Ophiorrhiza oppositiflora Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 80 1880.; Assam to Hainan as per WCSP; Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; Hainan; Myanmar as per Catalogue of Life; Herbs, up to 70 cm tall; stems terete, hispidulous to glabrescent. Leaves simple, opposite decussate; petiole ca. 1-2 cm, subglabrous or puberulent; stipules ca. 0.2-1.1 cm,…
Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk.) Brenan (syn: Pterolobium exosum (J.F.Gmel.) Baker f.); . Ethiopia (N); Kenya (N); Malawi (N); Mozambique (N); Rwanda (N) ; South Africa (N); Sudan (N) ; Tanzania (N) ; Uganda (N) ; Yemen (N); Zaire (N); Zambia (N) ; Zimbabwe (N) as per ILDIS; . Small Tree For…
Lithocarpus pachyphyllus (Kurz) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 129 1919. (syn: Lithocarpus pachyphyllus var. pachyphyllus ; Lithocarpus woon-youngii Hu; Pasania pachyphylla (Kurz) Schottky; Quercus andersonii Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke; Quercus pachyphylla Kurz; Synaedrys pachyphylla (Kurz) Koidz.); Tibet, Nepal to SC. China and Myanmar as per WCSP; Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; East…
Ainsliaea aptera DC. (Images by Nidhan Singh, Gurcharan Singh & D S Rawat (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Ainsliaea latifolia (D.Don) Sch.Bip. (Images by Ashwini Bhatia (Id by Narain Singh Chauhan & Validation by Gurcharan Singh) & Sheila (Id by Amit Chauhan & Gurcharan Singh)…
Claoxylon rostratum Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 32: 389 1978. ; Andaman and Nicobar Is., Myanmar as per WCSP; Claoxylon rostratum (Euphorbiaceae) from the Andaman Islands : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Photo credit: Dr. M. Chennakesavalu Naik Scientific name: Claoxylon rostratum Airy Shaw (Euphorbiaceae) Location: Andaman Islands,…
Lysimachia congestiflora Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26(173): 50 1889. (syn: Lysimachia congestiflora var. atronervata C.C. Wu; Lysimachia gymnocephala Hand.-Mazz.; Lysimachia hui Diels ex Hand.-Mazz.; Lysimachia japonica var. cephalantha Franch.; Lysimachia nigropunctata Masam.; Lysimachia rubroglandulosa C.Y. Wu; Lysimachia smithiana Craib; Lysimachia taiwaniana Suzuki ex M. T. Kao); China (Anhui, Fujian,…
Plant Discoveries, 2017 – published by BSI : 11 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (1) – PlantDiscoveries_2017-min.pdf- 5 Mb. This book was released by the Prime Minister of India on 5th June, 2018. Thank you Sir for this useful document on plant diversity of India. I was searching for it…
MS June,2018/06 Millettia sp. for ID : 12 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) Location : Tamdil, Mizoram Date : 02-06-2018 Habit : Undershrub Habitat : Wild Mizo : Mau-an Fabaceae sp. ?? Millettia pachycarpa Benth. ?? Millettia pulchra ? M. pulchra does not look like matching. Is it M….
SK1129 21 MAY 2018 : 9 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Soureni, India Date: 8 May 2018 Altitude: 4300 ft. Habit : Cultivated Is this to Amarallys sp.? If yes ID please. SK1129 21 MAY 2018 Pl. check for Hippeastrum puniceum hybrids Feel slight difference. Two layers of corolla…
Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st May’18- more than 12,000 species : 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 2,97,200 messages so far & membership currently…
Lilium sp. : 5 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2)- 3 Mb each. I am working on the ornamental flora of my region and I came across Lilium sp. I have searched many floras and gone through various websites but still cannot find scientific name along with the author citation….
SK1156 30 MAY 2018 : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) – around 700 kb each. Location : Lava, Kalimpong, India Date : 11 May 2018 Elevation : 6800 ft. Habit : Wild Appears to be a Fagaceae member As per suggestion of …, pl. check at /species/a—l/f/fagaceae Castanopsis…
Berberis insignis Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 1: 226 1855. (syn: Berberis insignis var. elegantifolia Ahrendt; Berberis insignis var. gouldii Ahrendt; Berberis insignis var. shergaonensis Ahrendt); India (West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin) as per Catalogue of Life; Evergreen shrub, 1.5-2m; stems yellow or puriplish, unarmed…
Re: Wild climber id from BD_sm_1521 : 7 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1) – 4 MB. Picture taken : May, 2018 Habitat: village Thicket floor Location: Rajshahi, Bangladesh Attachments (1) – 4 MB. Attachments (1) – 3 MB. The shape of the leaf indicates it may be Trichosanthes bracteata…
Ligustrum robustum subsp. walkeri (Decne.) P.S.Green, Kew Bull. 40: 130 1985. (syn: Ligustrum ceylanicum Decne.; Ligustrum decaisnei C.B.Clarke; Ligustrum microphyllum Bedd.; Ligustrum neilgherrense Decne. [Illegitimate]; Ligustrum robustum var. walkeri (Decne.) Mansf.; Ligustrum travancoricum Gamble; Ligustrum walkeri Decne.) ?; S. India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP; India; Mauritius; Runion; Sri Lanka…
SK1152 28 MAY 2018: 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)- around 800 kb each. Location: Soureni, India Date: 7 May 2018 Altitude: 4000 ft Habit : Cultivated Which Amarallys? It is Amaryllis Amadeus Striped. One link for Hippeastrum Double Flowering ‘Striped Amadeus’ https://www.netherlandbulb.com/bulb/hippeastrum-Double-Flowering-Striped-Amadeus
Haworthia pygmaea Poelln., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 27: 132 1929. (syn: Haworthia esterhuizenii M.Hayashi; Haworthia pygmaea f. crystallina Pilbeam, exact type not cited.; Haworthia pygmaea var. esterhuizenii (M.Hayashi) Breuer); . SW. Cape Prov. as per WCSP; . SK1142 25 MAY 2018 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)…
Fwd: Species collected from Manipur 1 : 4 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1) – 5 Mb. I am sending herewith photographs of two species collected from Manipur for identity No.1 is resembling Laurocerasus undulata Pl. check with https://www.flickr.com/photos/101462471@N03/15402948004 http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_dc9502ab0102wisx.html http://petype.myspecies.info/file-colorboxed/8791 http://petype.myspecies.info/file-colorboxed/8790 http://petype.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/4024 It is right I think. Its…
Sempervivum arachnoideum L., Sp. Pl. 465 1753. (syn: Sedum arachnoideum E.H.L.Krause; Sempervivum arachnoideum var. doellianum (C. B. Lehm.) Jaccard; Sempervivum arachnoideum subsp. doellianum (C. B. Lehm.) Nyman; Sempervivum arachnoideum var. glabrescens Willk.; Sempervivum barbulatum ; Sempervivum barbulatum subsp. etruscum D.Donati & G.Dumont; Sempervivum doellianum C.B.Lehm.; Sempervivum fauconnetti Reut.; Sempervivum hausmannii…