• Dipcadi reidii

    Dipcadi reidii Deb & S.Dasgupta, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75: 69 1978 ;   Images by D.S.Rawat     A Good News on World Environment Day…Extinct Species Rediscovered : 22 posts by 17 authors. Attachments (9). We have good news on this day when a lot of environmental problems…

  • Rhynchospora panduranganii

    Rhynchospora panduranganii Viji, Shaju & Geetha Kum., Kew Bulletin June 2014, 69:9519;      Fwd: New Rhynchospo​ra species published by Mrs Viji A R : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)- kew bull Rhynch.pdf  I am attaching herewith the pdf of a paper on new species, Rhynchospora panduranganii published online…

  • Arisaema madhuanum

    Arisaema madhuanum K.M.Maudev & S. Nampy, Edinburgh Journal of Botany / Volume 71 / Issue 02 / July 2014;         ARISAEMA MADHUANUM , A NEW SPECIES OF ARACEAE FROM INDIA : 6 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (1)- ARISAEMA MADHUANUM , A NEW SPECIES OF ARACEAE FROM…

  • Laurus

    Laurus nobilis L. (Cultivated- USA)  

  • Aspidopterys canarensis

    Aspidopterys canarensis Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 37 1851. (syn: Aspidopterys canarensis var. glomerata (Wight) Nied.; Aspidopterys glomerata Wight); , ¿ as-pid-OP-ter-iss ? — Greek: aspis (shield) and pteron (wing), alluding to the winged carpel … Hand Book Of The Indian Flora Vol I ¿ kuh-nair-EN-sis ?…

  • Crotalaria bifaria

    Crotalaria bifaria L.f., Suppl. 322. 1781; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 69. 1876; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 117. 1992; Ansari, Crotalaria India 161. 2008.; Procumbent herbs, up to 30 cm long; stems much branched, terete, slightly striate, softly minutely pubescent. Leaves alternate, subcoriaceous, simple, bifarious, 1.5-4.0 x ca 1 cm, orbicular,…

  • Fimbristylis species- Assam

         ID of grass or sedges from Assam KD 10 Sept : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4). Attached images may be grass or sedges. Please ID the plant Date :09.09.14 & 11.09.14 Location: Assam Family : Poaceae or cyperaceae Genus & species : ?? Habitat: Grows wild…

  • Green Connect at India’s Largest Medicinal Plant Conservatory

        Green Connect at India’s Largest Medicinal Plant Conservatory : 2 posts by 2 authors. Hope you are doing well. I’ve been having a wonderful time quietly enjoying the beautiful plants and experiences shared on this group. I have the honour of working to connect people to plants and…

  • Piper divaricatum (Cultivated)

    Piper divaricatum G.Mey., Prim. Fl. Esseq. 15 1818. (Syn: Artanthe adenophylla Miq.; Artanthe colubrina (Link) Miq.; Artanthe colubrina var. crassa (Vell.) Miq.; Artanthe colubrina var. crassifolia Miq.; Artanthe colubrina var. glandulosa Miq.; Artanthe meyeri Miq. [Illegitimate]; Artanthe obovata Miq.; Piper apiculatum C. DC.; Piper belemense C. DC.; Piper colubrinum Link;…

  • Beilschmiedia wightii

    Beilschmiedia wightii Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 3: 152 1880. (Syn: Haasia wightii Nees);   Malayalam: Nagaramaram; Panthada   Habit– Trees up to 25 m tall. Trunk & Bark– Bark brown, smooth; blaze brown. Branches and Branchlets– Branchlets terete, glabrous; apical buds elongated protected with lanceolate scales. Leaves– Leaves simple,…

  • Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. flexuosus

    Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 11:63. 1859 ((≡) Cucumis flexuosus L. (basionym));       Cucumis melo var. flexuosus : Cucurbitaceae : Mumbai : 150914 : AK-9 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Seen at a vegetable market in…

  • Brachyactis roylei

    Brachyactis roylei (DC.) Wendelbo, Nytt Mag. Bot. 1 62 1952. (Syn: Conyza roylei DC.; Conyza umbrosa Kar. & Kir.; Conyza wangtuensis C.B.Clarke);   Images by Krishan Lal (Id assistance by D S Rawat) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)        confrimation…

  • Brachyactis (Asteroideae- Astereae)

      Brachyactis roylei (DC.) Wendelbo (Images by Krishan Lal (Id assistance by D S Rawat) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Brachyactis (‎‎‎‎‎Asteraceae (Compositae)‎) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Brachyactis (‎‎‎‎‎Asteraceae (Compositae)‎) page…

  • Circaeaster agrestis

    Circaeaster agrestis Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg III, 27: 557 1881. ;   Image by D.S. Rawat Herbs 3-10 cm tall. Cotyledons linear to lanceolate, 4-11 mm long, 0.6-2 mm wide, glabrous. Leaves petiolate; leaf blade rhombic, obovate, spatulate, or cuneiform, 3.5-23 mm long, 1-11 mm wide, glabrous, abaxially…

  • Circaeaster

    Circaeaster agrestis Maxim.  Image by D.S. Rawat

  • Circaeasteraceae

    Circaeaster agrestis Maxim.  Image by D.S. Rawat Species, genera & family pages of‎‎‎ ‎Circaeasteraceae are now with images : 1 post by 1 author. Species, genera & family pages of‎‎‎ ‎Circaeasteraceae are now with images. I request you to pl. go through & point out mistakes, if any. I hope…

  • Invasive plants threaten wildlife at Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

        Fwd: Invasive plants threaten wildlife : 2 posts by 2 authors. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/invasive-plants-threaten-wildlife/article6433166.ece   Wild growth of invasive alien plants such as Senna spectabilis (calceolaria shower), Lantana, Eupatorium andParthenium is posing a threat to wildlife and indigenous plants in the forest areas of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, including the…

  • Crinum jagus (Cultivated)

    Crinum jagus (J.Thomps.) Dandy, J. Bot. 77: 64 1939. (Syn: Amaryllis gigantea W.T.Aiton [Illegitimate]; Amaryllis jagus J.Thomps.; Amaryllis latifolia Lam.; Crinum bequaertii De Wild.; Crinum congolense De Wild.; Crinum giganteum Andrews; Crinum laurentii T.Durand & De Wild.; Crinum petiolatum Herb.; Crinum petiolatum var. spectabile Herb.; Crinum podophyllum Baker; Crinum spectabile…

  • Fimbristylis ovata

    Fimbristylis ovata (Burm.f.) J.Kern, Blumea 15: 126 1967. (Syn: Abildgaardia compressa J.Presl & C.Presl; Abildgaardia indica (Rich. ex Pers.) Nees; Abildgaardia javanensis Gand.; Abildgaardia monostachya (L.) Vahl; Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral; Abildgaardia rottboelliana Nees; Carex ovata Burm.f.; Cyperus caribaeus Pers. [Illegitimate]; Cyperus indicus Rich. ex Pers.; Cyperus monostachyos L.; Fimbristylis…