AK-2: Again at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka on the 17th of November, 2010. . MNP, Apr 2014 :: Requesting ID of this…
Annona muricata L., Sp. Pl. 536 1753. (Syn: Annona bonplandiana Kunth; Annona cearaensis Barb.Rodr.; Annona macrocarpa Wercklé; Annona muricata var. borinquensis Morales; Annona muricata f. mirabilis R.E.Fr.; Guanabanus muricatus M. Gómez); . Images by Aarti Khale & Raman Arunachalam (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) . Brazilian pawpaw, soursop, prickly custard apple,…
Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17(1): 134 134 1834. (syn: Baeobotrys indica Roxb.; Maesa elmeri Mez; Maesa elongata (A. DC.) Mez; Maesa grossedentata Mez; Maesa indica var. coriacea A. DC.; Maesa indica var. perrottetiana (A. DC.) Clarke; Maesa laxa Mez; Maesa neocoriacea S.S.R. Bennet; Maesa perrottetiana A. DC.;…
Indonesian Banana: I find the nomenclature of banana is very complicated. Could you find the ID of our “Pisang Gebrot“. Branching Banana: Could you explain to me why our banana is branching. There are three inflorescence in one individual plant. Musa × paradisiaca L. ? It may be an abnormality….
Eryngium foetidum L., Sp. Pl. 232 1753. (Syn: Eryngium antihystericum Rottler); . shadon, shado beni (shadow benny), bandanya (in Trinidad), culantro (Panama); culantro coyote (Costa Rica); cilantro ancho (Dominican Republic); alcapate (El Salvador); long, wild, or Mexican coriander; samat (Guatemala); culantro burrero (Venezuela); fitweed; spiritweed; duck-tongue herb; sawtooth or saw-leaf herb,…
Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Voigt ex Haines, Forest Fl. Chota Nagpur 530 1910. (Syn: Dioscorea nummularia var. belophylla Prain; Dioscorea sagittata Royle); . Indian Subcontinent: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . spear-leaved dioscorea • Bengali: chupri alu • Hindi: तुरर turar • Kannada: ಕಾದು ಗೆಣಸು kaadu…
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