ID PLEASE : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Please identify this acanthaceae member growing near a small water fall in kannur district, Kerala. It seems nearer to Strobilanthes. Its a ‘herbaceous shrub’ Do you have the habit images ? Looks like a species of Strobilanthes probably S….
Strophanthus boivinii Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 757 1888. (syn: Roupellina boivinii (Baill.) Pichon; Roupellina boivinii var. angustifolia (H.Perrier ex Pichon) Pichon; Roupellina boivinii var. boivinii ; Roupellina boivinii var. grandiflora (Pichon) Pichon; Strophanthus arboreus Boivin ex Franch. [Invalid]; Strophanthus aurantiacus Blondel [Invalid]; Strophanthus boivinii var. angustifolius H.Perrier…
Cyperus laevigatus L., Mant. Pl. 2: 179 1771. (syn: Acorellus laevigatus (L.) Palla; Acorellus pallae Kneuck.; Chlorocyperus junciformis (Desf.) Rikli; Chlorocyperus laevigatus (L.) Palla; Cyperus careyi Britton; Cyperus cossyrensis Tineo ex Guss.; Cyperus incurvus Spreng. ex Kunth; Cyperus juncellus Dinter; Cyperus junciformis Desf.; Cyperus laevigatus var. albidus Vahl …………….; Cyperus lateralis…
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 308 1805. (syn: Cyperus calcicola Domin [Illegitimate]; Cyperus coromandelinus Spreng.; Cyperus delesserianus Webb & Berthel.; Cyperus petraeus Hochst. ex Steud.; Cyperus serra A.Rich.; Cyperus teneriffae Poir.; Cyperus teneriffae var. longimucronatus Kük.; Cyperus teneriffae f. petraeus (Hochst. ex Steud.) Kük.; Cyperus teneriffae var. succulentus…
Cyperus fuscus L., Sp. Pl. 46 1753. (syn: Cyperus calidus A.Kern.; Cyperus compressus Krock. [Illegitimate]; Cyperus forsskalii A.Dietr.; Cyperus fuscus f. calidus (A.Kern.) Asch. & Graebn. …….; Cyperus haworthii Gray; Cyperus protractus Delile; Cyperus sabaudus Billet ex Gave; Cyperus virescens Hoffm.; Cyperus viridis Krock.; Eucyperus fuscus (L.) Rikli); Macaronesia, Europe, Medit….
Fwd: identification help : 4 posts by 1 author. 1 attachment. This is a long shot, but I wondered if you might be able to help me identify this plant in the bottom plane, sketched by Edward Lear in the 1870s in the Nigiri mountains. He describes the lavender…
Fwd: Survey on data sharing : 1 post by 1 author. Below is the link to a preliminary study by Foundation for Ecological Security, investigating how data collection and sharing in the scientific community works. Your responses will help better understand how scientists manage their data and will contribute to…
Ophiorrhiza fasciculata D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 136 1825. (syn: Ophiorrhiza bracteolata Wall. ex G.Don; Virecta fasciculata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Virecta suffruticosa Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don); C. & E. Himalaya to SE. Tibet as per WCSP; Stems 10-40cm, often woody below, glabrous or scurfy, more often branched than in other species. Leaves equal,…
Commiphora grandifolia Engl., Monogr. Phan. 4: 25 1883. (syn: Amyris agallocha Roxb.; Amyris commiphora Roxb.; Balsamea agallocha Baill.; Balsamea commiphora Engl.; Balsamea commiphora Engl.; Balsamea madagascariensis Engl.; Balsamea roxburghii Engl.; Balsamodendrum agallocha Wight & Arn.; Balsamodendrum commiphora (Roxb.) Royle; Balsamodendrum madagascariense March.; Balsamodendrum roxburghii Arn.; Commiphora agallocha (Roxb.) Engl.; Commiphora…
Habenaria panigrahiana S.Misra, Blumea 27: 213 1981. (syn: Habenaria panigrahiana var. panigrahiana ); . India (Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu) as per POWO; . Submission of Habenaria panigrahiana : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Habenaria panigrahiana S.Misra, Blumea 27: 213. 1981. Family: Orchidaceae Description: Tuberous geophyte, 20-30 cm tall. Tuber…
Algal bloom -Ladakh flora 1 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) We saw an Algal bloom- experts pl confrm- a rare natural phenomena in the waters of extended arm of the Pengang tso lake during our visit to the lake in Ladakh on 1st August 16. We were proceeding…
Potentilla sundaica (Bl.) Kuntze, Revisio generum plantarum; 1891 219 1891. (syn: Fragaria sundaica Bl.; Potentilla anemonifolia Lehm.; Potentilla anemonifolia f. suoensis Naruh.; Potentilla inclinata var. laxa Franch. & Sav.; Potentilla kleiniana Wight & Arn.; Potentilla kleiniana var. anemonefolia (Lehm.) Nakai; Potentilla kleiniana subsp. anemonifolia (Lehm.) Murata; Potentilla kleiniana var. robusta…
Dimorphocalyx glabellus Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 278 1861. (Syn: Croton ramiflorus J.Graham [Invalid]; Dimorphocalyx glabellus var. glabellus; Dimorphocalyx ramiflorus (J.Graham) M.R.Almeida [Invalid]; Oxydectes ramiflora (J.Graham) Kuntze [Invalid]); S. India, Sri Lanka (as per WCSP); Submission of Dimorphocalyx glabellus : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Plant name: Dimorphocalyx glabellus Thwaites,…
Peplidium maritimum (L. fil.) Wettst., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 275 1867. (syn: Eplidium humifusum (Del.) Raf.; Hedyotis maritima L.fil.; Peplidium humifusum Del.); Egypt (Nile Delta), Iraq (SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia), Sinai peninsula (N-Sinai), Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales), S-India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Madagascar as per Catalogue of Life; …
Peplidium maritimum (L. fil.) Wettst. (Egypt (Nile Delta), Iraq (SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia), Sinai peninsula (N-Sinai), Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales), S-India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Madagascar as per Catalogue of Life)
Miliusa montana Gardner ex Hook. f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 1: 148 1855. ; Submission of Miliusa montana : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Plant name: Miliusa montana Gardner ex Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 1: 148. 1855 Family: Annonaceae Description: Shrubs 1-2m tall; bark grey-brown, branchlets hispid….
Small Tree For ID : Kenya : 19AUG16 : AK-20 : 20/20 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Small tree with tiny white flowers and green berry like fruits. Rubiaceae? Looks like a Rubiaceaen member. But can confirm only by checking more details. Could be Tarenna Species? Looks…
Cleistanthus patulus (Roxb.) Müll.Arg., Prodr. 15(2): 505 1866. (syn: Amanoa indica Wight; Amanoa indica f. minor Thwaites; Amanoa patula (Roxb.) Thwaites; Bridelia patula (Roxb.) Hook. & Arn.; Clutia patula Roxb.; Kaluhaburunghos patulus (Roxb.) Kuntze; Lebidiera patula (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.); . E. & S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . India:…
Decaschistia rufa Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 35 1912. ; India: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu as per BSI Flora of India; Submission of Decashtia rufa : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Plant name: Decaschistia rufa Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 35. 1912. Family: Malvaceae Description: Erect shrubs 0.5-1m tall;…
Croton scabiosus Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S. India 283 1872. (syn: Oxydectes scabiosa (Bedd.) Kuntze); Submission of Croton scabiosus : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Croton scabiosus Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S. India: 283. 1872. Ver.names: Silver leaved croton (Eng.); Chilla, verrichilla (Tel.). Description: Deciduous trees 3-5m tall; bark rough, deeply…