Calathea crotalifera S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 86 1889. (Syn: Calathea insignis Petersen; Calathea insignis Petersen ex Eggers [Illegitimate]; Calathea quadratispica Woodson; Calathea sclerobractea K.Schum.; Phyllodes insigne (Petersen) Kuntze; Phyllodes insignis (Petersen) Kuntze); Images by Aarti Khale (Identified by Pudji Wododo) (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Ornamental For ID :…
Calathea lutea (Aubl.) E.Mey. ex Schult., Mant. 1: 8 1822. (Syn: Calathea cachibou (Jacq.) Lindl. ex Horan.; Calathea discolor G.Mey.; Calathea lutea (Aubl.) G. Mey.; Calathea magnifica C.V.Morton & Skutch; Calathea marantina KOCH; Maranta cachibou Jacq.; Maranta casupo Jacq.; Maranta disticha Buc’hoz; Maranta lutea Aubl.; Maranta lutea Lam. ; Phrynium…
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Andrographis neesiana Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1561 1850. ; Images by Santhan P. (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Herbs, branches strigose. Leaves 2-4 x 2 cm, ovate-elliptic, acute at both ends, glabrous, ciliate, nearly sessile; nerves 5 pairs. Panicle 2-5 x 4 cm, congested, terminal, strigose. Flowers densely…
Gymnosperms Fortnight: Rough position in the Plant Kingdom : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. There are various classifications of all land plants. I have found this one useful to know the position of Gymnosperms within them. According to The Plant List There are about 1000 species of…
Trees @ PhotoInk in Delhi : 1 post by 1 author. I’ve been travelling in Kachchh since the last few days and happened to meet Raghu Rai who was also in Kachchh yesterday. He mentioned that his photographs of trees taken over the last forty years are currently…
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Fwd: New version of The Plant List : 7 posts by 6 authors. With the release of The Plant List in 2010 taxonomists around the world were greatly relieved with the hope of finding accepted names at one place. Unfortunately there were more conflicts than solutions. I have…
Megistostigma burmanicum (Kurz) Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 23: 119 1969. (Syn: Tragia burmanica Kurz); Id of stinging climber from Arunachal Pradesh: Attachments (9 + 2). 9 posts by 5 authors. Pl help me identifying this stinging herb from Arunachal Pradesh. Date/Time- June, 2009 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-…
Megistostigma burmanicum (Kurz) Airy Shaw Species as per Flora of India Vol 23 (2012) (Editors N. P. Balakrishnan, T. Chakrabarty, M. Sanjappa, P. Lakshminarsimhan & P. Singh- by Botanical Survey of India): Megistostigma burmanicum (Kurz) Airy Shaw
friend of trees depicted in a dance performance : 2 posts by 1 author. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIfmI27Nh_Q http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saalumarada_Thimmakka
Mitrephora heyneana (Hook. f. & Thomson) Thwaites Images by Muthu Karthick at Megamalai wls, Theni dist., TN (Id by Navendu Page) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos click on the links) A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner- Nordic Journal of Botany 33: 257–299, 2015- Species in India…
Euphorbia esula L., Sp. Pl. 461 1753. (Syn: Euphorbia esula var. cyparioides Boiss.; Euphorbia kaleniczenkii Czern. ex Trautv.; Euphorbion esulum (L.) St.-Lag.; Galarhoeus esula (L.) Rydb.; Galarhoeus esula (L.) H. Hara; Keraselma esula (L.) Raf.; Tithymalus esula (L.) Hill); Euphorbia esula, commonly known as green spurge or leafy spurge,…
id 28112013niju2 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. can you identify this shrub…. collected from Thrissur, Kerala Perhaps Ficus sp.
Alseodaphne owdenii R.Parker (NE-Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim as per Catalogue of Life) Alseodaphne semecarpifolia Nees
Sl 14 191113 : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 4 authors. Can you please ID this tree with fruits. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Oct 2012. Could this be a tree related to Calophyllum? No.
SL 7 191113 : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 4 authors. Please ID this rhizome, Zingiberales – Alpinia?. Photo was taken in Malaysia in Dec 2012. Do you have pictures of leaf/leaves? I think, this is young Alpinia galanga efi page on Alpinia galanga May be the…
How many flowering plants are in India? : 5 posts by 5 authors. We all must be grateful to Sir J.D.Hooker, who with his associate taxonomists produced a masterpiece of work published as ‘Flora of British India’ with its jurisdiction as British Indian Empire (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar,…
Ipsea malabarica (Rchb.f.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 812 1890. (Syn: Pachystoma malabaricum Rchb.f.; Spathoglottis malabarica (Rchb.f.) Pradhan); . S. India as per POWO; . Common name: Malabar Daffodil Orchid . Ipsea malabarica from Palakkad : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 3 authors. Ipsea malabarica collected from Muthikulam forests at an…
Ipsea malabarica (Rchb.f.) Hook.f. (S. India as per POWO)