• Flora Picture of the Year 2014: Anurag N. Sharma

        Flora Picture of the Year 2014: Anurag N. Sharma : 18 posts by 12 authors. 1 image. I had restricted to myself to clicking photographs of ornamental plants and botanical garden trees etc. until June this year when one of my good friends suggested that I start visiting…

  • Sarvalingam A.

        Research papers (Published) 1.      Sarvalingam, A., Rajendran, A., Sivalingam, R. and Jayanthi, P. 2014. Ipomoea muelleri Benth. (Convolvulaceae)- A new record for Asian Continenet. Jord. J. Biol. Sci. 7(4): 299-300 (ISSN: 1995-6673). 2.      Sarvalingam, A., Rajendran, A., Jayanthi and Gurusamy (2014). Distribution of Ipomoea Capitellata Choisy Var. Multilobata…

  • Pachypodium saundersii (Cultivated)

    Pachypodium saundersii N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1892: 126 1892. (Syn: Pachypodium lealii subsp. saundersii (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley);    S. Trop. & S. Africa (as per WCSP)  Images by Aarti S Khale (Id by Kenneth & Dan Rhoads) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)…

  • Ornamental Flower- Kodaikanal

          Ornamental Flower For ID : Kodaikanal : 12JAN15 : AK-18 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) An old picture taken in Kodaikanal. Unfortunately, this is the only picture I have.          

  • Ilex cornuta (Cultivated)

    Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton’s Fl. Gard. 1: 43 1850. (Syn: Ilex cornuta f. burfordii (De France) Rehder; Ilex cornuta var. burfordii De France; Ilex cornuta var. fortunei (Lindl.) S.Y.Hu; Ilex cornuta f. gaetana Loes.; Ilex fortunei Lindl.; Ilex furcata Lindl. ex Goepp.; Ilex reevesiana Fortune; Skimmia fortunei Mast.;…

  • Trias stocksii

    Trias stocksii Benth. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 781 1890. ; . Common name: Stocks Trias . Pseudobulb subglobose, 1.5 x 1.5 cm, distantly placed on stout rhizome. Leaves solitary, 2.5-3.5 x 1.5 cm, elliptic, acute with 5 mm long petiole. Flowers pinkish, 2 or 3 from the base…

  • Ledebouria socialis (Cultivated)

    Ledebouria socialis (Baker) Jessop, J. S. African Bot. 36: 253 1970. (Syn: Ledebouria violacea (Hutch.) W.L.Tjaden; Scilla laxa Poelln. [Illegitimate]; Scilla paucifolia Baker; Scilla socialis Baker; Scilla violacea Hutch.); Images by Nidhan Singh (Validated by Alastair Culham) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links) …

  • Callistemon species- Lalbagh, Bangalore

          Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight : Myrtaceae : Callistemon For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 29DEC14 : AK-98 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). One more Callistemon from Lalbagh seen on 16/3/13. Callistemon species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/…

  • Eucalyptus tereticornis ?

    Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. ?;   Eucalyptus for ID : 050811 : AK-1: Taken at Munnar, Kerala on 21/10/08. A huge tree with White flowers, leaves fragrant.  Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. of Myrtaceae family. Looks different from images at Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.   Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight : Myrtaceae : Eucalyptus tereticornis :…

  • Lysionotus

    Lysionotus chatungii M.Taram, A.P Das & H.Tag (Arunachal Pradesh in North-Eastern India)   Lysionotus gamosepalus W.T.Wang (East Himalaya, Tibet as per POWO)   Lysionotus serratus D. Don Images by J.M.Garg (Id by Ritesh Kumar Choudhary) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)   Images by Dinesh Singh…

  • Neanotis rheedei

    Neanotis rheedei (Wight & Arn.) W.H.Lewis, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53: 40 1966. (Syn: Anotis rheedei (Wight & Arn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Hedyotis capillipes Schltdl. ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Hedyotis racemosa Dennst. [Invalid]; Hedyotis rheedei Wight & Arn.);    Erect, slender, branched, annual herbs; stem glabrous; internodes long. Leaves…

  • Tree in Mizoram

          Tree for ID/ABDEC34 : 3 posts by 2 authors. A friend photographed this tree in Mizoram last winter. The leaves are beautiful and may be characteristic. This is the only picture I have. Could we identify it by this meager evidence? Aizawl, Mizoram November 2013    …

  • Abdussalam A. K.

        Dr. ABDUSSALAM, A. K.  M.Sc. M.Phil., Ph. D. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Post Graduate studies and Research in Botany Sir Syed College, Taliparamba, Kannur, Kerala, India (Research Supervisor: Kannur and Barathiar University)   LIST OF PUBLICATIONS List of publications (Research Papers) 1.      Abdussalam, A.K.,  Ratheesh Chandra, Hussain-koorimannil, Jos…

  • Nissar V. A. Muhammed

        List of publications   1.       Yadav  S. R. , Shrikant  P Sutar, Bhat K. V. , Joseph john K, Latha M,  Muhammed Nissar V. A., Gopalakrishnan, Malik S. K., Rao S. R and Keisham Merita, (2014) Genus Abelmoschus Medik. In India- an illustrated guide for species identification.  …

  • Kalanchoe species- Nairobi, Kenya

          Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight : Crassulaceae For ID : Nairobi,Kenya : 17DEC14 : AK-16 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1). Cultivated, garden plant seen on 30/1/2009. Crassulaceae family. i know one website>>>    http://www.blumeninschwaben.de/bestimmungsschluessel.htm#C klick on D or C which will take you to  …

  • Musa acuminata ?

    Musa acuminata Colla ?;        Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina : For Validation : California : 06JAN15 : AK-6 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). An ornamental, potted plant seen in a home garden in Fremont. Images on searching lead to the above id. Common name Blood Banana….

  • Sreejith P. E.

        Papers published only in cited Journals (SCI): 14   1.      Alfred Joe, P.E. Sreejith & M. Sabu 2014. A new variety of Musa balbisiana Colla (Musaceae) from South India. Phytotaxa Vol. 175 (2): 113-116 (Impact Factor: 1.797).   2.      Alfred Joe, P.E. Sreejith & M Sabu 2014. Notes…

  • Alfred Joe

        1.      Alfred Joe, P.E. Sreejith & M Sabu 2014.  A new variety of Musa balbisiana Colla (Musaceae) from South India.  Phytotaxa Vol. 175(2): 113-116.   2.      Alfred Joe, P.E. Sreejith & M Sabu 2014.  Notes on the rediscovery, taxonomic history and conservation of Musa mannii H.Wendl. ex Baker (Musaceae). Webbia Vol. 69(1): 115-120.   3.      Alfred Joe, P.E. Sreejith,…