• 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…

  • 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.)…

  • 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,…

  • 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,…

  • 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:…

  • Bidens pilosa ?

    . 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Bergenia ciliata (Cultivated- USA)

    Bergeniaciliata (Haw.) Sternb., Revis. Saxifrag. Suppl. 2: 2 1831.(syn. Bergeniaciliata (Royle) A.Br. ex Engl. [Illegitimate]; Bergenialigulata var. cliata (Royle) Engl.; Bergeniathysanodes (Lindl.) C.K.Schneid.; Saxifragathysanodes Lindl. (Unresolved)); W. Himalaya to SW. Nepal as per POWO; Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan (Hazara), Nepal, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin), Bhutan, Sikkim, India (Arunachal Pradesh) as per Catalogue of Life;  …

  • Bergenia

    Keys in Flora of Pakistan and Flora of China  and FoC illustration . Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. (W. Himalaya to SW. Nepal as per POWO) (The species as understood now differs from B. pacumbis (syn: B. ligulata) in smaller leaves, mostly less than 10 cm long with hirsute surface) Bergenia pacumbis (Afghanistan (Kunar / Nuristan, Laghman), S-Tibet, Assam, China…

  • Saxifragaceae

    Comparative images of this family (except for Saxifraga (which can be seen at this link)) are given below: . Astilbe japonica (C.Morr. & Decne.) A.Gray (Introduced) (Japan (Honshu, Kyushu), USA (I) (Connecticut (I), New York (I), Rhode Island (I)) as per Catalogue of Life) Astilbe rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don (Himalaya to Central…

  • Berberis

    Keys in A revision of berberis S.S. (Berberidaceae) in Nepal– B. ADHIKARI, C. A. PENDRY, R. T. PENNINGTON & R. I. MILNE- Edinburgh Journal of Botany 69(03) · November 2012: 1a. Flowers solitary or in fascicles (sometimes in a 2–3-flowered umbel in B. concinna var. extensiflora) __ 2 1b. Flowers in racemes,…

  • Benincasa hispida

    Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn., Monogr. Phan. 3: 513 1881. (Synonyms: Benincasa cerifera Savi; Benincasa cylindrica Ser.; Benincasa pruriens (Parkinson) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Benincasa pruriens f. hispida (Thunb.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Benincasa vacua (F.Muell.) F.Muell.; Cucurbita alba Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Cucurbita farinosa Blume; Cucurbita hispida Thunb.; Cucurbita littoralis…

  • Cucurbitaceae

    Actinostemma tenerum Griff. (Himalaya to Temp. E. Asia: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Korea, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO)   Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.   Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai…

  • eFloraofIndia’s journey

    eFloraofIndia’s journey/ progress   Year 2025: Postage stamp published on T. kasajuana Bh.Adhikari & J.R.I.Wood Congratulations J M Garg for 1,10,000 posts Bridging Science and Society: The eFloraofIndia Citizen Science Model Citizen Science Conclave I 5th-6th July 2025 I Pune eFloraofIndia completes 18 years on 17.6.25 Our images on eFloraofIndia…

  • Bellis perennis (Cultivated)

    Bellis perennis L., 886 1753. (Syn: Aster bellis E.H.L.Krause; Bellis alpina Hegetschw.; Bellis armena Boiss.; Bellis croatica Gand.; Bellis hortensis Mill.; Bellis hybrida Ten.; Bellis integrifolia DC.; Bellis margaritifolia Huter; Bellis minor Garsault [Invalid]; Bellis perennis var. caulescens Rochebr. ………; Bellis pumila Arv.-Touv. & Dupuy; Bellis pusilla (N.Terracc.) Pignatti; Bellis scaposa…

  • Begonia trichocarpa

    Begonia trichocarpa Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 230 1851. . Large herbs; stem reddish, flaccid, sub-erect, hispid. Leaves to 8 x 3 cm, ovate-oblong, acuminate, obliquely cordate at base, hirtus, membranous, 5-nerved from the base; petiole 1-3 cm long, hispid; stipule 6 x 2 mm, lanceolate. Cymes 2…

  • Begonia picta

    Begonia picta Sm., Exot. Bot. 2: 81 1806. (syn. Begonia echinata Royle); . Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya; India; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; . Indian Subcontinent as per WCSP; . Flora of Chakrata: Begonia sp from Chakrata Mussoorie Road: Begonia sp from Chakrata Mussoorie Road My id B picta…