Grass week : AR 03: Kunthipuzha river Silent valley Palakkad Kerala 24 Nov 2007
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Zeuxine longilabris ?
Zeuxine sp at Kumaraparavatha- Karnataka- PKA12: 4 images. Seen this terrestrial orchid near Kumaraparavatha, Pushpagiri WLS, Karnataka. This was looking a bit different from the first set I shared. Could this also be Zeuxine longilabris? Zeuxine longilabris (Lindl.) Trimen ? We may also take this as Zeuxine longilabris as per discussions at Zeuxine sp at Kumaraparavatha- Karnataka- PKA11 Its not possible […]
Bulbophyllum gopalianum
Bulbophyllum gopalianum Sâwmliana, M., K. Gogoi, J.S. Jalal and P. Kumar. 2024, Nordic Journal of Botany: e04256; . Common name: Lurh Bulb-Leaf Orchid . Bulbophyllum gopalianum from Mizoram: Sâwmliana, M., K. Gogoi, J.S. Jalal and P. Kumar. 2024. Bulbophyllum gopalianum (Orchidaceae), a new species from Mizoram (India), the westernmost region of the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot. Nordic […]
Malvaceae member?- Kalahandi, Odisha
Regarding identification of the species collected from Kalahandi odisha on Feb 2: 2 high res. images. Check with Helectres isora. Leaves are alternate ! Yes …, I have not observed Can it be something from Malvaceae?
Tragus racemosus
Tragus racemosus (L.) All., Fl. Pedem. 2: 241 (1785) (syn: Aira malatrina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. ; Cenchrus linearis Lam.; Cenchrus racemosus L. ; Lappago biflora Roxb.; Lappago decipiens Fig. & De Not. ; Lappago racemosa (L.) Honck.; Nazia racemosa (L.) Kuntze; Phalaris muricata Forssk. ; Tragus adriaticus Gand. ; Tragus arenarius Bremek. & Oberm. ; Tragus biflorus Schult.; Tragus brevicaulis Boiss. ; Tragus decipiens (Fig. & De Not.) […]
Leucas stricta ?
Lamiacae: Leucas zeylanica (L.) W.T.Aiton: 1 high res. image. synonyms: Leucas zeylanica (L.) R.Br., Leucas zeylanica (L.) Sm. location/date: Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994 It looks different from images at https://efloraofindia.com/2014/01/16/leucas-zeylanica/ I think it appears close to images at https://efloraofindia.com/2015/06/30/leucas-stricta/ seems L zeylanica May I request you to have a look at […]
Chrysosplenium lanuginosum
Chrysosplenium lanuginosum Hook. fil. & Thoms., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 74 (1857) (syn: Chrysosplenium adoxoides (Griff.) Hook.f. & Thomson ex Maxim. ; Chrysosplenium ciliatum Franch. ; Chrysosplenium dunnianum H.Lév. & Vaniot ; Chrysosplenium henryi Franch. ; Chrysosplenium lanuginosum var. ciliatum (Franch.) J.T.Pan ; Chrysosplenium lanuginosum var. dunnianum (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Hara ; Chrysosplenium lanuginosum var. yunnanense H.Hara ; Saxifraga adoxoides Griff.); , Nepal to S. Central China and […]
Curcuma cannanorensis
Curcuma cannanorensis R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair, Curr. Sci. 51: 293 (1982) (syn: Curcuma cannanorensis var. lutea R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair ; Curcuma lutea (R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair) Amalraj, Velay. & Mural. ; Curcuma oligantha var. lutea (R.Ansari, V.J.Nair & N.C.Nair) K.G.Bhat); . SW. India as per POWO; . Zingiberaceae: Curcuma neilgherrensis Wight: 1 image. location/date: Thrissur Distr., Kerala, November 2002 […]
Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st Jan.’24
Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st Jan.’24: 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 4,61,800 messages so far & membership currently more than 3480 nos. efloraofindia (eFI in short) website is […]
Acridocarpus
Acridocarpus natalitius var. linearifolius Launert? (Introduced) (S. Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal: KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Swaziland as per POWO)
Xylosma controversa ?
Regarding identification of the species collected from Mayurbhanj Odisha on Jan 24: 3 high res. images. Antidesama ???? Leaves appears to be different from images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/06/antidesma/ It looks rather like a Flacourtia sp. [Salicaceae]. I think looks different from images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/flacourtia/ Premna sps.? not possible Possibility for Flacourtiaceae genera (Flacourtia/ Scolopia) Is there any possibility of this being […]
Acridocarpus natalitius var. linearifolius ? (Introduced)
Acridocarpus natalitius var. linearifolius Launert, Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 35: 32 (1961) ; . S. Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal: KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Swaziland as per POWO; . Malpighiaceae: Acridocarpus smeathmannii (DC.) Guill. & Perr.: 1 image. location/date: University of Agricultural Sciences campus, Bangalore, July 1997 I could not find similar leaves on the net as per https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=7888256 (specimens) https://www.flickr.com/photos/36517976@N06/3507879890/in/photostream/ […]
Hedychium species- Latha Bhanjyang, Chapakhark, Lalitpur, Nepal
SK 3926 20 January 2024: 7 very high res. images. Location: Latha Bhanjyang, Chapakhark, Lalitpur Date: 14 January 2024 Elevation: 1600 m. Habit : Wild Hedychium. …??? Hedychium spp…! Check with Hedychium gardenerianum . ! May not be possible for id.
Gastrodia sikkimensis
Gastrodia sikkimensis MADHUSUDHAN KHANAL, SHUVADIP SARKAR, SANTOSH KUMAR RAI, DEVENDRA KUMAR, SANDEEP RAWAT, PRAMOD RAI & DINESH KUMAR AGRAWALA; . Gastrodia bambu Metusala and Gastrodia sikkimensis M.Khanal & S.Sarkar: (Mixed thread): 1 high res. image. Two holomycotrophic orchids have been reported from Kalimpong, West Bengal and Gangtok Sikkim which includes one new record for India and a […]
Gastrodia bambu
Gastrodia bambu Metusala, Phytotaxa 317: 212 (2017) (syn: Demorchis bambu (Metusala) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Demorchis khangii (Aver.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones ; Gastrodia khangii Aver. ); . N. Vietnam, Jawa as per POWO; . Gastrodia bambu Metusala and Gastrodia sikkimensis M.Khanal & S.Sarkar: (Mixed thread): 2 images. Two holomycotrophic orchids have been reported from Kalimpong, West Bengal and Gangtok […]
Selaginella inaequalifolia
Selaginella inaequalifolia (Hook. & Grev.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10: 145 (1843) (syn: Lycopodium inaequalifolium Hook. & Grev. ; Lycopodioides inaequalifolia (Hook. & Grev.) Kuntze); . Indian Subcontinent to N. Thailand, Sulawesi: Assam, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Sulawesi, Thailand as per POWO; Terrestrials herbs with erect, scandent stem 30-35 cm long, rooting at the base, rhizophores […]
Ligustrum minii
Ligustrum minii Raizada, in M.B.Raizada & H.O.Saxena, Fl. Mussoorie 1: 425 (1978) (syn: Ligustrum gamblei Ramamoorthy in C.J.Saldanha & D.H. Nicolson, Fl. Hassan Distr.: 513 (1976), nom. superfl.; Ligustrum roxburghii C.B.Clarke); . S. India as per POWO; . Habit: Small trees up to 5 m tall. Trunk & Bark: Bark lenticellate. Branches and branchlets: Young branchlets terete, minutely pubescent, lenticellate Leaves: Leaves simple, […]
Macrosolen pseudopsilantha
Macrosolen pseudopsilantha (Rajasek.) Kottaim., Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Pl. Biol. 6(10): 40 (2019) (syn: Elytranthe pseudopsilantha Rajasek. ); . S. India as per POWO; . Common name: White-Dotted Red Mistletoe . 523 ID wild parasite: 14 high res. images. Please ID wild parasite, Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA Altitude: 1500fsl Flower date: 17JUN2023, […]
Drypetes venusta
Drypetes venusta (Wight) Pax & K.Hoffm., H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XV: 268 (1922) (syn: Astylis venusta Wight ; Drypetes elata (Bedd.) Pax & K.Hoffm.; Hemicyclia elata Bedd. ; Hemicyclia venusta (Wight) Thwaites); . SW. India as per POWO; . Deciduous trees, to 30 m high, bole fluted, bark greyish-white, smooth, thin; branchlets 1-5 mm thick, slender, drooping, glabrous. Leaves […]
Anacolosa
Anacolosa densiflora Bedd (SW. India as per POWO)
