Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight :: Magnoliaceae – Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’- New York, USA :: AKMAR-12 : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 2 authors. Attached are pictures of Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ captured from Central Park, New York, USA in May 2013. Requested to please validate ID. Very good photographs…
Magnolia stellata (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 17: 418 1872. (Syn: Buergeria stellata Siebold & Zucc.; Magnolia halleana auct.; Magnolia keiskei (Makino) Ihrig; Magnolia kobus f. rosea (Veitch ex Hu) Blackburn; Magnolia kobus var. stellata (Siebold & Zucc.) Blackburn; Magnolia kobus f. stellata (Siebold & Zucc.)…
Cajanus albicans (Wight & Arn.) Maesen (Syn: Atylosia albicans (Wight & Arn.) Benth.; Cajanus wightii Wight & Arn.; Cantharospermum albicans Wight & Arn.); Common name: Whitish Pigeonpea Twiners; branchlets white-canescent. Leaflets 3-4.5 x 2-4 cm, obovate, apex rounded, base obtuse, grey pubescent below, nerves ca. 4 pairs, laterals oblique;…
Pinalia bractescens (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 1891. (Syn: Dendrobium subterrestre Gagnep.; Eria bractescens Lindl.; Eria bractescens var. latipetala Leav.; Eria dillwynii Hook.; Eria griffithii Rchb.f.; Eria kurzii Anderson ex Hook.f.; Eria littoralis Teijsm. & Binn.; Eria pulchella Griff. [Illegitimate]; Pinalia pulchella Kuntze; Tropilis subterrestris (Gagnep.) Rauschert); …
Telephium sphaerospermum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 12 1844.; Small Wild Plant For ID : Oman : 110214 : AK-3 : Attachments (4). 2 posts by 2 authors. A very tiny wild plant seen at Jabal Shams, which is the highest point in Oman at 3000 metres. This…
Telephium sphaerospermum Boiss. (Oman)
Trifidacanthus unifoliolatus Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 269 (1917) (syn: Desmodium horridum Steenis; Desmodium unifoliolatum (Merr.) Steenis); . Hainan to Vietnam, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands as per POWO; . Requesting ID of this plant – Mumbai – Jul 2013 :: 27022014 :: ARK-16 : Attachments (5). 5 posts by 3 authors. Requesting to…
Cycas sainathii R C Srivast.; Image by R.C.Srivastava Cycas sainathii R C Srivast. sp nova : 9 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (1)- 1 MB. Small trees, c.3m high, some times shrubby, with dense foliage on top.Petioles with small spines; leaflets 28-29×4. 5-4.7cm, shortly acuminate at apices, dark green….
Fwd: Medicinal Plants Conservation Centre, Pune : 1 post by 1 author. I came across this: Medicinal Plants Conservation Centre encourages conservation, supports local livelihoods and improves the health of rural communities in the Indian state of Maharashtra, focusing on the revitalization of traditional health practices and use…
Gymnanthemum pectiniforme (DC.) H. Robinson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 112: 242 (1999) (syn: Cacalia pectiniformis Kuntze; Lysistemma pectiniforme Steetz; Vernonia pectiniformis DC.; Vernonia pectiniformis subsp. puncticulata (DC.) Grierson; Vernonia puncticulata DC.); . India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala); Sri Lanka as per POWO and CoL; DC. in Wight Contrib. 2 ; Prodr. v….
Ornamental Plant For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 110313 : AK-15 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. An ornamental, cultivated, potted plant seen at the flower show in Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 16/2/14. Id please. Coleus (now Plectranthus)
Memecylon royenii Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 360 .; A species found in only six forest localities in Ratnapura District and in a single locality in Kalutara District during the extensive forest surveys conducted for the National Conservation Review. Native: Sri Lanka (From IUCN Red List (VU) ) Tree…
ID Request for Garden plant from Sikkim 28022014: SCFEB31 : Attachments (1). 8 posts by 4 authors. Please help for this id. Place: Rumtek Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim Date: June, 2007 This is a species of Night Blooming Cereus. I had seen Red flowers in Darjeeling, but could…
Epicactus hybrid- Rumtek Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) Miliusa nilagirica Bedd., Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. 18 1874. ; Images by Navendu page (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Large shrubs; young branches rugose. Leaves alternate, ovate, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, subcuneate at base, shortly acuminate at apex, 5-10 x 2-4 cm, glabrous; petioles 3-7 mm long….
Orophea zeylanica Hook. f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 111 1855. ; Images by Navendu Page & P. Santhan (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images, click on the links) Large shrubs; young branches yellow pubescent. Leaves alternate, ovate or elliptic-oblong, almost rounded at base, shortly and obtusely acuminate at…
Orophea zeylanica Hook. f. & Thomson (Images by Navendu Page & P. Santhan (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images, click on the links)) BSI Flora of India with details & keys (Volume 1- 1993) (Distribution): Orophea erythrocarpa Beddome (India: Evergreen forests. Andaman & Nicobar Islands (?), Tamil Nadu and Kerala) Orophea hexandra Blume…
Desmodium heterophyllum (Willd.) DC. (Syn: Desmodium triflorum var. majus Wight & Arn.; Hedysarum heterophyllum Willd.; Hedysarum reptans Roxb.; Hedysarum triflorum var. oblongifolium Desv.; Meibomia heterophylla (Willd.) Kuntze); . Prostrate herbs, up to 40 cm long; branches loosely villous, slender. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 1-2.2 x 0.5-1 cm, ovate-elliptic or obovate, base obtuse,…
Artabotrys zeylanicus Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 1: 128 1855. ; . ar-TAY-bot-riss — Greek: artao (support), botrys (bunch of grapes); tendril supports fruit … Dave’s Botanaryzey-LAN-ee-kus — of or from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: Ceylon green champa, south Indian tail grape • Kannada: ಮನೋರಂಜಿನಿಹೂ ಬಳ್ಳಿ manoranjinihoo balli •Malayalam: മനോരഞ്ജിനി manoranjini • Marathi: रान चाफा ran chapha • Tamil: மனோரஞ்சிதம் manoranjitham • Telugu:మనోరంజితం manoranjitham . Woody climbers….
Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl.) Sarg., Trees & Shrubs 1: 103 1903. (syn: Liriodendron tulipifera var. chinense Hemsl.; Liriodendron tulipifera var. sinense Diels [Spelling variant]); Liriodendron chinense, the Chinese tulip tree, is Asia’s native species in the Liriodendron genus. This native of central and southern China grows in the provinces…