Strobilanthes saccata J. R. I. Wood, Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 256 (1994) (syn: Ruellia argentea Wall., Strobilanthes sabineana var. argentea Nees); . Nepal as per POWO; . Strobilanthes saccata J.R.I.Wood: 7 very high res. images. Location: Godam, Chandragiri, Lalitpur Date: 16 September 2022 Altitude: 1768m. Habitat : Wild Image quality not good ! Endemic to Nepal…
Mandragora caulescens C. B. Cl. (Nepal to China (W. Sichuan, NW. Yunnan) and N. Myanmar: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet as per POWO) , BSI Flora of India Checklist Vol. 2 (1993) (Distribution): Mandragora caulescens C.B. Clarke in Hook.f. (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim) . Species with distribution in annotated…
Henckelia anachoreta (Hance) D.J.Middleton & Mich.Möller, Taxon 60: 774 (2011) (syn: Chirita anachoreta Hance, Chirita dimidiata R.Br., Chirita minutiserrulata Hayata, Didymocarpus anachoretus (Hance) H.Lév., Didymocarpus minutiserrulatus (Hayata) Yamam., Didymostigma trichanthera C.X.Ye & X.G.Shi, Roettlera anachoreta (Hance) Kuntze); . Arunachal Pradesh to S. China and Indo-China, Taiwan: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam…
Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate Heads: Pulicaria dysenterica from Panipat- NS 47 : Attachments (10). 3 posts by 2 authors. This one was shot from around Panipat… I know this as Pulicaria dysenterica.. hope to get validating/ correcting remarks… Yes … I also got it from Herbal garden in Delhi. After…
Luisia sp.–Amboli Tour:: NS August 2022 (17): 6 images. This Luisia was in flowers near Sawantwadi.. Please confirm the specific id.. Luisia recurva Seidenf. ? I have recently seen a publication of this from somewhere. I doubt this is Luisia brachystachys, but I will confirm later. Luisia is not easy.
Cymbidium crassifolium Herb., Proc. Hort. Soc. London 1838: 42 (1838) (syn: Cymbidium bicolor subsp. obtusum Du Puy & P.J.Cribb, Cymbidium flaccidum Schltr., Cymbidium mannii Rchb.f., Cymbidium paucifolium Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen); . Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per…
Malus sikkimensis (Wenz.) Koehne, Gatt. Pomac.: 27 (1890) (syn: Malus baccata subsp. sikkimensis (Wenz.) Likhonos, Pyrus pashia var. sikkimensis Wenz., Pyrus sikkimensis (Wenz.) Hook.f., Sinomalus sikkimensis (Wenz.) Rushforth); . Nepal to S. Central China and Myanmar: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO; . Request for Plant Identification: 4 very high res. images. I am…
Regarding identification of the species: 1 image. Here with I am attached photo graph of a species for identification. Habit/Habitat : Near the stream Fruiting time : August Cleistanthus patulus!! It resembles Some Celastraceae members …, once check properly, if possible try for flowers, Leaves are not toothed in Cleistanthus patulus (Roxb.)…
Bulbophyllum polyrrhizum Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 53 (1830) (syn: Phyllorkis polyrrhiza (Lindl.) Kuntze); . Uttarakhand to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Rhizome creeping, ca. 1.5 mm in diam., rooting from base of pseudobulbs. Pseudobulbs 5-10 mm…
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton, Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 11: 84 (1892) (syn: Calyptrostylis articulata (Roxb.) Nees ; Calyptrostylis asperula var. minor Nees ; Calyptrostylis divergens Nees ; Calyptrostylis fascicularis Nees ; Calyptrostylis florida (Rudge) Nees ; Calyptrostylis gaudichaudii Nees ; Calyptrostylis rudgei Nees ; Cephaloschoenus articulatus (Roxb.) Nees ; Cephaloschoenus divergens Nees ; Chaetospora aurea Kunth ; Dichromena corymbosa (L.) J.F.Macbr.; Rhynchospora…
Rutaceae Week : Tree for ID : Delhi : 080512 : AK-2: A small tree seen at a private garden in Delhi on the 16th of March,12. Tree in full bloom, with extremely fragrant white flowers….with the fragrance in the air. No fruits when picture was taken. Citrus sinensis? May…
France, July 2022 :: Tree for ID :: ARK2022-098: 3 high res. images. This was clicked in the Palace gardens, Versailles, France in July 2022. Requested to please ID. The fruits (or so I thought) have a very peculiar shape. Apologies for the quality of the pics. I think it…
Drosanthemum floribundum (Haw.) Schwant., Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 29 (1927) (syn: Drosanthemum candens (Haw.) Schwantes ; Drosanthemum torquatum (Haw.) Schwantes ; Mesembryanthemum candens Haw. ; Mesembryanthemum floribundum Haw. ; Mesembryanthemum furfureum Haw. ; Mesembryanthemum hirtellum Salm-Dyck ; Mesembryanthemum hispidum var. pallidum Haw. ; Mesembryanthemum torquatum Haw. ; Mesembryanthemum tuberculatum Eckl. & Zeyh. ); . SW. Cape Prov.; Introduced into: Azores, California, Canary Is., Ecuador, France, Great Britain, Madeira, Mexico Northwest,…
Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st August’22: 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 4,31,900 messages so far & membership currently around 3365 nos. efloraofindia (eFI…
Vepris bilocularis (Wight & Arn.) Engl., H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(4): 178 (1896) (syn: Cranzia bilocularis (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze, Dipetalum biloculare (Wight & Arn.) Dalzell, Toddalia bilocularis Wight & Arn.); SW. & S. India as per POWO; . Common name: Nilgiri White Ironwood • Malayalam: Karakil, Moothassari • Kannada: ಮಂಗಪ್ಪೆ Mangappe . Evergreen dioecious trees,…
France, July 2022 :: Campanula (?) for ID :: ARK2022-083: 5 high res. images. This was clicked at the Eze Botanical Garden near Nice, France in July 2022. Requested to please ID. Campanula… Leaf images not so clear. Campanula rapunculus L. ?? I think looks different from images of Campanula rapunculus…
France, July 2022 :: Campanula – 2 for validation :: ARK2022-085: 4 high res. images. This was clicked at the Eze Botanical Garden near Nice, France in July 2022. Suggestion on an FB group was Campanula isophylla. Requested to please validate ID looks right for me. I am having doubts…
BSI Flora of India Checklist Volume 2 (1993) (Distribution): Anisodus luridus Link in Spreng. (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh) (syn. of Anisodus stramoniifolius (Wall.) G.Don as per POWO) . Species with distribution in annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal (Distribution): Scopolia stramonifolia(Wall.) Shrestha (2500-3800 m; Himalaya (Kashmir to…
Grewia polygama Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 2: 558 (1832) (syn: Grewia lancifolia J.Graham; Grewia polygama var. elliptica Domin); . India to NW. Peninsula Malaysia: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Common name: Dysentery Bush, Emu-berry, Turkey bush • Marathi: गोवली Govli • Telugu: Chinnacheepuru, Chinnacipuru . …
France, July 2022 :: Yellow flowers for ID :: ARK2022-097: 3 high res. images. This was clicked in the Palace gardens, Versailles, France in July 2022. Requested to please ID. Hypericum. Hypericum species: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a—l/h/hypericaceae/hypericum I concur with Looks like H. oblongifolium. Would wait for further opinion. I think looks different…