• Roldana gilgii (Introduced- USA)

    Roldana gilgii (Greenm.) H. Rob. & Brettell, Phytologia 27: 419 (1974) (syn: Senecio gilgii Greenm.); . Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest as per POWO; . Roldana gilgii (Greenm.) H.Rob. & Brettell from California-GS17042023-3: Roldana gilgii (Greenm.) H.Rob. & Brettell (Syn: Senecio Gilgii Greenm.) is a species with nearly rounded toothed leaves and yellow…

  • Euryops virgineus

    Euryops virgineus (L. fil.) Less., Prodr. 6: 445 (1838) (syn: Euryops flabelliformis Cass. ; Jacobaeastrum virgineum (L.f.) Kuntze; Othonna flabellifolia G.Lodd. ; Othonna virginea L.f. ); . Cape Prov. to Lesotho as per POWO; . Euryops virgineus (L.f.) DC. ‘Tali’ from California-GS17042023-1: 5 high res. images. Euryops virgineus (L.f.) DC., is another shrubby species (we already…

  • Callisia soconuscensis

    Callisia soconuscensis Matuda, Bol. Soc. Bot. México 17: 2 (1954) (syn: Callisia guerrerensis Matuda); . S. Mexico to Guatemala: Guatemala, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest as per POWO; . SK 3717 08 April 2023: Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated Callisia but lebel not clear ! Callisia…

  • Ficus concinna

    Ficus concinna (Miq.) Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 286 (1867) (syn: Ficus glabella var. concinna (Miq.) King ; Urostigma concinnum Miq. ; Ficus affinis Wall. ex Kurz ; Ficus arayatensis Warb. ; Ficus blumei Steud. ; Ficus fecundissima H.Lév. & Vaniot ; Ficus glabella var. affinis (Wall. ex Kurz) King ; Ficus obovata Griff. ; Ficus parvifolia (Miq.) Miq. ; Ficus pseudoreligiosa H.Lév. ; Ficus subpedunculata Miq. ; Urostigma parvifolium Miq. ); . India to…

  • Chiloschista usneoides ?

    Chiloschista usneoides (D.Don) Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1522 (1832) (syn: Aerides convallarioides Wall. ex Lindl.; Epidendrum usneoides D.Don ; Sarcochilus usneoides (D.Don) Rchb.f. ; Thrixspermum usneoides (D.Don) Rchb.f.); . Himalaya to Myanmar: East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Lichen Split-Lip Orchid . Plant epiphytic or lithophytic, pendent; roots tufted,…

  • Oeosporangium

    Oeosporangium tenuifolium (Burm. fil.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar (Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga,…

  • Cyperaceae member- Kannur district of Kerala

    ID Kannur 14/12/03/23: Please identify this grass from Kannur district of Kerala. Image not clear ! Yes, detailed and clear images are required.    

  • Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st March’23

    Efloraofindia website updated up to 28th March’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 4,45,400 messages so far & membership currently more than 3410…

  • Porpax lacei

    Porpax lacei (Summerh.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186: 200 (2018) (syn: Conchidium lacei (Summerh.) Ormerod ; Eria lacei Summerh.); . Assam to N. Thailand: Assam, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Common name: Lace’s Eria . MS, April, 2023/03 orchid for id.: 3 images. Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram Altitude…

  • Pelargonium ionidiflorum (Introduced- USA)

    Pelargonium ionidiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud., Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 461 (1837) (syn: Geraniospermum ionidiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze ; Ligularia ionidiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. ); . E. Cape Prov. as per POWO; . Pelargonium ionidiflorum from California-GS05042023-1: 3 very high res. images. Pelargonium ionidiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud., photographed from…

  • Strobilanthes simonsii

    Strobilanthes simonsii T. Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 474 (1867); . Bhutan to SE. Tibet and Assam: Assam, East Himalaya, Tibet as per POWO; . Common name: White East-Himalayan Coneflower . Similar in general habit to S. echinata. Stems pilose. Leaves elliptic, falcate, not more than 9 x3cm, pubescent on…

  • Prostanthera ‘Variegata’

    Duranta erecta ‘Variegata’ from California-GS03042023-1: 4 very high res. images. Duranta erecta ‘Variegata’ photographed from Fremont California. I think this is Prostanthera ‘Variegata’ as per https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=2417 https://www.shootgardening.com/plants/prostanthera-ovalifolia-variegata https://www.andre-briant.fr/en/variety-range/access-to-varieties/plants-for-mild-climates/4552-prostanthera-ovalifolia-variegata-.html Looks different from images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/26/duranta-erecta/ you are really great. I was all the time wondering about flower colour and structure. Prosanthera ovalifolia…

  • 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,…