• Zeuxine flava

    Zeuxine flava (Wall. ex Lindl.) Trimen, Syst. Cat. Fl. Pl. Ceylon 90 1885. (syn: Haplochilus flavus (Wall. ex Lindl.) D.Dietr.; Hetaeria flava Lindl. ex Wall. [Invalid]; Monochilus flavus Wall. ex Lindl.; Zeuxine aurantiaca Schltr.); Himalaya to China (SE. Yunnan) and Indo-China as per WCSP; Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; China South-Central; East…

  • Juglans sigillata

    Juglans sigillata Dode, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 2: 94 1906. ; Sikkim flora-up-2 : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Id of the plant in Sikkim pl Interesting inflorescence Meliaceae? Anacardiaceae?? Looks like Engelhardia spicata to me. I think Engelhardtia spicata Lechen ex Blume in budding stage (Juglandaceae) Looks like…

  • Pachira glabra (Cultivated)

    Pachira glabra Pasq., Rendiconto Accad. Sci. Soc. Borbon. Napoli 7: 18 1868. (syn: Bombacopsis glabra (Pasq.) Robyns; Bombax anisophyllum Buxb.; Bombax columellatum Buxb.; Bombax glabrum (Pasq.) A.Robyns; Bombax glabrum Robyns; Bombax kimuenzae De Wild. & T.Durand; Bombax oleagineum (Decne.) A.Robyns; Bombax oleagineum Robyns; Pochota glabra (Pasq.) Bullock); Malvaceae week 0905-9112011…

  • Tricholepis species- Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

      Fwd: Doubt in the proper identification. : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) This plant is reported from Mandi. Himachal Pradesh. It seems like Cirsium sp. but I am not that sure. You are requested to provide assistance. This should be Serratula pallida in my opinion….!! … I…

  • Tree planting- Yelahanka and Marasanndra

    Greetings! : 1 post by 1 author. We would like to plant trees  in Yelahanka and Marasanndra (Bangalore) within gated communities and would like your advice.  How do we go about this? Look forward to your response. Following may be of some help: Native Trees for Urban Spaces

  • Disporum cantoniense

    Disporum cantoniense (Lour.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 15: 229 1919. (Syn: Disporum cantoniense var. brunneum (C.H.Wright) Hand.-Mazz. ….; Disporum ceylanicum Wight; Disporum chinense (Ker Gawl.) Kuntze ….; Disporum fulvum D.Don; Disporum horsfieldii D.Don; Disporum leschenaultianum D.Don .; Disporum mysorense Wight; Disporum parviflorum (Wall.) D.Don; Disporum pitsutum D.Don; Disporum pullum Salisb. [Illegitimate] ..; Fritillaria…

  • Need seeds and saplings for mass planting in dryland Karnataka

    Need seeds and saplings for mass planting in dryland Karnataka : Sarvodaya Farms, outside Dharwad, Karnataka, is a labour of love of Geeta & Suresh, a couple deeply dedicated to creating a sustainable habitat in the countryside. This ~20-acre land comes under “scrub forest” classification, Dharwad district itself is a…

  • Ganoderma species- Lonavala, Pune, Maharashtra

      identification no 04052016sn1 : 7 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (2) Can anyone identify this fungi. I think it is Trametes sp., may be versicolor. date/time”sept15 location: aambyvalley rd., lonavala, pune habitat: wild color; brown growing on dead tree. Looks like Ganoderma sp. can be quite tricky to say…

  • Trichoglottis tenera

    Trichoglottis tenera (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1872: 699 1872. (syn: Cleisostoma tenerum (Lindl.) Hook.f.; Oeceoclades tenera Lindl.; Oeonia alata A.Rich.; Saccolabium tenerum (Lindl.) Lindl.; Trichoglottis tenera (Hook. f.) Schltr.); Common name: Thin Trichoglottis S. India, Sri Lanka (as per WCSP)  Images by tspkumar Epiphytes, to 60 cm high, stem terete,…

  • Perilla frutescens var. japonica

    Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. var. japonica; Dalhousie id al291011-A:  Another Plant for Id Location DalhousieAltitude 1400 mtsHabit herbHabitat wildPlant height 2 feetSeason Sept – Oct Yes I think same photographed by us also on way to Chakrata, not identified yet. I am not certain, but this could be a member of the genus Perilla…

  • Disporum calcaratum

    Disporum calcaratum D.Don, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 45 1839. (syn: Disporum calcaratum var. hamiltonianum (D. Don) Baker; Disporum hamiltonianum D.Don; Disporum jiangchengense Y.Y.Qian; Disporum latipetalum Collett & Hemsl.; Disporum pedunculatum H.Li & J.L.Huang; Disporum wallichii D.Don; Uvularia betua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don [Invalid]; Uvularia calcarata Wall. [Invalid]; Uvularia hamiltoniana Wall….

  • Senecio tamoides (Cultivated)

    Senecio tamoides DC., 403 1838.; . South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, trop. Africa (I), Eritrea (I), Ethiopia (I), Mauritius (I), La Runion (I), SE-Brazil (I), Guatemala (I), Australia (I) (SE-Queensland (I) as per Catalogue of life; . Images by Aarti S Khale (Inserted by J.M.Garg)…

  • Dimorphotheca jucunda (Cultivated)

    Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips, 1936.; Images by Gurcharan Singh (Id by J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)    Asteraceae Fortnight Part 1-Radiate Heads: Osteospermum ecklonis from California and Delhi-GS56 : Attachments (4). 2 posts by 2 authors. Osteospermum ecklonis (DC.) Norl. A shrubby plant…

  • Dendranthema species?- Pangi, Himachal

    Images by Alok Mahendroo (Id by Vaneet Jishtu) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links) i.d. of Pangi flowers al141011-a: Another one of the Asteraceae…. I’m quite confused between these.. (even the last one I posted is still unidentified)… but anyway here goes one…

  • Crotalaria semperflorens

    Crotalaria semperflorens Vent., Descr. pl. nouv. ad t. 17. 1800-1801; . Regarding Request for Species ID. : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Please make Species ID of the Crotalaria, for which i attached photos and the details as below: Habit: Small shrub. Leaves: ovate-lanceolate, entire, Flowers: Bright, Greenish…

  • Dendrobium salaccense

    Dendrobium salaccense (Blume) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 86 1830. (Syn: Callista bambusifolia (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Callista cathcartii (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Callista haemoglossa (Thwaites) Kuntze; Callista intermedia (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze; Callista salaccense (Blume) Kuntze; Dendrobium bambusifolium E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.; Dendrobium cathcartii Hook.f.; Dendrobium haemoglossum Thwaites; Dendrobium intermedium Teijsm. &…

  • Vitis labrusca (Cultivated)

    Vitis labrusca L., Sp. Pl. 203 1753 (syn: Vitis blanda Rafin.; Vitis bracteata Rafin.; Vitis cana Rafin.; Vitis canina Rafin.; Vitis catawba Hort. ex C. Koch; Vitis ciliata Rafin.; Vitis digitata Rafin.; Vitis ferruginea Rafin.; Vitis labrusca var. subedentata Fernald; Vitis labruscana L. H. Bailey; Vitis labruscoides Muhl. & Rafin.;…