• Dysphania species- Ule, Ladakh

    For id 300722 JM 2: Ule, Ladakh: (Mixed thread): 6 correct images- 3 high res. In rocky sandy area near Indus, in Ule (10,000 ft.) Ladakh, on 14.6.22. Possibly, Salsola tragus The images show one to two Chenopodiaceae: the thorny species (with subulate bracts and leaves) is Salsola tragus; a plant with dried perianth is Dysphania, perhaps D. nepalensis or D. multiflora. The…

  • Lilium hybrid- Ule, Ladakh

    Lilium hybrid- Ule, Ladakh: 4 images- 1 high res. Ornamental in Ule (10,000 ft.) Ladakh, on 14.6.22.  

  • Trichotosia dasyphylla

    Trichotosia dasyphylla (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kraenzl., H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 50(50): 138 (1911) (syn: Eria dasyphylla C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.; Eria evrardii Gagnep.; Pinalia dasyphylla (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze); . Nepal to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Trichotosia dasyphylla: 4…

  • Carex species- Chandragiri, Kathmandu, Nepal

    SK 3585 22 July 2022: 6 very high res. images. Location: Chandragiri, Kathmandu, Nepal Date: 18 July 2022 Altitude: 2300m. Habitat : Wild Carex sp. – Cyperaceae Carex, subgenus Vignea, section Ovales

  • Nephrolepis species- Doddamagaravalli village, chikkamagalur district, Karnataka

    Fern for id 280722SV2: 3 images. Can you please help me to identify these species? I found them in Doddamagaravalli village of chikkamagalur district, Karnataka Nephrolepis – perhaps falciformis, but no sori and not good photos, so no, I am not able to make a determination. Nephrolepis – perhaps falciformmis,…

  • Passiflora hybrid- Assam

    Passiflora sp. from Assam KD 02 Jul 22: 3 images. Attached images are Passiflora sp.  from Assam. Please ID the sp. Date :24/06/22 Location: Assam Family : Passifloraceae Genus & species : Passiflora sp. Habit : Climber Cultivated ? Grown as ornamental plant. Appears to be some hybrid.  

  • Artemisia salsoloides

    Artemisia salsoloides Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 3: 1832 (1803) (syn: Artemisia linearis Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.; Artemisia tanaitica Klokov; Draconia salsoloides (Willd.) Soják; Oligosporus salsoloides (Willd.) Poljakov); . E. Europe to W. Siberia and W. Himalaya: Central European Rus, East European Russia, Kazakhstan, North Caucasus, South European Russi, Ukraine, West Himalaya as per POWO; ….

  • Medicago × varia ?

    Medicago falcata ?- Ule , Ladakh: Along the roadside near Indus, in Ule (10,000 ft.) Ladakh, on 14.6.22.  Seems to be infected. Pl. validate. This may also be Medicago ×varia Martyn. Medicago minima (L.) Bartal. ?? This seems to be infected. No distribution in Ladakh for Medicago minima as per Klimes Checklist. From…

  • Medicago × varia

    Medicago × varia Martyn, Fl. Rust. 3: 87 (1793) (syn: Medica × media (Pers.) Fourr.; Medicago × alaschanica Vassilcz.; Medicago × alatavica Vassilcz.; Medicago × annularis Besser; Medicago × caucasica Vassilcz.; Medicago × cibiniensis Lerchenf. ex Schur; Medicago × cyclocarpa Hy; Medicago × grandiflora (Grossh.) Vassilcz.; Medicago × hemicycla Grossh.; Medicago × komarovii Vassilcz.; Medicago × kultiassovii Vassilcz.; Medicago × ladak Vassilcz.;…

  • Phoenix species- Surkhet, West Nepal

    SK 3582 20 July 2022: 1 high res. image. Location: Surkhet, West Nepal Altitude:  535 m. Date: 27 April 2022 Habit : Wild Phoenix loureiroi Kunth ??  yn : Phoenix humilis Royle ex Becc.?? Any other image? Sorry … only this image. I think it is difficult to confirm without a habit image.  

  • Taraxacum sinicum ?

    Taraxacum sinicum Kitag., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 47: 826 (1933) (syn: Taraxacum armeriifolium Soest; Taraxacum borealisinense Kitam.; Taraxacum czuense Schischk.; Taraxacum sinense Dahlst.; Taraxacum sinicum var. armeriifolium (Soest) Tzvelev); . Central Asia to Siberia and N. China: Altay, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Mongolia, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, West Himalaya, Xinjiang as per POWO; ….

  • Henckelia wayanadensis

    Henckelia wayanadensis Janeesha & Nampy, May 2020 Rheedea 30(1):48-95; . Didymocarpus tomentosa : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) During rainy season, rocky hills too blooms. Ascent of 1088 mtr hillock in Melkote Temple Reserve Forest, Mandya district, Karnataka gifted Didymocarpus tomentosa. Nice pictures of the Gesneriad. I have…

  • Geranium himalayense ?

    Fwd: Ladakh Geraniums Part III : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) A couple more images of a Geranium from Ladakh attached. I know which species I consider this to be but it would be useful to know what other members think? Disappointed that nobody has suggested an identification. I…

  • Bentham and Hooker system of Classification

    To identify the family name according to Bentham and Hooker system of Classification: What were the formal name of ‘Sapindaceae’ and ‘Molluginaceae’ family according to Bentham and Hooker System of Classification. Kindly tell me. Botanist from worldwide came together under the title of Angiosperm Phlogeny or APG and provided widely…

  • Elaeagnus angustifolia

    Elaeagnus angustifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 121 (1753) (syn: Elaeagnus angustifolia var. biebersteiniana Kuntze; Elaeagnus angustifolia var. normalis Kuntze; Elaeagnus angustifolia subsp. orientalis (L.) Soják; Elaeagnus angustifolia var. orientalis (L.) Kuntze; Elaeagnus angustifolia var. spinosa (L.) Kuntze; Elaeagnus argentea Moench; Elaeagnus caspica (Sosn.) Grossh.; Elaeagnus dactyliformis Schltdl.; Elaeagnus erivanensis Fisch. ex Schltdl.; Elaeagnus hortensis M.Bieb.; Elaeagnus hortensis var. dactyliformis Loudon; Elaeagnus hortensis var. orientalis (L.) Loudon; Elaeagnus hortensis var. songarica Bernh. ex Schltdl.; Elaeagnus igda (Servett.) Tzvelev; Elaeagnus incana Lam.; Elaeagnus inermis Mill.; Elaeagnus…

  • Calamagrostis stolizkae

    Calamagrostis stolizkae Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 262 (1896) ; . W. Tibet to W. Himalaya as per POWO; . Grass for id 190722 JM1- Nubra valley, Ladakh: In Nubra valley, Ladakh in the sand dunes, on 16.6.22. Calamagrostis stoliczkae       . References: POWO  Catalogue of Life  India Biodiversity Portal

  • Ephedra saxatilis

    Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin, Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., ser. 3, 12(1): 25 (1933) (Syn: Ephedra gerardiana var. saxatilis Stapf; Ephedra likiangensis f. mairei (Florin) C.Y.Cheng; Ephedra likiangensis var. mairei (Florin) L.K.Fu & Y.F.Yu); . Nepal to China (N. Yunnan): China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO; . Ephedra: Sharing two pictures of Ephedra gerardiana…

  • Convolvulaceae member- Aravali Biodiversity Park, Gurugram

    Identification plant specimen 120722 SS 1: 2 high res. images. kindly help me in identifying this climber. One seems Ziziphus and the other is Convolvulaceae ! You are right one’s is Ziziphus nummularia (jhar ber) and second one is from Convulaceae family. I shall appreciate if you can help me in …

  • Artemisia species?- Near Warila Pass (17200 ft), Ladakh

    060722 JM 3: Near Warila Pass (17200 ft), on way from Syok valley to Pangong, on 17.6.22. Can it be Hymenidium hookeri (C.B.Clarke) Pimenov & Kljuykov as per POWO specimen? Attaching more images. 4 high res. images. Have you checked Artemisia spp? No Artemisia minor Jacquem. ex Besser ?? I think no. Also tried…