• Berzelia galpinii (Introduced- USA)

    Berzelia galpinii Pillans, J. S. African Bot. 13: 195 (1947); . Cape Prov. (Riversdale) as per POWO; . Berzelia galpinii from San Francisco Botanical Garden-GS04022023-2: very high res. images. Berzelia galpinii, a shrub from South Africa grown in San Francisco Botanical Garden, Clicked on June 2,2019.  Yes, appears close as per…

  • Aulax umbellata (Introduced- USA)

    Aulax umbellata (Thunb.) R. Br., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 50 (1810) (syn: Aulax cneorifolia Knight ; Protea aulacea Thunb. ; Protea cneorifolia Salisb. ; Protea lanceolata DC. ex Meisn.; Protea umbellata Thunb.); . SW. Cape Prov. as per POWO; . Aulax umbellata from San Francisco Botanical Garden-GS04022023-1: 3 high res. images. Aulax umbellata (Thunb.) DC,…

  • Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st Jan.’23

    Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st Jan.’23 more than 14,000 species: It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindia is the largest google e-group/ forum in the world in this field & the largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with around 4,41,100 messages so far & membership currently more than 3405…

  • Helwingia

    Helwingia himalaica Hook. fil. & Thoms. ex C. B. Cl. ? (Himalaya to S. China and N. Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO)      

  • Helwingia himalaica ?

    Helwingia himalaica Hook. fil. & Thoms. ex C. B. Cl., J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 726 (1879) (syn: Helwingia chinensis f. oblanceolata S.S.Chien ; Helwingia himalaica var. gracilipes W.P.Fang & Soong ; Helwingia himalaica var. nanchuanensis (W.P.Fang) W.P.Fang & Soong ; Helwingia himalaica f. oblanceolata (S.S.Chien) W.P.Fang & Soong ; Helwingia himalaica var. parvifolia H.L.Li ; Helwingia himalaica var. prunifolia W.P.Fang & Soong ; Helwingia japonica var. himalaica (Hook.f. & Thomson ex…

  • Rotala juniperina

    Rotala juniperina A. Fernandes, Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2.A, 48: 126 (1974 publ. 1975) (syn: Rotala decumbens A.Fern.); . N. Tanzania to Zambia, W. India: India, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre as per POWO; . Rotala juniperina A.Fern. :: Koraigad :: October 8, 2011: 2 images. Koraigad  Maharashtra Date: October 8, 2011 … Altitude: about 923…

  • Buddleja crispa ?

    Buddleja paniculata Wall.: 6 very high res. images. Location: Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal Date: 02 February 2023 Elevation: 1500 m. Habitat: Wild Nepali Names : भिमसेन पाती Bhimasen Paatee /  नारायण पाती Naaraayan Paatee I think it looks different from the POWO specimen. Pl. check with https://efloraofindia.com/2011/07/12/buddleja-crispa/ That is found only above 1800m. and flowers…

  • Nitella species- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

    I’d of a submerged plant: 2 high res. images. Request for I’d of a submerged plant from Bilaspur. Photographed in January, 2023. Apparently it is looking close to Nitella sp. an algea. Both are charophytes (algae) possibly Nitella species. For more information microphotography (stereo zoom) needed. The freshwater algal photos…

  • Ponthieva racemosa (USA)

    Ponthieva racemosa (Walter) C.Mohr, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 6: 460 (1901) (syn: Arethusa racemosa Walter; Cranichis multiflora Elliott ex Nutt. ; Epipactis pubescens Pursh ; Listera pubescens (Pursh) Elliott ; Neottia pubera Steud.; Ophrys pubera Michx. ; Ponthieva costaricensis Schltr. ; Ponthieva glandulosa var. macra Rchb.f. ; Ponthieva guatemalensis Rchb.f. ; Ponthieva lancifolia A.Rich. ; Ponthieva oblongifolia A.Rich. & Galeotti ; Serapias pubescens (Pursh) Steud.);…

  • Garcinia imbertii

    Garcinia imbertii Bourd., J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 12: 349 (1899) ; . SW. India as per POWO; Evergreen trees, to 15 m high, bark 6 mm thick, brown mottled with white, rough, vertically fissured; exudation sweet-scented; branchlets quadrangular, glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate, estipulate; petiole 2-5 mm long, slender, glabrous,…

  • Garcinia acuminata

    Garcinia acuminata Planch. & Triana, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 14: 355 (1860) (syn: Garcinia elliptica (Graham) Wall. ex Wight ; Garcinia wallichiana Klotzsch ex Planch. & Triana ; Hebradendron ellipticum Graham ; Stalagmitis elliptica (Graham) G.Don); . E. Himalaya to Thailand: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Thailand as per POWO; . MS,Jan.,2023/06 Tree for id.:…

  • Eleutherococcus

    Eleutherococcus leucorrhizus var. fulvescens (Harms & Rehder) Nakai     

  • Eleutherococcus leucorrhizus var. fulvescens

    Eleutherococcus leucorrhizus var. fulvescens (Harms & Rehder) Nakai, Fl. Sylv. Kor. 16: 27 (1927) (syn: Acanthopanax leucorrhizus var. fulvescens Harms & Rehder ; Acanthopanax longipes Hand.-Mazz. ); . S. China: China South-Central, China Southeast as per POWO; . Distribution in BSI flora of India; . Unknown Climber from Manipur: 4 images. kindly suggest the species of…

  • Epidendrum anceps (USA)

    Epidendrum anceps Jacq., Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 244 (1763) (syn: Amphiglottis anceps (Jacq.) Britton; Amphiglottis lurida Salisb. ; Epidendrum anceps var. typicum Stehlé; Epidendrum anceps var. virescens (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Hemsl. ; Epidendrum fuscatum Sm. ; Epidendrum fuscatum var. virescens Lodd. ex Lindl. ; Tritelandra fuscata (Sm.) Raf.); . Hispaniola to Lesser Antilles: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. as per POWO;…

  • Cyperus diffusus

    Cyperus diffusus Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 321 (1805) (syn: Cyperus bancanus var. brevibracteatus E.G.Camus ; Cyperus buettneri Boeckeler ; Cyperus calacaryensis Steud. ; Cyperus diffusus var. brevibracteatus (E.G.Camus) Kük. ; Cyperus diffusus f. celebicus (Miq.) Kük. ; Cyperus diffusus var. macrostachyus Boeckeler ; Cyperus diffusus subsp. macrostachyus (Boeckeler) T.Koyama ; Cyperus diffusus var. multispicatus S.M.Huang ; Cyperus diffusus var. pubisquama (Steud.) Kük. ; Cyperus holophyllus Miq. ex de Vriese ; Cyperus holophyllus var. celebicus Miq. ; Cyperus…

  • Bodoland Knowledge Fevtival_23

    Bodoland Knowledge Fevtival_23: It gives me immense pleasure to inform you all that the Bodoland University along with other higher education institutions of Bodoland with support from the Government of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) is set to organize the Bodoland International Knowledge Festival (February 27- March 2, 2023) at Kokrajhar…

  • Buchnera floridana (USA)

    Buchnera floridana Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 217 (1919) ; . SE. U.S.A. to Central America, Caribbean: Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, North Carolina, Panamá, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. as per…

  • Carex species- Reiek, Mizoram

    MS,Jan.,2023/24 Carex sp. for id.: 1 image. Location : Reiek, Mizoram Altitude : ca.1,400 m. Date : 16-01-2023 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Pl. post high res. images. 1 high res. image. Pl. check https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/13/carex/ What are the species listed in your area? Carex spp. are not listed/recorded in…

  • Smilax species- Rajouri, J and K

    I’d required for this plant ??: 2 images. Location: Rajouri, j and k Date:26/01/2023 Smilax ! https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/30/smilax/ Yes it is Smilax. Yes. More details are required for species id.

  • Coelogyne (Otochilus) species- Ailawng, Mizoram

    MS,Jan.,2023/23 Orchid for id.: 1 image. Location : Ailawng, Mizoram Altitude : ca.1,400m. Date : 29-1-2023 Habit : Epiphytic herb Habitat : Wild Image not clear. Please post high resolution and close up of flower images. 1 very high res. image. Another Otochilus