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 (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 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 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 (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: 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…
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….
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 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 (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 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…
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…
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- 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 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…
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…
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…
Serratula pallida from Nauni Campus, Solan-GS20012022-4: 2 very high res. images. Serratula pallida photographed from Nauni Campus, Solan-29-5-2015 I am doubtful as per POWO and GBIF specimens. https://efloraofindia.com/2016/05/30/serratula-pallida/ ??
Gymnostachyum latifolium var. decurrens Gamble, Fl. Madras 2: 1053 1924; . SW-India (Kerala) as per CoL; . Common name: Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum . 259 ID wild plant Justicia: 12 images. Please ID wild plant, Location: near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Dist. Kerala PIN:685607 Altitude: 1500fsl Flower date: 14.01.2022, 11.40pm Habitat: wild, moisture, river/ stream side…
Potentilla nivea L., Sp. Pl.: 499 (1753) (syn: Fragaria nivea (L.) Crantz; Potentilla concinna var. dissecta (S.Watson) B.Boivin; Potentilla dryophylla Pall. ex Ledeb.; Potentilla fragariifolia Less. ex Ledeb.; Potentilla jamesoniana Grev.; Potentilla jezoensis Soják; Potentilla macrantha Ledeb.; Potentilla matsuokana Makino; Potentilla nivea var. alpina Turcz.; Potentilla nivea var. arctica Cham. & Schltdl.; Potentilla nivea subsp. chionodes Hiitonen; Potentilla nivea var. dissecta S.Watson; Potentilla nivea subsp. fallax A.E.Porsild; Potentilla nivea var. incisa Turcz.; Potentilla nivea var. insularis Peschkova; Potentilla nivea var. major Turcz.; Potentilla nivea var. niveiformis Jurtzev; Potentilla nivea var. pentaphylla Turcz.;…