• Cephalanthera

    Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch      . Cephalanthera Rich., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 51 (1818). Synonyms: Callithronum Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 4: 148 (1789). Lonchophyllum Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 4: 148 (1789). Dorycheile Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 56 (1841). Xiphophyllum Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 4: 148 (1879). Eburophyton A.Heller, Muhlenbergia 1: 48 (1904). Tangtsinia S.C.Chen,…

  • Garcinia livingstonei (Cultivated)

    Garcinia livingstonei T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 263 1867. (Syn: Garcinia affinis (Chiov.) Chiov.; Garcinia angolensis Vesque; Garcinia baikieana Vesque; Garcinia ferrandii Chiov.; Garcinia ferrandii var. affinis Chiov.; Garcinia kilossaria Engl.; Garcinia livingstonei var. pallidinervia Engl.; Garcinia pallidinervia (Engl.) Engl.; Garcinia pendula Engl.); , African Mangosteen, Lowveld Mangosteen, Imbe;…

  • Dimorphocalyx glabellus var. lawianus

    Dimorphocalyx glabellus var. lawianus (Hook.f.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. , Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., Pl. Sci. 100: 296 1990. (Syn: Dimorphocalyx lawianus Hook.f.); . Unknown from Amboli Ghat: This plant i got in Amboli ghat , yet could not get ID, It could be Dimorphocalyx lawianus (Muell.-Arg.) Hook.f (If the tip of branch…

  • Dinebra retroflexa

    Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl) Panz., Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 4: 270 1813 publ. 1814. (Syn: Cynosurus coromandelianus Rottler ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Cynosurus paniculatus Roxb. ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Cynosurus retroflexus Vahl; Dactylis madraspatensis Roxb. ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Dactylis paspaloides Willd. [Illegitimate]; Dinebra aegyptiaca Delile [Illegitimate]; Dinebra aegyptiaca Kunth; Dinebra arabica Jacq.; Dinebra…

  • Dinebra

    Dinebra chinensis (L.) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow (syn: Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees) (S. Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia: Bangladesh, Borneo, Botswana, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Provinces, Philippines, South…

  • Herpetospermum pedunculosum

    Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) C.B. Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 115 1876. (Syn: Bryonia pedunculosa Ser. (Unresolved); Herpetospermum caudigerum Wall. ex Chakrav.; Herpetospermum grandiflorum Cogn.); VoF Week: Herpetospermum pedunculosum from the trek Govindghat to Ghangriya: Herpetospermum pedunculosum from the trek Govindghat to Ghangriya, a herbaceous climber on shrubs and trees there….

  • Herpetospermum

    Herpetospermum darjeelingense (C.B.Clarke) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) C.B. Clarke Herpetospermum tonglense (C. B. Clarke) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner (Nepal to China (NW. Yunnan): Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal as per POWO)   . The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and…

  • 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 &…