• Rubiaceae

    Comparative images of this family are given below except for the genera Argostemma, Coffea, Debia, Dimetia, Exallage, Galium, Gardenia, Hedyotis, Hymenodictyon, Ixora, Ophiorrhiza, Lasianthus, Leptodermis, Leptopetalum, Luculia, Morinda, Mussaenda, Mycetia, Neanotis, Oldenlandia, Pavetta, Psychotria, Rubia, Scleromitrion, Spermacoce, Wendlandia (whose comparative images can be seen by clicking on these links): , Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Brandis (India to China (Yunnan) and Pen. Malaysia (Perlis) as per WCSP) Adina rubella Hance (Introduced) (China North-Central;…

  • Arundo

    Arundo donax L. (W. & Central Asia to Temp. E. Asia: Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, East Himalaya, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen; Introduced into: Alabama,…

  • Abelmoschus ficulneus

    Abelmoschus ficulneus (L.) Wight & Arn., Cat. Ind. Pl. 14 1833. (Syn. Abelmoschus alborubens Benth.; Abelmoschus alboruber F.Muell.; Abelmoschus strictus Voigt; Hibiscus ficulneus L.; Hibiscus ficulneus var. alboruber (F.Muell.) Domin (Unresolved); Hibiscus sinuatus Cav.); . White Wild Musk Mallow, Native rosella • Hindi: Jangli bhindi • Marathi: Ran bhendi • Tamil:…

  • Abelmoschus esculentus

    Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, Methodus 617 1794. (syn. Abelmoschus bammia Webb; Abelmoschus longifolius (Willd.) Kostel.; Abelmoschus officinalis (DC.) Endl.;  Abelmoschus praecox Sickenb.; Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Singh; Abelmoschus tuberculatus var. deltoidefolius T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar; Hibiscus esculentus L.; Hibiscus longifolius Willd.); . a-bel-MOS-kus — from Arabic, abu-al-mosk – father (source) of musk…

  • Caprifoliaceae

    Comparative images from all genera except for Lonicera are given below: . Abelia × grandiflora (Ravelli ex André) Rehder (Images by  Gurcharan Singh and Aarti S. Khale (1,2- ID by Gurcharan Singh))  Abelia triflora R.Br. ex Wall. (Images by Ashwini Bhatia (id by D S Rawat), Suresh Rana (ID by Gurcharan Singh) and V.P.Bhatt (ID by D.S.Rawat) (Inserted by…

  • Primula macrophylla

    Primula macrophylla D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 80 80 1825. (Syn: Aleuritia pulverea (Fed.) Soják; Primula aitchisonii Pax; Primula atroviolacea Jacquem. ex Duby; Primula jaeschkeana A.Kern.; Primula laeschkeana A.Kern. ex Kolb; Primula macrophylla subsp. pulverea (Fed.) Halda; Primula meeboldii Pax; Primula pulverea Fed.; Primula purpurea Royle); . E. & NE. Afghanistan to Central…

  • Primula

    Primula boothii W. G. Craib (Central & E. Himalaya to S. Tibet: East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO) Primula boothii subsp. autumnalis A.J. Richards (Nepal as per POWO) Primula buryana Balf. f. (S. Tibet to Nepal as per POWO) Primula calderiana I. B. Balf. & R. E. Cooper (Central & E. Himalaya to S. Tibet: East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO)   Primula capitata…

  • Primulaceae

    Comparative images of this family are given below, except for Androsace, Ardisia, Embelia, Lysimachia and Primula (which can be seen at these links): . 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…

  • Chrysanthemum

    Chrysanthemum indicum L.   Chrysanthemum × morifolium Ramat. (Images by Aarti Khale, Narendra Joshi, (Mrs. F. Abraham. -Identified by Pudji Widodo) & Nalini (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))   Re: completed insertion of images for identified Chrysanthemum species : 1 post by 1 author. I had already inserted images for Chrysanthemum species page…

  • Combretum indicum (Cultivated)

    Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps, Useful Pl. Dominica 277 1998. (syn: Combretum indicum (L.) Jongkind; Kleinia quadricolor Crantz; Mekistus sinensis Lour. ex B.A. Gomes; Quisqualis ebracteata P.Beauv.; Quisqualis glabra Burm.f.; Quisqualis grandiflora Miq.; Quisqualis indica L.; Quisqualis indica var. oxypetala Kurz; Quisqualis indica var. villosa C.B.Clarke; Quisqualis longiflora C.Presl; Quisqualis loureiroi G.Don;…

  • Combretaceae

    Anogeissus acuminata (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guill. & Perr. (Images by Bhagyashri Ranade) Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guill. & Perr. (Images by Anurag N. Sharma, Aarti S. Khale and tspkumar) Anogeissus sericea Brandis (Images by Neil Soares)   Anogeissus sericea var. nummularia King ex Duthie (Image by Devendra…

  • Passiflora

    Passiflora caerulea L. (Introduced) (Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Tarija), NE-Brazil (Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goias), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Distrito Federal, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La…

  • Caesulia axillaris

    Caesulia axillaris Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1 1798. ; . ¿ cez-uh-LEE-uh ? — derivation obscure … glad to receive any help ax-ILL-ar-iss — in the leaf axils … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: pink node flower • Marathi: माका maka • Nepali: थुक झार thuk jhaar •  Telugu: ఎర్ర…

  • Ipomoea

    Ipomoea acanthocarpa (Choisy) Asch. & Schweinf. Ipomoea alba L. (Images by Surajit Koley – current legitimate name by Ron)   Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schult. ? Ipomoea barleioides (Choisy) Benth. ex C.B. Clarke (Images by Prashant Awale & Shrikant Ingalhalikar) Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Images by Gurcharan Singh, Surajit…

  • Chloris

    Chloris barbata Sw. (Tropical & Subtropical Old World: Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, China Southeast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gulf States, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Kuwait, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Rodrigues,…

  • Alstonia venenata

    Alstonia venenata R.Br., Asclepiadeae 64 1810. (Syn: Alstonia venenata var. pubescens Monach.; Blaberopus venenatus (R.Br.) A.DC.; Echites venenatus Roxb. ex A.DC.); . al-STON-ee-uh — named for Dr. C. Alston, 18th cent. Scottish Prof. of Botany at Edinburgh … Dave’s Botanaryven-en-AY-tuh — poisoned, drugged or enchanted … Dave’s Botanary  . commonly known as: poison devil tree • Kannada: ಅಡ್ಡಸರ್ಪ…

  • Apocynaceae

    Keys of Asclepiadaceae in Flora of Bhutan: 1. Large erect shrubs, small trees, erect to sprawling herbs or epiphytes 2 + Twining shrubs  . . . . .. 8 2. Large erect shrubs or small trees more than 50cm tall . . . . . . ..9. Calotropis + Epiphytes or…

  • Arecaceae

    Actinorhytis calapparia (Blume) H.Wendl. & Drude ex Scheff. (Images by Raghu Ananth (Id by Pudji Widodo & Mahadeswara Swamy) (Inserted by Nadeem Waqif & J.M.Garg)) Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc. (Images by Alka Khare (Id/ validation by Rajan Karnik & Andrew Henderson), Rashida Atthar (Id by Satish Pardeshi), Aarti S Khale & Surajit…

  • Bignoniaceae

    Comparative images except for Handroanthus and Tabebuia‎ are given below: . Adenocalymma comosum (Cham.) DC. (Images by Ranjini Kamath (ID by Kenneth), (Inserted by Gurcharan Singh & J.M.Garg) (Click link to see details)) Amphilophium buccinatorium (DC.) L.G.Lohmann (Images by Usha Desai and Gurcharan Singh, Inserted by Gurcharan Singh (Please click links to see details and more images)) Anemopaegma chamberlaynii (Sims) Bureau &…

  • Wikstroemia

    Wikstroemia canescens Wall. ex Meisn. (E. Afghanistan to Myanmar and Sri Lanka: Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO) Wikstroemia indica (L.) C. Meyer (Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific, Australia: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Maluku, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland,…