Ziziphus spina-christi var. aucheri (Boiss.) Qaiser & Nazim., Fl. Pakistan 140: 16 1981. (syn: Ziziphus aucheri Boiss.); Iran, Pakistan (Baluchistan, Rawalpindi) as per Catalogue of Life; Mansfeld’s Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops …, Volume 1 By Rudolf Mansfeld (Cultivated in N. India) Ziziphus spina-christi from Samba, J &…
Mahe Begonia 7 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) – 5 mb. Request for validation of Begonia aconitifolia from Mahe. Photographed in October 2019. Looks different ! Does it not look similar to the one at Mahe Begonia 8 No …, both are different.
Maurandya scandens (Cav.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 160 1806. (syn: Asarina scandens (Cav.) Pennell; Maurandya albiflora hort. ex Vilmorin; Maurandya hendersoni G.Nicholson; Maurandya semperflorens Jacq.; Reichardia scandens (Cav.) Roth; Usteria scandens Cav.); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas), Guatemala, Honduras,…
Maurandya scandens (Cav.) Pers. (Introduced) (Tamilnadu (Nilgiri district) as per Flora of peninsular India) (Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador (I), Argentina (I), Venezuela (I), Madeira (I), Canary Isl. (I) (La Palma (I), La Gomera (I),…
Euphorbia erythroclada Boiss., Prodr. 15(2): 25 1862. (syn: Chamaesyce erythroclada (Boiss.) Soják; Euphorbia oligantha Boiss. [Illegitimate]); . W. India as per WCSP; . Common name: Red-Branch Spurge . Euphorbia erythroclada Boiss. (Euphorbiaceae) : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) Euphorbia erythroclada Boiss. (Euphorbiaceae) West Indian spurge / Rare plant…
Banksia paludosa R.Br., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 207 1811.; coastal SE-New South Wales) as per Catalogue of Life; Different Banksia MKP AUS001 : 12 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Currently in Australia, Geelong, Waurn Ponds. Got selected for Executive endeavor Fellowship by Government of Australia. Could see many plants/tees…
Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’; Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’ Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight: Myrtaceae-Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’ from California-GSDEC56 : 6 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3) Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’ A cultivar barel 1 m tall, a bush with broader leaves but typical monadelphous stamens of C. viminalis….
Berchemia edgeworthii Lawson, Fl. Brit. India 1: 638 1875. (syn: Berchemia axilliflora Chen; Berchemia nana W.W.Sm.); . China (NW-Yunnan, W-Sichuan), S-Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir), Pakistan (Baluchistan, Waziristan, Kurram, Chitral, Hazara), NW-India (Uttar Pradesh) as per Catalogue of Life; . My Pending Identifications: Chakrata-Shrub 1:: NS MARCH…
efloraofindiaturns 13: 11 posts by 3 authors. A journey inspired by the book “The Monk who sold his Ferrari” and started on 18th June 2007 has become 13 years old. It is no more a solitary affair, rather, has grown into a huge carvan. Today on 17th June 2020 eFI (efloraofindia: Database of Plants of…
Portulaca wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 356 1834. (syn: Anacampseros somaliensis ; Portulaca collina Dinter; Portulaca paleacea Peter ex Poelln.; Portulaca usambarensis Poelln.; Portulaca usambarensis var. granulata Poelln.); Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, N-Tanzania, India (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka, South Africa (Limpopo), Namibia, S-Zimbabwe as…
WE ARE IN THE TEENS NOW: Efloraofindia completed 13 years : 20 posts by 14 authors. Thirteen years back, on this day “efloraofindia” was started as “indiatreepix” and I must say that it has been a long journey since day one. Although I joined late, I couldn’t, even in my…
Request for ID: 170110-AK-3 : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Very tiny flowers found in the grass at Bryant’s Park, Kodaikanal. Picture taken on 24th Oct, 08. Kindly help in identifying. Can it be boerhaavia sp. ? If I remember correctly, it was a stalk like we have…
Mahe Begonia 8 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) – 6 mb. Request for id of Begonia from Mahe. Photographed in October 2019. Related to some var of Begonia metallica ? I think looks different as per https://www.plantsrescue.com/tag/begonia-metallica/ Not sure – a cultivar or hybrid, not a…
SK1839 15 April 2019 – Mycophyta : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)- around 800 kb each. Location: Kakani, NuwakotDate: 20 June 2018Elevation: 2000 m. Habit : Wild Looks Psathyrella sp.Family – Psathyrellaceae Psathyrella candolleana (Fr.) Maire ?? I feel gills are very few compared to numerous ones in…
ID-2 : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 1 mb. Request for Identification, Manipur, Northeast India I think it is Planconia sp [Lecythidaceae] I could only find one species of this genus, i.e. Planchonia valida (Blume) Blume distributed in India and that too in Andamans. Is there any species…
Platanus occidentalis L., Sp. Pl. 999 1753. (syn: Platanus excelsa Salisb.; Platanus hispanica var. pyramidalis Vigouroux ex Geerinck; Platanus integrifolia hort. ex K.Koch; Platanus lobata Moench; Platanus occidentalis var. glabrata (Fernald) Sarg.; Platanus occidentalis var. palmeri (Kuntze) K.Nixon & J.Poole ex D.Geerinck; Platanus orientalis var. palmeri Kuntze; Platanus pyramidalis hort….
Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R. Br., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 197 1810. (syn: Embothrium spathulatum Cav.; Embothrium speciosissimum Sm.; Embothrium speciosum (Sm.) Salisb.; Hylogyne spathulata (Cav.) Kuntze; Hylogyne speciosa (Sm.) Salisb. ex Knight); Australia (New South Wales: coast from Ulladulla to Watagan Mountains, and in the Blue Mountains) as per…
Image in the right corner may be of Leucadendron hybrid Ornamental Plant for ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 041112 : AK-1: 1 correct image as above. Seen this cultivated, ornamental, potted plant at the Flower Show, Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 23/2/2012. Sometimes I wonder if it is real. Pine species?…