Garcinia dulcis (Roxb.) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 43: 88 (1874) (syn: Garcinia elliptica Choisy, Stalagmitis dulcis Cambess., Stalagmitis javanensis Spach, Xanthochymus dulcis Roxb., Xanthochymus javanensis Blume); . Andaman Islands to N. Queensland: Andaman Is., Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi as…
Mandragora caulescens C. B. Cl., in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 242 (1883) (syn: Anisodus caulescens (C.B.Clarke) Diels, Anisodus humilis Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke, Anisodus mariae Pascher, Mairella yunnanensis H.Lév., Mandragora caulescens subsp. brevicalyx Grierson & D.G.Long, Mandragora caulescens subsp. flavida Grierson & D.G.Long, Mandragora caulescens subsp. purpurascens Grierson & D.G.Long, Mandragora chinghaiensis Kuang & A.M.Lu, Mandragora tibetica Grubov, Scopolia mariae (Pascher) Semenova); . Nepal to China…
BSI Flora of India Checklist Vol. 2 (1993) (Distribution): Przewalskia shebbearei (C.E.C. Fisch.) Grubov (Sikkim)
Pedicularis globifera Hook. fil., Fl. Brit. India 4: 308 (1884) ; . Central & E. Himalaya to S. & SE. Tibet: East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO; . Hook. f. ; dwarf, stem stout ascending 4-fariously hairy, leaves whorled short linear-oblong pinnatifid segments crowded crenulate, spikes capitate erect or nodding hirsute…
Iochroma gesnerioides (Kunth) Miers, London J. Bot. 7: 346 (1848) (syn: Acnistus gesnerioides (Kunth) Hunz., Chaenesthes gesnerioides (Kunth) Miers, Chaenesthes umbrosa (Kunth) Miers, Diplukion umbrosum (Kunth) Raf., Dunalia gesnerioides (Kunth) Dunal, Dunalia umbrosa (Kunth) Dunal, Iochroma coccineum Scheidw., Iochroma flavum André, Iochroma gesnerioides var. flavum (André) J.M.H.Shaw, Iochroma umbrosum (Kunth) Miers, Lycium gesnerioides Kunth, Lycium umbrosum Kunth, Valteta gesneroides (Kunth) Raf.); . Colombia to Ecuador; Introduced:…
Dioscorea wattii Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 4: 457 (1908); . E. Himalaya to Bangladesh: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya as per POWO; . MS,Sept,2022/03 Smilax sp. for id: Location : Rescue Centre, Sihphir, Mizoram Altitude : ca.1,100 m Habit : Climber Habitat : Wild Dioscorea ! What are…
Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 234 (1800) (syn: Achroanthes monophyllos (L.) Greene, Epipactis monophylla (L.) F.W.Schmidt, Microstylis monophyllos (L.) Lindl., Ophrys monophyllos L.); . Nepal as per POWO; . Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw.: 3 very high res. images. Location: Hale Lekh, Jumla, West Nepal Date: August 2022 Elevation: 3400 m. Habitat : Wild I…
Sterculia lanceifolia Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 150 (1832) (syn: Clompanus roxburghii (Wall.) Kuntze, Southwellia roxburghiana Spach, Sterculia ovalifolia Wall., Sterculia roxburghii Wall.); . Assam to China (S. Sichuan, S. Yunnan, Guizhou): Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar as per POWO; . Wall. Cat. 1124 ; leaves glabrous oval or oblong- lanceolate suddenly…
BSI Flora of India Checklist Volume 2 (1993) (Distribution): Nierembergia gracilis Hook. (Tamil Nadu) (syn. of Nierembergia linariifolia var. linariifolia as per POWO)
Unknown tree for ID: 5 images. Kindly help me in identifying the unknown tree species observed in the tropical forest of Imphal East, Manipur. Images of the leaves and early fruiting stage are attached. Any idea about the family? I tried Rubiaceae, but did not succeed. Oleaceae – Ligustrum or…
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…