• Artemisia species- Purwokerto, Indonesia

    Plant from Purwokerto Indonesia : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) My friend wants to know the name of the following plant please.  Thank you. Artemisia ? Does not look like Artemisia ! I think Artemisia only. Pl. see images of some other species (A. scoparia) as per FoC illustration and GBIF specimens – one, two…

  • Gigantochloa atroviolacea (Introduced)

    Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjaja, Reinwardtia 10: 323 1987. (syn: Gigantochloa atter var. nigra Gamble); . China (S. Yunnan, Hong Kong), Jawa to Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali); Introduced into: Bangladesh, Sumatera as per POWO; . Common name: Java Black Bamboo . Bamboo for ID, Auroville, Tamil Nadu NAW-MAR17-07 : 4 posts by 2…

  • Gliricidia sepium ?

    Gliricidia sepium ?; . Simple query: Is this a different variety of gliricidia sepium? : 3 posts by 3 authors. 4 images. I need some help clarifying the identity of this ‘kind’ of Gliricidia sepium – In the Valparai plateau (Southern Western Ghats), locals recognize two kinds of Gliricidia sepium…

  • Mughal manuscript with northern Indian flowers

      flower i.d. request : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Does anyone know the name of this flower, especially the upper left blossom with bent petals that look like a pinwheel?  This detail is from a mid-17th century Mughal manuscript with northern Indian flowers depicted.  It may be…

  • Oberonia meegaskumburae

    Oberonia meegaskumburae Priyadarshana, Wijewardana & Kumar Phytotaxa 302 (3): 259–265 (2017); Oberonia meegaskumburae Priyadarshana, Wijewardana & Kumar, sp. nov. : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) – 057 Oberonia meegaskumburae PHYTOTAXA.pdf- 1 MB. Please find one of our new article on attached. Priyadarshana, T.S., I.H. Wijewardhane, A.G. Atthanagoda, N.S….

  • Cassia species- Lalbagh, Banglore

      Cassia Species : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 04APR17 : AK-04 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Cassia tree with flowers seen in Lalbagh in April last year.

  • Erythrina fusca

    Erythrina fusca Lour. (syn: Chirocalyx pubescens Walp.; Corallodendron fuscum (Lour.) Kuntze; Corallodendron glaucum (Willd.) Kuntze; Corallodendron patens (DC.) Kuntze; Duchassaingia caffra Walp.; Duchassaingia glauca Walp.; Duchassaingia ovalifolia Walp.; Erythrina atrosanguinea Ridl.; Erythrina caffra Blanco; Erythrina constantiana Micheli; Erythrina fissa C. Presl; Erythrina fusca var. inermis Pulle; Erythrina fusca var. inermis…

  • Ethulia conyzoides

    Ethulia conyzoides L.f., 1762. (syn: Ethulia conyzoides var. conyzoides ; Ethulia conyzoides subsp. conyzoides ; Ethulia kraussii Sch.Bip.; Ethulia megapolitana Sch.Bip. ex de Vriese; Ethulia parviflora Klatt; Ethulia ramosa Roxb.); . This plant ranges from western, northern, central, and southern Africa, Eurasia (Syria) to tropical Asia and eastward from China…

  • Dunbaria species ?- Imphal, Manipur

      Fabaceae climber for id_RVS002SEP07 : Attachments (1). 10 posts by 5 authors. This climber with reddish flowers and densely hairy pods was observed in the arboretum near Imphal, Manipur during sep’07. Pl. help id this. Thanks in advance. this can be from the genus Mucuna sp. … Check with…

  • Strobilanthes cuspidata

    Strobilanthes cuspidata (Benth.) T. Anders., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 465 1867. (syn: Endopogon cuspidatus Benth.; Endopogon versicolor Wight; Phlebophyllum versicolor (Wight) Bremek.); . SW. India as per POWO; . T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. is. 465 ; leaves ovate acuminate subentire densely white silky beneath, spikes linear oblong…

  • Oxytropis chiliophylla

    Oxytropis chiliophylla Benth., in J.F.Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 198 (1835) (syn: Astragalus ingrata (Freyn) Freyn; Astragalus polyadenia (Freyn) Freyn; Oxytropis ingrata Freyn; Oxytropis polyadenia Freyn; Spiesia chiliophylla (Benth.) Kuntze; Spiesia ingrata Freyn); . Afghanistan (N); India (N); Himachal Pradesh; Jammu-Kashmir; Punjab; Pakistan (N) as per ILDIS; . Afghanistan, India, Mongolia, Pakistan,…

  • Euphorbia species- Kullu Distt., Himachal

    Id of flower : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) What is the id of this flower clicked in the Kullu Dist.? Euphorbiaceae member. I think some Euphorbia species as per images herein. I think image of the complete plant is required for the species Id. Euphorbia jacquemontii Boiss

  • Persicaria species- Nagarkot, Nepal & Mirik, West Bengal

      SK362 02FEB-2017:ID : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (10) Location: Nagarkot, Nepal  Date : 31 January 2017 Altitude : 5500 ft. Persicaria ..???  Persicaria species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) Pl check with Persicaria…

  • MENU CARD : BLUE THROATED BARBET

    Fwd: MENU CARD : BLUE THROATED BARBET : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) In my series on symbiosis , BLUE THROATED BARBET has a special place. It is amazing to note the number of fruits, flowers and insects this particular bird consumes. During my course of observation I…

  • Malva ludwigii

    Malva ludwigii (L.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso (syn: Althaea gariepina E.Mey. ex Boiss.; Althaea laevis Moench; Althaea ludwigii L.; Althaea ludwigii var. microcaliculata Dobignard; Axolopha ludwigii (L.) Alef.; Dinacrusa ludwigii (L.) G. Krebs; Malva aegyptia subsp. iljinii Pamp.; Malva malwensis Edgew.); Mauritania, Western Sahara, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Tajikistan, South…

  • Crotalaria species- Sadavali, Dapoli, MH

    Herbkd2 :  2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Date/Time-28/12/20176 Location- Sadavali, Dapoli MH Habitat- Wild Plant Habit- Herb Height-1 meter As other images? Crotalaria species? Yes Crotolaria species

  • USA- New York- Battery Park plant

      SK450 25 MAR-2017:ID : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Location : Battery Park, New York, USA Date : 28 October 2013 Altitude  0 ft. Any clue ?  Muntigiaceae ??  Other recipients: I just finished looking through a very long list of plants to be found at Battery…