Lepidagathis mahakassapae Sushant More, Sharad Kambale, Mandar Sawant, Rohit Mane and Harshal Bhosale, Nordic Journal of Botany 2022; . lep-id-AG-ath-is — Greek: lepis (scale); agathis (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) … Catalogue of the Plants ¿ mah-AH-kus-suh-pay ? — named for Mahakasyapa (Pali: Mahakassapa) – he was one of the principal disciples of the Buddha…
Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st May’22- 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 4,24,600 messages so far & membership currently around 3330 nos. efloraofindia (eFI…
Clematis cirrhosa L., Sp. Pl.: 544 (1753) (syn: Atragene balearica Pers.; Atragene cirrhosa Pers.; Cheiropsis balearica (Rich.) Bercht. & J.Presl; Cheiropsis cirrhosa Bercht. & J.Presl; Cheiropsis elegans Spach; Cheiropsis semitriloba (Lag.) Bercht. & J.Presl; Clematis balearica Rich.; Clematis cirrhosa var. bibracteata W.T.Wang; Clematis laeta Salisb.; Clematis pedicellata (DC.) Sweet; Clematis polymorpha Viv.; Clematis semitriloba Lag.); . Medit.: Algeria, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy,…
Phaulopsis pulchella M. Manktelow, Symb. Bot. Upsal. 31(2): 150 (1996); . Tanzania (Zanzibar, Pemba) as per POWO; . Phaulopsis pulchella Mankt.: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled This completes my 100 plus images plus other replies in a day ! …
Ranunculus auricomus L., Sp. Pl.: 551 (1753) (syn: Ranunculastrum auricomum (L.) Fourr.; Ranunculus glabratus (Lynge) Ericsson; Ranunculus obtusulus Markl.; Ranunculus variifolius Salisb.); . Norway to Finland: Finland, Norway, Sweden as per POWO; . SK 3530 31 May 2022: 5 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Wild Ranunculus…
Psychotria ankasensis J.B.Hall, Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50: 258 (1980); . Ghana as per POWO; . Psychotria ankasensis J.B.Hall: 5 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled . References: POWO Catalogue of Life GBIF (High resolution specimens) Wikimedia…
Palisota mannii C.B.Clarke, A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 132 (1881) ; . S. Nigeria to Tanzania: Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre as per POWO; . Palisota mannii C.B.Clarke: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London,…
Selaginella vogelii Spring, Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 170 (1849) (syn: Selaginella africana A.Braun; Selaginella dixitii Madhus. & S.Nampy); . Tropical Africa: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre; Introduced into: Brazil Southeast, Sri Lanka…
Hibiscus genevii Boj., Bot. Mag. 59: t. 3144 (1832) ; . Mauritius as per POWO; . Hibiscus aff. genevil: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled . References: POWO Catalogue of Life GBIF (High resolution specimens) Wikipedia Ntbg plantnet
Pavonia strictiflora (Hook.) G. L. Esteves, Bol. Bot. (São Paulo) 17: 45 (1998) (syn: Goethea strictiflora Hook.); . NE. Brazil as per POWO; . Pavonia strictiflora (Hook.) G.L.Esteves: Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled . References: POWO Catalogue of Life
Oxalis fruticosa Raddi, Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis. 18: 401 (1820); E. Brazil as per POWO; Oxalis fruticosa Raddi: 3 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled . References: POWO Catalogue of Life Flickr
Knautia macedonica Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 178 (1846) (syn: Knautia macedonica var. lyrophylla Pancic; Knautia serbica Formánek; Knautia tulceanensis Nyár.; Scabiosa lyrophylla Vis. & Pancic; Scabiosa macedonica (Griseb.) Vis.; Scabiosa macedonica var. lyrophylla (Pancic) Vis. & Pancic; Trichera lyrophylla Nyman; Trichera macedonica (Griseb.) Nyman); . SE. Romania to Balkan Peninsula: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia; Introduced into: Czechoslovakia as per POWO;…
Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Douglas ex Lindley, Bot. Reg. 14: t. 1178 (1828) (syn: Mitella acerifolia Schltdl. ex Ledeb.; Mitella grandiflora Pursh; Tellima breviflora Rydb.; Tellima grandiflora var. virescens Regel; Tellima nudicaulis Greene; Tellima odorata Howell; Tiarella alternifolia Fisch. ex Ser.); . Aleutian Islands to W. U.S.A.: Alaska, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington; Introduced into: Denmark, Germany, Great…
Geranium macrorrhizum L., Sp. Pl.: 680 (1753) (Syn: Geranium balkanum N.Taylor; Geranium lugubre Salisb.; Robertium macrorrhizum (L.) Picard); . Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Yugoslavia; Introduced into: Belgium, Chile Central, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Krym, Ukraine as per POWO; . Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Ingwersen’s Variety’: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude:…
Ipheion uniflorum (Lindl.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 12 (1837) (syn: Beauverdia uniflora (Lindl.) Herter; Beauverdia uniflora f. alba Herter; Beauverdia uniflora f. roseoplena Herter; Beauverdia uniflora f. tenuitepala Herter; Ipheion uniflorum f. album (Weathers) Stearn; Ipheion uniflorum f. conspicuum (Baker) Stearn; Ipheion uniflorum f. roseoplenum (Herter) Stearn; Ipheion uniflorum f. tenuitepalum (Herter) Stearn; Ipheion uniflorum f. violaceum (Voss) Stearn; Leucocoryne uniflora (Lindl.) Greene; Tristagma peregrinans Ravenna; Tristagma uniflorum (Lindl.) Traub; Brodiaea uniflora (Lindl.) Engl.; Brodiaea uniflora var. alba Weathers; Brodiaea uniflora var. conspicua (Baker) Baker; Brodiaea…
Bergenia ‘Bressingham Ruby’: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled References: https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/73120/bergenia-bressingham-ruby-(pbr)/details https://www.ballyrobertgardens.com/products/bergenia-bressingham-ruby http://www.perennials.com/plants/bergenia-bressingham-ruby.html https://www.thebressinghamgardens.com/bressingham-nursery/bergenia-bressingham-ruby/
Paeonia delavayi Franch., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 382 (1886) (syn: Paeonia delavayi f. alba (Bean) S.G.Haw; Paeonia delavayi subsp. angustiloba (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) B.A.Shen; Paeonia delavayi var. angustiloba Rehder & E.H.Wilson; Paeonia delavayi subsp. lutea (Delavay ex Franch.) B.A.Shen; Paeonia delavayi f. lutea (Delavay ex Franch.) S.G.Haw; Paeonia delavayi f. trollioides (Stapf ex Stern) S.G.Haw; Paeonia forrestii Saunders; Paeonia franchetii Halda; Paeonia handel-mazzettii Halda; Paeonia lutea Delavay ex Franch.; Paeonia potaninii Kom.; Paeonia…
Pulmonaria mollis Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn. 1: 179 1813.; . Europe to Mongolia and NE. Turkey: Albania, Altay, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, South European Russi, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, West…
Pl. see PPT at 1st eFI Summit held on 19.6.22 on 15th anniversary
Best Flora Photograph : Dr. Satish Phadke : 2022: Ceropegia bulbosa : I am choosing this picture from Apocynaceae observed on a hill near Pune. It was shot long back some 10-12 years back. I couldn’t spot it later anywhere around Pune city Maharashtra. So I have fond memories of it….