Borassus flabellifer

Borassus flabellifer L., Sp. Pl. 1187 1753. (syn. Borassus flabelliformis L.; ssus sundaicus Becc.; Borassus tunicatus Lour.; Lontarus domestica Gaertn.; Pholidocarpus tunicatus (Lour.) H.Wendl.); . bor-RAS-us — from the Greek borassos, referring to the date palm’s flower spike fla-BEL-lif-er — fan-bearing, referring to the leaf . commonly known as: African fan palm, borassus palm, doub […]

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Bombax ceiba

Bombax ceiba L., Sp. Pl. 511 1753. (Bombax aculeatum L.; Bombax ceiba Burm.f.; Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum Robyns; Bombax heptaphyllum Cav.; Bombax malabaricum DC.; Bombax thorelii Gagnep.; Bombax tussacii Urb.; Gossampinus malabarica Merr.; Gossampinus rubra Buch.-Ham.; Gossampinus thorelii Bakh.; Melaleuca grandiflora Blanco; Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl); . BOM-baks — from the Greek bombyx […]

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Boerhavia diffusa

Boerhavia diffusa L., Sp. Pl. 3 1753. (syn: Boerhavia acutifolia (Choisy) J. W. Moore; Boerhavia africana Lour.; Boerhavia caespitosa Ridley; Boerhavia coccinea var. paniculata (Rich.) Moscoso; Boerhavia diffusa var. eudiffusa Heim ex Hand.-Mazz.; Boerhavia diffusa var. mutabilis R. Br.; Boerhavia glutinosa Vahl; Boerhavia paniculata Rich.; Boerhavia repens var. diffusa (L.) Hook. fil.; Boerhavia surinamensis Miq.; Boerhavia […]

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Boerhavia

A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE GENUS BOERHAVIA L. (NYCTAGINACEAE) IN INDIA–  Dutta Pramanick Debasmita, G. G. Maiti and M. S. Mondal- Journal of Global Biosciences- Volume 4, Number 3, 2015, pp. 1704-1717 (Abstract- The genus Boerhavia L. is a pantropical taxon, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of both Old and New World. In the present […]

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Boehmeria virgata subsp. macrophylla ?

Boehmeria virgata subsp. macrophylla (Hornem.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear (syn: Boehmeria huegeliana Bl.; Boehmeria macrophylla (Thunb.) Hornem. (ambiguous synonym); Boehmeria massuriensis Bl.) (China (N-Guangdong, N-Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, S-Zhejiang, SW-Sichuan), Tibet, Russian Far East, Bhutan, India, Laos, Nepal, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Java, Darjeeling, Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Kachin, Mandalay, Sagaing, Taninthayi), Pakistani Kashmir (Mirpur), Jammu & Kashmir (Jammu) as per Catalogue of […]

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Blumea species ?

  November at Tungareshwar Wildlife Snactuary; Kanha; wild flower for Id – efloraofindia | Google Groups Wild flower for Id – efloraofindia | Google Groups  

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Blumea species

Uses of Blumea-Sunday Reading:   In local newspaper from Raipur interesting information on Blumea published today. You can read this Hindi document from this link. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bz… . identification no 190411sn1: Kindly identify.Taken at Mulshi,Pune in March 11 plant habit:white tiny flowers in the grass .

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Blumea sinuata

Blumea sinuata (Lour.) Merr. (syn: Blumea acutata DC.; Blumea cichoriifolia DC. ex DC.; Blumea crepidifolia DC.; Blumea glandulosa Benth.; Blumea laciniata (Roxb.) DC.; Blumea okinawensis Hayata; Blumea onnaensis Hayata; Blumea runcinata DC.; Blumea sinapifolia Gagnep.; Blumea sonchifolia (Buch.-Ham. in Wall.) DC.; Conyza acutata (DC.) Miq.; Conyza cichoriifolia (DC.) Miq.; Conyza laciniata Roxb.; Conyza runcinata Wall.; […]

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Blumea (Asteroideae- Helianthodae- Inuleae)

Blumea aromatica DC. Images by Dr. Amit Chauhan (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)   Blumea axillaris (Lam.) DC.     Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC. Blumea bifoliata (L.) DC. (Images by Surajit Koley (Inserted by J.M.Garg))   Blumea belangeriana DC. Blumea clarkei Hook. fil. Blumea eriantha DC. (Images by Dinesh Valke (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))   Blumea fistulosa (Roxb.) Kurz […]

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Blepharis linearifolia

Blepharis linariifolia Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 180 1806. (syn. Blepharis sindica T.Anders); . blepharis sindica : 3 posts by 2 authors. I went through your database but could not find Blepharis sindica T.Anders (Acanthaceae). If any one can comment on this plant then i will be very thankfull to him. Blepharis linearifolia syn B. sindica […]

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Bistorta

Bistorta affinis (D. Don) Greene (Afghanistan, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO) Bistorta amplexicaulis (D. Don) Greene (E. Afghanistan to Central China: Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya; Introduced into: Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden as per POWO) Bistorta emodi (Meisn.) H. Hara (Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Assam: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West […]

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Bischofia javanica

Bischofia javanica Blume, Bijdr. 1168 1827. (syn: Andrachne apetala Roxb. ex Wall.; Andrachne trifoliata Roxb.; Bischofia cummingiana Decne.; Bischofia javanica var. lanceolata Müll.Arg.; Bischofia javanica var. oblongifolia (Decne.) Müll.Arg.; Bischofia javanica var. toui (Decne.) Müll.Arg.; Bischofia leptopoda Müll.Arg.; Bischofia oblongifolia Decne.; Bischofia roeperiana Decne.; Bischofia toui Decne; Bischofia trifoliata (Roxb.) Hook.; Microelusroep erianus (Decne.) Wight […]

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Bischofia

Bischofia javanica Blume (Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to S. Pacific: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niue, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, […]

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Phyllanthaceae

Comparative images of this family except for Antidesma, Breynia, Bridelia, Glochidion, Phyllanthus, (which can be seen by clicking on these links) are given below: . Actephila excelsa (Dalzell) Müll.Arg. (Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan, Guangxi) and W. & Central Malesia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO) Aporosa cardiosperma (Gaertn.) Merr. (W. & […]

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Biophytum nervifolium

Biophytum nervifolium Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 64 1858. (syn: Biophytum sensitivum var. nervifolium (Thw.) Edgew. & Hook.fil.); . Little Tree Plant, Sensitive plant, Sikerpud • Hindi: लजालू Lajalu • Marathi: झरेरा Jharera, लाजवंती Lajvanti • Tamil: Tintanali • Malayalam: മുക്കുട്ടീ Mukkutti • Telugu: Pulicenta • Bengali: ঝলৈ Jhalai • Sanskrit: पंक्तिपत्र Panktipatra, झुल्लिपुष्प Jhullipuspa; . […]

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Bidens pilosa ?

Bidens pilosa L. ?; . at a height of about 2000 mtrs in Dharamshala region- Aug’09?; Request for ID of HP Flora – indiantreepix | Google Groups . Bidens pilosa : For Validation : Kenya : 29AUG16 : AK-34 : 34/34 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Seen in the first week of […]

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Bidens pilosa

Bidens pilosa L., Sp. Pl.: 832 (1753) 832 1753. (Syn: Bidens abadiae DC.; Bidens abadiae var. pilosoides Sherff; Bidens arenaria Gand.; Bidens barrancae M. E. Jones; Bidens bimucronatus Turcz.; Bidens californica DC.; Bidens caracasana DC.; Bidens hirsuta Nutt. (ambiguous synonym); Bidens hispida Kunth; Bidens leucantha var. pilosa (L.) Griseb.; Bidens monophyllus Urb.; Bidens montaubani Phil.; […]

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Bidens biternata

Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff, Bot. Gaz. 88: 293 (1929) 293 1929. (Syn. Actinea biternata (Lour.) Spreng.; Bidens abyssinica Sch.Bip. …; Bidens biternata var. abyssinica (Sch.Bip.) Sherff …; Bidens chinensis (L.) Willd. ..; Bidens cylindrica Sherff; Bidens decomposita Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Bidens kotschyi Sch.Bip.; Bidens laciniata Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf. & Asch. [Invalid]; Bidens lasiocarpus O. E. Schulz; Bidens […]

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Berrya cordifolia

Berrya cordifolia (Willd.) Burret , Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 605 1926. (syn. Berrya ammonilla Roxb.; Espera cordifolia Willd. (Unresolved); Triopterys poliandra Blanco (Unresolved)); . Trincomalee Wood, Halmilla tree • Tamil: சமுளை Chamu’lai, Tiriconamalai maram; . The tree is native to Ceylon, South India, Burma and SE Asia. . Re-sending for ID with larger pics. – indiantreepix […]

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Bergenia stracheyi

Bergenia stracheyi (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 26: 842 1868. (Syn: Bergenia gorbunovii B.Fedtsch.; Bergenia milesii Stein; Bergenia stracheyi auct.; Saxifraga milesii Baker; Saxifraga stracheyi Hook. f. & Thomson); . As per efi thread : B. stracheyi has oblong-obovate leaves with cuneate leaf base, whereas the low altitude species B. ciliata has orbicular to […]

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