• Cryptocoryne albida

    Cryptocoryne albida R.Parker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 44 1931. (syn: Cryptocoryne costata Gagnep.; Cryptocoryne hansenii S.Y.Hu; Cryptocoryne korthausiae Rataj; Cryptocoryne retrospiralis subsp. albida (R.Parker) Rataj); NE. India to SC. China (as per WCSP)   Photo needs clarification : 1 post by 1 author. This is my first post. Forgive…

  • 65th Tree Appreciation Walk in Silonda Trail, SGNP

    65th Tree Appreciation Walk in Silonda Trail, SGNP on 13th Sep,15 at 7.30 am : 1 post by 1 author. The Moody Monsoon has  packed its bag of rain clouds and moved on…….sensing the mood all around them…..checking the level of moisture in the air & earth……Ephemerals  have  sensed that…

  • Acanthus species- Mt Slamet, Indonesia

      Acanthaceae Week: Acanthus illicifolius?: Although this plant was found on the slope of Mt Slamet (ca 1000 m alt), I think this one is also Acanthus illicifolius which is normally found in mangrove forest.  Could you confirm this please.   Rather interesting Argemone it can’t be because leaves are opposite…

  • Platanus species ?- Dusseldorf, Germany

      Plant for ID-PC-50-30.08.2015 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) please identify the plant from Duesheldorf (may be the spelling is wrong), Germany. It was raining that day. Is this a tree. Yes, it is a medium size tree. I could not take more pictures because it was raining…

  • D.S.Rawat

    I am a teacher of Botany in an agriculture university, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, often called as ‘harbinger of green revolution’ in India. However, being a ‘teacher’ and being a ‘good teacher’ are two different things and I found myself more closer to the first word and…

  • Rosa hybrids- Tugalakabad

          Rosaceae Fortnight Rose from a temple Tugalakabad Delhi-PC-25-05.09.2015 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3). please identify the rose flower in the picture from a temple-I thought is a church.     Rosaceae Fortnight Rose from a temple from Tugalakabad ,Delhi-PC-26-05.09.2015 : 1 post by 1…

  • Tradescantia zanonia (Cultivated- Poland)

    Tradescantia zanonia (L.) Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 57 1788. (syn: Campelia bibracteata (J.Cramer) Wied-Neuw.; Campelia boucheana Schult. & Schult.f.; Campelia fastigiata Schltdl.; Campelia fendleri Hassk.; Campelia glabrata Kunth; Campelia hoffmannii Hassk.; Campelia mexicana Mart. ex Kunth; Campelia pseudozanonia Kunth; Campelia scandens Hassk.; Campelia zanonia (L.) Kunth ..; Commelina zanonia L.;…

  • Ruellia pseudopatula

    Ruellia pseudopatula Ensermu, Kew Bull. 57: 747 2002. ; . Ethiopia, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, S-Yemen, India (NW-India (Haryana, Punjab)) as per Catalogue of Life; . Need id assistance for JNU Plant 130415SP1-4 : 8 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4) I need id assistance of following images belonging to Ruellia…

  • Journey to & through efloraofindia

    Idea is to have our members write a page about their journey to & through efloraofindia. And it has been appropriately incorporated in efloraofindia site here.   It shows to the outside world the passion & hard work that has gone into the making of efloraofindia. It also highlights the diversity of…

  • Tilia species- Warsaw, Poland

      Plant for ID-PC54-31.08.2015 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) First let me say sorry, I posted two-three irrelevant pictures in 53 post (Apricot) by mistake. Please ignore them. And please identify the plant here in the picture. It is from the Morning Wakers park from Warsaw. My best guess…

  • Cotoneaster species- Wetter, Germany

      Plant for ID-PC-48-29.08.2015 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) please identify another plant from Wetter, Germany. Cotoneaster sp or hybrid.  there are many rather similar ones. Rosaceae Fortnight Cotoneaster sp.-PC-19-04.09.2015 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) A Cotoneaster hyb. from Wetter, Germany. The first photograph…

  • Salicaceae member ?- Warsaw, Poland

    Plant for ID-PC-32-26.08.2015 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) Please identify the plant in the photo. The snaps were taken from the steps of Art Museum, Warsaw. Flacourtaiceae member?

  • Tree – Meghalaya

      UP-Meghalay-20 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Id of the tree seen near Tura-Meghalay. pl.   UP-Meghalay-19 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Id of the medium size tree in the sanctuary of Meghalay’ seen in the 1st week of June15.

  • Number of trees halved to 3 trillion in the world

    Fwd: Number of trees halved to 3 trillion in the world : 1 post by 1 author. http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/number-of-trees-halved-to-3-trillion-in-the-world/article7608013.ece?homepage=true Number of trees halved to 3 trillion in the world R. Prasad Of the 3.04 trillion trees in the world, the tropical and subtropical forests have the highest number of trees at…

  • 55. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st July’15

    Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st July’15- 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 more than 2,29,000…

  • Dinesh Valke

    Dear friends, Some years back at the end of 2009, Garg ji requested me to join this group, then called as IndianTreePix, to which I was very hesitant to join. That is because I was just a few months old infant in the world of plants then. I was unaware…

  • Rosa hybrids- Warsaw

      Rosaceae fortnight Roses from Aleza Rose, Warsaw-PC-15.03.09.2015 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (7) Here few rose flowers from house from Aleza Rose. Warsaw.   Rosaceae Fortnight Rose from Lazeinsky Museum-PC-25-05.09.2015 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) sometimes spelling of these names may be wrong. I…