Crotalaria hirta
- January 21, 2014
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Crotalaria hirta Willd. (Syn: Crotalaria mysorensis sensu auct.); Cambodia (N) ; Comoro Is (I) ; India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh; Bihar ; Goa ; Gujarat ; Karnataka; Kerala; Madhaya Pradesh; Maharashtra ; Orissa ; Rajasthan ; Tamil Nadu ; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal; Vietnam (N); Madagascar (I) ; Mauritius (I);…
Calcium oxalate crystals as in SEM shots
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Flora Picture of the Year 2013 : Vijayasankar Raman : 1 image. 18 posts by 14 authors. Here is my ‘Flora Picture of 2013’! Although this is not colorful, it is one of my favorite SEM shots. Calcium oxalate crystals are present in almost all kinds of tissues…
The Plant List Version 1.1 is released
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The Plant List Version 1.1 is released : 2 posts by 2 authors. Pl. see http://www.theplantlist.org/1/ e.g. Sansevieria roxburghiana
Persicaria species- Sonepat, Haryana
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(170409SCS4-6) Herb for ID from Haryana : Attachments (3). 7 posts by 3 authors. This herb was growing on the roadside near the Delhi canal. Tried to find out the ID in the books but proved a wild goose chase. Sonepat, Haryana, 11 April 09. Request ID…
Euonymus lucidus
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Euonymus lucidus D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 191 1825. (Syn: Euonymus japonicus Wall.; Euonymus pendulus Wall.; Pragmatropa pendula (Wall.) Pierre; Vyenomus pendula (Wall.) Presl) as per Catalogue of Life; . Common name: Frilly Flower Spindle Tree • Hindi: भमबेली Bhambeli, भरमेला Bharmela, Chopra, धमेला Dhamela • Sanskrit: bhillotaka . Euonymus…
Some articles from Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
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Help required………… : 5 posts by 4 authors. I need some articles from Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. Can anyone help me with this. You may try Birbal Sahani Institute of Palaeobotany at Lucknow library or Wadia Instiute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Doon or Jstore linl. Please send…
Incredible World of Pollinators
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Incredible World of Pollinators : 2 posts by 2 authors. Spare a moment and start the year with some incredible insights into the world of pollinators (click the following link for video). https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xHkq1edcbk4?rel=0 Express gratitude to all the amazing creatures who share the planet with us and make…
Myrtaceae member
- January 20, 2014
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id please 0701201301niju1 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. this plant seems to be myrtaceae … please help to identify Image is too small to see any details. If you can post the original details, it may be helpful in id.
Arundinella metzii
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Arundinella metzii Hochst. ex Miq., Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam III, 4: 31 1851. (Syn: Agrostis fusca B.Heyne ex Wall. [Invalid]; Arundinella decomposita Janowski; Arundinella lawii Hook.f.; Arundinella pygmaea Hook.f.); . Indian Subcontinent: India, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Annuals. Culms 15-100 cm long, creeping…
Convolvulaceae member- Kerala ?
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Covolvulaceae-ID : Attachments (2- 3 Mb & 2 Mb). 5 posts by 4 authors. try to see this and pls find its correct Id and send me. Looks like Convolvulus arvensis… Thanks, .., But base does not appear to be sagittate.
Euphorbia with Cordia species ?- Saurashtra, Gujarat
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Cordia Sp. : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Please help me to identify this cordia species found in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat state. Fruit size and shape and color is very similar to C. gharaf. the bark and the leaves found different. Is it the C. monoica…
Diospyros sylvatica
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Diospyros sylvatica Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: 38 1795.; . S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . Malayalam Karimaram, Manjathuvara Others Karimaram . Dioecious trees, to 18 m high, bark 3 mm thick, dull grey to black, thin; blaze yellow; branchlets puberulous. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 5-10 mm long,…
Elaeodendron orientale (Cultivated)
- January 19, 2014
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Elaeodendron orientale Jacq., Icon. Pl. Rar. 1: t. 48 1782. (Syn: Elaeodendron indicum Gaertn.; Rubentia olivina J.F. Gmel. ); el-lee-oh-DEN-dron — from the Greek elaia (olive) and dendron (tree) or-ee-en-TAY-lee — of or from the Orient, eastern commonly known as: false olive Native of: Mauritius [efloraofindia:34578] DV – 09MAY10 –…
Salvia species- Sri Lanka
- January 18, 2014
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SL 225 151213 : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 3 authors. Please ID this ornamental herb with small pink flowers. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Sep 2012. It looks like Salvia greggi ‘Pink’ We wait for the expert to validate On google search leaves look a…
Acer griseum (Introduced- USA)
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Acer griseum (Franch.) Pax, Pflanzenr. IV, 163: 30 1902. (syn: Acer nikoense var. griseum Franch.; Acer pedunculatum K.S.Hao; Crula grisea Nieuwl.); Acer griseum (paperbark maple; simplified Chinese: 血皮枫; traditional Chinese: 血皮楓; pinyin: xuè pí fēng) is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to central China….
Salix obscura
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Salix obscura Andersson, Prodr. 16(2): 269 269 1868.; S-Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal as per Catalogue of life; My Flora Picture of the year 2013 : Attachments (3). 9 posts by 7 authors. Salix obscura Andersson (Salicaceae) The species is rediscovered from its type locality after a long…
Euonymus grandiflorus
- January 17, 2014
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Euonymus grandiflorus Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 404 1824. (syn: Euonymus grandiflorus var. angustifolius Chen H.Wang; Euonymus grandiflorus f. grandiflorus ; Euonymus grandiflorus f. longipedunculatus C.Y.Chang; Euonymus grandiflorus f. salicifolius Stapf & Ballard; Lophopetalum grandiflorum Wight ex Arn. (Unresolved); Lophopetalum lucidum Wight ex M.A.Lawson (Unresolved)); Celastraceae Fortnight: Euonymus grandiflorus from…
Pinus canariensis (Cultivated) ?
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Pinus canariensis C.Sm., Phys. Beschr. Canar. Ins. 159 1828. ?; Macaronesia, Canary Islands (La Palma, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, El Hierro) as per Catalogue of Life; Gymnosperms Fortnight- Pinaceae- Pinus sp.-2 for ID from Kashmir-GS-39 : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 3 authors. Pinus sp-2 for ID, photographed from Srinagar…
Lagerstroemia species ?- North Paravur, Ernakulam, Kerala
- January 16, 2014
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Tree Id : Attachments (6). 3 posts by 3 authors. Help me identify this tree. Location : North Paravur, Ernakulam, Kerala. Type : may be wild but standing as a avenue tree now. Taxonomists usually name a specimen when it is in flowering or in fruiting. unless a…