Asteraceae Fortnight Part 3-Ligulate heads (plus Misc.): Launaea sp?? from Mizoram. :: PKA11:: : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Could this be some Launaea sp.(Mizoram, November-08) I remember … had indicated the possibility of this being L. nudicaulis. Yes Launaea Leaves needed for species identification….
Catamixis baccharoides Thomson (Images by D S Rawat (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Catamixis (Asteraceae (Compositae)) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Catamixis (Asteraceae (Compositae)) page with images of species (done by me) in efloraofindia….
Small tree / Shrub ID request – RK112 – 04-Jul-2013 : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 2 authors. Requesting identification of this small tree or shrub (?) seen in Karjat. There is a bunch of dried flowers I think in one of the photo. This is a…
State of Botany-education online survey : 1 post by 1 author. Being a botany student and budding botany professional, I have always met and grew with people around me often talking about their concern in relation to the poor state of Botany as far education and research is…
Impatiens repens Moon, Cat. pl. Ceylon 18. 1824; Image by Siva Siva – Id by Santhosh Kumar 04072013 ASP 78 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Please ID this medicinal herb. Photo was taken in a herbal garden in Oct 2012. Impatiens repens, one of the critically endangered species in…
Need Id : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Need id of this seedling; seed collected from Eastern Ghats, Marredmulli, A.P. Seed ovoid and similar to vateria indica and germinating on the ground. The seedling does not look like vateria indica. Any help in Id appreciated….
Rhododendron keysii Nutt., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 353 353 1853. (Syn: Rhododendron keysii var. unicolor Hutch.); Common name: Keys Rhododendron Unid from Tawang: TQ-Tawang-01 : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 3 authors. This shrub was seen in Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.Altitude 3000-4000 m.Found flowering in…
Cichorium endivia L., Sp. Pl. 813 1753. (Syn: Cichorium ambiguum Schult.; Cichorium casnia C.B.Clarke; Cichorium crispum Mill.; Cichorium dichotomum Link; Cichorium endivia f. divaricatum (Schousb.) Webb; Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia Hegi; Cichorium endivia subsp. pumilum (Jacq.) Hegi; Cichorium endivia var. pumilum (Jacq.) Vis.; Cichorium endivia subsp. sativum Cout.; Cichorium esculentum…
Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) [Sprengel] 3: 373 373 1826. (Syn: Carduus discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt.; Cnicus altissimus f. albiflora Britton; Cnicus altissimus var. discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) A.Gray; Cnicus discolor Muhl. ex Willd.); Images by Sukla Chanda (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos &…
Anthurium veitchii Mast., Gard. Chron. n.s., 1876: 775 1876. (Syn: Anthurium veitcheum auct.; Anthurium veitchii var. acuminatum N.E.Br.); Image by Aarti Khale – identified by Ajinkya Gadave, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Ornamental Plant For ID : Jijamata Udyan,Mumbai : 040713 : AK-2 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. …
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Dysoxylum malabaricum Bedd. ex C.DC., Monogr. Phan. 1: 491 1878. (Syn: Alliaria malabarica Kuntze); English White cedar Kannada Bili Agilu Malayalam Vellakil, Purippa, Kana Mulla, Akil Others Akil, Purippa, Vellai agil, Vellakil Tamil Purippa, Vellaiyagil Trees, to 35 m high, bark 5-8 mm…
Id request : Attachments (2). pls id this tree. picture taken at 27june 2013. in gurgaon haryana. This is a species of Cordia [possibly C.dichotoma].
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel, Sert. Bot. 2(1): 18 1829. (syn: Gladiolus psittacinus var. cooperi ); Gladiolus dalenii is one of the most widely distributed species of Gladiolus, ranging from eastern South Africa and Madagascar throughout tropical Africa and into western Arabia. It’s the main parental species of the large…
Sesamum prostratum Retz., Observ. bot. 4:28. 1786-1787 (“1786”) (syn: Sesamum laciniatum Klein ex Willd.; Sesamum prostratum var. laciniatum (Klein ex Willd.) Seidenst.; Volkameria laciniata (Klein ex Willd.) Kuntze; Volkameria prostrata (Retz.) Kuntze) as per Systematics and evolution in Sesamum L. (Pedaliaceae), part 1: Evidence regarding the origin of sesame and…
Ophiorrhiza radicans Gardner ex Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 139 1859.; Herbs, 20-30 cm long; stems creeping, rooting at the nodes, branching, densely pubescent. Leaves opposite, 1.3-4 x 1-2.5 cm, ovate, or ovate-orbicular, obtuse to acute at apex, rounded or cordate at base, glabrous above, pubescent on the nerves beneath;…
Faboideae of Java : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. A small herb. Id is requested. Faboideae of Java 1 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Could you help me to identify our plant please.
Asteraceae of Java : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1). We need your help to id our herb please. Thank you.
The flower of Crinum latifolium with 12 petals,12 stamens & 2 stigmas: To start with every organism has fixed number of chromosomes in each cell of the body, which in deploid organisms we call 2n (two sets of ) chromosomes. During sexual reproduction when gametes are formed the…
Looking for help on preventing erosion. : 4 posts by 2 authors. Any grasses like Axonopus compressus, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, etc will serve you the purpose. Species such as Wedelia chinensis, Blepharis boerhaviaefolia, Rosemarinus indicus, etc are also very suitable. Any vernacular names for these? I know Wedelia. Is…
Fruit for Id.ID03072013SH3 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Posting fruit photo for Id. Location – Vasai, Near Mumbai Date- 6.5.2012 It could be a Tinospora sp.