Orchids of Goa-pdf file I am happy to share my recent publication “The Wild Orchids of Goa” published by BSI ENVIS Center, Kolkata. This is for your kind information. With permission, I tried to share the soft copy of this book (recent publication “The Wild Orchids of Goa”) with you…
Lobelia angulata G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 58 (1786) (syn: Lobelia arenaria (Hook.f.) Heenan & de Lange; Lobelia linnaeoides (Hook.f.) Petrie; Lobelia littoralis R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.; Lobelia maculata Penny ex Loudon; Lobelia repanda Martyn; Lobelia rugulosa Graham; Piddingtonia palliardii Lehm.; Pratia angulata (G.Forst.) Hook.f.; Pratia arenaria Hook.f.; Pratia arenosa Hook.f.; Pratia linnaeoides Hook.f.; Pratia rugulosa (Graham) G.Don; Rapuntium angulatum (G.Forst.) C.Presl; Rapuntium rugulosum (Graham) C.Presl); ….
Primula × kewensis W.Watson, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 27: 130 (1900); . Primula ×kewensis W.Watson: 7 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled . References: POWO
Prunus × yedoensis Matsum., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15: 100 (1901) (syn: Cerasus × yedoensis (Matsum.) Masam. & S.Suzuki; Prunus × morioka-pendula Miyoshi; Prunus × paracerasus Koehne); . Japan; Introduced into: Alabama, California, District of Columbia, Korea, Washington as per POWO; . Prunus ×yedoensis Matsum: 3 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date:…
Corylopsis glabrescens Franch. & Sav., Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 367 (1878) ; . S. Central & S. Japan (Kii Peninsula, Mt. Kirishima, Shikoku) as per POWO; . Corylopsis glabrescens Franch. & Sav.: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled …
Begonia conchifolia A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 19: 258 (1851) (syn: Begonia conchifolia var. rubrimacula Golding; Begonia conchifolia f. rubrimacula (Golding) Tebbitt; Begonia pumilio Standl.; Begonia scutellata Liebm.; Begonia warscewiczii Neumann; Begonia warscewitzii Hérincq; Gireoudia conchifolia (A.Dietr.) Klotzsch; Gireoudia conchifolia var. scutellata (Liebm.) Klotzsch; Gireoudia warscewicziana A.DC.); . Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panamá as per POWO; . Begonia conchifolia A.Dietr.: 5 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London,…
Ranunculus acris L., Sp. Pl.: 554 (1753); . Greenland, Europe to Russian Far East, Aleutian Islands as per POWO; . SK 3527 30 May 2022: 5 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Wild Ranunculus auricomus L. ?? I think it looks different. Pl. see https://www.researchgate.Ranunculusauricomuscomplex…
Saxifraga granulata L., Sp. Pl.: 403 (1753) (syn: Evaiezoa granulata Raf.; Saxifraga aemula Sennen; Saxifraga alba Bubani; Saxifraga alba Garsault; Saxifraga altifida Haw.; Saxifraga bulbosa Hochst. ex Engl.; Saxifraga carnosa Lucé; Saxifraga carnosa Sweet; Saxifraga castellana Boiss. & Reut. ex Nyman; Saxifraga corymbosa Lucé; Saxifraga elegans Zeyh. ex Schrank; Saxifraga elegantula Boiss. ex Ball; Saxifraga glaucescens Reut.; Saxifraga granulata subsp. fernandesii Redondo & Horjales; Saxifraga granulata subsp. glaucescens (Reut.) Rivas…
Prunus rufa Wall. ex Hook. fil., Fl. Brit. India 2: 314 (1878) (syn: Prunus ferruginea Wall.); . Central & E. Himalaya to Tibet: Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO; . Common name: Himalayan Cherry, Flowering Cherry Tree . Prunus rufa images: 7 high res. images. Please find images of Prunus rufa,…
Ficus ischnopoda Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 229 (1867) (syn: Ficus delavayi Gagnep.; Ficus petelotii Merr.); . Assam to China (Yunnan, S. Guizhou) and Peninsula Malaysia: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Shrub or a small tree 4 to 6 m tall….
Begonia hernandioides Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 6: 392 (1911 publ. 1912); . Philippines (Luzon) as per POWO; . SK 3555 08 June 2022: 5 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated Begonia sp. Begonia hernandioides . References: POWO Catalogue of…
Alocasia zebrina Schott ex Van Houtte, Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 451 (1862) (syn: Alocasia liervalii Hérincq; Alocasia wenzelii Merr.); . Philippines as per POWO; . Alocasia zebrina Veitch ex J.Dix: 2 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled ….
Arenga undulatifolia Becc., Malesia 3: 92 (1886) (syn: Arenga ambong Becc.; Saguerus undulatifolius (Becc.) Kuntze); . Borneo to Philippines (Palawan), Sulawesi: Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi as per POWO; . Arenga undulatifolia Becc.: 3 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled . References:…
Scadoxus cinnabarinus (Decne.) Friis & Nordal, Norweg. J. Bot. 23: 64 (1976) (syn: Haemanthus angolensis Welw.; Haemanthus brachyandrus Baker; Haemanthus cabrae De Wild. & T.Durand; Haemanthus cinnabarinus Decne.; Haemanthus congolensis De Wild.; Haemanthus demeusei De Wild.; Haemanthus diadema L.Linden; Haemanthus eetveldeanus De Wild. & T.Durand; Haemanthus fascinator L.Linden; Haemanthus germarianus J.Braun & K.Schum.; Haemanthus kundianus J.Braun & K.Schum.; Haemanthus laurentii De Wild.; Haemanthus…
Impatiens hians Hook. fil., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 7 (1861) (syn: Impatiens aureokermesina Gilg); . W. Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Zaïre as per POWO; . SK 3552 07 June 2022: 6 very high res. images Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit…
Chlorophytum holstii Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 140 (1895) (syn: Chlorophytum hoffmannii Engl.; Chlorophytum pulverulentum Peter ex Poelln.; Chlorophytum uvinsense Poelln.); . SE. Kenya to Tanzania: Kenya, Tanzania as per POWO; . Chlorophytum holstii Engl.: 3 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled…
Two tree species sharing nutrients in SGNP: I came across this interesting feature yesterday in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) Mumbai. Two tree species joined together in two places, sharing nutrients. Is the one on the right Lannea coromandelica and the left one a Lagerstroemia species? Sorry, I omitted…
Costus mosaicus W.Bull, Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 1887: 10 (1887); . Zaïre as per POWO; . SK 3547 06 June 2022: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated This is similar to Costus mosaicus (Costaceae) Thank you … I was thinking about…
Mycaranthes floribunda (D.Don) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood, Fl. China 25: 348 (2009) (syn: Callista floribunda (D.Don) Kuntze; Dendrobium floribundum D.Don; Eria paniculata Lindl.; Mycaranthes paniculata (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Pinalia paniculata (Lindl.) Kuntze); . Central Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Borneo: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as…
World’s largest plant: World’s largest plant has been discovered in Australia. Here’s what makes it unique besides its size https://scroll.in/article/1025262/stretching-over-180-km-worlds-largest-plant-has-been-discovered-off-the-coast-of-western-australia Really fascinating…nature has no upper limits!! Who knows, what else remains to be discovered..now we have highly develped communication, commuting and recording devices..