• Wendlandia puberula

    Wendlandia puberula DC., Prodr. 4: 412 (1830); . Himalaya to NW. India: Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Shrubs or small tree 2.5-10m. Brancllets grey, shortly pubescent. Leaves in opposite pairs, broadly oblong, 5.5-12 x 2.5-5cm, acute at both ends, sparcely pubescent above and usually glabrescent…

  • Myriactis wallichii

    Myriactis wallichii Less., Linnaea 6: 129 (1831) (syn: Balsamita dentata Wall. ; Botryadenia gmelinii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ; Myriactis gmelinii (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) DC. ; Scabiosa mairei H.Lév. ; Trochocephalus mairei (H.Lév.) Á.Löve & D.Löve); / Iran to Central Asia and China (Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan): Afghanistan, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Iran, Myanmar,…

  • Brassica species- Happy valley, Darjeeling town area, West Bengal

    Id assistance: 1 high res. image. I need id assistance for attached taxon of Cruciferae Locality: Happy valley, Darjeeling town area Date: 4th May 2016 Alt. 5800 ft Seems to be Sinapis arvensis It’s Ramphospermum arvense commonly called as wild mustard synonym.. Sinapis arvensis as identified by … No distribution shown as…

  • Urticaceae member?- Nagaland

    Regarding identification of the species collected from Nagaland 2: 4 high res. images. Posting again from Prabhat ji as clubbed in the same post due to same subject: Urticaceae member? Boehmeria ?? Maybe. I am not sure. Boehmeria nivea …of urticaceae I do not think so as per images at…

  • Cassia species- Surkhet, West Nepal

    SK 3763 24 June 2023: 5 high res. images. Location:  Surkhet, West Nepal  Date: 30 May 2023 Elevation 600m. Habit : Wild Fabaceae ….??? Pl. check Albizia. Pl. also try https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/03/albizia-odoratissima/ I do not think it is A.odoratissima. We need to wait till it flowers & set fruits. I agree with ……

  • Cerastium fontanum var. angustifolium

    Cerastium fontanum var. angustifolium (M.Mizush.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 52: 258 (1977) (syn: Cerastium caespitosum var. ianthes (F.N.Williams) H.Hara ; Cerastium holosteoides var. angustifolium (Franch.) M.Mizush.; Cerastium holosteoides var. hallaisanense (Nakai) M.Mizush. ; Cerastium ianthes F.N.Williams ; Cerastium vulgatum var. angustifolium Edgew. & Hook.f. ; Cerastium vulgatum var. angustifolium Franch.; Cerastium vulgatum var. hallaisanense Nakai ); . Central Himalaya to Temp. E. Asia: East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Nepal,…

  • Lepidagathis dalzelliana

    Lepidagathis dalzelliana S. More, Mane, M.Sawant & H. S. Bhosale, June 2023 International Journal of Advanced Research 11(6):907-911; . LEPIDAGATHIS DALZELLIANA (ACANTHACEAE): 4 images. Lepidagathis dalzelliana S. More, Mane, M.Sawant & H. S. Bhosale sp. nov., (Acanthaceae: Barlerieae) recently described endemic species from Northern Western Ghats Named after Nicolas Alexander…

  • Celastraceae member?- Rukum, West Nepal

    SK 3749 20 June 2023: 7 high res. images. Location:  Rukum, West Nepal  Date: 30 May 2023 Elevation 2200m. Habit : Wild Can it be from Lauraceae? Did not find a match. Leaf margin looks different. Pl. check at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/18/lauraceae/ Is it some Vitaceae? Just a guess, looking at the…

  • Murdannia species- Kannur district of Kerala

    ID KNR 6/01/08/23: 2 images. Please identify this commelinaceae member from Kannur district of Kerala. Flowers are comparatively larger. Flower frontal is necessary for ID ! Please check Murdannia !  

  • Premna mollissima ?

    Premna mollissima Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 286 1821. (Syn: Gumira mollissima (Roth) Kuntze; Premna latifolia Roxb.; ………); . Regarding identification of the species collected from SBR Mayurbhanj odisha: 7 high res. images. Pl. check https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/27/ehretia/ Ehretia anacua (Terán & Berl.) I.M.Johnst. ? I don’t think so. It is some Premna species. Pl. see comparative images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/25/premna/ I am not…

  • Nepal- tree at Jajarkot, West Nepal

    SK 3759 23 June 2023: 3 high res. images. Location:  Jajarkot, West Nepal  Date: 30 May 2023 Elevation 800m. Habit : Wild Could this be a species of Putranjiva? Myrsine semiserrata is one possibility. I am afraid it does not look like as per both guesses.  

  • Alysicarpus species- Smriti van, Jaipur, Rajasthan

    Identification required 001: 3 high res. images. Habitat: Rocky area Habit: herb Abaxial surface of leaves was sticky. Date: 13082023 Location: Smriti van jaipur https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/18/fabaceae/ Thank you. It is similar to https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a—l/f/fabaceae/alysicarpus, but it’s broad leaves are not matched any species. I was also of the same opinion ! Only confusion is…

  • Stachys bullata (USA)

    Stachys bullata Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 547 (1834) (syn: Stachys acuminata Greene ; Stachys californica Benth.); . W. California as per POWO; . Stachys bullata from California for validation-GS01082023-1: 4 high res. images. Stachys bullata for Validation Mount Hermon Forest, Santa Cruz, California I think so as per images at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stachys_bullata https://calscape.org/Stachys-bullata-()…

  • Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st July’23

    Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st July’23: more than 14,000 species: It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindia is the largest google e-group/ forum in the world in this field & the largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with around 4,53,100 messages so far & membership currently more than 3445…

  • Acer caudatum

    Acer caudatum Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 4 (1830) (syn: Acer caudatum var. erosum (Pax) Rehder ; Acer caudatum var. georgei Diels ; Acer caudatum subsp. georgei (Diels) A.E.Murray ; Acer caudatum var. multiserratum (Maxim.) Rehder ; Acer caudatum subsp. multiserratum (Maxim.) A.E.Murray ; Acer caudatum subsp. prattii (Rehder) A.E.Murray ; Acer caudatum var. prattii Rehder; Acer erosum Pax ; Acer multiserratum Maxim. ; Acer papilio King ); . Himalaya to N. & E….

  • Scabiosa atropurpurea (Introduced- USA)

    Scabiosa atropurpurea L., Sp. Pl.: 100 (1753) (syn: Asterocephalus atropurpureus (L.) Spreng. ; Columbaria atropurpurea (L.) C.Presl ; Cyrtostemma atropurpureum (L.) Spach ; Scabiosa maritima var. atropurpurea (L.) Gren. ; Sclerostemma atropurpureum (L.) Schott ; Sixalix atropurpurea (L.) Greuter & Burdet ; Spongostemma atropurpureum (L.) Tiegh. ); . Azores, S. Europe: Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse,…

  • Scabiosa columbaria (Introduced- USA)

    Scabiosa columbaria L., Sp. Pl.: 99 (1753) (syn: Asterocephalus columbaria (L.) Wallr. ; Columbaria vulgaris J.Presl & C.Presl ; Scabiosa columbaria f. nana T.Wulff ; Scabiosa columbaria var. vera Wimm. & Grab. ; Scabiosa communis Rouy ; Scabiosa communis subsp. columbaria (L.) Rouy ; Sclerostemma columbarium (L.) Schott; Succisa columbaria (L.) Moench); . Europe to Iran and Arabian Peninsula, NW. Africa, Tropical African Mountains: Albania,…

  • Aeschynanthus sikkimensis ?

    Aeschynanthus sikkimensis (C. B. Clarke) Stapf, Bot. Mag. 148: t. 8938 (1922); . MS, June, 2023/19 Aeschynanthus sp. for id: 2 images. Location : Reiek tlang, Mizoram Altitude : ca.1,390 m Date : 29-06-2023 Habit : Epiphytic herb Habitat : Wild Aeschynanthus hookeri C.B.Clarke ? Leaves look too long. Calyx is…

  • Salacia chinensis ?

    SK 3736 11 June 2023: 3 high res. images. Location: Palpa Deurali, Palpa, Nepal  Date: 30 May 2023 Elevation: 838 m. Habit : Wild Celastraceae ? Pl. try Salacia: https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/27/salacia/ Just a guess. The Salacia genus has no distribution in Nepal. How, it looks like Salacia chinensis L.. Please have a look at http://www.flowersofindia.Chinese%20Salacia.html…