Fwd: German who created Noah’s Ark for the Western Ghats is dead : 3 posts by 3 authors. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/german-who-created-noahs-ark-for-the-western-ghats-is-dead/article6577872.ece?homepage=true German who created Noah’s Ark for the Western Ghats is dead Wolfgang Theuerkauf, a German who dedicated over 30 years of his life to the conservation of plants of…
Victoria amazonica ?; . Nymphaeaceae fortnight: Nymphaeaceae of Indonesia : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Victoria regia, Bogor Botanical Gardens, for validation, thank you. yes the original with narrow side upturns green it seems to be though your pictures donot clearly show the outer surface of the rim…
Fwd: Explore Gir & Mt.Girnar Trekking Expedition – 2014 : 1 post by 1 author. THIS YEAR ALSO THE GUJARAT STATE HAS ORGANISED A WONDERFUL NATIONAL LEVEL PROGRAMME IN GUJARAT. EXPLORE GIR AND GIRNAR . …
Galium hirtiflorum Req. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 600 1830. (Syn: Galium ciliatum D.Don [Illegitimate]; Galium hirtiflorum var. hirsutum T.Yamaz.); . Himalaya as per WCSP; . East Himalaya; Nepal; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; . SK1393 30 AUG 2018 : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)- around 400…
Pitamah of eFloraofIndia- Dr. Gurcharan Singh . . . Some of his accomplishments on eFloraofIndia: . Gurcharan Singh ji achieves 25,000 messages landmark Gurcharan Singh ji becomes the 1st to achieve 25,000 messages landmark. Tentative total is as given below: Around 1000 (with old mail id) + 22951 (Before Oct’20) + NA (Oct’20) + 475 (Nov.’20)…
Parthenocissus semicordata (Wall.) Planch., Monogr. Phan. 5: 451 1887 (Syn: Ampelopsis himalayana Royle (unresolved); Parthenocissus cuspidifera var. pubifolia C.L. Li; Parthenocissus himalayana (Royle) Planch.; Parthenocissus himalayana var. rubrifolia (H. Lév. & Vaniot) Gagnep.; Parthenocissus himalayana var. vestita (Royle) Hand.-Mazz.; Parthenocissus semicordata var. rubrifolia (H. Lév. & Vaniot) C.L. Li; Parthenocissus semicordata…
Tree For ID : California : 24OCT14 : AK-27 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Tree seen in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on 30th Sept,14. A large tree, with a lot of small black fruits. reminds me of elderberry…if bluish black, most likely sambucus…
Berberis jaeschkeana C.K.Schneid., Bull. Herb. Boissier II, 5: 399 1905. (Syn: Berberis jaeschkeana var. bimbilaica Ahrendt; Berberis jaeschkeana var. usteriana C.K.Schneid.; Berberis usteriana (C.K.Schneid.) R.Parker) . Berberis angulosa from Uttarakhand (190609SCS1) – indiantreepix | Google Groups : Berberis angulosa Badrinath, Uttarakhand, June 09. I feel it’s also Berberis aristata & not Berberis angulosa due…
Berberis lycium ?; . MBNN Fortnight::: Berberidaceae:: Berberis lycium for validation from Chakrata-NS 03 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Please help to conclude the id of this shrub which was recorded from Chakrata.. the fruits are silvery tomentose.. Berberis lycium ? I regret, for not keeping proper…
Pine Tree For ID : California : 23OCT14 : AK-26 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Another Pine tree seen in Fremont on 28th Sept,14 with smaller green cones. Growing by the roadside. is the first pic lopsided? i.e. is it a large branch on the top of…
Pine Tree For ID : California : 23OCT14 : AK-24 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7) Pine tree seen in a park on 29th Sept,14. A huge tree with larger cones.
Photinia glabra (Thunb.) Maxim., 1873 178 1873. (syn: Crataegus glabra Thunb.; Mespilus glabra (Thunb.) Poir. (Unresolved); Photinia glabra (Thunb.) Franch. & Sav. (Unresolved); Photinia glabra var. typica Maxim.; Sorbus glabra Zabel); Tree For ID : White Flowers : California : 22OCT14 : AK-23 : 5 posts by 3…
Tree For ID : California : 28OCT14 : AK-38 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) Tree seen at the Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco on 30th Sept,14. Could be Pine Species. Picea abies ‘Pendula’?…just a guess! as per my knowledge its Abies spp. looking more similar with…
Ornamental Plant for ID : Delhi : 181212 : AK-1: A cultivated, ornamental plant seen in a garden in Delhi on 6/12/12. Dracaena species? looks like yucca If the leaf end is not needle sharp and is soft to touch, its Yucca desmetiana http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/129893/ best pics and…
A Red Herb of Indonesia : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Could you help me to id our plant please. Thank you. It appears like a justicia species (Acanthaceae). May be Strobilathes sp. ? Certainly Acanthaceae; not Strobilanthes, very probably a species of Justicia. In…
SYMBIOSIS : 666 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Attaching an image of a Blank Swift butterfly on the flowers of Sida Sp.
Coleus argenteus (Gamble) A.J.Paton, PhytoKeys 129: 20 (2019) (syn: Anisochilus argenteus Gamble, Fl. Madras 1127 1924.); S. India as per WCSP; Stout herbs to 30 cm high; stem silvery white tomentose. Leaves to 1.5 x 1 cm, obovate, acute at apex, entire, densely hairy, closely packed on stem, sessile….
Hydrangea quercifolia W. Bartram, Travels Carolina 382–383, pl. 7 1791. ; . Hydrangea quercifolia, commonly known by its translation oakleaf hydrangea or oak-leaved hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant native to the Southeastern United States, in woodland habitats from North Carolina west to Tennessee, and south to Florida and…
Argyreia splendens (Hornem.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 289 1826. (syn: Amphione splendens (Hornem.) Raf.; Convolvulus splendens Hornem.; Ipomoea splendens (Roxb.) Sims; Lettsomia splendens Roxb.); . Assam to China (W. Yunnan): Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, Myanmar as per POWO; . leaves elliptic acuminate base rhomboid or rounded glabrous above silky-white beneath, corymbs peduncled, bracts caducous,…
Sh. Pankaj Kumar & Sh. Dinesh Valke- All time Best Flora photographers : 14 posts by 11 authors. It gives me great pleasure to announce that Sh. Pankaj Kumar & Sh. Dinesh Valke have been ‘All time Best Flora photographers’ on efloraofindia, which has more than 2400 members &…