• Verbascum blattaria

    Verbascum blattaria L., Sp. Pl. 178 1753. (syn: Blattaria vulgaris Fourr.; Thapsus blattaria (L.) Raf.; Verbascum blattaria var. brevipedicellatum Halácsy; Verbascum blattariforme Griseb.; Verbascum carduifolium Murb.; Verbascum caucasicum Fisch.; Verbascum claytoni Michx.; Verbascum cordatum Desf.; Verbascum glabrum Mill.; Verbascum leptophyllum Bub.; Verbascum luridum Salisb.; Verbascum muhlenbeckii Godr.; Verbascum nitidum Stokes;…

  • Sabia lanceolata

    Sabia lanceolata Colebr., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12: 355, pl. 14, 181. (syn: Sabia kachinica L. Chen); . Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin, Sagaing), Bhutan, N-India (Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya) as per Catalogue of Life; . Evergreen. Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, 5-18 x (1.5-)2.5-6cm, shortly acuminate,…

  • Bangladesh- Herb

      Herb Id from BD_SM_1213 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Difficult to id in this vegetative stage

  • Dr. Marselin R. Almeida

      Dr. Marselin R. Almeida passed away : 7 posts by 7 authors. I am deeply saddened to share about the passing away of Dr. MR Almeida. He died today morning at the age of 79 in his residence at Mumbai. A big and irreversible loss of the plant taxonomy…

  • Memecylon species- seeds & seedlings- Tamilnadu

      Memecylon species seeds and seedlings : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Memecylon species seeds. Mostly it is ovoid or spherical and one fruit contains 1 seed. But I found seeds hemispherical in shape with 1 fruit containing 2 seeds. They germinate well.  

  • Ipomoea coccinea ?

    Ipomoea coccinea L., Sp. pl. 1:160. 1753 (Syn: (≡) Quamoclit coccinea (L.) Moench) as per GRIN?;  . Ipomoea coccinea L., Sp. Pl.: 160 (1753). (Syn: Convolvulus angulatus Buch.-Ham. ex Choisy; Convolvulus coccineus (L.) Salisb.; Convolvulus coccineus var. typicus Kuntze; Ipomoea acuminata Ruiz & Pav.; Ipomoea erythraea Moc. & Sessé ex…

  • Ipomoea deccana

    Ipomoea deccana D.F. Austin (syn: Ipomoea bracteata Wight); . S-India, Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life; . Hispid creepers. Leaves to 4 x 4 cm, 5-lobed, cordate at base; lobes rhomboid, acute; petiole 4-5 cm long. Peduncle 2.5-5 cm long; bracts 1.5 x 1 cm, ovate, obtuse, 2-5 together,…

  • Campanula carpatica (Cultivated- USA)

    Campanula carpatica Jacq., Hort. Bot. Vindob. 1: 22 1770. (Syn: Campanula carpatica var. dasycarpa Schur ………; Campanula cordifolia Vuk. [Illegitimate]; Campanula dasycarpa Schur [Illegitimate]; Campanula fergusonii A.M.Ferguson; Campanula hendersonii auct.; Campanula oreophila Schur; Campanula turbinata Schott, Nyman & Kotschy; Campanula turbinata f. alba Voss ..; Neocodon carpaticus (Jacq.) Kolak. & Serdyuk.); Connecticut; Czechoslovakia; Hungary;…

  • Tetraphylloides

    Fwd: Tetraphyllum in Gesneriaceae not included in website : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) – Tetraphyllum changed.docx I was just going through some recent publications and found that the the generic name Tetraphllum (Gesneriaceae) has been changed to Tetraphylloides.  Our species Tetraphyllum bengalensis has been shifted to Tetraphylloides. …

  • National Seminar at BSI ERC, Shillong

    National Seminar at BSI ERC, Shillong : 1 post by 1 author. Dear distinguished Scientist (s) / Researchers and all concerned It is to bring to your kind notice  that Botanical Survey of India ERC Shillong  is  organizing a two day National Seminar  ( 8-9th March, 2018) on “‘Himalayan Plant Diversity: Taxonomy, Conservation…

  • Celtis species- New Windsor

      Tree for ID : New Windsor,New York : 23NOV17 : AK-27 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Seen on 24th June,17. Tree with tiny green fruits overlooking the Hudson river. The berries look similar to another tree I had posted from California. … had suggested Celtis Species….

  • Cissus species- Niagara Falls, USA

      Wild Creeper for ID : Niagara Falls, New York : 30NOV17 : AK-41 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Again seen near the falls in June. Cissus Species? Cissus pentaphylla? Experts kindly validate 

  • Rubus species- Niagara Falls, USA

    Rubus Species for ID : Niagara Falls, New York : 30NOV17 : AK-42: 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Rubus Species seen near the falls in June with White flowers Rubus hispidus L. ? Thanks … Looks close. Hope to get it validated. I think looks different as per https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rubus-hispidus/…

  • Rosa species- Niagara Falls, USA

      Wild Rose for ID : Niagara Falls, New York : 30NOV17 : AK-39 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Wild rose seen in the Niagara Falls area in the last week of June.

  • Amorphophallus species- Kalsubai-Harishchandragad wildlife sanctuary

      KHWS-31 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) ID Please……… Collection: Kalsubai-Harishchandragad wildlife sanctuary Habitat: Forest Collection: March 2017 Tuber Fresh plant September 2017 Collected By: Mahendra Khyade Locally in marathi called as लोथ used as vegetable Pl. check at /species/a—l/ar/araceae it is Amorphophallus sps. commonly known as Elephants…

  • Grewia asiatica ?

    Grewia asiatica ? . 24 May ’09- National park in Mumbai; Flowers at Alibag Today – indiantreepix | Google Groups Grewia tiliifolia / tiliaefolia, the common Indian linden – efloraofindia | Google Groups Plz id this plant: pa80 – 9jan2013: Plz id this wild plant growing at several spots in Yeoor…

  • Grewia tiliifolia ?

    Grewia tiliifolia ?; Malvaceae Fortnight :: Grewia asiatica ??::CBD hills, Navi Mumai:: PKAJUL78::: : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Grewia asiatica?? (Phalsa flower).Location: CBD Hills, Navi Mumbai.Date: 17-04-2010. Yup … it is flower of Grewia asiatica. It is difficult to see the comparative size of petiole and peduncle for…

  • Nepal- Insects (?) at Nagarkot, Bhaktapur

      SK881 25 NOV-2017:ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Location:  Nagarkot, Bhaktapur, Nepal Date: 31 January 2017 Elevation : 6600 ft. Looks beautiful what ever it is.   

  • Common Mormon on Ixora species

      Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : 1016 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of female of Common Mormon visiting flowers of Ixora.  

  • Rhododendron species- San Francisco, USA

      Garden Plant for ID : San Francisco : 18NOV17 : AK-17 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Another plant from Golden Gate Park. Seen in Sept, 2014. Azalea or Rhododendron? I am confused between the two. I think Azalea is basically a Rhododendron. Pl. check on net…