• Aesculus

    Aesculus assamica Griff. (It (A. assamica) differs from A. indica in subcoriaceous (vs. submembraneous) leaves, longer central leaflet 20-40 cm long (vs. 12-22 cm long), broader 6-12 cm broad (vs. 4-7 cm broad), petiole 18-30 cm long (vs. 7-15 cm long), petals white and yellow (vs. white and yellow with red…

  • Aeschynomene indica

    Aeschynomene indica L. (Syn: Aeschynomene cachemiriana Cambess.; Aeschynomene diffusa Willd.; Aeschynomene evenia “Sensu Rudd, p.p.” (Misapplied); Aeschynomene glaberrima Poir.; Aeschynomene indica var. punctata Pers.; Aeschynomene indica var. viscosa Miq.; Aeschynomene kashmiriana Cambess.; Aeschynomene macropoda DC.; Aeschynomene montana Span.; Aeschynomene oligantha Baker; Aeschynomene pumila L.; Aeschynomene punctata Steud.; Aeschynomene quadrata Schum. & Thonn.; Aeschynomene…

  • Aeschynomene americana

    Aeschynomene americana L. (Syn: Aeschynomene americana var. depila Millsp.; Aeschynomene glandulosa Poir. ex Lam.; Aeschynomene javanica var. luxurians Miq.; Aeschynomene mexicana Colla; Aeschynomene mimulosa Miq.; Aeschynomene tricholoma Standl. & Steyerm.; Hippocrepis mimulosa Noronha;          Aeschynomene mimosula Miq.; Hippocrepis mimosula Noronha); . es-kee-no-MEE-nee — from Greek aeschyn (causing shame); refers to leaves closing…

  • Aeschynanthus parviflorus

    Aeschynanthus parviflorus (D.Don) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 4(2): 238 1827. (Syn: Aeschynanthus consobrinus Kraenzl.; Aeschynanthus maculatus Lindl.; Aeschynanthus maculatus var. sikkimensis C.B.Clarke; Aeschynanthus maculatus var. stenophyllus C.B.Clarke; Aeschynanthus ramosissima Wall.; Aeschynanthus sikkimensis (C.B.Clarke) Stapf; Trichosporum maculatum (Lindl.) Kuntze; Trichosporum parviflorum D.Don); . 1200-1600 m; Himalaya (Kumaun to Sikkim), S. E. Tibet…

  • Aerva javanica

    Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 11: 131 1808. (syn. Achyranthes alopecuroides Lam.; Achyranthes incana Roxb.; Achyranthes javanica (Burm.f.) Pers.; Achyranthes lanceolata Zoll. & Moritzi ex Moq.; Achyranthes persica (Burm.f.) Merr.; Aerva aegyptiaca J.F.Gmel; Aerva alopecuroides (Lam.) Dum.Cours.; Aerva bovii Edgew.; Aerva incana Mart.; Aerva javanica var….

  • Aerides odorata

    Aerides odorata Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 525 (1790). Synonyms: Epidendrum odoratum (Lour.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 385 (1810). Aeridium odorum Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 295 (1812), nom. inval. Epidendrum aerides Raeusch., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 3: 265 (1797). Limodorum latifolium Thunb. ex Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 2:…

  • Aerides crispa

    Aerides crispa Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 239 (1833).  Synonyms:  Aerides brockessii Heynh., Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 11 (1846). Aerides brookei Bateman ex Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 55 (1841). Aerides crispa var. lindleyana (Wight) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 66 (1891). Aerides crispa var. warneri A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch,…

  • Aerides

    Aerides crispa Lindl. (W. India as per POWO) Aerides maculosa Lindl. (India as per POWO)   Aerides multiflora Roxb. (Himalaya to Indo-China: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO)     Aerides odorata Lour. (China (W. Yunnan, Guangdong) to Tropical Asia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central,…

  • Aeonium arboreum (Cultivated)

    Aeonium arboreum Webb & Berthel. (Syn: Aeonium doremae Webb ex H.Christ; Aeonium manriqueorum Bolle; Sempervivum arboreum L.); .  Aeonium arboreum from IAS Summer Hill Shimla: Flower identification: Flower identification, taken at Himachal Pardesh may 2010. In morning time. Please kindly Id this flower. I’m pretty sure that this is Aeonium…

  • Crassulaceae

    Comparative images of all genera except for Echeveria, Kalanchoe & Hylotelephium, Rhodiola & Sedum are given below: . Aeonium arboreum Webb & Berthel. (Cultivated) Aeonium haworthii Webb & Berthel. (Cultivated) Aeonium undulatum Webb & Berthel. (Cultivated) Crassula brevifolia Harv. (Cultivated) Crassula capitella Thunb. (Cultivated) Crassula multicava Lem. Crassula muscosa L. (Cultivated) Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce (Cultivated) Crassula perfoliata L. var. minor…

  • Aegle

    Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa (Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir, Poonch), Pakistani Kashmir (Jhelum, Pakistani Punjab), Pakistan (I), India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Indian Punjab, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Andaman Isl., Sri Lanka, SE-Asia (I), Malesia (I), Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin,…

  • Rutaceae

    Comparative images of this family are give below, except for genera: Atalantia, Citrus, Clausena, Glycosmis, Zanthoxylum (for these it can be seen by clicking on these links): . Acronychia pedunculata (L.) Miq. (Tropical & Subtropical Asia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar…

  • Aegiceras corniculatum

    Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco , Fl. Filip. 79 1837. (syn.: Aegiceras fragrans K.D.Koenig; Aegiceras majus Gaertn.; Aegiceras malaspinaea A.DC.; Aegiceras minus A.DC.; Aegiceras obcordatum Steud.; Aegiceras obovatum Blume; Malaspinaea laurifolia C.Presl (Unresolved); Rhizophora aegiceras J.F.Gmel. (Unresolved); Rhizophora corniculata L.; Umbraculum corniculatum (L.) Kuntze); . SE. China to Tropical Asia and N. Australia,…

  • Aegiceras

    Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco (SE. China to Tropical Asia and N. Australia, Lord Howe Island: Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Norfolk Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO) . BSI Flora of India Checklist (Volume 2) (Distribution): Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco (Andaman…

  • Adonis aestivalis

    Adonis aestivalis L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2 771 1762. (Syn: Adonis aestivalis subsp. aestivalis ….; Adonis ambigua Gaudin .; Adonis annua var. phoenicea L.; Adonis autumnalis M.Bieb.; Adonis bienertii Butkov ex Riedl.; Adonis citrina Hoffm.; Adonis crinita Hoffm.; Adonis cristata Stapf; Adonis flammea Schleich. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Adonis flava Vill.; Adonis…

  • Adonis

    Adonis aestivalis L. (Europe to W. Nepal: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belarus, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia; Introduced into: California, Czechoslovakia, Idaho, Montana, Netherlands,…

  • Adonidia merrillii

    Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc., Philipp. J. Sci. 14: 329 1919. (syn: Actinorhytis calapparia Vidal; Normanbya merrillii Becc.; Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H.E.Moore); . Manila palm, Merrill Palm; . Coastal areas of Coron, Palawan Island. Native: Philippines A palm tree occurring in open forest on steep limestone slopes in coastal areas. The species…

  • Adiantum raddianum (Introduced)

    Adiantum raddianum C. Presl, Tent. Pterid. 158 158 1836 (syn: Adiantum aemulum Moore; Adiantum aethiopicum Hook. ex Bak. (ambiguous synonym); Adiantum amabile Moore (ambiguous synonym); Adiantum colpodes T. Moore; Adiantum cuneatum Langsd. & Fisch.; Adiantum cuneatum G. Forst.; Adiantum cuneipinnulum Nair & Ghosh;  Adiantum decorum Moore; Adiantum decorum var. quadripinnatum Rosenst.;…

  • Adiantum philippense

    Adiantum philippense L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1094. 1753 (syn: Cyclosorus arcuatus (Poir.) Alston ; Thelypteris arcuata (Poir.) C.F.Reed ; Aspidium arcuatum (Poir.) Desv. ; Nephrodium arcuatum (Poir.) Desv. ; Polypodium arcuatum Poir. ; Adiantum arcuatum (Poir.) Sw. ; Adiantum lunatum Cav. ; Adiantum lunulatum Burm.f. ; Adiantum lunulatum var. dolabriforme F.M.Bailey ; Adiantum lunulatum var. fissum Christ ; Adiantum lunulatum var. limbatum Christ ; Adiantum lunulatum var. lobatum C.Chr. ; Adiantum lunulatum var. subjunonicum Christ ; Pteris lunulata (Burm.f.) Retz.);  . Tropical & Subtropical Old World: Andaman…

  • Adiantum caudatum

    Adiantum caudatum L., Mant. Pl. 308 308 1771. (syn: Adiantum assamicum B.K.Nayar ; Adiantum borneense Gand. ; Adiantum caudatum var. angustilobatum Bonap. ; Adiantum flagelliferum Wall. ; Adiantum lomesam B.K.Nayar & Geev. ; Adiantum lyratum Blanco); . Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal,…