Ms. A. Lalithamba: Awarded as 1st in ‘Story of eFloraofindia’ Contest to celebrate 15th Anniversary: These lines from A. Lalithamba ji, are the best we have come across to describe eFloraofIndia and it has been judged as 1st in the Contest. I am reproducing these lines again to soak in…
Heliconia aurantiaca Verschaff., Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 68: 1 (1861) (syn: Bihai aurantiaca (Verschaff.) Griggs; Bihai choconiana (S.Watson) Griggs; Heliconia brevispatha Hook.; Heliconia choconiana S.Watson); . SE. Mexico to Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua as per POWO; . Heliconia longiflora R.R.Sm.: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date:…
Diglyphosa latifolia Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 336 (1825) (syn: Chrysoglossum latifolium (Blume) Benth. ex Hemsl.; Chrysoglossum macrophyllum King & Pantl.; Diglyphosa macrophylla (King & Pantl.) King & Pantl.); . E. Himalaya to China (SE. Yunnan), Malesia to New Guinea: Borneo, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera as…
Cyrtosia integra (Rolfe ex Downie) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 30: 232 (1986) (syn: Galeola integra Rolfe ex Downie); . Arunachal Pradesh to Indo-China: East Himalaya, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Common name: Yellow-Brown Dwarf Galeola . Orchid image: 1 high very res. image. 1. Name :- Cyrtosia integra (Rolfe ex Downie)…
Didymocarpus punduanus var. pulcher (C.B.Clarke) Su.Datta & B.K.Sinha, Nelumbo 57: 31 (2015) (syn: Didymocarpus pulcher C.B.Clarke; Roettlera pulchra (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze); . Central & E. Himalaya to SE. Tibet and Vietnam: Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam as POWO; . Clarke ; stem and petioles ashy-puberulous, leaves oblong or elliptic minutely densely pubescent above…
Polygonatum sibiricum Redouté, Liliac. 6: t. 315 (1811) (syn: Convallaria sibirica (Redouté) Ker; Polygonatum chinense Kunth); . Siberia to Korea and Bhutan: Buryatiya, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia as per POWO; . Polygonatum sibiricum from UCBG-GS26062022-4: 4 very high res. images. Polygonatum sibiricum, a Chinese species…
Erythranthe lewisii x E. cardinalis hybrid from California-GS24062022-5: 6 very high res. images. Erythranthe lewisii (Pursh) G L Nesom & N S Fraga x E. cardinalis (Douglas ex Benth.) Spach (Syn: Mimulus lewisii Pursh x E. cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.) Photographed from Fremont, California, 26-5-2019 References: http://science.halleyhosting.com/cardinalisXlewisii.html https://plantlust.com/plants/12806/erythranthe-lewisii-x-cardinalis/
eFI T shirt- How we look?: 6 images. See how our eFI T Shirt looks on us. Others may send their images. Thanks, Balkar ji, Vijayasankar ji and others for making it possible. ‘Men in Green’ Posted at eFloraofIndia Facebook page as ‘Men in Green’. Here are more from Sunit ji….
Manoj Chandran: ‘Grassman’ of eFloraofIndia , ‘Grassman of eFloraofIndia’: Title for Sh. Manoj Chandran: In view of outstanding contributions for the cause of eFloraofIndia, the title of ‘Grassman of eFloraofIndia‘ on Manoj ji, was conferred on him during the 1st eFI Summit held on 19.6.22 to celebrate its 15th anniversary. We salute Manoj ji, who…
Arenga caudata (Lour.) H.E.Moore, Principes 4: 114 (1960) (syn: Blancoa caudata (Lour.) Kuntze; Borassus caudatus Lour.; Didymosperma caudatum (Lour.) H.Wendl. & Drude ex B.D.Jacks.; Didymosperma tonkinense (Becc.) Becc. ex Gagnep.; Wallichia caudata (Lour.) Mart.); . China (Guangxi) to Indo-China and N. Peninsula Malaysia: Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . SK…
Rhododendron loranthiflorum Sleum., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 485 (1935); . Papua New Guinea (Goodenough Island) to Solomon Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Is. as per POWO; . Rhododendron loranthiflorum Sleumer: 6 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled. It…
Amomum masticatorium Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 317 (1861) (syn: Cardamomum masticatorum (Thwaites) Kuntze) as per CoL; . South India and Sri Lanka as per India Biodiversity Portal; . Rhizome perennial, creeping, 0.5-1 cm thick, covered with ovate, membranous sheaths. Leafy shoot 2-3 m high. Leaves shortly petioled, petiole less than 5…
SK 3531 31 May 2022: 6 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated Berberis julianae C.K.Schneid. ?? Sorry, not right for Berberis julianae. It has large course leaves, vicious thorns. very long vicious See my pics below. I am still trying to learn…
Pankaj Kumar- ‘Jewel’ of eFloraofIndia . . ‘Jewel of Efloraofindia’- Title for Dr. Pankaj Kumar: In view of outstanding contributions for the cause of eFloraofIndia, the title of ‘Jewel of eFloraofIndia‘ on Pankaj ji, was conferred on him during the 1st eFI Summit held on 19.6.22 to celebrate 15th anniversary. We salute Pankaj Kumar ji,…
Lathraea squamaria L., Sp. Pl.: 606 (1753) (syn: Anblatum tournefortii G.Don; Clandestina squamaria (L.) Legrand; Lathraea simplex Gray; Lathraea squamaria subsp. tatrica Hadac; Lathraea staminea Janka; Lathraea tatrica (Hadac) Landolt; Squamaria orobanche Scop.); . Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland,…
1st eFI Summit held on 19.6.22 on 15th anniversary: 7 attachment with 3 ppts and pdfs Thanks to Nidhan ji and others, 1st eFI Summit was successfully held on 19.6.22 at 7 pm. Due to wider participation in which around 50 persons attended, it continued until 9.30 pm. It was very educational and rewarding…
Id Plz: 1 image. Can anyone help me to identify this Picture taken at Sindhudrg MH On June 2022 It was growing as undergrowth in humus rich soil, some fruiting body of fungus I guess?? Leucocoprinus
Hormathophylla spinosa (L.) P. Küpfer, Boissiera 23: 208 (1974) (syn: Adyseton spinosum (L.) Link; Alyssum spinosum L.; Anodontea spinosa (L.) Sweet; Clypeola spinosa (L.) Link; Draba spinosa (L.) Lam.; Iberis semperflorens Burm.f.; Koniga spinosa (L.) Spach; Ptilotrichum spinosum (L.) Boiss.); . Alyssum spinosum ‘Roseum’: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit :…
Smilax vaginata Decne., V.Jacquemont, Voy. Inde 4: 169 (1844) ; . E. Afghanistan to Assam: Afghanistan, Assam, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Smilax vaginata Decne. submission AS15 June22: 4 high res. images. Here’s a new addition to eFloraofIndia website. Smilax vaginata Decne. Family – Smilacaceae Photographed in Kullu…
Leptodermis virgata Edgew. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 198 (1881); . Himalaya to India (Punjab): East Himalaya, India, West Himalaya as per POWO; Edgew. in Aitchison Cat. Punjab. Pl. 70 ; leaves very small linear or oblong acute scabrid above, stipules with long pungent recurved points, capsule cylindric. WESTERN HIMALAYA,…