Saroj Kasaju: Best floral photograph: Primula primulina (Spreng.) H. Hara It was mid-monsoon and the dirt road leading to Kuri village was in a very bad state. We drove our jeep with much difficulty and we had to give up the ride at 8000 ft. Now the climb to Kuri village at…
Elegia capensis (Burm.f.) Schelpe, J. S. African Bot. 33: 156 1967. (syn: Elegia verticillaris (L.f.) Kunth; Restio verticillaris L.f.; Restio verticillatus Spreng.); . SW. Cape Prov. as per POWO; . SK 3481 14 May 2022: 4 very high res. images. Location: Eden Project, Cornwall, UK Altitude: 60m. Date: 03 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated Restionaceae –…
Flora Picture of the year- 2008 . Some of the beautiful photos of year 2008. . “Flora Picture of the year- 2008” . Tabebuia aurea Hi all, The Caribbean Trumpet Tree Tabebuia aurea which is a non-native plant of India, is my favourite shot of a Tree for 2008. This was a…
Flora Picture of the year 2009 Swagat Barley, Hordeum vulgare It is photographed in the Botanical Garden of Srinagar, J&K on 3rd August 2009. It was standing alone in the grassy patch… Evening light was beautiful… After lots of trial & errors got this shot. Image is croped & sharpened in…
Flora picture of the year 2010 . Best images of 2010 posted by members of Efloraindia. . Dr Satish Phadke Smithsonia viridiflora(Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha 1974 Syn. Aerides dalzelliana Syn. Gastrochilus dalzelliana Amboli flora is best in monsoons but in summer these epiphytic orchids are treat to your eyes. This orchid has very small flowers…
Best images of 2011 posted by members of Efloraofindia Aconitum heterophyllum This year while waiting for Cable car tickets at Gulmarg I strolled into the forest to find an interesting looking, though not very attractive plant, that I knew was Aconitum. Only after I sat to process my photographs and…
Flora picture of the year 2012 . Best images of 2012 posted by members of Efloraofindia ****************************** DINESH VALKE All art is but imitation of nature – Lucius Annaeus Seneca Knema attenuata Warb. 08 DEC 12 … Matheran Dinesh Valke ************************** Rajesh Sachdev There are few excursions or trips designed to target particular species, let it be…
Flora picture of the year 2013 . Best images of 2013 posted by members of Efloraofindia . _______________________________________________ Few years back when i had been to Phansad Wild Life Sanctuary, i spotted orange coloured fruits of a woody climber and i was told that the fruits are poisonous. I wanted…
Flora Picture of the year 2014 . FLORA PICTURE OF THE YEAR 2014 Best images of 2014 posted by members of Efloraofindia ******************************** Impatiens parasitica A beautiful Balsam (Impatiens parasitica Bedd.) of the family Balsaminaceae. The photo taken from Minnampara hills of Nelliyampathy forest, Palakkad during August 2014. The species is…
Best Flora Photograph : Vijayasankar Raman : 2022: Huernia zebrina (Lifesaver plant, Doughnut flower) of Apocynaceae is my entry for the Best Flora Photograph contest to celebrate 15 years of efloraofindia. I chose this picture because of the unique beauty of the flower. It has a prominent shiny central ring called…
Flora picture of the year 2015 . Best Images of 2015 posted by members of Efloraofindia Dear friends, Sharing a picture of this flower commonly known as Orchid Cactus or Night Blooming Cereus from my home garden in Nasik. There were a total of 16 flowers that bloomed on that Full Moon…
Best floral photograph: Solanum erianthum Thanks, Seema ji, for the beautiful details. Himalrandia tetrasperma Thanks a lot, Seema ji Very nice Seema Ji.
SK 3480 13 May 2022: 5 very high res. images. Location: Eden Project, Cornwall, UK Altitude: 60m. Date: 03 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated ^Images of Carmichaelia stevensonii above. . This reminds me of Carmichaelia stevensonii… see my images below. I cannot be positive as Eden project is full of many rare/unusual plants….
A.Sinha: Best Flora Photograph to celebrate 15 years of completion of efloraofindia: Grewia orientalis Syn. Grewia columnaris (Smith) Growing wild in semi urban area near Chennai, photo ca 2012 ———————————————————– Plant exploration walks wherever possible are my top choice of leisure activity. This photo re-captures for me the excitement of…
Maxillaria bradei Schltr. ex Hoehne, Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 12(2): 34 1936. (syn: Maxillaria marmoliana Dodson); . Venezuela, W. Colombia to Peru, Brazil (São Paulo to Santa Catarina): Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela as per POWO; . Orchid for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, USA :…
Lupinus angustifolius L., Sp. Pl.: 721 (1753) (syn: Lupinus angustifolius var. albidus Kurl. & Stank.; Lupinus angustifolius var. albopunctatus Kurl. & Stank.; Lupinus angustifolius var. atabekovae Kurl. & Stank.; Lupinus angustifolius f. belorussicus Kurl. & Stank.; Lupinus angustifolius var. brunneus Kurl. & Stank.; Lupinus angustifolius var. chalybeus Kurl. & Stank.; Lupinus angustifolius var. corylinus Kurl. & Stank.; Lupinus angustifolius f. deramosus Taran. & Buschueva ex Kurl. & Stank.; Lupinus angustifolius f. epigonalus Taran. & Buschueva ex Kurl. & Stank.;…
Aponogeton distachyos L.f., Suppl. Pl. 215 1782.; . SW. Cape Prov.; Introduced into: California, France, Great Britain, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Victoria as per POWO; . SK 3490 17 May 2022: 4 very high res. images. Location: Eden Project, Cornwall, UK Altitude: 60m. Date: 03 April 2022 Habit :…
Best flora photograph: Neomarica northiana Lock down 1. April 2020. Like everywhere, Mumbai too had come to a standstill. There was a frightening silence on the roads. Couldn’t move out anywhere. My regular morning walks had stopped. So gradually started making rounds in the building. Since I stay on ground…
Coelogyne assamica Linden & Rchb.f., Allg. Gartenzeitung 25: 403 1857. (syn: Coelogyne annamensis Rolfe; Coelogyne dalatensis Gagnep.; Coelogyne dichroantha Gagnep.; Coelogyne saigonensis Gagnep.; Coelogyne siamensis Rolfe; Cymbidium evrardii Guillaumin); . Bhutan to China (NW. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO; . Common name: Assam Coelogyne . MS,May,2022/12 Coelogyne…
Quory.: How many endangered(EN) species are there in India as per the IUCN Red list? out of that how many species information we have in efloraofIndia? Not only endangered, endemic species also have more importance, being an young energetic botanist … should help to find answers to this query others will also…