• Strobilanthes paniculiformis

    Strobilanthes paniculiformis J.R.I.Wood, Kew Bull. 61: 10 2006. ;   MS Oct.2016/01 Strobilanthes sp. for ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Location : SairepDate : 23/09/2016Habit : UndershrubHabitat : Wild I can’t see the corolla indumentum clearly but I think this is Strobilanthes paniculiformis J.R.I. Wood although…

  • Strobilanthes echinata

    Strobilanthes echinata Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 85 1832. (syn: Goldfussia echinata (Nees) N. P. Balakrishnan; Strobilanthes jugorum Benoist; Tetraglochidium jugorum (Benoist) Bremek.);   Monocarpic shrub 0.5-3m. Stems erect, woody, pubescent above, glabrescent below.Leaves unequal, elliptic, slightly falcate, 3-14 x 1.5-6cm, acuminate, base cuneate, serate, pilose above, softly green-tomentose beneath;…

  • Himachal Pradesh images

    flowers from Himachal Pradesh : 3 posts by 2 authors. A set of flower pictures from Himachal Pradesh 2014https://www.flickr.com/photos/adam_dare/albums/72157645842734418 Show trimmed content Thanks & welcome … If you post the respective images as attachments it will be nice.

  • Ladakh pictures

    Pictures from Ladakh : 3 posts by 2 authors. Pictures of flowers from Ladakh, which have been identified by Chris Handoll.If you need any of these pictures for your records, I’m happy to help.https://www.flickr.com/photos/adam_dare/albums/72157646178450015 Thanks & welcome … If you post the respective images as attachments it will be nice….

  • Polygonatum geminiflorum

    Polygonatum geminiflorum Decne., Voy. Inde 4: 170 1844. (syn: Polygonatum ciliatum Royle [Invalid]); N. Pakistan to W. Himalaya as per WCSP;  Images by D.S. Rawat, ID by Aron Floden Polygonatum multiflorum from Uttarakhand: DSR_Oct. 2016_2/2 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. (Asparagaceae) is a frequent herb…

  • Oberonia species- Kuduremukh, Chikmagalur, Karnataka

      106-TSP-ID-02-OCT2016-1: Oberonia sp @ Kuduremukha for ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Kindly examine and identify this Oberonia sp (Orchidaceae)  Habit:Herb  Habitat:Wild,epiphytic Shola forest  Sighting:Kuduremukha,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1500 msl  Date:12-09-2015 Sorry can’t help with this. I atleast need to see one flower!! Thanks … I understand. Oberonias are…

  • Oberonia seidenfadenii

    Oberonia seidenfadenii (H.J.Su) Ormerod, Taiwania 47: 242 2002. (syn: Hippeophyllum seidenfadenii H.J. Su; Hippeophyllum seidenfadii H.J.Su);  Images by tspkumar 104-TSP-ID-01OCT2016-2:Oberonia sp (Orchidaceae) @ Mullaianagiri for ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly examine and identify this Oberonia sp (Orchidaceae)  Habit:Herb  Habitat:Wild,Epiphytic,Evergreen forest  Sighting:Mullaianagiri,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1700 msl  Date:15-09-2016 All…

  • Sept.’16

    Members who inserted images at efi site in Sept.’2016 : 1 post by 1 author. Following members mainly inserted images on a large number of efi pages as below: Bhagyashri Ranade- around 28 pages TSP Kumar- around 20 pages Gurcharan Singh- around 5 pages Species & genera pages of the following families were also completed in this…

  • Strobilanthes khasyana

    Strobilanthes khasyana T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 471 1867. (Syn: Endopogon khasyanus Nees; Listrobanthes khasyana (Nees) Bremek.);   MS Sept, 2016/06 Strobilanthes sp. ? for ID : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)  Place : Sairep, MizoramDate : 21/09/2016Habit : HerbHabitat : Wild Does not seem to match…

  • Liverworts and Hornworts of India – An Annotated Checklist

    New Book: Liverworts and Hornworts of India – An Annotated Checklist : 1 post by 1 author. I am pleased to announce the publication of new book ‘Liverworts and Hornworts of India – An Annotated Checklist’ [D.K. Singh, S.K. Singh Devendra Singh 2016. Liverworts and Hornworts of India – An Annotated…

  • Strobilanthes glomerata

    Strobilanthes glomerata (Wall. ex Nees) T. Anders.,  J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 475 1867. (Syn: Goldfussia glomerata Wall. ex Nees; Ruellia glomerata Wall.; Ruellia nutans Steud.); . MS Sept.2016/07 Strobilanthes sp. for ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Place : Saireptlang, Mizoram Altitude : c. 1,500 m….

  • Echinops cornigerus

    Echinops cornigerus DC., 525 1838. (syn: Echinops coriarius C.B.Clarke; Echinops polygraphus Czerniak.; Echinops polygraphus Tscherneva); Common name: Blue Globe Thistle • Hindi: Kandara, कंटेला Kantela • Ladakhi: ཨཀཟེམ Aczema Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Mandalay), Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh, Kashmir, Jammu), India (C- to NW-Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Pakistani…

  • Strobilanthes maculata

    Strobilanthes maculata (Wall. ex Nees) Nees in DC., Prodr. 11: 190 1847.  (syn: Ruellia maculata Wall. ex Nees in Wall.; Sympagis maculata (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek.); Common name: Spotted Strobilanthes   MS Sept. 2016/09 Strobilanthes sp, for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Place : Sairep, MizoramAltitude :…

  • Stellaria himalayensis ?

    Stellaria himalayensis ?;   IDENTIFY this from HP : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) another flower from Himachal pradesh, TODAY (23.9.16) Looks like a Chickweed, likely a Stellaria sp. It would be easier if we had the leaves. Closest I can reach is Stellaria himalayensis Majumdar as per comparative images…

  • Crateva magna ?

    Crateva magna ?; . Capparaceae and Cleomaceae fortnight :: Crateva adansonii DC. near Khanapur :: DV08 :  5 images. 3 posts by 2 authors. Crateva adansonii DC. along NH4A near Khanapur, Karnataka on 22 APR 11 Pl. check BSI (eFlora of India) with details & keys (Distribution). It may be some other…

  • 76th TAW- Sagar Upvan [akka B.P.T.Garden]

    76th TAW at BPT on Sunday 16th October at 7.30 a.m. : 1 post by 1 author. Forest days are over….now we move over to our city gardens. Our next walk is in Sagar   Upvan [akka B.P.T.Garden]  Sagar Upvan is a paradise in our concrete jungle. Once you enter it…

  • Gynura scandens (Kenya)

    Gynura scandens O.Hoffm., 416 1895. (syn: Crassocephalum auriformis S.Moore; Crassocephalum ruwenzoriensis S.Moore; Crassocephalum scandens (O.Hoffm.) Hiern; Gynura auriformis (S.Moore) S.Moore; Gynura brownii S.Moore; Gynura ruwenzoriensis (S.Moore) S.Moore; Gynura taylorii S.Moore; Senecio agathionanthes Muschl.; Senecio rutshuruensis De Wild.; Senecio seretii De Wild.; Senecio subalatipetiolatus De Wild.; Senecio variostipellatus De Wild.); Gynura…