• Swertia alternifolia

    Swertia alternifolia Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 278 1835. ;      Fwd: Swetia alterniflia from Lahaul Spithi distt : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1+ 3) This Swertia alternifolia shot from Gamphu to Dorni roadside on moist place in Distt Lahaul spiti  Yes another big and beautiful late…

  • Melicope denhamii (Introduced)

    Melicope denhamii (Seem.) T.G.Hartley, Sandakania 4: 57 1994. (Syn: Euodia albiflora C.T.White; Euodia amboinensis Merr.; Euodia asteridula Merr. & Perry; Euodia dallmannensis Kurata; Euodia elegans Sander; Euodia gjellerupii Lauterbach; Euodia incisifolia Bakh.fil.; Euodia kajewskii Guillaum.; Euodia lamprocarpa K.Schum.; Euodia nitida Lauterb.; Euodia papuana Merr. & L.M.Perry; Euodia ponapensis Kanehira &…

  • Justicia species- Coorg, Karnataka

          Nilgirianthus warreensis (Dalzell) Bremek. SN Sep 49 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3). Nilgirianthus warreensis (Dalzell) Bremek (=Strobilanthes warreensis Dalzell), wild herb from Bahamandala area of Coorg, Karnataka I don’t think this is Strobilanthes warrensis. It looks different This is not a Strobilanthes. It looks…

  • Tree at Dandeli

          On way to Dandeli Tiger Wildlife Sanctuary : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). the photos were taken on way to tiger        

  • Neanotis species- Baba Budan Giri, Chikamagalur, Karnataka

    ANSEPT63 Please identify this Rubiaceae herb : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Baba Budan Giri, Chikamagalur 14th September 2014 It looks like Anotis sp. Neanotis– some‎ species in eFIoraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available) (as all Anotis species in India shifted to Neanotis) Neanotis wightiana (Wall….

  • Tree from Dandeli

          Plant from Dandeli : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). please ID the plant. The snaps were taken on way to Dandeli Tiger Reserve. More snaps. Attachments (3) Could you pl. send the attachments after correcting the orientation ? Thanks … Attachments (4)      …

  • Saving the Slipper Orchids

        Saving the Slipper Orchids : 1 post by 1 author. Thought of sharing this in our group. http://www.kew.org/discover/blogs/red-listing-slipper-orchids    

  • An Ecological Analysis of Mangroves Ecosystem of Odisha

        Fwd: my paper : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) – Vol80_2014_3_Art13.pdf You may find the attached paper interesting. The Bhitarkanika mangroves are richest in diversity compared to other regions of country. BUT due to likely reduced fresh water flow to these estuarine regions because of dev….

  • Ortea rosea ?

    Ortea rosea ?;       Oreta sp. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1). Just when I thought that the new species of moths were eluding me and my leaving the bathroom light on was earning me nothing but annoyed looks from my wife, I saw this Hooktip…

  • Fuchsia ‘Miss California’

    Fuchsia ‘Miss California’ ;   fuchsia.for ID.011014.RT-5 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).   Pls ID this Fuchsia. Place-Munnar Habitat-cultivated garden. Height-3feet. To me it reminds me of the hardy varieties, old cultivars … from early 1900s one such is Abbe Farges grows to about 3 to 4 feet,…

  • 44. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Aug.’14

        Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Aug.’14- more than 9500 species : 2 posts by 2 authors. It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindiais 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 1,99,000…

  • Nari latha- a fake plant

        ID please : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). This I got it through a friend in whatsappHelp me to identify the plant. Is it a plant? Seems a fake plant. This is new genus and species We have to named it as Dominaenudus tentorifructuma. This is…

  • Corydalis lathyroides

    Corydalis lathyroides Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 23 1896. (syn: Corydalis brevicalcarata F.Ludlow); India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan as per Catalogue of Life;   Corydalis lathyroides (Fumariaceae) from Uttarakhand: Sep. 2014_DSR_34: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3). Corydalis lathyroides Prain is…

  • Cinnamomum species- Herbal Garden, Delhi

          Piperaceae, Lauraceae and Thymelaeaceae Fortnight: Lauraceae-Cinnamomum verum from Delhi -GSSEP11 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3). Cinnamomum verum J. Presl. (syn: C. zeylanicum Blume), photographed from Herbal Garden, Delhi. Pl. validate Yes …, It is Cinnamomum verum, leaves longer than C. tamala I think it…

  • Pimpinella heyneana ?

    Pimpinella heyneana ?;      ANSEPT51 Apiaceae member for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). Chikamagalur-Kemmangudi Road14th September 2014 Please confirm if this is Pimpinella heyneana efi page on Pimpinella heyneana      

  • Echinocactus species ?- Flower Show in Jijamata Udyan

          Cactus For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 22SEP14 : AK-30 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Seen at the Flower Show in Jijamata Udyan. Cultivated, ornamental, potted plant. Is it Echinocactus?        

  • Chamaecrista auricoma

    Chamaecrista auricoma (Benth.) V.Singh (Syn: Cassia auricoma (Benth.) Ghesq.; Cassia leschenaultiana var. auricoma (Benth.) de Wit; Cassia mimosoides var. auricoma Baker; Cassia mimosoides f. auricoma Benth.; Cassia mimosoides var. villosula Thwaites); Bangladesh (N); Bhutan (N); India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh; Arunachal Pradesh; Kerala; Tamil Nadu; Uttar Pradesh ; Nepal (N);…

  • Eugenia anamalaienis

    Eugenia anamalaienis E.S. Santhosh Kumar, J.F. Veldkamp & S.M. Shareef, Webbia: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography Volume 69, Issue 1, 2014;    New paper published by us in Webbia journal : 9 posts by 9 authors. Kindly see the link for reading one of our recent publications on Eugenia…

  • Cinnamomum mathewianum

    Cinnamomum mathewianum Remya, E.S.S. Kumar, Radhamany, Valsala et Jagadeesan, International Journal of Advanced Research (2014), Volume 2, Issue 7, 29-32;      A new species of Cinnamomum from Kerala : 10 posts by 10 authors. Attachments (1) – Cinnamomum mathewianum sp. nov. (Lauraceae) A new species from Kerala, India.pdf  Attached,…

  • Lasianthus idukkianus

    Lasianthus idukkianus sp. nov. E.S. Santhosh Kumar*, P.E. Roy and S.M. Shareef, International Journal of Advanced Research (2014), Volume 2, Issue 6, 432-435;   Lasianthus idukkianus- a new species from Kerala : 8 posts by 8 authors. Attachments (1)- Lasianthus idukkianus sp. nov. (Rubiaceae)- a new species from the southern…