Ceropegia spiralis Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1267 1848. (syn: Ceropegia munroi Wight); Ceropegia spiralis Wight (Images by TSP Kumar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Common name: Spiral Ceropegia • Marathi: Pilachi Khantudi Tubers subglobose, 2-4 cm diam. Stem slender, 25-35 cm…
75th Tree Appreciation Walk at Kanheri Caves, SGNP on 11th Sep,2016 at 7.30 am : 2 posts by 2 authors. 7 attachments. The season of great Monsoon’s symphony is almost over…….the sun very gently pushing the cloud aside….. the sky has started gathering them into itself……once again, the blue dazzling…
SK80AUG15-1016:ID : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Sharing a picture for identification. This picture was sent by a friend from Sikkim and shot at 2800m. Do you have any picture of side view Sorry! Only one Pic. Probably a Gentiana species (Gentianaceae) which has yet not flowered….
Berberis angulosa Wall., Fl. Ind. 1: 227 1855. (syn:Berberis angulosa var. fasciculata Ahrendt); Common name: Large-Flowered Barberry • Nepali: Chutre kanda Spiny deciduous shrub about 1.5-2 m tall. Stem dark brown, stout, rigid, markedly sulcate, strongly terete or angled, conspicuously hairy, branches leafy, young shoots yellowish brown, puberulous, internodes 1.5-2…
IBIS Flora- a very good resource on Indian Flora : 9 posts by 6 authors. Today I had discussions with one of the members of the team (Sh. Arpit Deomurari) who created IBIS Flora. I find it quite a useful resource & adding its links also in the references. What is…
Cynoglossum microglochin var. microglochin ?; SK92SEP5-1016:ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Sharing some pictures for ID shot at Jomsom Nepal 22 April 2013 at 9200 ft. Which Cynoglossum is this? Thanks, … Pl. show us the complete plant for Id. It was old picture and that…
Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st August’16- more than 11,000 species : 1 post by 1 author. 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 2,50,800 messages…
Shrub For ID : Kenya : 29AUG16 : AK-31 : 31/31 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Shrub or small tree seen in Nairobi on the 3rd July,16. Euphorbiaceae family?
Database on Indian marine algae : 4 posts by 4 authors. Today I noticed
Catalogue of Life- an alternative to The Plant List ? : 1 post by 1 author. I think Catalogue of Life was released recently & it’s good to use it in addition to The Plant List, GRIN, WCSP & efloras for a start. As it has been released recently, it appears…
Members who inserted images at efi site in August’2016 : 1 post by 1 author. Following members mainly inserted images on a large number of efi pages as below: Bhagyashri Ranade- around 24 pages Gurcharan Singh- around 12 pages TSP Kumar- around 8 pages Species & genera pages of the following families were also completed in this…
Epaltes divaricata (L.) Cass., 139 1818. (syn: Epaltes linearifolia DC.; Erigerodes divaricatum (L.) Kuntze [Illegitimate]; Ethulia divaricata Burm.f. [Illegitimate]; Ethulia divaricata L.; Poilania laggeroides Gagnep.); The species is recorded from south and southeast Asia: in Myanmar, southern China (Hainan), Viet Nam, Sri Lanka and India. In India it is found…
Plants for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 231211 SRANA 01: Kindly identify the plant. Date: 21st May 2011. Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K. Altitude: 4200 meters asl. Plant height: 15-20 cms Plant habit/habitat: Wild herb I hope Hesperis matronalis Often running wild (escape from cultivation). I…
Oxytropis williamsii Vassilcz. (syn: Oxytropis tatarica auct. non Bunge); Nepal (N) as per ILDIS; Oxytropis williamsii Vass. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Sharing a new entry to the efi. Pictures were shot at Jomsom Nepal on 22 April 2013 at 8800 ft. It is common in the…
2010-11 2012 2013 2015 Star of Monthly Fortnights 2014……………Dr. Gurcharan Singh Runner-up Star of Monthly Fortnights 2014……..Dr. Nidhan Singh Leading uploaders of Family Fortnights 2014 Month Week/Fortnight Family, Group or Theme Coordinator Star of the Fortnight 2014 January 1–14 Celastraceae & Sapindaceae Dr. Robert H. Archer & Dr. B. Roy Dr….
2010-11 2012 2014 2015 Month Week/Fortnight Family, Group or Theme Coordinator Star of the Week/ Fortnight 2013 January 7–13 Bignoniaceae Dr. Balkar Singh Ms. Aarti KhaleDr. Satish PhadkeMr. Raman Arunachalam 2013 February 4-10 Chenopodiaceae andAmaranthaceae Dr. Gurcharan Singh Dr. Gurcharan SinghMs. Aarti KhaleDr. Balkar Singh 2013 March 4–10 Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae…
Bergenia x Schmidtii ?; Bergenia Species For ID : Kenya : 24AUG16 : AK-25 : 25/25 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Cultivated, garden plant with pink flowers. Seen in the first week of July. Thanks, … Pl. check comparative images at Bergenia Appears close to Bergenia…
SK86AUG23-1016:ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Sharing some pictures for identification please. Is this Maesa spp? Shot at the Godawari Botanical Garden Nepal on 13 July 2016 at 5000 ft. Could it be Maesa chisia? looks different from images of this species at http://biodiversity.bt/observation/show/5397
Canna sp.? ABAUG2016/68 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 2 images. I find this rarely up here at our altitudes. This one was growing in town at about 1750m and could be cultivated. Please advise. Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP 1750m 19 August 2016 Pl. check if it is of some help:…