Epaltes divaricata (L.) Cass., 139 1818. (syn: Epaltes linearifolia DC.; Erigerodes divaricatum (L.) Kuntze [Illegitimate]; Ethulia divaricata Burm.f. [Illegitimate]; Ethulia divaricata L.; Poilania laggeroides Gagnep.); The species is recorded from south and southeast Asia: in Myanmar, southern China (Hainan), Viet Nam, Sri Lanka and India. In India it is found in Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, […]
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Hesperis species ?- Paddar
Plants for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 231211 SRANA 01: Kindly identify the plant. Date: 21st May 2011. Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K. Altitude: 4200 meters asl. Plant height: 15-20 cms Plant habit/habitat: Wild herb I hope Hesperis matronalis Often running wild (escape from cultivation). I have also photographed some cultivated […]
Hesperis species ?
Oxytropis williamsii
Oxytropis williamsii Vassilcz. (syn: Oxytropis tatarica auct. non Bunge); Nepal (N) as per ILDIS; Oxytropis williamsii Vass. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Sharing a new entry to the efi. Pictures were shot at Jomsom Nepal on 22 April 2013 at 8800 ft. It is common in the upper Kali Gandaki and as […]
Stars of family fortnights- 2014
2010-11 2012 2013 2015 Star of Monthly Fortnights 2014……………Dr. Gurcharan Singh Runner-up Star of Monthly Fortnights 2014……..Dr. Nidhan Singh Leading uploaders of Family Fortnights 2014 Month Week/Fortnight Family, Group or Theme Coordinator Star of the Fortnight 2014 January 1–14 Celastraceae & Sapindaceae Dr. Robert H. Archer & Dr. B. Roy Dr. Gurcharan SinghMr. Dinesh ValkeMr. Prashant […]
Stars of family fortnights- 2013
2010-11 2012 2014 2015 Month Week/Fortnight Family, Group or Theme Coordinator Star of the Week/ Fortnight 2013 January 7–13 Bignoniaceae Dr. Balkar Singh Ms. Aarti KhaleDr. Satish PhadkeMr. Raman Arunachalam 2013 February 4-10 Chenopodiaceae andAmaranthaceae Dr. Gurcharan Singh Dr. Gurcharan SinghMs. Aarti KhaleDr. Balkar Singh 2013 March 4–10 Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Dr. Santosh KumarDr. […]
Bergenia x Schmidtii (Kenya) ?
Bergenia x Schmidtii ?; Bergenia Species For ID : Kenya : 24AUG16 : AK-25 : 25/25 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Cultivated, garden plant with pink flowers. Seen in the first week of July. Thanks, … Pl. check comparative images at Bergenia Appears close to Bergenia x Schmidtii comparative images at Bergenia […]
Maesa species- Godawari Botanical Garden Nepal
SK86AUG23-1016:ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Sharing some pictures for identification please. Is this Maesa spp? Shot at the Godawari Botanical Garden Nepal on 13 July 2016 at 5000 ft. Could it be Maesa chisia? looks different from images of this species at http://biodiversity.bt/observation/show/5397
Canna species/ hybrids- Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
Canna sp.? ABAUG2016/68 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 2 images. I find this rarely up here at our altitudes. This one was growing in town at about 1750m and could be cultivated. Please advise. Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP 1750m 19 August 2016 Pl. check if it is of some help: Canna Yes, it does look […]
Strobilanthes species- Kannur district, Kerala
ID PLEASE : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Please identify this acanthaceae member growing near a small water fall in kannur district, Kerala. It seems nearer to Strobilanthes. Its a ‘herbaceous shrub’ Do you have the habit images ? Looks like a species of Strobilanthes probably S. heyneanus
Strophanthus boivinii
Strophanthus boivinii Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 757 1888. (syn: Roupellina boivinii (Baill.) Pichon; Roupellina boivinii var. angustifolia (H.Perrier ex Pichon) Pichon; Roupellina boivinii var. boivinii ; Roupellina boivinii var. grandiflora (Pichon) Pichon; Strophanthus arboreus Boivin ex Franch. [Invalid]; Strophanthus aurantiacus Blondel [Invalid]; Strophanthus boivinii var. angustifolius H.Perrier ex Pichon; Strophanthus boivinii var. […]
Cyperus laevigatus
Cyperus laevigatus L., Mant. Pl. 2: 179 1771. (syn: Acorellus laevigatus (L.) Palla; Acorellus pallae Kneuck.; Chlorocyperus junciformis (Desf.) Rikli; Chlorocyperus laevigatus (L.) Palla; Cyperus careyi Britton; Cyperus cossyrensis Tineo ex Guss.; Cyperus incurvus Spreng. ex Kunth; Cyperus juncellus Dinter; Cyperus junciformis Desf.; Cyperus laevigatus var. albidus Vahl …………….; Cyperus lateralis Forssk.; Cyperus leucostachys Link; Cyperus […]
Cyperus rubicundus
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 308 1805. (syn: Cyperus calcicola Domin [Illegitimate]; Cyperus coromandelinus Spreng.; Cyperus delesserianus Webb & Berthel.; Cyperus petraeus Hochst. ex Steud.; Cyperus serra A.Rich.; Cyperus teneriffae Poir.; Cyperus teneriffae var. longimucronatus Kük.; Cyperus teneriffae f. petraeus (Hochst. ex Steud.) Kük.; Cyperus teneriffae var. succulentus Dinter ex Kük.; Cyperus tersus […]
Cyperus fuscus
Cyperus fuscus L., Sp. Pl. 46 1753. (syn: Cyperus calidus A.Kern.; Cyperus compressus Krock. [Illegitimate]; Cyperus forsskalii A.Dietr.; Cyperus fuscus f. calidus (A.Kern.) Asch. & Graebn. …….; Cyperus haworthii Gray; Cyperus protractus Delile; Cyperus sabaudus Billet ex Gave; Cyperus virescens Hoffm.; Cyperus viridis Krock.; Eucyperus fuscus (L.) Rikli); Macaronesia, Europe, Medit. to China as per WCSP; […]
Strobilanthes species ?- sketched by Edward Lear in Nigiri mountains
Fwd: identification help : 4 posts by 1 author. 1 attachment. This is a long shot, but I wondered if you might be able to help me identify this plant in the bottom plane, sketched by Edward Lear in the 1870s in the Nigiri mountains. He describes the lavender blue flowers and the height […]
Survey on data sharing
Fwd: Survey on data sharing : 1 post by 1 author. Below is the link to a preliminary study by Foundation for Ecological Security, investigating how data collection and sharing in the scientific community works. Your responses will help better understand how scientists manage their data and will contribute to building better tools and processes […]
Ophiorrhiza fasciculata
Ophiorrhiza fasciculata D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 136 1825. (syn: Ophiorrhiza bracteolata Wall. ex G.Don; Virecta fasciculata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Virecta suffruticosa Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don); C. & E. Himalaya to SE. Tibet as per WCSP; Stems 10-40cm, often woody below, glabrous or scurfy, more often branched than in other species. Leaves equal, ovate elliptic, 2-14 x 1.5-6cm, […]
Commiphora grandifolia
Commiphora grandifolia Engl., Monogr. Phan. 4: 25 1883. (syn: Amyris agallocha Roxb.; Amyris commiphora Roxb.; Balsamea agallocha Baill.; Balsamea commiphora Engl.; Balsamea commiphora Engl.; Balsamea madagascariensis Engl.; Balsamea roxburghii Engl.; Balsamodendrum agallocha Wight & Arn.; Balsamodendrum commiphora (Roxb.) Royle; Balsamodendrum madagascariense March.; Balsamodendrum roxburghii Arn.; Commiphora agallocha (Roxb.) Engl.; Commiphora laxiflora Baker; Commiphora madagascariensis Jacq.; […]
Habenaria panigrahiana
Habenaria panigrahiana S.Misra, Blumea 27: 213 1981. (syn: Habenaria panigrahiana var. panigrahiana ); Submission of Habenaria panigrahiana : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Habenaria panigrahiana S.Misra, Blumea 27: 213. 1981. Family: Orchidaceae Description: Tuberous geophyte, 20-30 cm tall. Tuber globose, 1-2cm across. Leaves alternate, lamina elliptic-lanceolate, 5-10 × 1.5-3.5cm, margin entire. Flowers greenish, […]
Algal bloom- Ladakh
Algal bloom -Ladakh flora 1 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) We saw an Algal bloom- experts pl confrm- a rare natural phenomena in the waters of extended arm of the Pengang tso lake during our visit to the lake in Ladakh on 1st August 16. We were proceeding from Pangong to changthang plateau. […]
