• Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (USA)

    Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 287 1825. (Syn: Arbutus acerba Gilib. [Invalid]; Arbutus buxifolia Stokes; Arbutus officinalis Boiss.; Arbutus procumbens Salisb.; Arbutus uva-ursi L.; Arctostaphylos adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Á.Löve, D.Löve & B.M.Kapoor; Arctostaphylos angustifolia Payot; Arctostaphylos officinalis Wimm. & Grab.; Arctostaphylos procumbens Patze, E.Mey. & Elkan; Arctostaphylos…

  • Arctostaphylos viridissima (USA)

    Arctostaphylos viridissima (Eastw.) McMinn, Man. Calif. Shrubs 419 1939. (Syn: Arctostaphylos andersonii var. viridissima (Eastw.) Jeps.; Arctostaphylos pechoensis var. viridissima Eastw.);     Arctostaphylos viridissima is a species of manzanita known by the common names whitehair manzanita and McMinn’s manzanita. It is endemic to Santa Cruz Island, one of the Channel…

  • Arctostaphylos insularis (USA)

    Arctostaphylos insularis Greene & Parry, Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 494 1887. (Syn: Arctostaphylos insularis var. insularis ; Arctostaphylos insularis var. pubescens Eastw.; Arctostaphylos insularis f. pubescens (Eastw.) P.V.Wells; Uva-ursi insularis (Greene ex Parry) A. Heller);   Arctostaphylos insularis is a species of manzanita known by the common name island…

  • Pea Blue butterfly on Lupinus species

      SYMBIOSIS :543 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).   Attaching the image of a Pea Blue butterfly on the flowers of Lupin.          

  • Tinospora crispa

    Tinospora crispa (L.) Miers ex Hook. fil. & Thoms. (syn: Chasmanthera crispa Baill.; Cocculus crispus DC.; Cocculus verrucosus Wall.; Menispermum crispum L.; Menispermum rimosum Blanco; Menispermum tuberculatum Lam.; Menispermum verrucosum Roxb. ex Flem.; Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. fil. & Thoms. (ambiguous synonym); Tinospora crispa Diels (ambiguous synonym); Tinospora gibbericaulis Hand.-Mazz.;…

  • Staphylea pomifera

    Staphylea pomifera (Roxb.) Byng & Christenh. (syn: Canarium sajiga Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn.; Dalrympelea pomifera Roxb.; Maurocenia pomifera Kuntze; Turpinia latifolia Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Turpinia pomifera (Roxb.) DC.; Turpinia pomifera var. minor C.C.Huang; Turpinia pomifera var. minor C.C.Huang & T.Z.Hsu);   China (Guangxi, S-Yunnan), Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Moluccas (Talaud Isl.),…

  • Native biodiversity in the urban area

        Fwd: Query : 3 posts by 2 authors. I have general question in my mind. If i want to calculate/measure the native biodiversity in the urban area so how can I do it. Suppose I got the data from the state deptt. so how can I utilize to…

  • Rhododendron ‘Hinodegiri’

    Rhododendron ‘Hinodegiri’ from UCBG-GS28082021-4: 2 images. Rhododendron ‘Hinodegiri’ A compact, dwarf, evergreen with profuse clusters of funnel-shaped, reddish-pink flowers in spring. Photographed from University of California Botanical Garden on 22-4-2019. References: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79164/Rhododendron-Hinode-giri-(EA)/Details https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/rhododendron-hinode-giri . Ericaceae (Incl.Vacciniaceae) : For ID : VJTI,Mumbai : 040414 : AK-2 : Attachments (1). 3 posts…

  • Gaultheria nummularioides

    Gaultheria nummularioides D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 150 1825. (Syn: Brossaea nummulariodes Kuntze; Gaultheria nummulariae DC.; Gaultheria nummularioides var. elliptica Rehder & E.H.Wilson; Gaultheria nummularioides var. microphylla C.Y.Wu & T.Z.Hsu; Gaultheria nummularioides var. nummularioides ; Pernettya repens Zoll. & Moritzi);    Gaultheria nummularioides is a species of plant in the family…

  • Arctostaphylos catalinae (USA)

    Arctostaphylos catalinae P.V.Wells, Madroño 19: 193 1968. ;           Ericaceae (incl. Vacciniaceae) Fortnight: Arctostaphylos catalinae from California-GSAPR02 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Arctostaphylos catalinae P.V.Wells Common name: Santa Catalina Island manzanita, A shrub or small tree native of S. California, covered with small…

  • Arctostaphylos (Not from India)

    Arctostaphylos catalinae P.V.Wells   Arctostaphylos hookeri subsp. franciscana (Eastw.) Munz    Arctostaphylos insularis Greene & Parry    Arctostaphylos rudis Jeps. & Wiesl.    Arctostaphylos stanfordiana Parry    Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl.    Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.   Arctostaphylos viridissima (Eastw.) McMinn    

  • Sarcosperma griffithii ?

    Sarcosperma griffithii Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 3: 536 1882.; . Assam to China (Yunnan) and N. Thailand; Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Thailand as per POWO; .     Is it Sarcosperma griffithii ? : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Habitat : Wild. Habit : Tall tree….

  • Sarcosperma

    Sarcosperma griffithii Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke ? (Assam to China (Yunnan) and N. Thailand; Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Thailand as per POWO)   Sarcosperma arboreum Hook.f. . Some species found in India with description & keys from Flora of China [Distribution other than China]: Sarcosperma arboreum Buchanan-Hamilton ex C. B….

  • Centaurea pseudosinaicam (Oman)

    Centaurea pseudosinaica Czerep., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20 392 1960. ;   Images by Aarti S Khale (Id assistance by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)       Request for ID : 310511 : AK-2 :…

  • Premna mollissima

    Premna mollissima Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 286 1821. (Syn: Gumira mollissima (Roth) Kuntze; Premna latifolia Roxb.;  Premna latifolia var. gamblei Haines; Premna latifolia var. henryi D.Naras. ex A.Rajendran & P.Daniel; Premna latifolia var. mollissima (Roth) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Premna latifolia var. mucronata (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke; Premna latifolia var. viburnoides C.B.Clarke; Premna…

  • Bactris guineensis (Cultivated)

    Bactris guineensis (L.) H.E.Moore, Gentes Herb. 9: 251 1963. (syn: Bactris horrida Oerst.; Bactris minor Jacq.; Bactris oraria L.H.Bailey; Bactris piritu (H.Karst.) H.Wendl.; Bactris rotunda Stokes [Illegitimate]; Cocos acicularis Sw.; Cocos guineensis L.; Guilielma piritu H.Karst.);   Images by Aarti S Khale (Id by Ajinkya Gadave) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more…

  • Bactris

    Bactris guineensis (L.) H.E.Moore (Images by Aarti S Khale (Id by Ajinkya Gadave) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))  Bactris (‎‎‎‎Arecaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Bactris (‎‎‎‎Arecaceae) page with images of species…

  • Ehretia acuminata

    Ehretia acuminata R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 497 1810. (syn: Cordia thyrsiflora Siebold & Zucc.; Cordia thyrsiflora Dippel; Ehretia acuminata var. grandifolia Pamp.; Ehretia acuminata var. laxiflora Benth.; Ehretia acuminata var. obovata (Lindl.) I.M.Johnst.; Ehretia acuminata var. pilosula (F.Muell.) I.M.Johnst. ; Ehretia acuminata var. polyantha (DC.) I.M.Johnst.; Ehretia acuminata var….

  • Plant at Pune University

          efloraofindia: For ID 271112SP26 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors.  Please help me to identify this flower.Location – Pune UniversityDate: September 11