Luffa echinata Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 716 1832. (syn: Momordica erinocarpa Fenzl ex Naudin); . LUF-fuh — from the Arabic word lufah or lufa ek-in-AY-tuh — prickly … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: bitter luffa, bristly luffa, rag gourd • Bengali: deyatada • Hindi: बिन्दाल bindaal, घागरबेल…
Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem, Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 63 1846. (syn. Bryonia cheirophylla Wall.; Cucumis pentandrus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.; Luffa cylindrica (L.) T. Durand & H. Durand; Luffa fricatoria Donde; Luffa insularum A.Gray; Luffa leucosperma M.Roem.; Luffa pentandra Roxb.; Luffa petola Ser.; Luffa subangulata…
Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 28: 293 1953. (syn: Jussiaea grandiflora Ruiz & Pav.; Jussiaea hirsuta Vell.; Jussiaea hirta (L.) Vahl; Jussiaea macrocarpa Kunth; Jussiaea peruviana L.; Jussiaea peruviana f. hirsuta Hassl.; Jussiaea peruviana var. macrocarpa (Kunth) Bertoni; Jussiaea peruviana f. tomentosa Hassl.; Jussiaea speciosa Ridl.; Jussiaea sprengeri…
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven, Kew Bull. 15: 476 1961 publ. 1962. (syn. Epilobium fruticosum Lour.; Jussiaea angustifolia Lam. …….; Jussiaea suffruticosa var. angustifolia Kuntze ………….; Jussiaea venosa C. Presl .; Ludwigia angustifolia (Lam.) M. Gómez; Ludwigia octovalvis var. ligustrifolia (Kunth) Alain ………; Ludwigia pubescens var. ligustrifolia (Kunth) H. Hara ..; Ludwigia sagreana (A. Rich.) M….
Ludwigia adscendens (L.) H. Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 28(10): 291 291 1953. (syn. Cubospermum palustre Lour.; Jussiaea adscendens L.; Jussiaea floribunda Griff.; Jussiaea repens L.; Ludwigia palustris (Lour.) A. Cheval.); . China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Egypt (Desert Oases, Great Southwestern Desert, NE-Egypt, Nile Delta, NW-coastal Egypt), Sinai…
The Genus Ludwigia (Onagraceae) in India by I.C. Barua- Rheedea Vol. 20 (1) 59-70 2010 (pdf available in this efi thread)– Abstract– The genus Ludwigia L. consists of seven species and one infraspecific taxon in India, of which L. decurrens forms the first report for India. This revision provides a key…
Luculia pinceana Hook., Bot. Mag. 71: t. 4132 1845.; . China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam as per Flora of China; . Pince’s Luculia; .. Keys as per Flora of China and As per efi thread: What struck me is the spathulate calyx given in the description in your book link (at MS,Aug., 2021/08 Luculia sp.for…
Luculia gratissima (Wall.) Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 145 1826. (Syn: Cinchona gratissima Wall.; Mussaenda luculia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don [Illegitimate]); . Bhutan, China, NE India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per Flora of China; . Pleasant Luculia • Nepali: बन काँगियो Ban kangiyo, दोवारी फूल Doware phool . Keys…
Keys as per Flora of China and As per efi thread: What struck me is the spathulate calyx given in the description in your book link (at MS,Aug., 2021/08 Luculia sp.for id.) for Luculia pinceana, which I found at Plants from Northeast Tour 2017- Luculia pinceana from Cherrapunji, Meghalaya. Also lamellate appendages at the base of corolla lobes for this species can be seen at Rubiaceae Week: Sharing Rubiaceae…
Lophopetalum wightianum Arn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 151 1839.; . commonly known as: Wight’s crest-petal • Coorgi: ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani • Hindi: बनाती banati • Kannada: ಬಲ್ಪಾಲೆ balpaale, ಬನಾಟೆ banaate, ಬೌರಾಲಪಾಲೆ bauralapaale, ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu, ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani • Konkani: बोलपली bolpali • Malayalam: വെമ്പാല vembala, വെണ്കടവം venkatavam, വെങ്കൊട്ട venkotta • Marathi: बलफळे balphale, बनाती banati • Nepali:…
Lonicera japonica Thunb., Syst. Veg. ed. 14 216 1784. (syn: Caprifolium chinense S.Watson ex Loudon; Caprifolium japonicum (Thunb.) Dum.Cours.; Caprifolium roseum Lam.; (≡) Lonicera aureoreticulata T. Moore (basionym); (=) Lonicera japonica var. aureoreticulata (T. Moore) G. Nicholson); , China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu,…
Lonicera acuminata Wall. (Images by Nidhan Singh) Lonicera asperifolia (Decne.) Hook. fil. & Thoms. Lonicera brownii (Regel) Carriere (Cultivated) (Image by Ranjini Kamath (ID by Nalini)) Lonicera caerulea L. ? Lonicera caprifolium L. (Cultivated) (Images by Nalini photographed in Ritterhude (ID by Gurcharan Singh)) Lonicera etrusca Santi (Images by Gurcharan Singh) Lonicera glabrata Wall….
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh. (Syn: Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) (Europe to Xinjiang and Himalaya, Macaronesia to N. Africa: Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Connecticut, Corse,…
Loeseneriella arnottiana (Wight) A.C. Sm., J. Arnold Arbor. 26(2): 174 1945. (Syn: Hippocratea arnottiana Wight); . India: Western Ghats. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala; Sri Lanka as per BSI Flora of India; . id of the tree : Attachments (3). 9 posts by 7 authors. id pl. of the small tree in the…
Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 3: 169 1814 publ. 1815. (syn. Adyseton halimifolium Link; Adyseton maritimum (L.) Link; Adyseton orbiculare Bubani; Alyssum halimifolium L.; Alyssum halimifolium (All.) Willd. [Illegitimate]; Alyssum maritimum (L.) Lam.; Alyssum odoratum Voss; Anodontea halimifolia (DC.) Sweet; Clypeola halimifolia Link; Clypeola maritima L.; Draba maritima…
Lobelia nicotianifolia Roth ex Schult., Syst. Veg. 5: 47 1819. (Syn: Dortmanna colorata (Wall.) Kuntze; Dortmanna mishmica (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze; Dortmanna nicotianifolia (Roth ex Schult.) Kuntze; Dortmanna pyramidalis (Wall.) Kuntze; Dortmanna rosea (Wall.) Kuntze; Lobelia beddomeana E.Wimm.; Lobelia colorata Wall.; Lobelia colorata var. baculus E.Wimm.; Lobelia colorata var. dsolinhoensis E.Wimm.; Lobelia…
Lobelia erinus L., Sp. Pl. 932 1753. (Syn: Dortmannia debilis var. natalensis Kuntze; Dortmannia erinoides (L.) Kuntze; Dortmannia erinus (L.) Kuntze .; Dortmannia flexuosa (C.Presl) Kuntze; Dortmannia lavandulacea (Klotzsch) Kuntze; Dortmannia senegalensis (A.DC.) Kuntze; Enchysia erinoides (L.) C.Presl; Grammatotheca erinoides (L.) Sond.; Laurentia erinoides (L.) G.Nicholson; Lobelia acutangula (C.Presl) A.DC.; Lobelia…
Lobelia alsinoides Lam., Encycl. 3: 588 1792 (Syn: Dortmannia alsinodes (Lam.) Kuntze; Dortmannia trigona (Roxb.) Kuntze; Lobelia alsinoides var. cantonensis (E.Wimm. ex Danguy) E.Wimm.; Lobelia alsinoides f. elongata (Danguy) E.Wimm.; Lobelia alsinoides var. hirta (E.Wimm. ex Danguy) E.Wimm.; Lobelia chinensis var. cantonensis E.Wimm. ex Danguy; Lobelia chinensis f. elongata Danguy;…
Lobelia alsinoides Lam. (Images by Surajit Koley) Lobelia angulata G.Forst. (New Zealand: Antipodean Is., Chatham Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South; Introduced into: East Himalaya, Great Britain as per POWO) Lobelia chinensis Lour. Lobelia erinus L. (Cultivated) Images by Gurcharan Singh Lobelia heyneana Schult. (Images by Anurag N. Sharma (ID by Shrikant Ingalhalikar)) Lobelia leschenaultiana…
Gagea serotina (L.) Ker Gawl., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 102 1830. (Syn: Anthericum serotinum (L.) L.; Bulbocodium alpinum Mill.; Bulbocodium autumnale L.; Bulbocodium serotinum L.; Cronyxium serotinum (L.) Raf.; Gagea bracteata Schult. & Schult.f.; Gagea striata (Willd.) Sweet; Lloydia alpina (Mill.) Salisb.; Lloydia serotina (L.) Rchb. …..; Lloydia sicula A.Huet; Lloydia striata…