• Benstonea thwaitesii

    Benstonea thwaitesii (Martelli) Callm. & Buerki, Candollea 67: 340 2012 (syn: Pandanus foetidus var. racemosus Trimen; Pandanus thwaitesii Martelli);   S. India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP;     Pandanus odoratissimus – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 3 images. Flower of Pandanus odoratissimusToday at Kanakeshwar, Alibag (14.2.10) This is a lovely inflorescence,…

  • Pandanus leram

    Pandanus leram Jones, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 683 1845. (syn: Pandanus indicus (Gaudich.) Warb.; Pandanus leram var. macrocarpus Kurz; Pandanus mellori Boden-Kloss; Pandanus millore Roxb.; Roussinia indica Gaudich.); Andaman and Nicobar Is., S. Sumatera to W. Jawa as per WCSP; Andaman Is.; Jawa; Nicobar Is.; Sumatera as per Catalogue of Life;  …

  • Cryptochilus strictus

    Cryptochilus strictus (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186: 195 (2018) as per POWO; . Pinalia stricta (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 1891. (syn: Cymboglossum strictum (Lindl.) Brieger; Eria secundiflora Griff.; Eria stricta Lindl.; Mycaranthes stricta (Lindl.) Lindl. ex Wall.; Octomeria secunda Wall. ex Lindl.);…

  • Thanks to all of you

    Fwd: Thanks to all of you : 1 post by 1 author. This week I completed the records of my last visit to Nepal. 3 beautiful holidays with much new plants. I am very grateful to all of you for all efforts you did for me to find names of…

  • Pandanus odorifer ?

    Pandanus odorifer ?;   Fwd: Photo from Dr. Paithane V. A : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)   Please help me to identify it Thanks, … May I request you pl. furnish details about it like place, time, family, other things etc. It looks like an inflorescence of Pandanus sp. Known…

  • Pandanus species- Muscat, Oman

      Garden Bush for ID : Oman : 240612 : AK-1: A very common cultivated, garden bush, Height approx. 6-8 feet. Pictures taken on 15/6/12 in Muscat. Not seen it flowering. Resembles the Kewda. Pandanus species? A species of Pandanus, I guess.  Could this be Pandanus tectorius, Hala, Screw Pine?…

  • Psathyrella candolleana ?

    Psathyrella candolleana (Fr.) Maire, 1937 (syn: Agaricus appendiculatus Bull., 1789; Agaricus appendiculatus var. appendiculatus Bull., 1789; Agaricus appendiculatus var. lanatus Berk. & Broome, 1881; Agaricus candolleanus Fr., 1818; Agaricus candolleanus var. candolleanus Fr., 1818; Agaricus candolleanus var. nigrescens Lasch, 1828; Agaricus catarius Fr., 1874; Agaricus egenulus Berk. & Broome, 1861;…

  • Save Saleki and Dehing Paktai Elephant Reserve

    National Board for Wildlife : Save Saleki and Dehing Paktai Elephant Reserve from Logan and illegal coal mining : 1 post by 1 author. I just signed the petition “National Board for Wildlife : Save Saleki and Dehing Paktai Elephant Reserve from Logan and illegal coal mining” and wanted to…

  • Psilocybe species- Shivapuri, Nepal

      SK 2518 08 March 2020 – Mycophyta : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)- around 80 kb each.  Location :  Shivapuri Date: 22 July 2017 Elevation : 2000m. Habitat : Wild May be some Psathyrella‎ species ? Sir, did it turn blue/ bruised blue when you touched it?…

  • Coprinellus domesticus

    Coprinellus domesticus (Bolton) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq.Johnson, 2001 (Syn: Agaricus domesticus Bolton, 1788; Coprinus domesticus (Bolton) Gray, 1821); SK 2619 22 April 2020 – Mycophyta : 7 posts by 2 authors. 6 images- 5 to 6 mb each. Location : Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal Elevation : 1300 m.Date : 14 April…

  • Kerala – Fungi at Wayanad

      Mushrooms on elephant dung. – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 1 image. Any idea of the identity of the mushrooms on the elephant dropping? This fungi is probably Conocybe tenera !! I will make an earnest request to you and all others who are interested in posting or are already…

  • Aster hybrids- Chalakkara, Mahe, Pondicherry

      Request for identification of a Composite : 19 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (2)- 2 mb each.  Submitting a request for identification of an ornamental composite from Chalakkara, Mahe. The photograph was taken on 1st December, 2019. It could be Chrysanthemum sp. check with that once,  Thanks … I…

  • Strobilomyces species- Telkot, Nagarkot, Nepal

      SK1900 08 May 2019 – Mycophyta : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) – around 800 kb each. Location: Telkot, Nagarkot Date: 8 September 2016 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit : Wild  Coprinus or related genera?  /species–fungi/a—l/b/basidiomycota/agaricomycetes/agaricales/agaricaceae/coprinus I guess it is somewhat different.  Some Pholiota sp. ?? Does it not appear like…

  • Aglaonema ‘Anyamanee’

    Aglaonema ‘Anyamanee’;   Id request : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)- 6 mb.  Request for identification of  a herbaceous ornamental from Mahe. Photographed in November 2019. Aglaonema anyamanee  References: https://jordansjungle.net/products/aglaonema-anyamanee http://www.bkinterplants.com/index.php/succulent/aglaonema/musa-banana-chiliocarpa-back-550.html https://naturerabbit.in/product/aglaonema-lady-valentine-aglaonema-anyamanee-ink-plant/

  • Pleurotus species- Mumbai

         Requestfor ID- 02122010RA1– Attachments (2). 5 posts by 4 authors. Request ID of this Mushroom seen on a dead tree trunk at Sagar Upavan, Mumbai in  Nov. ’10. May be Cantharellus subalbidus. Schizophyllum commune and not Cantharellus which is much much bigger in size and has a prominet and thick…

  • Pleurotus species- Karnala WS, Maharashtra

         Id041009phk1 : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors. Mashroom for IdKarnala Bird sanctury If lower surface shows gills then Pleurotus, if pores on the lower surface then Podoscypha …. considering this mushroom to be Podoscypha petaloides suggested by my flickr friend, …Comment(s) validating or otherwise, welcome. May…

  • Boletaceae member- Shimla, Himachal

      Mushroom from Shimla_RVS08 : 2 images. Commonly seen along the sides of forest cuttings. Some species of Pholiota sp but without a glimpse of the gills I cant get into any species. Boletaceae‎ ? Could be anything in Boletaceae; Rubroboletus, Suilellus or Boletus… Sir, you need to show the underside,…

  • Commiphora berryi

    Commiphora berryi (Arn.) Engl., Monogr. Phan. 4: 17 1883. (syn: Amyris gileadensis Roxb. (ambiguous synonym); Balsamea berryi Engl.; Balsamea gileadensis (Kunth) Oken; Balsamodendrum berryanum Voigt; Balsamodendrum berryi Arn.; Protium gileadense (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.);   India (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka), Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life;   Re: Commiphora…

  • Marasmius species- Hooghly, West Bengal

      Hooghly Today : Collybia sp.? : Attachments (10).  4 posts by 2 authors. This one is growing on dead coconut tree, beside a pond. Any idea about this Gymnopus‎ (?) Marasmius sp.   Attaching more pictures recorded today, at the same place. This one looks like – http://mushroomhobby.com/Gallery/Collybia/Gymnopus%20dryophillus/ (Gymnopus dryophilus (Bull.)…

  • Laccaria species- Chandragiri Hills, Kathmandu, Nepal

      SK 2617 15 April 2020 – Mycophyta : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)- around 900 kb each.  Location : Chandragiri Hills, Kathmandu, Nepal Elevation : 2400 m.Date : 28 June 2018 Habit : Wild Any idea about the family ? Something from Marasmiaceae as per SK 2614…