• 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:…

  • Actinodaphne longipes

    Actinodaphne longipes Kosterm., Reinwardtia 9: 98 (1974) (syn: Actinodaphne reticulata var. glabra Meisn.); . Nepal to Assam, N. Vietnam: Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Vietnam as per POWO; . SK 3703 15 March 2023: 6 very high res. images. Location: Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Date: 11 March 2023 Altitude: 2418m. Habitat : Wild Lauraceae ?? Yes,…

  • Dimorphocalyx kurnoolensis

    Dimorphocalyx kurnoolensis R.Venkatar. & Pullaiet, Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin., n.s., 35: 201 (1994); . India (Andhra Pradesh) as per POWO; . India: Dry deciduous forests, along sides of streams. Rare. Andhra Pradesh (Kurnool Dist.) as per BSI Flora of India; . Common name: Kurnool Tritaxis • Telugu: Erra-tandra . Tritaxis kurnoolensis (Dimorphocalyx kurnoolensis…

  • Discospermum abnorme

    Discospermum abnorme (Korth.) S.J.Ali & Robbr., Blumea 35: 300 (1991) (syn: Diplospora abnormis (Korth.) Valeton ex H.J.P.Winkl.; Diplospora confusa Hook.f. ; Diplospora singularis Korth. ; Diplospora singularis Kurz ; Discospermum confusum (Hook.f.) Kuntze ; Discospermum singulare (Korth.) Kuntze ; Gynopachis abnormis Korth. ; Randia abnormis (Korth.) Boerl. ; Tricalysia singularis (Korth.) K.Schum. ; Tricalysia abnormis (Korth.) Merr. ; Vangueria palembanica Miq. ); . Assam…

  • Solanum hovei

    Solanum hovei Dunal, Prodr. 13(1): 311 (1852) (syn: Solanum intermedium Dunal); . Solanum hovei Dunal is endemic to India and occurs primarily along the Western Ghats in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, and Gujarat on plateaus and in open areas, at elevations as high as ca. 1100 meters as per solanaceaesource; As…