Red vented bulbul on Aralia species
Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : 1092 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Red vented bulbul feeding on fruits of Aralia sp.
Gastrochilus species- Godawari, Nepal
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SK1102 23 APR-2018 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Godawari, Nepal Date: 18 April 2018 Altitude: 5000 ft. Habit: Wild Only seed pod! I can see three orchid plants here but cant confirm the id. For sure the one with light coloured broader leaves is a Gastrochilus…
Clematis species- Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh
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Re: Identification of Clematis species : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Please find attached, herewith, photographs of a species of Clematis or Atragene. Please identify the plant species given in the photographs or suggest any person who can identify it. In my opinion it seems to be…
Cordia vestita
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Cordia vestita (A.DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 128 1858. (syn: Cordia incana Royle [Invalid]; Gerascanthus vestitus (Hook.f. & Thomson) Borhidi; Gynaion vestitum A.DC.; Lithocardium vestitum Kuntze); N-India, Pakistan (Salt Range, Pakistani Punjab), Jammu & Kashmir (Jammu), Pakistani Kashmir (Mirpur) as per Catalogue of Life; Common…
Argyreia species- Taherpur, Sunamgang, Bangladesh
- May 9, 2018
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Climber Id from Bangladesh_SM_1500 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Flowering and Picture taken : April, 2018 Habitat: Hilly river shore Locaton: Taherpur, Sunamgang, Bangladesh Argyreia nervosa ? Sepals (most important character for this genus) are not clear. Pl. check comparative images at Argyreia I could not find…
Premna milleflora ?
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Premna milleflora ?; MS March, 2018/21 Premna sp. for ID : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location : Tamdil, Mizoram Date : 31-05-2016 Habit : Shrub or small tree Habitat : Wild Pl. check /species/a—l/l/lamiaceae/premna Is it not Premna milleflora C.B.Clarke as per images herein? Viburnum mullaha ??…
Vandopsis
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Sterculia species- Kondapalli, Andhra Pradesh
- May 8, 2018
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Fwd: Givotia rottleriformis : 3 posts by 2 authors. 2 images. Last week I visited Kondapalli town near Vijayawada. This town is famous for wooden toys. While searching the botanical name for the tree, the wood of which is used for making toys, I came across the name Jiuotia…
Odisha- shrub at Kandhamal
- May 7, 2018
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Identification of shrub from Odisha : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)- 1 Mb each. I am unable to I’d this shrub collected from a riperian forest at an altitude of 800 m msl. please help me. Place of collection. Kandhamal odisha Date of collection. 12th April 18…
Red base Jezebel
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Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : 1084 : 4 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1) In the attached collage Red base Jezebel is visiting flowers of Micromellum Sp. I could not find match for Micromellum. May I request you to pl. check and give correct name. Few years back some member from…
Artemisia species- Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal
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SK1053 31MAR-2018 : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) Location: Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal Elevation : 4600 ft. Date : 30 March 2018 Habit : Cultivated Very strong aromatic and used for Puja! Is it Soya or Saunf? It is non of both. I mentioned that it is used for Puja…
Blumeodendron kurzii
- May 6, 2018
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Blumeodendron kurzii (Hook.f.) J.J.Sm. ex Koord. & Valeton, Meded. Dept. Landb. Ned.-Indië 10: 463 1910. (syn: Blumeodendron cuneatum S.Moore; Blumeodendron sumatranum S.Moore; Blumeodendron verticillatum Merr.; Mallotus kurzii Hook.f.); Andaman & Nicobar Is. to Philippines as per WCSP; Andaman Is.; Borneo; Jawa; Malaya; Myanmar; Nicobar Is.; Philippines; Sumatera; Thailand as per…
Blumeodendron
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Blumeodendron kurzii (Hook.f.) J.J.Sm. ex Koord. & Valeton
93rd Tree Appreciation Walk at Sagar Upvan, Colaba
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93rd Tree Appreciation Walk at Sagar Upvan, Colaba on 29th April at 9.30 am : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- List of the plants of Sagar Upvan (BPT) for 29th April,18.docx In this Summer time of heat & dust, heart burns & sweat….mercury soaring high, along with the…
Job opportunity_Plant taxonomy and ecology_ATREE
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Job opportunity_Plant taxonomy and ecology_ATREE : 1 post by 1 author. Please feel free to circulate further in your circles. http://atree.org/opportunities/jobs/nebiores_jrf_1
Perilla frutescens ?
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Perilla frutescens ?; . Herb, sold in market at Tripura : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Please identify the herb, sold in market at Tripura Haven’t seen the spp, but appears somewhat similar to Perilla.(Lamiaceae). But Perilla seeds are used not leaves as seems to be the case here…
Is there a Step -by-step procedure to identify a plant/tree ?
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Is there a Step -by-step procedure to identify a plant/tree ? : 2 posts by 2 authors. I’m very interested in identification of common plants/trees in my city Bengaluru. I’d like to know if there is a step-by-step process to taxonomically identify or at least short-list a particular tree/plant (by…
Hymenocallis speciosa (Introduced) ?
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Hymenocallis speciosa (L.f. ex Salisb.) Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 340 1812. (syn: Hymenocallis erosa Salisb.; Hymenocallis speciosa var. angustifolia Herb.; Hymenocallis speciosa var. humilis Herb.; Hymenocallis speciosa var. longipetiolata Herb., not validly publ.; Nemepiodon speciosum (L.f. ex Salisb.) Raf.; Pancratium formosum M.Roem.; Pancratium speciosum L.f. ex Salisb.) ?;…
Hymenocallis rotata (Introduced)
- May 5, 2018
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Hymenocallis rotata (Ker Gawl.) Herb., Appendix 44 1821. (syn: Hymenocallis disciformis (Redouté) M.Roem.; Hymenocallis floridana (Raf.) C.V.Morton; Hymenocallis floridana subsp. amplifolia Traub; Hymenocallis lacera var. minor Chapm.; Hymenocallis laciniata Small; Hymenocallis mexicana Herb.; Hymenocallis paludosa Salisb., nom. illeg.; Hymenocallis rotata var. disciformis (Redouté) Herb.; Hymenocallis rotata var. quadrifolia Herb., nom. superfl.;…
Hymenocallis tubiflora (Introduced)
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Hymenocallis tubiflora Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 341 1812. (syn: Hymenocallis borskiana de Vriese; Hymenocallis guianensis (Ker Gawl.) Herb.; Hymenocallis guianensis var. princeps Herb., not validly publ.; Hymenocallis guianensis var. tubiflora (Salisb.) Herb., nom. superfl.; Hymenocallis guianensis var. undulata (Kunth) Herb., nom. superfl.; Hymenocallis moritziana Kunth; Hymenocallis moritziana var….