• Arenaria globiflora

    Arenaria globiflora (Fenzl) Wall. ex Edgew. & Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 238 1874. (syn: Cherleria grandiflora D.Don; Dolophragma globiflorum Fenzl); Nepal, Tibet as per Catalogue of Life; Fwd: Arenaria globiflora – endemic to Nepal : 1 post by 1 author. One of the ways I can best assist eFI…

  • Lavandula pinnata (Cultivated- USA)

    Lavandula pinnata Lundmark, Lavandula 55 1780. (syn: Lavandula multifida var. pinnata (Lundmark) Kuntze; Lavandula pinnata f. incarnata Sunding; Lavandula pinnatifida Salisb.; Stoechas pinnata (Lundmark) Rchb.f.);   Lavandula pinnata from Fremont, California-GSDEC2016/08 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Lavandula pinnata L.f. Small shrub up to 50 cm tall, whole plant…

  • 70. Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Nov.’16

    Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Nov.’16- more than 11,000 species : 3 posts by 2 authors. 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 2,58,700 messages…

  • Lilium ‘Black Out’

      Lilium Species For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 07DEC16 : AK-21 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Lilium Species with bright red flowers seen at the Lalbagh Nursery on 1st Nov. For Species id please. Pl. Check comparative images at EFI. This should be Lilium ‘Black Out’, Asiatic Lily…

  • Connarus species- Charmadi Ghat, Karnataka

      Colours of Connarus :: Charmadi Ghat :: 12 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC25 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Charmadi Ghat Karnataka Date: 12 NOV 2016 … Altitude: explored between: 873 – 976 m (2863 – 3201 ft) asl Colours of Connarus … (family: Connaraceae) Very beautiful Difficult to ID with this image only !…

  • Geranium clarkei

    Geranium clarkei Yeo, Hardy Geraniums 188 1985. (Syn: Geranium kashmirianum Sapru & Raina); .    Geranium pratense from Kashmir: Geranium pratense L., Sp. Pl. 2: 681. 1753. A species very similar in appearance to G. wallichianum but very easily differentiated by very narrow linear stipules, 5-7 lobed leaves more deeply divided,…

  • UP- PRATAPGARH herb

      ID PLEASE PRATAPGARH,UP,22.11.2016 : 3 posts by 2 authors. PRATAPGARH, UP, 22.11.2016

  • Coelogyne lancilabia

    Coelogyne lancilabia (Seidenf.) R.Rice, Photo Intro Asian Bulbophyllum Coelogyne Dendrobium Orchids: 173 (2019) as per POWO; . Otochilus lancilabius Seidenf., Opera Bot. 89: 94 1986. (syn: Otochilus albus var. lancilabius (Seidenf.) Pradhan); . Himalaya to China (SW. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam,…

  • Pholidota species- Tlawnghnar RRF, Mizoram

      MS Dec.2016/10 Pholidota sp. for Id : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Location : Tlawnghnar RRF, MizoramDate : 01-12-2016Habit : Epiphytic herbHabitat : Wild This is Pholidota, need to see open flower to confirm.

  • Spathoglottis affinis (Laos)

    Spathoglottis affinis de Vriese, Ill. Orchid. Ind. Orient. 3: t. 15 1855. (syn: Spathoglottis lobbii Rchb.f.; Spathoglottis regneri Rchb.f.); Bangladesh to W. Malesia as per WCSP;   Spathoglottis affinis from Laos : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Spathoglottis affinis from Laos   SK1734 17 Jan 2019 : 7 posts…

  • Strobilanthes clarkei

    Strobilanthes clarkei J.R.I. Wood, Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 236 1994.; NE-India (Manipur, Nagaland) as per Catalogue of Life;   MS Sept,2018/22 Strobilanthes sp. for ID : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Location : Reiek-tlang, Mizoram Date : 26-09-2018 Habit : Shrub Habitat : Wild Strobilanthes pentstemonoides  ???  Same Strobilanthes…

  • Erythroxylum obtusifolium

    Erythroxylum obtusifolium (Wight) Hook. fil., Fl. Brit. India 1: 415 1874. (syn: Erythroxylum lanceolatum var. obtusifolium (Wight) Walp.; Sethia lanceolata var. obtusifolia Wight; Sethia obtusifolia (Wight) Thw.); . S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . Thwaites Enum. 54 ; leaves 2-3.1/2 by 1.1/4-1.3/4 in. obovate-obtuse or broadly oblong tip rounded or obtusely pointed rather…

  • Phalaenopsis hybrids- California, USA

      ID of ornamental orchid from California-GSDEC2016/02 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Please help with the ID of this ornamental orchid from Stores in California. October 17, 2016. Identified as Phalaenopsis on Facebook Plant Identification. Not fully satisfied. Yes this is Phalaenopsis hybrid.

  • Mussaenda species- Gurje, Bhanjyang, Nepal

    SK185NOV08-2016:ID : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Sharing some pictures for ID shot at Gurje Bhanjyang, Nepal on 27 August 2016 at 6000 ft. Psychotria sps. (Rubiaceae), I guess. Psychotria erratica Hook.f. (accepted name) ?? http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242424780 It may be species of Mussaenda I could not imagine matching with any of Mussaenda. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=121358…

  • 78th Tree Appreciation Walk at Dattaji Salvi Udyan

    78th Tree Appreciation Walk at Dattaji Salvi Udyan on 11th Dec,2016 at 7.30 am : 2 posts by 2 authors. Dear Friends, It is said that there is an art to using color in the garden so that it sparkle and sings………colors are one of the major feature that drew us…

  • Swertia species- Above Triund, Dharamshala, HP

      Herbaceous plant for ID ABNOV2016/02 : 9 posts by 3 authors. 7 IMAGES. This one was above Triund. I could not place this (I thought of Swertia, Bupleurum, Euphorbia…). Please advise. Above Triund, Dharamshala, HP 3100m approx. 25 October 2016 Swertia no doubt. Don’t know local sp. Bupleurum to…

  • Mallotus polycarpus ?

    Mallotus polycarpus ?;   Trewia nudiflora : Please Confirm ID : SGNP,Mumbai : 231212 : AK-2: A tree seen at SGNP, Mumbai on 9/12/12. Kindly confirm id. yes it is Mallotus nudiflorus (L.) Kulju & Welzen (Syn. T. nudiflora). It could be Trewia polycarpa. I could not find any close…

  • Nov.’16

    Members who inserted images in efi site in Nov.’2016 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Following members inserted images on a large number of efi pages as below: TSP Kumar- around 19 pages Bhagyashri Ranade- around 15 pages In addition, species & genera pages of the following families were also completed in this month:  Coriariaceae Cornaceae Costaceae…

  • Oncidium hybrids- Fremont, California

        Ornamental orchid from California for ID-GSNOV2016/10 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Please help with the ID of this ornamental orchid from Stores here in Fremont, California clicked October 28, 2016. Yes Oncidium hybrid again. I am travelling to Laos today and hence will have limited…