Microula tibetica

Microula tibetica Benth., Gen. Pl. 2: 853 1876. (syn: Microula benthamii C.B. Clarke; Microula tibetica var. tibetica );   Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra::Brassicaceae ?? for ID NSJ-OCT 16/17 : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Brassicaceae ?? for ID. Photo taken on Kailash Parikrama route. Height approx 15500 feet. Aug 24, 2016. The quality of image […]

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Marmoritis rotundifolia

Marmoritis rotundifolia Benth., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 377 1833. (syn: Glechoma rotundifolia (Benth.) Kuntze; Glechoma thibetica Jacq. ex Benth.; Nepeta rotundifolia (Benth.) Benth.; Nepeta thibetica Jacq. ex Benth.; Phyllophyton tibeticum (Jacq. ex Benth.) C.Y.Wu; Pseudolophanthus thibetica (Jacq. ex Benth.) Kuprian.; Pseudolophanthus tibeticus (Jacquem. ex Benth.) Kuprian.); Tibet, W. Himalaya as per WCSP;   Ladakh […]

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Ficus jarawae

Ficus jarawae G.K.Upadhyay & Chakrab., Phytodiversity 2014: Vol. 1 (1&2): 71-76;    Ficus jarawae G.K. Upadhyay & Chakrab. (Moraceae) from Middle Andaman Islands : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Small trees in interior forests at low altitudes. This is the only field photograph available with me. Thanks a lot, …, for the new […]

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Ulmus glabra (Switzerland)

Ulmus glabra Huds., Fl. Angl. 95 1762. (syn: Ulmus campestris L. …; Ulmus cebennensis Audib. ex Planch.; Ulmus communis Carrière; Ulmus glabra var. horizontalis (G.Kirchn.) Dippel; Ulmus horizontalis Loudon [Invalid]; Ulmus latifolia Moench; Ulmus major Sm.; Ulmus montana With. [Illegitimate] ..; Ulmus podolica Klokov; Ulmus scabra Mill. ..; Ulmus sukaczevii Andrews); Ulmus glabra, the wych elm or […]

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Botanical Nomenclature Course

Botanical Nomenclature Course : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Kindly look at the attachment on the above subject. Thanks … for information. It should really be useful for taxonomists. Thank you Sir for this important information. I am willing to go. Thanks for this very significant circular …!!

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Sorbus species- near Zurich, Switzerland

  Tree for ID: EU-ARKSEP05 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) This tree was seen on the banks of the river Rhine near Zurich, Switzerland. Requested to please provide ID. This is a Sorbus species, possibly subgenus Aria (check to see if the leaves are white-hairy underneath).  This genus has many recognised micro […]

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Workshop on Essentials in Plant Revisionary Studies and Flora Writing

Workshop on Essentials in Plant Revisionary Studies and Flora Writing : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research (NGCPR), DSIR recognized organization, working in the area of Plant Taxonomy and Conservation since last two decades. Year 2016 we are celebrating as centenary birth year of late Shri. Naoroji Godrej. […]

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68. Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Sept.’16

Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Sept.’16- more than 11,000 species : 1 post by 1 author. 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 2,52,600 messages so far & membership currently […]

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Strobilanthes paniculiformis

Strobilanthes paniculiformis J.R.I.Wood, Kew Bull. 61: 10 2006. ;   MS Oct.2016/01 Strobilanthes sp. for ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Location : SairepDate : 23/09/2016Habit : UndershrubHabitat : Wild I can’t see the corolla indumentum clearly but I think this is Strobilanthes paniculiformis J.R.I. Wood although it just could be S. […]

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Strobilanthes echinata

Strobilanthes echinata Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 85 1832. (syn: Goldfussia echinata (Nees) N. P. Balakrishnan; Strobilanthes jugorum Benoist; Tetraglochidium jugorum (Benoist) Bremek.);   Monocarpic shrub 0.5-3m. Stems erect, woody, pubescent above, glabrescent below.Leaves unequal, elliptic, slightly falcate, 3-14 x 1.5-6cm, acuminate, base cuneate, serate, pilose above, softly green-tomentose beneath; petioles 0.5-4cm. Flowers in single, […]

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Himachal Pradesh images

flowers from Himachal Pradesh : 3 posts by 2 authors. A set of flower pictures from Himachal Pradesh 2014https://www.flickr.com/photos/adam_dare/albums/72157645842734418 Show trimmed content Thanks & welcome … If you post the respective images as attachments it will be nice.

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Ladakh pictures

Pictures from Ladakh : 3 posts by 2 authors. Pictures of flowers from Ladakh, which have been identified by Chris Handoll.If you need any of these pictures for your records, I’m happy to help.https://www.flickr.com/photos/adam_dare/albums/72157646178450015 Thanks & welcome … If you post the respective images as attachments it will be nice. Attachments has to be of […]

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Polygonatum geminiflorum

Polygonatum geminiflorum Decne., Voy. Inde 4: 170 1844. (syn: Polygonatum ciliatum Royle [Invalid]); N. Pakistan to W. Himalaya as per WCSP;  Images by D.S. Rawat, ID by Aron Floden Polygonatum multiflorum from Uttarakhand: DSR_Oct. 2016_2/2 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. (Asparagaceae) is a frequent herb in subalpine and alpine areas […]

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Oberonia species- Kuduremukh, Chikmagalur, Karnataka

  106-TSP-ID-02-OCT2016-1: Oberonia sp @ Kuduremukha for ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Kindly examine and identify this Oberonia sp (Orchidaceae)  Habit:Herb  Habitat:Wild,epiphytic Shola forest  Sighting:Kuduremukha,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1500 msl  Date:12-09-2015 Sorry can’t help with this. I atleast need to see one flower!! Thanks … I understand. Oberonias are tricky.

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Oberonia seidenfadenii

Oberonia seidenfadenii (H.J.Su) Ormerod, Taiwania 47: 242 2002. (syn: Hippeophyllum seidenfadenii H.J. Su; Hippeophyllum seidenfadii H.J.Su);  Images by tspkumar 104-TSP-ID-01OCT2016-2:Oberonia sp (Orchidaceae) @ Mullaianagiri for ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly examine and identify this Oberonia sp (Orchidaceae)  Habit:Herb  Habitat:Wild,Epiphytic,Evergreen forest  Sighting:Mullaianagiri,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1700 msl  Date:15-09-2016 All my IDs for your Oberonias […]

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Sept.’16

Members who inserted images at efi site in Sept.’2016 : 1 post by 1 author. Following members mainly inserted images on a large number of efi pages as below: Bhagyashri Ranade- around 28 pages TSP Kumar- around 20 pages Gurcharan Singh- around 5 pages Species & genera pages of the following families were also completed in this month:  Brassicaceae (last 30 genera only) […]

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Strobilanthes khasyana

Strobilanthes khasyana T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 471 1867. (Syn: Endopogon khasyanus Nees; Listrobanthes khasyana (Nees) Bremek.);   MS Sept, 2016/06 Strobilanthes sp. ? for ID : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)  Place : Sairep, MizoramDate : 21/09/2016Habit : HerbHabitat : Wild Does not seem to match with any species at comparative […]

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