• Porpax lacei

    Porpax lacei (Summerh.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186: 200 (2018) (syn: Conchidium lacei (Summerh.) Ormerod ; Eria lacei Summerh.); . Assam to N. Thailand: Assam, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Common name: Lace’s Eria . MS, April, 2023/03 orchid for id.: 3 images. Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram Altitude…

  • Pelargonium ionidiflorum (Introduced- USA)

    Pelargonium ionidiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud., Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 461 (1837) (syn: Geraniospermum ionidiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze ; Ligularia ionidiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. ); . E. Cape Prov. as per POWO; . Pelargonium ionidiflorum from California-GS05042023-1: 3 very high res. images. Pelargonium ionidiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud., photographed from…

  • Strobilanthes simonsii

    Strobilanthes simonsii T. Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 474 (1867); . Bhutan to SE. Tibet and Assam: Assam, East Himalaya, Tibet as per POWO; . Common name: White East-Himalayan Coneflower . Similar in general habit to S. echinata. Stems pilose. Leaves elliptic, falcate, not more than 9 x3cm, pubescent on…

  • Prostanthera ‘Variegata’

    Duranta erecta ‘Variegata’ from California-GS03042023-1: 4 very high res. images. Duranta erecta ‘Variegata’ photographed from Fremont California. I think this is Prostanthera ‘Variegata’ as per https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=2417 https://www.shootgardening.com/plants/prostanthera-ovalifolia-variegata https://www.andre-briant.fr/en/variety-range/access-to-varieties/plants-for-mild-climates/4552-prostanthera-ovalifolia-variegata-.html Looks different from images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/26/duranta-erecta/ you are really great. I was all the time wondering about flower colour and structure. Prosanthera ovalifolia…

  • Goniophlebium

    Goniophlebium fieldingianum (Kunze ex Mett.) T.Moore (Himalaya to China (Yunnan, Sichuan), Taiwan: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO (Goniophlebium fieldingianum (Kunze ex Mett.) T.Moore)) Goniophlebium lachnopus (Wall. ex Hook.) Bedd. (Himalaya to China (Yunnan, Sichuan) and N. Thailand: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar,…

  • Saxifraga granulifera

    Saxifraga granulifera Harry Sm., Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 259 (1960); . Himalaya to China (Sichuan, Yunnan): China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; .   VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 – 0246 :: Saxifraga cernua at Valley of Flowers: Saxifraga…

  • Stachytarpheta indica

    Stachytarpheta indica (L.) Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 206 (1804) (syn:Stachytarpheta jamaicensis var. indica (L.) H.J.Lam ; Valerianoides indica (L.) Medik.; Verbena caudata Salisb. ; Verbena indica L. ; Vermicularia lancifolia Moench ; Zappania indica (L.) Lam. ; Stachytarpheta angustifolia (Mill.) Vahl ; Stachytarpheta angustifolia var. elatior Schrad. ; Stachytarpheta angustifolia f. elatior (Schrad. ex Schult.) López-Pal. ; Stachytarpheta angustifolia f. jenmanii (Moldenke) Moldenke ; Stachytarpheta angustifolia f. rionegrensis Moldenke ; Stachytarpheta angustissima Moldenke ; Stachytarpheta elatior Schrad….

  • Dictionary of Tamil Plants and trees

    Dictionary of Tamil Plants and trees: These two books contain Tamil names and botanical names. You won’t find “Tamil Names with Tamil script” (that is available with these two books) even on the  internet up to what I have searched in Google. It’s a rare book and I found no errors in it, up to my knowledge. Also,…

  • Fake images/ videos of Semecarpus anacardium

    Tree ID please: 2 image. Pleas But unable to see much details required for proper id. When and where was it clicked? e ID the tree. The image is not clear. Pl. post a high res. image to see the details. Due to file size restrictions, I am not able…

  • Phalaenopsis hybrid- The Oberoi, Bengaluru

    SK 3710 01 April 2023 – Orchidaceae: 5 very high res. images. Location: The Oberoi, Bengaluru, India Date: 25 March 2023 Altitude: 940m. Habitat : Cultivated Hybrid / Cultivated sp. of Phalaenopsis ?? Another Phalaenopsis hybrid. . SK 3713 01 April 2023 – Orchidaceae: Location: The Oberoi, Bengaluru, India Date: 25 March 2023…

  • Lindsaea

    Lindsaea ensifolia Sw. (Tropical & Subtropical Old World: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, India, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan,…

  • Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens

    Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens D.E.Mey., Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 74: 456 (1962) (syn: Asplenium lovisii Rothm. ; Asplenium quadrivalens (D.E.Mey.) Landolt ; Asplenium trichomanes subsp. lovisii Rothm.); . N. America, Temp. & Subtropical Old World to NE. & E. Tropical Africa: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Canary Is.,…

  • Marantaceae member- Shivanahalli, Karnataka

    Identification please: 3 images. Kindly identify the shrub with all leaves curled towards midrib. Date/Time- 18 MAR 2023 Location-Place, Altitude, GPS- On the way to Garden of Ramakrishana Mission, Shivanahalli 560 083 Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Garden Plant Habit-Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub Height/Length- Approx. 1 meter Leaves –…

  • Gleicheniaceae

    Dicranopteris lanigera Fraser-Jenk. (Himalaya to Taiwan: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, West Himalaya as POWO) Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underw. (Tropical & Subtropical Old World: Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is.,…

  • Davallodes

    Davallodes pulchra (D.Don) M.Kato & Tsutsumi (Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO)       

  • Dracaena species- Java, Indonesia

    Plant of Java: may be Asparagaceae:  1 image. We would like to know the name of the following plant please. Location : Purwokerto. Can it be from Zingerberaceae? Costus ?? May be Dracena sp. Thank you very much. I think it is close to Dracaena. What about Pleomele? Was it…

  • Nepal- shrub in Kathmandu Valley

    SK 3706 17 March 2023: 3 very high res. images Location: Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Date: 11 March 2023 Altitude: 2681m. Habitat : Wild  Looks Clinacanthus nasutus, update after getting some more information Ji. Difficult for me to say anything. Do you mean by Clinacanthus nutans (Burm.fil.) Lindau ? It has got no distribution…

  • Pogostemon menthoides

    Pogostemon menthoides Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 825 (1826) (syn: Pogostemon fraternus Miq. ; Pogostemon macgregorii W.W.Sm.); . E. Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and W. & Central Malesia: Assam, Borneo, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Decumbent herb,60-90cm.Stems straggling,branched,pubescent above,glabrescent below,often…

  • Sabia parviflora

    Sabia parviflora Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 310 (1824) (syn: Celastrus discolor H.Lév. ; Celastrus esquirolii H.Lév. ; Changiodendron guangxiense R.H.Miao ; Sabia harmandiana Pierre ; Sabia parviflora var. harmandiana (Pierre) Lecomte ; Sabia parviflora var. nitidissima H.Lév. ; Sabia polyantha Hand.-Mazz. ); . Nepal to S. China and Indo-China, N. Borneo: Assam, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar,…

  • Sparganium stoloniferum

    Sparganium stoloniferum (Buch.-Ham. ex Graebn.) Buch.-Ham. ex Juz., Fl. URSS 1: 219 (1934) (syn: Sparganium arcuscaulis D.Yu & G.T.Yang ; Sparganium asiaticum Graebn. ; Sparganium carinatum Falc. ; Sparganium erectum subsp. mazanderanicum Ponert ; Sparganium erectum subsp. stoloniferum (Buch.-Ham. ex Graebn.) H.Hara; Sparganium eurycarpum var. greenei (Morong) Graebn. ; Sparganium greenei Morong ; Sparganium multiporcatum D.Yu; Sparganium ramosum subsp. stoloniferum Buch.-Ham. ex Graebn.); . Temp. Asia to Himalaya:…