Strobilanthes crossandra (Steud.) J. R. I. Wood, comb. nov. (Syn: Ruellia crossandra Steud., Ruellia diffusa Nees in Wallich, non Ruellia diffusa Vell., Hemigraphis crossandra (Steud.) Bremek., Ruellia crenata Benth. ex Hohen., Hemigraphis elegans var. crenata (Benth.) C. B. Clarke, in Hook. f., Hemigraphis crenata (Benth.) Bremek., Strobilanthes burmanica Kurz) as…
Porphyrocoma pohliana Lindau, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 40 1894. ; Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Acanthaceae Fortnight: Porphyrocoma pohliana from California-GSMAR23/24 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Porphyrocoma pohliana Lindau Evergreen plant with opposite elliptic-lanceolate leaves with pale silver lines and purple flowers with colourful bracts in…
Porphyrocoma pohliana Lindau (Cultivated- USA) (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg))
Rumex spinosus L., Sp. Pl. 337 1753. (syn: Centopodium spinosum (L.) Burch.; Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.; Rumex glaber Forssk.; Vibo spinosa (L.) Medik.) as per POWO; . Emex spinosa (L.) Campd., Monogr. Rumex 58 1819. (syn: Centopodium spinosum (L.) Burch.; Rumex glaber Forssk.; Rumex spinosus L.; Vibo spinosa (L.) Medik.) as per…
Farsetia jacquemontii Hook.f. & Thomson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5: 148 1861. (syn: Arabis heliophila DC.; Farsetia canescens (Willd.) Merr.; Heliophila canescens Willd.; Heliophila incana Burm.f.) . SE. Iran to NW. India as per POWO; . Erect or spreading perennial herbs or undershrubs, about 10-50 cm tall. Rootstocks slender, taproot. Hairs bipartite,…
Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora (S.Moore) Lindau, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 367 1895. (syn: Calophanes thunbergiiflora S.Moore); Images by Aarti Khale (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Acanthaceae Fortnight : Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora : Nairobi,Kenya : 20MAR15 : AK-7 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) This was posted by me earlier. It…
Daphniphyllum glaucescens Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1153. 1826-27; Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. 16(1): 3. 1869; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 353. 1887, sensu lato. (syn: Goughia neilgherrensis Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: 22, tt. 1878 & 1879. 1852. Daphniphyllum neilgherrense (Wight) Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 290. 1861; Gamble, Fl….
Daphniphyllum glaucescens Blume (Images by P. Santhan (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Daphniphyllum himalayense (Benth.) Müll.Arg. (Images by Ashwini Bhatia (Id by Tapas Chakrabarty) & Tapas Chakrabarty (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) BSI Flora of India with details & keys (Volume…
Daphniphyllum glaucescens Blume (Images by P. Santhan (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Daphniphyllum himalayense (Benth.) Müll.Arg. (Images by Ashwini Bhatia (Id by Tapas Chakrabarty) & Tapas Chakrabarty (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Species, genera & family pages of Daphniphyllaceae are now…
Barleria hochstetteri Nees, Prodr. 11: 231 1847. (syn: Barleria aucheriana Nees; Barleria pirottaei Lindau; Barleria rivae Lindau; Barlerites hochstetteri (Nees) Oerst.); Images by Aarti Khale (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Nees in DC. Prodr. xi. 231 ; pubescent, leaves elliptic or oblong entire, flowers pedicelled, bracteoles small narrow remote from…
Acanthaceae Fortnight : Barleria Species For ID : Nairobi,Kenya : 20MAR15 : AK-6 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Ornamental plant seen in Nairobi, Kenya during visit in Jan 2009. On searching, the leaves resemble Barleria obtusa, common name Bush Violet. This is just a…
ID of Acacia requested-PC-20.03.2015 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3) please Identify this acacia, photograph was taken in Tugalakabad, Delhi.
14022015 – Tree for ID confirmation – 01 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) I kindly require ID help for this tree for which the pics are attached. This was taken in Cubbon park, Bangalore on 14th Feb 2015. I wonder if the flowers and the…
Moss1/ABMAR03 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) The weather has been inclement for the past few days with rains and an occasional hailstorm lashing the hillsides. As this area has high levels of humidity for much of the year, we have a decent variety of…
Drimiopsis botryoides Baker, J. Bot. 12: 364 1874. (syn: Drimiopsis botryoides subsp. botryoides ; Drimiopsis bussei Dammer; Drimiopsis erlangeri Dammer; Drimiopsis holstii Engl.; Drimiopsis kirkii Baker; Drimiopsis stuhlmannii Baker; Drimiopsis volkensii (Engl.) Baker; Ledebouria botryoides (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Scilla volkensii Engl.); Images by Alka Khare & Aarti S Khale (Id…
Thunbergia bicolor (Wight) Lindau, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17(41): 42 1893. ; Images by Hareesh V S (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Climbing subshrubs. Leaves opposite, up to 18 x 10 cm, ovate-deltoid, acuminate, truncate or rounded at base, palmately veined, crenate. Flowers in axillary pendent racemes; bracts conspicuous, 2-2.5 cm across,…
Lonavala, Aug 2013 :: Requesting ID of this orchid – 2 :: ARKMAR-08/08 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Requesting to please ID this orchid captured at a nursery in Lonavala near Pune in Aug 2013. This is hybrid of Phalaenopsis. Lonavala, Aug…
Snags to plant in a lake bed : 6 posts by 3 authors. Here’a another question – we want to plant perches in the lake bed for the kingfishers, cormorants and others. Do suggest suitable tree species that can withstand prolonged water logging. They must be easy to…
Moss2/ABMAR04 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) And the second one. This had the sporophytes visible. Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP 1750m 03 March 2015 Images are of very small resolution, hence not helpful. Image 2712 appears to be a species of Plagiochila (a liverwort)!