SAMAGRA volume 9, 2013 published : It is happy to inform about the publication of the latest issue (volume 9) of SAMAGRA, the journal of Centre for Research in Indigenous Knowledge, Science & Culture (CRIKSC). The main article of the present issue is by Prof. TC Narendran and…
GYMNOSPERMS FORTNIGHT :: Cycas circinalis from Panipat for validation-NS 18 : Attachments (6). 4 posts by 3 authors. This is also a common cycad, can be distinguished by straight leaflets rather than with revolute margins in Sago Palm.. also the megasporophylls are woody and not woolly.. The pics with megasporophylls…
Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f., Syst. Veg. 7: 357 1829. (Syn: Acyntha roxburghiana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Kuntze; Cordyline roxburghiana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Merr.; Sansevieria zeylanica Roxb. [Illegitimate]); Bangladesh; India; Mauritius as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Indian Bowstring Hemp, Bowstring Hemp • Hindi: Marul, Murahri, Murva • Kannada:…
Ornamental Plant For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 151213 : AK-19 : Attachments (2). 9 posts by 5 authors. Ornamental plant seen in the Lalbagh Gardens on 25/11/13. Id please. May be Cheilocostus speciosus Thanks for a possible id. Could this be the Insulin Plant, a Costus species? Both are right….
Tapeinochilos species- Lalbagh, Bangalore
Persicaria for ID : Attachments (1). 8 posts by 4 authors. This erect herb less than 1 mt high was seen gregariously growing on the edge of a paddy field near Radhanagri near Kolhapur. 21 October 09. The plant is smaller and slenderer than P. glabra and…
Bergia ammannioides Roxb. ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 219 1821. (Syn: Bergia oryzetorum Fenzl ex Zoll.; Bergia pentandra Cambess. ex Guill. & Perr.; Elatine ammannioides Wight & Arn.); . Erect, ascending or decumbent herbs, often deep-rooted; branches usually opposite; stems terete, slightly swollen at nodes, frequently woody at base, glandular-pubescent,…
Trees of Lalbagh – Bangalore – RA – Brownea macrophylla, Linden ex Mast. Panama Flame Tree: Attachments (6). 5 posts by 4 authors. Mountain Rose is a tree which occurs in Colombia and Venezuela, though it is widely grown in other tropical regions worldwide. It grows into a…
Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 4: 460 1819. (syn: Cordia brevispicata M.Martens & Galeotti; Cordia brevispicata var. hypomalaca Greenm.; Cordia canescens Kunth; Cordia chacoensis Chodat; Cordia chepensis Pittier; Cordia cuneiformis A.DC.; Cordia cylindrostachya var. graveolens (Kunth) Griseb.; Cordia cylindrostachya var. interrupta (A.DC.) Griseb.; Cordia divaricata Kunth; Cordia…
Month Top Ten Star of Month Most Interactive Person January Uploads Posts Dr. P. Santhan, Ms. Alka Khare Aarti Khale February Uploads Posts Dr Sukla Chanda Mr Prashant Awale Dr. Sukla Chanda March Uploads Posts Ms. Aarti Khale, Dr. P….
Euphorbia quadrialata Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 286 1903. ; Images by Aarti Khale – Id by N.P.Balakrishnan Euphorbia For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 301113 : AK-1 : Attachments (3). 5 posts by 3 authors. An ornamental Euphorbia seen at Lalbagh a week ago. On searching, it looks close to Euphorbia…
Juniperus chinensis ‘Robusta Green’; Gymnosperm Fortnight : Cupressaceae : For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 081213 : AK-1 : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 2 authors. Seen at the Lalbagh Nursery. Cultivated, ornamental, potted plant Could this ornamental tree be Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’ ? Kindly check the link. http://www.tree-land.com/trees_spartan_juniper.asp…
Invitation for state level seminar : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. Sir i am sending herewith a formal invitation for state level seminar as an attachment, please do send it to your friends and request them to participate in this seminar on my behalf, it will be…
Gomphogyne cissiformis Griff.
Top ten uploaders of Family Fortnight in 2013 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Here is the list of Top ten uploaders of Family Fortnight in 2013 2013 Total Gurcharan Singh 632 Nidhan Singh 492 Prashant Awale 405 Dinesh Valke 337 Aarti Khale 327 Satish Phadke 251 D…
Top Posters of 2013 : Here is the list of top posters for year 2013. Please continue the good work. The data is based mostly on updates available at our website every month. It gets incorporated into total posts when new month begins. 2013 Total J M…
Pinus mugo Turra, Giorn. Italia Sci. Nat. 1: 152 1764. (syn: Pinus digenea Wettst.; Pinus fischeri Booth ex Lawson; Pinus magellensis Schouw; Pinus montana Mill.; Pinus montana subsp. arborea (Tubeuf) Hegi; Pinus montana var. arborea Tubeuf; Pinus montana var. centrapedunculata (Woerl.) Woerl.; Pinus montana subsp. frutescens-erecta (Tubeuf) Hegi; Pinus montana var. frutescens-erecta Tubeuf; Pinus montana var. gibba (Willk.) H. Christ; Pinus montana var. impressa (Willk.)…
Pinus halepensis Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8 8 1768. (Syn: Pinus abasica Carrière; Pinus abchasica Carrière [Invalid]; Pinus arabica Sieber ex Spreng.; Pinus carica D.Don; Pinus ceciliae Llorens & L.Llorens; Pinus colchica Booth ex Gordon [Invalid]; Pinus genuensis J.Cook; Pinus halepensis var. abasica (Carrière) Carrière; Pinus halepensis var. carica (D.Don)…
Achetaria azurea (Linden) V.C.Souza, Pesquisas, Bot. 60: 90 2009. (Syn: Otacanthus azureus (Linden) Ronse; Otacanthus caeruleus Lindl.; Stemodia azurea Linden; Tetraplacus taubertii Mez); . SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro), Seychelles (I), Society Isl. (I) (Raiatea (I)), Mauritius (I), La Runion (I), Madagascar (I) as per Catalogue of Life; ….