• Aster species- Sri Lanka

    • December 21, 2013
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    SL 201 071213 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors. Please ID this ornamental plant with violet flowers. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Sep 2012. Any Aster sp. Aster amellus L. ??

  • Callistemon species- Lalbagh, Bangalore

    • December 20, 2013
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          Callistemon For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 061213 : AK-9 : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. Seen on the 25th of November at Lalbagh. Flowers upright, not hanging down, pink in color. Callistemon species so far in efi.        

  • Zinnia ‘Profusion Yellow’ ?

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    Banglore-Ooty November 2013 :: Requesting ID of this plant :: 03122013 :: ARK-01 : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 2 authors. Requesting to please ID this plant captured in the Ooty Botanical Gardens, Ooty in November 2013. Could be a Zinnnia profusion variety or could be even Melampodium …, thanks…

  • Juniperus communis var. saxatilis

    • December 19, 2013
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    Juniperus communis var. saxatilis Pall., Fl. Ross. 1(2): 12 1789. (syn: Juniperus alpina Hill; Juniperus alpina Gray [Illegitimate]; Juniperus caesia Regel [Illegitimate]; Juniperus communis var. alpina Gaudin; Juniperus communis subsp. alpina (Gaudin) Celak.; Juniperus communis var. alpina Suter; Juniperus communis var. caucasica Endl.; Juniperus communis var. montana Aiton; Juniperus communis…

  • Dalbergia species- Arunachal Pradesh

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      Arunachal flor-10. : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.  Id pl, which tree these winged seeds belong to? Looks like Dalbergia fruits to me.      

  • Pinus kesiya var. kesiya

    • December 18, 2013
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    Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon, Gard. Mag. & Reg. Rural Domest. Improv. 16: 8 1840. (syn: Pinus insularis var. khasyana (Griff.) Silba; Pinus kasya Royle ex Parl.; Pinus khasia Engelm.; Pinus khasya Hook.f.; Pinus khasyana Griff.);   Assam to China (W. Yunnan) and Indo-China, Philippines as per WCSP; NE India: Assam;…

  • Herb at Meghamalai sanctuary

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          Meghamalai 021213 TBN 1 for id : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 3 authors. Please identify this plant details of which are as follows: Date : 18.08.12                          Location :Meghamalai sanctuary Altitude :approx 5000 ftHabitat :wild Habit :herb Height :few cmLeaves :as seenFlowers : Fruits :, Do not…

  • Juniperus species- Panipat

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    GYMNOSPERMS FORTNIGHT :: My Closing Post this Fortnight: Ornamental Juniperus from Panipat-NS 25 : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. This is a huge tree when in its native land, these shots are recorded from a nursery.. and this is a Juniperus.. I usually tell my students that Thuja,…

  • Cupressus funebris (Cultivated)

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    Cupressus funebris Endl., Syn. Conif. 58 1847. (Syn: Cupressus funebris var. gracilis Carrière; Cupressus pendula Abel [Illegitimate]; Juniperus quaternata Miq.; Platycyparis funebris (Endl.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan);   Cupressus funebris (Chinese Weeping Cypress) is a species of cypress native to southwestern and central China.[1] It may also occur naturally in Vietnam.[2]…

  • Phyllocladus trichomanoides (Cultivated- USA)

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    Phyllocladus trichomanoides D.Don, Descr. Pinus ed. 3, 2: 159 1832. (Syn: Phyllocladus cunninghamii Carrière; Podocarpus trichomanoides (D.Don) Kuntze);   Phyllocladus trichomanoides (Tanekaha) is a coniferous tree native to New Zealand. Tanekaha is a medium-sized forest tree growing up to 20 m in height and 1 m trunk diameter. The main…

  • Gynura amplexicaulis

    • December 17, 2013
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    Gynura amplexicaulis Oliv. & Hiern, 403 1877. (Syn: Crassocephalum amplexicaule (Oliv. & Hiern) S.Moore; Gynura claessensii De Wild.; Senecio claessensii (De Wild.) Humbert & Staner); . identification no281113sn1 : Attachments (6). 15 posts by 7 authors. Kindly help in Id. is it Crassocephalum crepidiodes? date/time:oct12 location:ambyvalley rd.,lonavala,pune habitat:wild plant habit:shrub…

  • Aechmea fulgens (Cultivated)

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    Aechmea fulgens Brongn., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 371 (1841) (syn: Aechmea discolor C.Morren ; Aechmea fulgens var. discolor (C.Morren) Brongn. ex Baker ; Lamprococcus fulgens (Brongn.) Beer;  Lamprococcus fulgens var. discolor (C.Morren) Brongn. ex Beer);  . NE. Brazil as per POWO; . Image by Siva Siva – Id by Pudji Widodo    SL 214 101213 :…

  • Abies spectabilis

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    Abies spectabilis (D.Don) Mirb., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 13: 70 1825. (Syn: Abies brevifolia (A.Henry) Dallim.; Abies chilrowensis Parl.; Abies spectabilis (D. Don) Spach; Abies spectabilis var. brevifolia (A.Henry) Rehder; Abies spectabilis subsp. langtangensis (Silba) Silba; Abies spectabilis var. langtangensis Silba; Abies webbiana (Wall. ex D.Don) Lindl.; Abies webbiana var….

  • Cycas circinalis ?- near Madurai, TN

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      Gymnosperms fortnight :: Cycadaceae » Cycas circinalis : SS01 : Attachments (1).  1 post by 1 author. Probably Cycas circinalis growing naturally near Madurai. TN.        

  • Araucaria araucana (Cultivated)

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    Araucaria araucana (Molina) K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 206 1873. (Syn: Abies araucana (Molina) Poir.; Abies columbaria Desf.; Araucaria araucana subsp. conguillioensis Silba; Araucaria chilensis Mirb. [Illegitimate]; Araucaria dombeyi A.Rich.; Araucaria imbricata Pav.; Araucaria imbricata var. variegata Gordon; Columbea imbricata (Pav.) Carrière …….; Columbea quadrifaria Salisb. [Illegitimate]; Dombeya araucana (Molina) Raeusch.; Dombeya chilensis Lam….

  • Ephedra americana (Cultivated- USA)

    • December 16, 2013
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    Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 860 1806. (Syn: Ephedra americana var. humboldtii Stapf; Ephedra peruviana Bertero ex Carr.);   Occurs in western South America from Ecuador to northwestern Argentina. Recorded at high elevations (1,500 – 4,100 m). Found in shrubby grasslands or scrub to semi-desert….

  • Araucaria columnaris ?- Indonesia

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    Gymnosperms fortnight: Araucaria of Indonesia 1 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. We need the ID of the following Conifer.  This one looks like Araucaria columnaris. Araucaria columnaris (J.R.Forst.) Hook.

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