Phalaenopsis hybrids- California, USA

  Phalaenopsis for ID from California-GSNOV2016/06 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Looks like a hybrid cultivar of Phalaenopsis amabile or aphrodite, photographed from California. Please help with ID. Yes sir this is another hybrid if Phalaenopsis. I have no idea of the hybrid names…. there are so many!!!   Phalaenopsis for ID […]

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Oncidium hybrids- California, USA

  Orchid for ID from California-GSNOV2016/05 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Kindly help with ID of this orchid photographed from California. This is a hybrid of Oncidium. Thanks a lot for sharing sir…     Orchid for ID from California-GSNOV2016/08 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Please help with the […]

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Rhododendron species/ cultivars – Vienna

  Plant for ID :: Vienna :: EU-ARKNOV15 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Again a rhododendron captured in the Vienna castle nursery in May 2016 (the last of this tour). Requested to please provide ID. Can’t help  

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69. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Oct.’16

Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Oct.’16- more than 11,000 species : 3 posts by 2 authors. 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 2,56,300 messages so far & membership currently […]

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Doha Sea Beach plant

  SK172NOV01-2016:ID : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Sharing some pictures for ID shot at Sea Beach, Doha on 12 June 2015.  

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Viola odorata ?

Viola odorata ?;   Viola odorata L. ?? : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Sharing some pictures In guess is Viola odorata L. shot at Godawari Botanical Garden, Nepal on 8 March, 2013 at 5000 ft. You did not say if you thought this was being cultivated in the botanical garden? This species has not been […]

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Moss at Umariya distt. of M.P.

  NSD Nov 16/01 ID LYTHOPHYTE : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Pl ID this lithophyte This small lithophyte is from Umariya distt of M.P. I don’t have any idea of this moss like plant It was looking different due to its ashy color so I took a pic and close observation found […]

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Pinus pinea (Europe)

Pinus pinea L., Sp. Pl. 1000 1753. (Syn: Apinus pinea (L.) Neck. ex Rydb.; Apinus pinea (L.) Neck.; Pinea esculenta Opiz [Illegitimate]; Pinus africana K.Koch [Invalid]; Pinus aracanensis Knight ex Gordon [Invalid]; Pinus arctica Carrière [Invalid]; Pinus esculenta Opiz; Pinus fastuosa Salisb. [Illegitimate]; Pinus fragilis Carrière [Invalid]; Pinus maderiensis Ten.; Pinus pinea var. maderiensis (Ten.) […]

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Cotoneaster sandakphuensis

Cotoneaster sandakphuensis Klotz, 213 1964. (Syn: Cotoneaster microphyllus var. glacialis Cowan & Cowan); NE-India (Mt. Singalila), Sikkim, Nepal as per Catalogue of Life;   Fwd: Cotoneasters 4: Cotoneaster sandakphuensis : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (9) Cotoneaster sandakphuensis G.Klotz (the holotype specimen from Sandakphu, India collected by Biswas is in the Calcutta herbarium) Within Series […]

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77th Tree Appreciation Walk at Aarey VIP Guest House, Aarey

77th Tree Appreciation Walk at Aarey VIP Guest House, Aarey on 20th Nov,16 at 7.30 am : 2 posts by 2 authors. There is this wonderful joy in leaving behind the noisy city’s  streets and walk out to a corner in the Aarey Milk Colony where the deep blue sky and the swaying shadow cast […]

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Phedimus

Phedimus kamtschaticus (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) H. ‘t Hart Images by Gurcharan Singh 

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Acer pseudoplatanus (Introduced in India)

Acer pseudoplatanus L., Sp. Pl. 1054 1753. (syn: Acer atropurpureum Hort. ex Dippel; Acer dittrichii Opiz; Acer erythrocarpum Hort. ex Dippel; Acer euchlorum Hort. ex Dippel; Acer leopoldii hort. ex K.Koch; Acer majus S.F.Gray; Acer melliodorum Opiz ; Acer montanum Garsault ; Acer nebrodense Tineo ex Pax ; Acer opulifolium Thuill. ex Loud.; Acer procerum Salisb.; Acer purpureum […]

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Oct.’16

Members who inserted images at efi site in Oct.’2016 :  3 posts by 2 authors. Following members inserted images on a large number of efi pages as below: Gurcharan Singh- around 31 pages Bhagyashri Ranade- around 19 pages TSP Kumar- around 12 pages In addition, species & genera pages of the following families were also completed in this month:  Capparaceae Caprifoliaceae Cardiopteridaceae Caricaceae Caryophyllaceae […]

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Arisaema jacquemontii ?

Arisaema jacquemontii ?;   ID Requested AT OCT2016/10 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Identification requested Only 5cm fruiting axis seen October 23, 2016 Place: Hatu, Narkanda, Shimla, India Altitude: 8900 feet Any Araceae member ? Yes, … May be Arisaema jacquemontii. I have not seen the entire plant. Only this much plant part was […]

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Chelidonium majus (Europe)

Chelidonium majus L., Sp. Pl. 505 1753. (syn: Chelidonium dahuricum hort. ex DC.; Chelidonium grandiflorum DC. ; Chelidonium haematodes Moench ; Chelidonium laciniatum Miller ; Chelidonium luteum Gilib.; Chelidonium majus var. laciniatum (P. Mill.) Syme ; Chelidonium murale Ren.; Chelidonium quercifolium Thuill.; Chelidonium ruderale Salisb.; Chelidonium umbelliferum Stokes); Chelidonium majus, commonly known as greater celandine […]

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