• Eriocaulon species- Bababudangiri, Karnataka

    Eriocaulon sp for ID from Below Bababudangiri Peak-GS09022022-4: 5 high res. images. Eriocaulon sp for ID photographed from Below Bababudangiri Peak, Karnataka 26-9-2015 These are very difficult to id without Expert help. Pl. try comparative images at Eriocaulon and Eriocaulon sedgwickii Fyson  

  • Bolbitis beddomei

    Bolbitis beddomei Fraser-Jenk. & Gandhi, Indian Fern J. 32: 185 (2015) (syn: Bolbitis subcrenata var. prolifera (C.Presl) Hennipman; Bolbitis subcrenatoides Fraser-Jenk.; Campium proliferum C.Presl; Poecilopteris hookeriana T.Moore; Polybotrya prolifera (C.Presl) Mett.; Acrostichum proliferum Hook.); . S. India as per POWO; . fern for id ? Bolbitis beddomei: 3 images. Date- Feb 10 2022. Location- Amboli-  Western ghats, south Maharashtra….

  • Bolbitis feeiana

    Bolbitis feeiana (Copel.) Fraser-Jenk. & Gandhi, Indian Fern J. 35: 114 (2018) (syn: Campium feeianum Copel.); W. India as per POWO; Bolbitis presiliana ?: 5 images. Location: Amboli – Western ghats , South Maharashtra. Habitat: Along rocky stream. date- Feb 22. Habitus: herb. Single/ in small colonies. Fronds: Rachis scaly at…

  • Aloe camperi (Cultivated)

    Aloe camperi Schweinf., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(2): 66 1894. (syn: Aloe albopicta A.Berger; Aloe eru A.Berger); . NE. Sudan to N. Ethiopia: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan as per POWO; . Common name: Popcorn Aloe, Camper’s Aloe, Ecru Aloe, Nubian Aloe . Aloe camperi Schweinf. ‘Yellow Nubian Aloe’ submission AS1 February22: 4 images- 3 high res….

  • Andrographis elongata

    Andrographis elongata (Vahl) T. Anders., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 502 1867. (syn: Cryptophragmium cordifolium Nees; Cryptophragmium elongatum Nees; Justicia clandestina Russell ex Wall.; Justicia cordifolia B.Heyne ex Wall.; Justicia elongata Vahl); . S. India as per POWO; . Common name: Long Raceme False-Waterwillow . Erect herbs up to 2 m long with divaricate branches; stem stout,…

  • Alysicarpus heyneanus ?

    Alysicarpus for id: 2 high res. images. Request for id of Alysicarpus from Bilaspur. Photographed in February, 2022. I think some possibility of it being Alysicarpus heyneanus Wight & Arn., as per images and details herein.  

  • Commelina tricolor

    Commelina tricolor E.Barnes, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 46: 79 1946.; . S. India as per POWO; . Commelina for ID from along Chikkamagalur mullayanagiri Road-GS08022022-2: 4 very high res. images. Commelina for ID photographed from along Chikkamagalur mullayanagiri Road, 26-9-2015. Could it be Cyanotis-fasciculata? No, … Pl. check with images at Commelina diffusa Burm.f….

  • Rhombophyllum dolabriforme (Introduced)

    Rhombophyllum dolabriforme (L.) Schwant., Gartenflora 77: 87 (1928) (syn: Hereroa dolabriformis (L.) L.Bolus; Mesembryanthemum dolabriforme L.; Mesembryanthemum dolabriformoides Haw.); . E. Cape Prov. as per POWO; , Another Senecio? for ID from Plantae Paradise, Datiyar Village, Solan-GS20012022-2: 3 images- 2 very high res. Help with the ID of another Senecio? photographed from Plantae Paradise,…

  • Trees of Arunachal Pradesh

    Trees of Arunachal Pradesh: A new book for tree lovers. Congrats, Navendu ji and other authors for the wonderful book. I could find more details at https://www.ncf-india.org/eastern-himalaya/trees-of-arunachal https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2022/01/21/book-on-trees-of-arunachal-published/ https://www.instamojo.com/NCF/trees-of-arunachal-a-field-guide/ Anyone who is interested in buying a copy can do so through this link https://www.instamojo.com/NCF/trees-of-arunachal-a-field-guide/ Yes, I ordered the book from…

  • Tamarix species- Bhitarkanika mangrove NP, Odisha

    Bhitarkanika NP, December 2021 :: Tree for ID :: ARK2022-049: 4 high res. images. This was clicked near the Dangamala boating centre in Bhitarkanika mangrove NP, Odisha in December 2021. No flowering or fruiting seen. Requested to please ID. Is this some Tamarix? Yes, a Tamarix species Can be either Tamarix ericoides Rottler & Willd….

  • Why species having inferior ovary are considered advanced

    I have a question: In Taxonomy, why species having inferior ovary are considered advanced than species containing superior ovary. A flower has four series on thalamus from base to top: calyx, corolla, androecium (stamens) and Gynoecium (Carpels with ovary at base). Naturally ovary is superior to all other whorls. flower…

  • Isonandra lanceolata

    Isonandra lanceolata Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. t. 359 1840. (syn: Bassia wightiana (A.DC.) Bedd.; Isonandra gracilis H.J.Lam; Isonandra lanceolata f. acuminata (C.B.Clarke) Jeuken; Isonandra lanceolata f. acuminatissima Jeuken; Isonandra lanceolata f. anfractuosa (C.B.Clarke) Jeuken; Isonandra lanceolata var. anfractuosa C.B.Clarke; Isonandra lanceolata f. angustata (Thwaites) Jeuken; Isonandra lanceolata f. borneensis Jeuken; Isonandra lanceolata var. gracilis (H.J.Lam) Jeuken; Isonandra lanceolata f. major (C.B.Clarke) Jeuken; Isonandra lanceolata f. rotunda Jeuken; Isonandra…

  • Monoon shendurunii

    Monoon shendurunii (Basha & Sasidh.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders, Taxon 61: 1033 (2012) (syn: Polyalthia shendurunii Basha & Sasidh.)?; . India (Kerala) as per POWO; Trees to 15 m tall; bole with warty tubercles; bark smooth, brownish-black. Leaves simple, alternate distichous, estipulate; petiole 5-10 mm long, stout, pubescent; lamina 15-26 x 6-8.5…

  • Murdannia fadeniana

    Murdannia fadeniana Nampy & Joby, Candollea 58: 79 2003.; . India (Kerala) as per POWO; . 235 ID wild plant Commelina: 22 images. Please ID wild plant, a combo of 03 Commelina sps. flowers close to Dictyospermum montanum, leaves close to Murdannia japonica and dry fruits and seeds (nice) close to…

  • Bot. name of wood ‘Panchras’

    Species Identity: I have No pictures, There is a Species at the Local Timber Depot Called Panchras (Marathi) Couldn’t Find it’s Botanical name after much digging around, Location Would be Palghar District and Around Mumbai. Please Help Identify. I think the local timber depot has named some “wood” as panchras. I…

  • Rosa ‘Kashmir’

    Kashmiri rose plant: I have a confusion about kashmiri rose plant.. may I know the authentic scientific name of Kashmiri rose plant… thank you. Pl. check https://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/rosa-kashmir  

  • Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st Jan.’22

    Efloraofindia website updated up to 31st Jan.’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 4,14,400 messages so far & membership currently around 3305 nos. efloraofindia (eFI…

  • Selaginella chrysorrhizos

    Selaginella chrysorrhizos Spring, Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 251 (1849) (syn: Selaginella lakkidiana Nisha, Nampy & Joby; Selaginella panchghaniana R.D.Dixit); . Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Selaginella sp for id: 3 images. Location: South-west Maharashtra, Western ghats. Date: Jan…

  • Looking for plants/ seeds

    HELP___Looking for plants/seeds: I hope my email finds you well. My name is … I recently joined the Plant Biotechnology Dept., CSIR-IIIM as DBT Ramalingaswami Fellow. My proposed work is focused on understanding the biosynthesis and evolution of terpenoid (diterpenoid) pathways in members of Gentianaceae/ Lauraceae and related families that…

  • Leptochilus species- South-west Maharashtra, W. ghats

    fern for id.: 6 images. Location: South-west Maharashtra, w. ghats. Date- Jan end. 2022. Habitat: Lithophytic, on water drenched rockface of waterfall. Rhizome: Long, creeping, thick (upto 6mm diam), flattened-cylindrical, green, smooth, no scales ??. Brown roots emerging out, thickly covered with small brown scales. Leaves: Stipe- cylindrical 0.5-1cm, winged for a considerable part. Small scales…