Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Araceae : Caladium bicolor : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 310814 : AK-131 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). Would like to know the Cultivar name for this bright pink & green Caladium. At the Lalbagh Nursery in Nov,2013….
Goeppertia ecuadoriana (H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez, Syst. Bot. 37: 630 (2012). (syn: Calathea ecuadoriana H.A.Kenn.) as per WCSP ; Image by Dr.Gurcharan Singh (Validation by Prof. A.H.Munshi) (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Araceae- Calathea ecuadorina from California-GSAUG30 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2). Calathea ecuadoriana H.A.Kenn. Photographed…
Goeppertia ornata (Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez, Syst. Bot. 37: 633 (2012). (syn: Calathea arrecta Lindl. & André; Calathea ornata var. albolineata Körn.; Calathea ornata var. roseolineata Körn.; Maranta albolineata (Körn.) E.J.Lowe & W.Howard; Maranta coriifolia Regel; Maranta ornata Linden; Maranta roseolineata (Körn.) B.S.Williams; Phrynium ornatum (Linden) K.Koch; Phyllodes arrecta (Lindl….
Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Brongn.) Vieill. ex Becc., Palme Nuova Caledonia 13 1920. (Syn: Chambeyronia hookeri Becc.; Cyphokentia macrocarpa (Brongn.) auct.; Kentia lindenii Linden ex André; Kentia lucianii Linden ex Rodigas; Kentia macrocarpa Vieill. ex Brongn.; Kentia rubricaulis Linden ex Salomon; Kentiopsis lucianii (Linden ex Rodigas) Rodigas; Kentiopsis macrocarpa Brongn.); Images…
Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Brongn.) Vieill. ex Becc. (Images by Alka Khare (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))
Aglaonema costatum N.E.Br., Gard. Chron. III, 1892: 426 1892. (syn: Aglaonema costatum f. costatum ; Aglaonema costatum var. foxii Engl.; Aglaonema costatum f. foxii (Engl.) Jervis; Aglaonema costatum var. maculatum Engl.); Images by Gurcharan Singh (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Araceae- Aglaeonema brevispathum from Delhi for…
Dypsis leptocheilos (Hodel) Beentje & J.Dransf., Palms Madagascar 176 1995. (Syn: Neodypsis leptocheilos Hodel); A medium sized, solitary palm with distinct rusty brownish-orange colored crownshaft that sports a fuzzy tomentum from which it’s common name, The Teddybear Palm, comes from. The trunk can swell to a girth of about…
Aglaonema modestum Schott ex Engl., Monogr. Phan. 2: 442 1879. (Syn: Aglaonema acutispathum N.E.Br.; Aglaonema costatum var. viride Engl.; Aglaonema laoticum Gagnep.); . As per efi thread : A. modestum: Petiole 10-20 cm long; Leaf tip with long acumin (at least 2.5 cm above 1 cm width of leaf; Primary lateral…
Calamus nagbettai R.R.Fernald & Dey, Indian Forester 96: 223 1970. ; Images by B. Rathinasabapathy (Id by Andrew Henderson) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links) Clustering canes, to 15 m long and 4.5 cm across with leaf sheaths. Leaves to 4…
Rorippa dubia (Pers.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 30: 196 1955. (syn; Cardamine sublyrata Miq.; Nasturtium dubium (Kunth) Kuntze; Nasturtium heterophyllum Blume; Nasturtium indicum var. apetalum DC.; Nasturtium indicum var. javanum Blume; Nasturtium sublyratum (Miq.) Franch. & Sav.; Rorippa heterophylla (Blume) R.O. Williams; Rorippa indica var. apetala (DC.) Hochr.; Rorippa sublyrata…
Attalea speciosa Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 138 1826. (Syn: Attalea glassmanii Zona; Attalea lydiae (Drude) Barb.Rodr.; Heptantra phalerata (Mart.) O.F.Cook; Orbignya barbosiana Burret; Orbignya cuci Kunth ex H.Wendl.; Orbignya huebneri Burret; Orbignya lydiae Drude; Orbignya macropetala Burret; Orbignya martiana Barb.Rodr.; Orbignya phalerata Mart.; Orbignya speciosa (Mart.) Barb.Rodr.) ?; Images…
Anthurium clarinervium Matuda, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 22: 375 1952.; Images by Aarti Khale & Prashant Awale, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Common name: White-Veined Anthurium Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Araceae : Anthurium clarinervium : Mumbai : 170814 :…
Fwd: Resource persons for International Conference : 1 post by 1 author. Our College ASC College Nandgaon Dist Nashik Maharashtra, is organizing an International Conference on Biodiversity, Under Indo -Europe Cultural & Educational Program assited by Indo -Europe Association Nasik. The Dates are to be fixed later on…
SYMBIOSIS : 642 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1). Attaching an image of a Common Mime butterfly (Clytia form), on the flowers of Ixora sp. I hope I. chinensis
How does a plant called an exotic, a ‘naturalised’ and a native? : 7 posts by 5 authors. I am very interested in understanding how one decides and traces the nativity of a plant. How is it that a plant gets its identity as a exotic, a ‘naturalised’…
Bryum argenteum Hedw., Sp. Musc. Frond. 181 1801. (Syn: Brachymenium argenteoides Dixon; Bryum amblyolepis Cardot; Bryum apophysatum Müll. Hal.; Bryum arenae Müll. Hal.; Bryum argenteum var. argenteum …….; Bryum argyreum Müll. Hal.; Bryum argyrotrichum Müll. Hal.; Bryum arsenei Thér.; Bryum atrosanguineum Müll. Hal.; Bryum brachyphyllum Mitt.; Bryum bulbillinum Müll. Hal.;…
Pinanga manii Becc., Malesia 2: 178 1889. (Syn: Pinanga manii var. kurziana Becc.); Pinanga mannii from the Andamans : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1). A Jarawa girl is cutting the flowers. Unusual photograph, very descriptive illustration of tribe’s life. References:…
Cyperus clarkei T.Cooke, Fl. Bombay 2: 873 1908. (Syn: Cyperus clarkei T. Cook; Mariscus bulbosus C.B.Clarke [Illegitimate]; Mariscus clarkei (T.Cooke) T.Koyama [Illegitimate]); Images by (Anurag Sharma – Id by V.P.Prasad), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Cyperus clarkei is endemic to India, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam and Myanmar. In India it…
Diospyros lanceifolia Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 2: 537 1832. (syn: Diospyros amoena Wall. ex G.Don; Diospyros hirsuta Hiern; Diospyros lonchophylla Hiern; Diospyros pachyphylla C.B.Clarke; Diospyros sabtanense Merr.); . Nepal to Philippines: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand as per POWO; . Fwd: Regarding identification of a plant under…
Alocasia sanderiana W.Bull, Cat. 1894: 8 1894. (syn: Alocasia urdanetensis Elmer [Invalid]; Schizocasia sanderiana (W.Bull) Engl.); Alocasia sanderiana, commonly known as the Kris plant, is a plant in the Araceae family. It is endemic to Misamis Occidental and Bukidnon, in the Philippines. It is classified as Critically Endangered by…