• Agapetes praestigiosa

    Agapetes praestigiosa Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 13: 495 (1958 publ. 1959) (syn: Agapetes muscorum Airy Shaw); . Arunachal Pradesh as per POWO; . Arunachal’s Agapetes praestigiosa: 5 high res. images. I’ve attached some photographs to help our new researchers understand the morphology of Agapetes praestigiosa. Your input and feedback are greatly appreciated….

  • Zehneria thwaitesii

    Zehneria thwaitesii (Schweinf.) C. Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 15: 371 (1961 publ. 1962) (syn: Achmandra deltoidea Arn. ; Bryonia deltoidea Arn. ; Cucumella thwaitesii (Schweinf.) M.R.Almeida ; Melothria deltoidea (Arn.) Thwaites ; Melothria thwaitesii Schweinf. ; Melothria zeylanica C.B.Clarke ; Neoachmandra deltoidea (Arn.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes); > SW. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . Common name: Thwaites Zehneria . Creeping…

  • Efloraofindia website updated upto 28th Feb.’25

    Efloraofindia website updated upto 28th Feb.’25: 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 4,75,600 messages so far & membership currently around 3520 nos. efloraofindia (eFI in short) website is one…

  • Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera ?

    Plant for ID: Botanical garden Howrah: 5 images. Please help ID this plant which I photographed at Botanical garden, Howrah growing alongside cabbage and broccoli. I am doubtful if this is cabbage. But the last photo has actual cabbages growing alongside, and these plants look different. Please check Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera DC. I…

  • Brassica rapa cultivar?

    Plant for ID: Botanical garden Howrah: 3 images. Please help ID this plant grown in the Botanical garden, Howrah. It was grown alongside, cabbage, broccoli, etc. Brassica rapa L. Any idea about the sub-species? Could be ‘pekingese’ There are so many cultivars, it is very very difficult to say.  

  • Begonia species- Kerala

    640 ID wild plant Begonia: 29 high res. images. Please ID wild plant Could not go any close as per comparative images at https://efloraofindia.com/efi/begonia/ I think this is a weed, it is probably a South American species in sect. Gireoudia. Where have you clicked the images? Is there any collection…

  • Search in eFloraofIndia has become faster

    Search in eFloraofIndia has become faster: Thanks to efforts by Nancy ji, search in eFloraofIndia has become faster due to implementation of a new Plugin, in the site.  Thanks a lot, Nancy ji, for handling Ladybirdweb people skillfully and with the great knowledge in the area.  Hope we continue to receive support in…

  • Talinum paniculatum ?

    SK 4041 12 December 2024: 6 very high res. images. Location: Jaladhaka, West Bengal, India   Date: 05 December 2024 Elevation: 450m.  Habitat: Cultivated. Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. sn : Talinum paniculatum f. variegatum F.T.Hubb. & Rehder. ?? Flower buds look different as per images at (and elsewhere) https://efloraofindia.com/efi/talinum-paniculatum/ Could not find anything close. Can flower…

  • Mammillaria polythele ?

    Mammillaria polythele Mart., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 16(1): 328 (1829) (syn: Cactus affinis Kuntze ; Cactus crocidatus (Lem.) Kuntze ; Cactus dolichocentrus (Lem.) Kuntze ; Cactus hexasanthus (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze ; Cactus niger (C.Ehrenb.) Kuntze ; Cactus nudus (DC.) Kuntze ; Cactus obconella (Scheidw.) Kuntze ; Cactus oothele (Lem.) Kuntze ; Cactus ovimamma (Lem.) Kuntze ;…

  • Poaceae member- Churu, Rajasthan

    Grass identification request #churu01: 5 images. Habitat: sandy soil & Near agri. field Habit: Perennial Herb  Loc: churu Raj.  Date: 29112024 PC: Neetu Kumari I think it’s Poaceae member & it’s habit similar to Eleusine indica I found another individual of this which had four to five digits on top…

  • Knoxia hookeri

    Knoxia hookeri Lakshmin.,  Harvard Pap. Bot. 23: 333 (2018) (syn: Knoxia hookeriana (R.Bhattacharjee & Deb) Subba Rao & Kumari ; Knoxia mollis var. hookeriana (R.Bhattacharjee & Deb) V.P.Prasad & Lakshmin. ; Knoxia sumatrensis var. hookeriana R.Bhattacharjee & Deb ); . Tropical Asia: Borneo, India, Jawa, Maluku, Nepal, New Guinea, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . 628 ID…

  • Impatiens dalaiensis

    Impatiens dalaiensis Gogoi & Borah, Phytotaxa 207: 286 (2015) ; . Arunachal Pradesh to China (Yunnan): China South-Central, East Himalaya as per POWO; . I’d request for the genus Impatiens from Arunachal Pradesh: 3 images- 2 high res. Pl. confirmed the identity of this Impatiens species, which is collected from Arunachal…

  • Kedrostis courtallensis

    Kedrostis courtallensis (Arn.) C. Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 15: 353 (1961 publ. 1962) (syn: Achmandra zeylanica Thwaites ; Bryonopsis bennettii Miq. ; Bryonopsis courtallensis Arn.; Cerasiocarpum bennettii (Miq.) Cogn. ; Cerasiocarpum bennettii var. deshmukhii M.R.Almeida ; Cerasiocarpum zeylanicum (Thwaites) Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke ; Kedrostis bennettii (Miq.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes ); . India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, W. & Central Malesia: Borneo,…

  • Mimosa species- Bison valley, Alagarkoil, Tamil Nadu

    Alagarkoil 061013 TBN Acacia? concinna/torta for validation (mixed thread):  2 correct images as above. 3 posts by 2 authors. Please identify this plant details of which are as follows: Date           29.09.13:                                                             Location     :Bison valley, Alagarkoil Altitude      :2000ft Habitat        :wild Habit           :thorny straggler Height         :on trees Leaves         bipinnate: Flowers       :pink Fruits           :pods…

  • Chlorophytum species-Kolukkumalai, Munnar, Idukki, Kerala

    633 ID wild plant: 9 high res. images. Please ID wild plant, Location: Kolukkumalai Munnar  Idukki Kerala INDIA Altitude: 7200fsl Flower date: 11OCT2024, 07.35am  Habitat: wild moisture rocky misty sloppy windy grassy alpine  Plant habit: Allium, erect branches, stemless perennial Height: 04 meters Leaves: monocot whorlly narrow hollow acute leathery…

  • Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa

    Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa (Mill.) van Jaarsv., Aloe 29: 15 (1992) (syn: Aloe acuminata Lam. ; Aloe carinata DC. ; Aloe intermedia Haw. ; Aloe intermedia var. asperrima Salm-Dyck ; Aloe lingua Ker Gawl. ; Aloe racemosa Lam. ; Aloe repens Schult. & Schult.f. ; Aloe scaberrima Salm-Dyck ; Aloe subverrucosa Salm-Dyck ; Aloe subverrucosa var. grandipunctata Salm-Dyck ; Aloe subverrucosa var. parvipunctata Salm-Dyck ; Aloe verrucosa Mill. ; Aloe verrucosa var. latifolia Salm-Dyck…

  • Discussion on Issues: Nov.24 to Feb.’25

    efi g site: Now a days site is not opening, Yes, problem in last 7 days or so. I have lodged complaint with Ladybirdweb from time to time. Today it has been worst since morning. They are trying to find out and resolve the issue. From eFI wordpress site. Oh. Ok…

  • Sehima species?- Bundi, Rajasthan

    Identify Sehima sp.?: 3 high res. images. Habitat: Rocky area & grasslands Habit: Annual herb Loc: Bundi Rajasthan  Date: Oct. 2024 Sehima sulcata (Hack.) A.Camus ?? the photo is of pedicelled spikelet. Photo of sessile spikelet is required. Any further images, …?  

  • Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Jan.’25

    Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Jan.’25: 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 4,74,900 messages so far & membership currently more than 3520 nos. efloraofindia (eFI…

  • Hypericum gaitii

    Hypericum gaitii Haines, in J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 15: 311 (1919 publ. 1920); . E. & S. India as per POWO; . Pls validation of the species Hypericum gaitii Haines Collected from Koraput Odisha on Feb 2025: 4 high res. images. I guess the ID is correct.      …