• Sonerila nayariana

    Sonerila nayariana Murug. & V. Balas., Taprobanica 3(2): 93 (2011); . S. India as per POWO; . 378 ID wild plant Sonerila: 12 high res. images. Please ID wild plant, Location: near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Kerala PIN:685607 Altitude: 1500fsl Flower date: 21SEP2022, 02.20pm Habitat: wild moisture, rocky misty hill, wind,…

  • Tricholepis karensium

    Tricholepis karensium Kurz,  J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 41: 318 (1872); . W. Himalaya, China (Yunnan) to N. Ind-China: China South-Central, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Tricholepis karensium Kurz submission AS25 October 22: 9 high res. images. Here I am sharing first photographic record…

  • Nepeta discolor

    Nepeta discolor Royle ex Benth., Bot. Misc. 3: 378 (1833) (syn: Nepeta discolor var. kargilica Reshi; Nepeta sabinei J.A.Schmidt); . NE. Afghanistan to Tibet: Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Benth, in Hook. Bot. Misc. iii. 378, Lab. 470, and in DC. Prodr. xii. 373 ; rootstock elongate, stems weak ascending…

  • Sterculia apetala (Introduced)

    Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst., Fl. Columb. 2: 35 (1862) (syn: Clompanus apetala (Jacq.) Kuntze, Helicteres apetala Jacq., Sterculia carthaginensis Cav.); . Florida to S. Tropical America: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles…

  • Flemingia fruticulosa

    Flemingia fruticulosa Wall. ex Benth., F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 245 (1852) (syn: Flemingia strobilifera var. fruticulosa (Wall. ex Benth.) Baker, Maughania fruticulosa (Wall. ex Benth.) Mukerjee); . Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan): Assam, China South-Central, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Trailing Wild Hops . Flemingia fruticulosa Wall. ex Benth. submission…

  • Synotis lushaensis

    Synotis lushaensis (C. E. C. Fisher) C. Jeffrey & Y. L. Chen, Kew Bull. 39: 288 (1984) (syn: Senecio lushaiensis C.E.C.Fisch.); . Assam (Mizoram) as per POWO; . MS March, 2020/02 Senecio sp. for ID : 15 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram Altitude : ca. 1,450 m….

  • Oxytropis microphylla ?

    Ladakh, August 2022 :: Oxytropis microphylla for validation :: ARK2022-159: 5 high res. images. This was at a small meadow just before Pangong tso. I think this is Oxytropis microphylla. Marmots were in abundance here and it was a ‘masst spot’ ‘for a ‘must stop’ en route Pangong tso. Requested to…

  • Beware of phishing messages/ sites

    Beware of phishing messages/ sites: Beware of phishing messages/ sites as they may be trying to steal your money. Somehow they are able to direct some efloraofindia links to their phishing sites, where they will try to get your personal information with the intention of stealing your money online. If any…

  • Epilobium species- Ganderbal, Kashmir

    Epilobium parviflorum: 3 images. Location: Ganderbal Kashmir India I think habit image is required for proper id. I will try to get more photographs soon..  

  • Alysicarpus gautalensis

    Alysicarpus gautalensis Gholami & A.K.Pandey, Phytotaxa 266: 142 (2016); . India as per POWO; . Maharastra as per BSI Flora of India; , Inclusion of Alysicarpus gracilis Edgew.: 1 image. sending collage of Alysicarpus gracilis Edgew. Syn. Alysicarpus bupleurifolius var. gracilis. for inclusion in eflora of india. Alysicarpus gautalensis  Present…

  • Rubia wallichiana

    Rubia wallichiana Decne., Mém. Couronnés Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles (4to) 12: 61 (1837) (syn: Rubia asperrima Decne.); . Himalaya to S. China: China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Similar to R.manjith but plants green throught; stems often more prickly with hooked prickles; leaves lanceolate to ovate,…

  • Mansoa difficilis (Introduced)

    Mansoa difficilis (Cham.) Bureau & K. Schum., C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 8(2): 201 (1896) (syn: Adenocalymma glomeratum Sprague, Adenocalymma splendens Bureau & K.Schum., Arrabidaea grandiflora Hassl., Bignonia difficilis Cham., Chodanthus praepensus (Miers) Sandwith, Chodanthus splendens (Bureau & K.Schum.) Hassl., Chodanthus splendens var. genuina Hassl., Chodanthus splendens var. glomeratus Hassl., Chodanthus splendens var. grandiflora (Hassl.) Hassl., Clytostoma punctatum Bureau ex Glaziou, Cydista difficilis (Cham.) Miers,…

  • Efloraofindia website updated up to 30th Sept.’22

    Efloraofindia website updated up to 30th Sept.’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 4,34,900 messages so far & membership currently around 3365 nos. efloraofindia (eFI…

  • Ficus species- Mangalore, Karnataka

    For ID 16102022KSB: 3 images. For ID Place: Mangalore Karnataka Location. Roadside tree Date: 16-10-2022 Type: Large tree Details are not clear. May I request you to post high res. images, to check the details. Looks like some Ficus ! Yes, maybe. But we need to see the details. I…

  • Gaultheria stapfiana

    Gaultheria stapfiana Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 7: 171 (1952) (syn: Gaultheria fragrantissima var. racemosa Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke); . E. Himalaya to China (Yunnan): China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar as per POWO; . Please kindly check.: 4 high res. images. Sir, are these two species same (Gaultheria fragmentissma). Their leaves and fruit colour looks…

  • Schoenoplectiella species- Bilaspur, Chhatishgarh

    I’d of Cyperaceae plant: 2 high res. images. Request for I’d of a possible Cyperaceae plant from Bilaspur. Photographed in October, 2022. Schoenoplectiella roylei (Nees) Lye ?? Yes, Schoenoplectiella species. Experts may confirm the species.

  • Hedyotis membranacea

    Hedyotis membranacea Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 143 (1859) (syn: Hedyotis asperifolia Alston; Oldenlandia membranacea (Thwaites) Kuntze); . India (Kerala), Sri Lanka as per POWO; . 369 ID wild plant Spermacoce: 16 high res. images. Please ID wild plant, Location: near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Kerala PIN:685607 Altitude: 1500fsl Flower date: 23SEP2022, 12.05pm…

  • Rosa omeiensis

    Rosa omeiensis Rolfe, Bot. Mag. 138: t. 8471 (1912) (syn: Rosa omeiensis f. aculeatoeglandulosa (Focke) Täckh., Rosa omeiensis f. chrysocarpa Rehder, Rosa omeiensis f. glandulosa T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku, Rosa omeiensis var. paucijuga T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku, Rosa omeiensis var. polyphylla Geier, Rosa omeiensis f. pteracantha (Franch.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson, Rosa sericea f. aculeata Focke ex H.Lév., Rosa sericea f. aculeatoeglandulosa Focke, Rosa sericea var. chrysocarpa (Rehder) G.D.Rowley, Rosa sericea f. eglandulosa Focke ex H.Lév., Rosa sericea f. inermis Focke ex H.Lév., Rosa sericea f. inermiseglandulosa Focke, Rosa sericea subsp. omeiensis (Rolfe)…

  • Ipomoea rumicifolia

    Ipomoea rumicifolia Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 447 (1833 publ. 1834)[Conv. Or.: 65] (syn: Convolvulus lasiospermus Vis., Ipomoea gnaphalosperma Hochst. ex Choisy); . Senegal, Angola, NE. Tropical Africa, India: Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Senegal, Sudan as per POWO; . Common name: Dock-Leaf Morning Glory . Chois. Convolv. Or. 65, and in DC. Prodr. ix….