• Euonymus dichotomus

    Euonymus dichotomus B. Heyne ex Wall., in W.Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 410 (1824) (syn: Euonymus thwaitesii M.A.Lawson); . SW. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; Small trees. Leaves 4-7 x 3-4 cm, elliptic-ovate, apex obtuse, base cuneate, upper half obscurely serrate, pale greenish below; petiole to 8 mm. Cymes dichasial, to…

  • Cautleya gracilis var. robusta

    Cautleya gracilis var. robusta (K.Schum.) Sanjappa, Fl. Ind. Enum., Monocot.: 291 (1989) (syn: Cautleya cathcartii Baker ; Cautleya lutea var. robusta K.Schum.); . Himalaya to China (Yunnan): China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Keys available at Taxonomic revision of the genus Cautleya (Zingiberaceae) in India with a description of…

  • Cissus species- Hmuifang, Mizoram

    MS,Sept.,2023/10 Climber for id.: 2 images. Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram Altitude : ca.1,430 m. Date : 02-09-2023 Habit : Climber Habitat : Wild Possibily a species of Gyratia ! leaf pattern single or trifoliate ? Cissus aristata Blume ?? for me it looks like Ampelopsis sps… check with Ampelopsis cordata Yes, appears more closer…

  • Clematis cultivar- Manipur

    ID request – 06092023PC1: 4 images. Kindly identify the species of Clematis growing in Manipur. Check with clematis Rhapsody Seems to resemble Clematis “Rhapsody”. Thanks, but I could not see any matching images on the net. Pl. send the links. https://www.pippinplants.co.uk/plants/clematis/late-summer-flowering-clematis/rhapsody IT MAY BE A VARIEGATED Could it be Clematis sea breeze? https://plantlust.com/plants/clematis-vancouver-sea-breeze/images/66156/ I do not think…

  • Curcuma species- Kanha National Park, M.P.

    ID help please: another lovely flower emerging from the moist grounds of Kanha National park photo taken on 27th June should be born out of a bulb underground…!!!! Curcuma sp. (Zingiberaceae) More details of the plant are required to confirm the species ID. Pl wait for other comments.  

  • Curcuma species- Nasik, Maharashtra

    Plant for ID : Nasik : 251011 : AK-1:  A plant growing at a private farm at Nasik, Maharashtra. Picture taken on the 24 th of August,11. Was told it is some medicinal plant. Leaves resembled that of Curcuma sp. No flowers or fruits seen. Curcuma sp. of Zingiberaceae family….

  • Curcuma species- Kaiga, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka

    25032011 pj2 id request: It is wild turmeric, folks will go to forest during nagapanchami & they collect & use this leaves for preparing the sweet dish & wrap in it. Date/Time-: 12/08/10   –     09:30 Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat-…

  • Curcuma species- Ooty, Tamilnadu

    need id of this plant – efloraofindia | Google Groups: request for id of this beautiful plant http://www.flickr.com/photos/sx4/4522576764/. This was shot @simspark, Ooty. May be Curcuma sp. ? This is definitely some curcuma. Please check the link. http://www.alohatropicals.com/Gingers_Curcuma.html  

  • Argostemma species- A new species?- Tlangpui, South Mizoram

    MS, Aug.,2023/01 Gesneriaceae ? for id.: 3 images. Location : Tlangpui, South Mizoram Altitude : ca.1,100 m Date : 29-07-2023 Habit : Undershrub Habitat : Wild Photo : Vanlalhruaia Kompa I do not think so. What else can it be? Could it be Argostemma?? This is a Rubiaceae member. Argostemma sp…

  • Senegalia species?- Jalana, Dungari, Jaipur, Rajasthan

    Identification request 003: 2 high res. images. Habitat: Aravali range Habit: Tree Location: Jalana dungari jaipur Date: 13082023 Appears to be some Senegalia species. Pl. check https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/31/acacia-torta/ Difficult to reach at an id with these images. Do you have any other images? 2 high res. images. It looks like keekar…

  • Swertia dilatata

    Swertia dilatata C. B. Clarke, in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 22 (1883); . SW. Tibet, Nepal to E. Himalaya and Assam: Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO; . Common name: Dilated Swertia . swertia Identification : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Pl. identify Swertia (1797, 1800…

  • Calanthe mannii

    Calanthe mannii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 850 (1890) (syn: Alismorkis mannii (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Calanthe brachychila Gagnep. ; Calanthe oblanceolata Ohwi & T.Koyama ; Calanthe pusilla Finet ); . Himalaya to S. China, Japan (Kagoshima): Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common…

  • Curcuma montana

    Curcuma montana Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 2: 28 (1800) ; . E. Himalaya to Assam: Assam, East Himalaya; Introduced: India as per POWO; . Common name: Mountain Turmeric • Assamese: Garunoa-halodhi • Malayalam: Kattumanja . Rhizome short, light yellow. Pseudostem to 30 cm high. Leaves 30 x 8 cm, elliptic, acute at either ends;…

  • Bonnaya gracilis

    Bonnaya gracilis A. Pal, Sardesai & M. Chowdhury, Nordic J. Bot. 2021(e03292): 4 (2021); . Names of Plants in India :: Bonnaya gracilis A.Pal, Sardesai & M.Chowdhury: ¿ bon-NEY-ah ? — named for Charles François, Marquis de Bonnay (1750-1825), French military officer, politician and diplomat, student of botany … Plant genera named after…

  • Cupressus species ?- Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

    identify this gymnosperm tree species: 3 high res. images. april 2023, pantnagar I tried, but could not get the id. May be Cryptomeria.  I am not sure. Pl. check https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/20/cryptomeria-japonica/ (the only species we have in efloraofindia so far) It could be a cypress Yes, you are right, … Pl….

  • Cymbidium species- Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur, Nepal

    SK 3851 09 September 2023 – Orchidaceae: 4 high res. images. Location: Suryab inayak, Bhaktapur,  Nepal  Date: 04 September  2023 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit : Wild I have followed this sp. for a couple of times but could not found flowering yet. Any possibility to ID so that I can try for the flowers….

  • Dendrobium fugax ?

    Dendrobium fugax Rchb.f.: 4 high res. images. Location: Kalimati Kalche Road, Surkhet, West Nepal  Date: 30 May 2023 Elevation 700m. Habit : Wild Images not so good due to distance. Hard to say, unless … has already seen the open flowers. It was on a very tall tree top so…

  • Allium species- Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal

    SK 3852 September 2023: 3 high res. images. Location: Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal  Date: 26 August 2023 Elevation: 2600 m. Habit : Wild This was given by locals saying that this is the wild variety of Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng. and smell like the same. Which Allium it could be ? I think it may…

  • Convolvulus sabatius (Introduced- USA)?

    Convolvulus sabatius from California-GS10082023-1: 4 high res. images. Convolvulus sabatius Viv. (Syn:  Convolvulus mauritanicus Boiss.) Woody stemmed trailing perennial with 3-5 cm across violet flowers with lighter center. Photographed from Regan Nursery, Fremont, California, 18-6-2023. POWO treats both of them differently: https://powo.science.kew.org/names:77173150-1 https://powo.science.kew.org/names:77189639-1 Pl. see. Apparently very closely related, could not find differences…

  • Illigera

    Illigera grandiflora W. W. Sm. & Jeffrey (China (S. Yunnan, S. Guizhou) to N. Myanmar: China South-Central, Myanmar as per POWO)   Illigera khasiana C. B. Clarke (Assam to China (Yunnan) and Myanmar: Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar as per POWO)