• Flower Show at VJTI Matunga 2015

        Fwd: Flower Show at VJTI Matunga on 7th and 8th Feb : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) 54th Veg, Fruit & Flower Show organised by “National Society of the Friends of the Trees” is scheduled on 7th and 8th Feb. at VJTI, Matunga, Mumbai. Information brochure…

  • Ranunculus species- Chakrata, Uttarakhand

      Ranunculaceae Fortnight:: Ranunculus for id from Chakrata:: NS 2015 Jan-25 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) This species of Ranunculus was again recorded from Chakrata.. leaves are comparatively glabrous .. Please help to get the specific id.. Ranunculus species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/…

  • Environment Ministry proposes India’s first tree census

        Environment Ministry proposes India’s first tree census : 1 post by 1 author. http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rifIxLLgYAjDoInX2v01MO/Environment-ministry-proposes-Indias-first-tree-census.html ….which local municipal corporations, developers, builders, highway authorities, slumlords, etc. disposes….        

  • Anemone species- Gori Valley, Uttarakhand

    Ranunculaceae Fortnight:: Anemone for id from Gori Valley:: NS 2015 Jan-06 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) This was recorded from Gori Valley area, interestingly a lobe is missing.. please provide id inputs, if possible with these insufficient pics.. Anemone species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/…

  • Staurogyne spathulata

    Staurogyne spathulata (BI.) Koord., Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. 147 1844. (Syn: Adenosma spatulata Bl.; Ebermaiera glauca Nees (ambiguous synonym); Ebermaiera glauca var. spatulata (Blume) C. B. Clarke; Ebermaiera ligulata Bedd.; Ebermaiera spathulata (Bl.) Hassk.; Herpestis cochinchinensis Bonati; Ruellia obovata Vahl ex Nees (ambiguous synonym); Staurogyne candelabrum Bremek.; Staurogyne flexicaulis Bremek.;…

  • Camellia euphlebia (Cultivated- Hong Kong)

    Camellia euphlebia Merr. ex Sealy, Kew Bull. 4: 216 1949. (Syn: Camellia euphlebia var. macrophylla (S.L.Mo & S.Z.Huang) C.X.Ye & J.Y.Liang);   Camellia Euphlebia : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Saw this beauty today … the picture was not taken in India…. but had to share. Name: Camellia…

  • Hemerocallis hybrids- California, USA

           Hemerocallis For ID : California : 03FEB15 : AK-8 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Another Daylily seen in Fremont on 29/9/14.     Hemerocallis For ID : California : 03FEB15 : AK-9 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Daylily seen in Sacramento…

  • Anigozanthos ‘Pink Pearl’- California, USA

      Garden Flowers For ID : California : 02FEB15 : AK-6 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Cultivated, garden flowers seen in San Francisco on 2/10/14. Flowers and leaves look like Tube Roses. I hope Anigozanthos hybrid Thanks for the id. On searching, it could be Cultivar ‘Bush Pearl’…

  • Dichapetalum

    Dichapetalum gelonioides (Roxb.) Engl.     

  • Dichapetalaceae

    Dichapetalum gelonioides (Roxb.) Engl.      Species, genera & family pages of‎‎‎ ‎Dichapetalaceae‎ are now with images : 1 post by 1 author. Species, genera & family pages of‎‎‎ ‎Dichapetalaceae‎ are now with images. I request you to pl. go through & point out mistakes, if any. I hope this will aid…

  • Argyreia species- Hebri, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

    Hebri :: Argyreia FOR VALIDATION :: DVJAN28 : 5 posts by 3 authors. 4 images. Sita Nadi Nature Camp (part of Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary) … Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka Date: 27 DEC 2014 … Altitude: about 80 m asl ID please. Convolvulaceae vine, fruiting. The fruit about 1 cm across. Not able to place…

  • Sonerila rheedi

    Sonerila rheedi Wight & Arn.,  Prodr. (1834) p. 321;    Common name: Rheed’s Sonerila • Malayalam: Soneri-ila   Sonerila rheedi Wight & Arn.  Wight Arn. Prodr. (1834) p. 321 (not Wall. Cat. 4096). A small herb 4-6 in. high ; stem distinct, quadrangular, sparsely clothed with weak hairs. Leaves 1.1/4-3 by…

  • Piper attenuatum

    Piper attenuatum Buch.-Ham. ex Miq., Syst. Piperac. 306 1843. (syn: Chavica diffusa (Vahl) Miq.; Piper attenuatum Buch.Ham. ex Wall.; Piper diffusum Vahl; Piper karok Blume; Piper malamiris Roxb.)?; . New Guinea (alpine), Java, peninsular Malaysia, China (Yunnan), India, Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin, Mandalay, Sagaing, Yangon), Bhutan, Sikkim, Bangladesh as per Catalogue…

  • Bulbophyllum species- Agumbe, Karnataka

     Agumbe :: Bulbophyllum FOR VALIDATION :: DVJAN62 : 5 posts by 4 authors. 2 images. Agumbe … Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka Date: 26 DEC 2014 … Altitude: about 700 m asl If these views help in validating to genus level – Bulbophyllum, will be more than happy! No sufficient views to…

  • Pelargonium peltatum ‘L’Elegante’ (USA)

    Pelargonium For ID : California : 01FEB15 : AK-2 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1). Small, potted ornamental plant seen in Los Angeles on 3/10/14. Id please. Peltate leaves can be seen, I hope P. peltatum ‘L’Elegante’ Pelargonium For ID : California : 24SEP15 : AK-12 : 12/52…

  • Ranunculaceae fortnight Statistics

        Ranunculaceae fortnight Statistics: 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) I have compiled all the posts during the Ranunculaceae fortnight in an excel sheet. Total 82 plants were discussed. Major genera were from: Clematis 16 Anemone 14 Thalictrum 11 Ranunculus 10 Delphinium 8 Oxygraphis Paraquilegia Pulsatilla Ranunculus Oxygraphis…

  • 48. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Dec.’14

        Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Dec.’14- more than 10,000 species : 2 posts by 2 authors. 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…

  • Visit Bhutan during this Festival

        Visit Bhutan during this Festival : 1 post by 1 author. PUNAKHA TSHECHU Celebrate the colorful festival of Happiness with Bhutan Explore Bhutan During the Festival 28th February – 2nd March 2015 Place – Punakha Dzong, Punakha Bhutan      

  • Dumortiera hirsuta

    Dumortiera hirsuta (Sw.) Nees, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 1: 307 1833. (syn: Dumortiera hirsuta var. hirsuta ; Dumortiera hirsuta subsp. hirsuta ; Marchantia hirsuta Sw.);   Thallus dark greenish, in large patches of overlapping individuals, 5-10 cm x 1-1.5 cm, repeatedly dichotomous, margin undulate, midrib broad, dorsal surface sometimes with…