Cortia

Cortia depressa (D. Don) C. Norman (Images by Ritu Sharma (Id by Saroj Kumar Kasaju) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))

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Dactylicapnos macrocapnos

Dactylicapnos macrocapnos (Prain) Hutch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 105 1921. (syn: Dicentra macrocapnos Prain); NW-India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Garhwal, Kumaon), Nepal as per Catalogue of Life; Himalaya (Garhwal to Nepal) as per Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal ; India: Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (Garhwal Himalayas) as per BSI Flora of […]

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Jasminum species- Nairobi

  Woody Shrub For ID : Nairobi,Kenya : 05AUG16 : AK-02 : 02/02 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Shrub seen with tiny white flowers on 3rd July,16. Very mild fragrance. Pl. check Jasminum species Thanks a lot for your quick response and the suggested Family. I have tried searching. Will search further. Tried […]

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Arabis nova ?

Arabis nova Vill., Prosp. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 39 1779. (syn: Arabis reverchonii Freyn; Arabis saxatilis All.; Turritis nova (Vill.) Chaix) ?; Images by Prashant Awale (Id suggestion by J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)   India: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh; Pakistan, Afghanistan, W. […]

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66. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st July’16

Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st July’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 2,49,000 messages so far & membership currently […]

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Sirhookera lanceolata

Sirhookera lanceolata (Wight) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 681 1891. (syn: Josephia lanceolata Wight; Polystachya ramosa Gardner ex Thwaites): Images by tspkumar SW. India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP Epiphytic stemless herbs. Leaves 13 x 3.5-4 cm, including 4-5 cm long; petiole, elliptic-oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, subacute at apex. Flowers white, in 20-25 cm long, compound racemes; branches […]

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Schisandra propinqua

Schisandra propinqua (Wall.) Baill., Hist. Pl. 1: 148 1868. (syn: Kadsura propinqua Wall.; Schisandra propinqua subsp. propinqua ; Schisandra propinqua var. propinqua ; Sphaerostema propinquum (Wall.) Blume); Himalaya to C. & S. China, Jawa to Bali (as per WCSP) Schisandra species are apparently dioecious plants in which male (staminate) flowers on one plant, and female […]

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Fast growing flowering creepers and unusual fragrant flowering trees

Suggestions for fast growing flowering creepers and unusual fragrant flowering trees. : 11 posts by 5 authors. Hello fellow tree lovers, I have a house in Lucknow which has a bare wall of almost 20 feet length and 40 feet height. Could anyone suggest fast growing perrenial flowering creepers. Bougainvillea, Honeysuckle, mornig glory are fine, […]

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July’16

Members who inserted images at efi site in July’2016 : 1 post by 1 author. Following members mainly inserted images on a large number of efi pages as below: TSP Kumar- around 38 pages Gurcharan Singh- around 26 pages Bhagyashri Ranade- around 25 pages Species & genera pages of the following families were also completed in this month by me & Gurcharan […]

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How to cite efloraofindia in scientific publications

Fwd: How to cite efloraofindia in scientific publications : 41 posts by 6 authors. eFI has grown to a big database which can be cited in scientific publications. On this what I found at the Home page is: Due credits/ attributions/ citation are to be given as below: “Efloraofindia (2007-2016) SUBJECT OF THE PAGE. Accessed […]

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Epilobium canum (USA)

Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H.Raven, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 335 1976 publ. 1977 (syn: Epilobium canum subsp. angustifolium (Keck) P.H.Raven; Epilobium canum subsp. canum ; Epilobium canum subsp. garrettii (A.Nelson) P.H.Raven; Epilobium canum var. garrettii (A.Nelson) N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren; Epilobium canum subsp. mexicanum (C.Presl) P.H.Raven; Zauschneria californica var. mexicana (C. Presl) Hoover; Zauschneria latifolia var. […]

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Taxillus cuneatus

Taxillus cuneatus (Heyne) Danser (syn: Dendrophthoe cuneata (Heyne) G. Don; Locella cuneata (Heyne) van Tiegh.; Locella goodeniifolia Van Tiegh.; Locella lobeliifolia (DC.) van Tiegh.; Loranthus cuneatus Heyne; Loranthus goodeniiflorus (DC.) DC.; Loranthus lobeliiflorus DC.; Loranthus montanus Wight; Loranthus viscifolius Wight; Scurrula goodeniifolia (DC.) G. Don; Scurrula lobeliiflora (DC.) G. Don); India: Deccan and Western Peninsula, […]

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How trees talk to each other

How trees talk to each other : 5 posts by 4 authors. http://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other# Thanks for sharing. … Luckily I had learnt and taught something similar to my students under Mutualism and Proto-cooperation. ok. underground mycelial networks is studied by many. nat geo repoted these time and again. thanks makes an interesting read. not only humans […]

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Buglossoides

  Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I. M. Johnst. (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Euploca ovalifolia ?

Euploca ovalifolia ?;   Heliotropium For ID : Nasik : 11AUG15 : AK-22 : 22/22 : 11 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Pictures taken on 11th July,15. A very small herb near the Gangapur Lake. most likely Heliotropium supinum Yes It looks like Heliotropium supinum It is Heliotropium supinum only. Euploca ovalifolia (Forsk.) Diane & […]

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Geranium polyanthes

Geranium polyanthes Edgew. & Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 431 1874.; Common name: Many-Flower Geranium India: E. & W. Himalayas. Kumaon and Sikkim; Bhutan and S. Tibet (as per BSI Flora of India)   Geranium polyanthes ??? : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)  Sharing some pictures of G. polyanthes shot on the route to […]

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Aphragmus hobsonii

Aphragmus hobsonii (H. Pearson) Al-Shehbaz & S.I. Warwick (Syn: Cochlearia hobsonii H. Pearson; Lignariella hobsonii (H. Pearson) Baehni); erect or suberect annual herbs, about 5-20 cm tall. Stem simple or branched from the base, glabrous or slightly glandular pubescent. Leaves simple, alternate, rosulate, ovate to oblong, about 4-8 x 2.5-5 cm across, base cuneate to […]

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Valley of Flowers in August

Valley of Flowers in August : 3 posts by 2 authors. Friends, I am scheduled to visit Valley of flowers, uttarakhand, next month with four friends of mine. I have sought logistical help from one of my known resources in the state. Though landslides and cloudbursts are common in the state during these months. But […]

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Mazus goodeniifolius ?

Mazus goodeniifolius (Hornem.) Pennell (syn: Gratiola goodenifolia Hornem.; Hornemannia goodeniifolia Hoffmgg. ex Steud.; Mazus goodenifolius (Hornem.) Pennell; Mazus yakushimensis Sugimoto ex Yamazaki) ?; Images by Alok Mahendroo (Id by J.M.Garg & Anil Thakur) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)    Kalatope id al190411 : 8 posts by 4 authors. […]

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