Bauhinia rufescens Lam., Encycl. 1:391. 1785 ; Images by Raman Arunachalam Bauhinia rufescens is a shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to sem-arid areas of Africa such as the Sahel. It is usually 1–3 meters high but can grow to 8 meters. It appears to have thorns which are…
Cactus For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 230513 : AK-1 : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 2 authors. A Cactus seen at the Flower Show in Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 19/2/2011. Small, potted plant. it’s a melocactus Thanks for a possible id. Could this be Melocactus matanzanus? Melocactus …,…
Hooghly : botanical terms 21/5/13 sk3 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Please throw some light on 1. “stipules broad with long cuspidate points” And how does it differ from “stipules ovate with arista”? 2. “apex of ochrea truncate” See the attachment 1. Stipule broad with long cuspidate…
Philodendron giganteum Schott, Syn. Aroid. 89 1856. ; Image by Aarti Khale – validation by Ajinkya Gadave, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Common names: Giant Philodendron Ornamental For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 240513 : AK-1 : An ornamental plant seen at the Flower Show in Jijamata Udyan,…
Gerbera jamesonii ?; . Validation of a composite from Mahe : 19 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)- 3 mb each. Request for validation of a composite from Mahe photographed in September 2019. Is it Gerbera jamesonii? Leaves and habit are not clear. Pl. see Gerbera jamesonii So, I can not…
Plant For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 180513 : AK-3 : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors. Ornamental plant seen at the Flower Show in Mumbai on 25/2/12. Bromeliad? Aechmea sp. Aechmea ‘Del Mar’? Just a guess. Yes, seems close to images of Aechmea ‘Flamingo’ at http://www.bromeliad.org.au/pictures/Aechmea/Flamingo.htm http://www.bocabromeliads.com/nick/aechmea/Flamingo/ http://fcbs.org/cgi-bin/dbman/db.cgi?db=photo&uid=default&photono=194&ww=on&mh=5&view_records=View+Records…
Dendrobium macrostachyum Lindl. (syn: Callista macrostachya (Lindl.) Kuntze; Callista stuartii (F.M.Bailey) Kuntze ; Callista tetrodon (Rchb.f. ex Lindl.) Kuntze ; Dendrobium gamblei King & Pantl. ; Dendrobium stuartii F.M.Bailey ; Dendrobium tetrodon Rchb.f. ex Lindl. ; Dendrobium tetrodon var. vanvuurenii J.J.Sm.; Dendrobium viridicatum Ridl. ; Dendrobium whiteanum T.E.Hunt ) ; . Tropical Asia to N. Queensland: Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda…
Calophyllum species ?; 150513 ASP 16 : Attachments (1) (3 MB). 2 posts by 2 authors. Please identify this fruit. Unfortunately only unripe fruit is shown here. Ripe fruits seem to be red. The fruit is edible. My friend who took the photo says it may be…
Caladium lindenii (André) Madison, Selbyana 5: 373 1981. (Syn: Caladium lindenii var. sylvestre Grayum; Phyllotaenium lindenii André; Xanthosoma lindenii (André) T.Moore; Xanthosoma lindenii (André) Engl.); . Ornamental Plant For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 230513 : AK-2 : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 3 authors. Picture taken on 19/2/2011 at…
Ornamental Plant For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 230513 : AK-3 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. An ornamental plant seen at the Flower Show in Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 19/2/2011. Potted, cultivated plant. Philodendron? looks like Philodendron moonlight Should be Philodendron ‘Moonlight’ if you think so, since…
Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem. (Images by Ranjini Kamath (Id by R.Thilakan & Tabish), N Muthu Karthick (Id by Shrikant Ingalhalikar), Dalia Set (Validation by Ushadi) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Trachelospermum lucidum (D.Don) K.Schum. (Images by Nidhan Singh (Id by Gurinder Goraya & D S…
Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees (Images by D S Rawat (Validated by Mahadeswara Swamy) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Callistephus (Asteraceae (Compositae)) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Callistephus (Asteraceae (Compositae)) page with images of…
Fwd: Junior Research Fellow in Orchid Ecology (DST Project) : 1 post by 1 author. My proposal on “Spatial Distribution of Orchids in relation to their Habitat and climate in the Western Ghats, India” for DST Fast Track Young Scientist program got approved and I have to start…
Asteraceae Fortnight : Part 1 – Radiate Heads : Request For ID : 140513 : AK-38 : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. Small white flowers, these are used as fillers in a flower bouquet. Pictures taken in Muscat, Oman in Jan, 2012. Seems to be…
> Images by Sibdas Ghosh (ID by Tanay Bose) at Bhalukpong, Assam- Arunachal border, alt. 500 ft. May 2009; Sending once again – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Urgent ID Request : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 4 authors. Yesterday I had placed an ‘unreasonable request’ for ID of a seed based on just an anecdote at Neora Valley, North Bengal. Today, I can attach two images. To me this looks like some sort of an…
Dipladenia × amabilis Backh. (Unresolved), Florist & Pomol. 1868: 72 1868. (Syn: Dipladenia × amoena T.Moore; Mandevilla × amabilis (Backh.) Dress); Images by Aarti S Khale (Validation by Ajinkya Gadave) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links) Mandevilla For ID :…
Chrysanthemum species ? Asteraceae Week (Part I – Radiate heads) : : : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 3 authors. Asteraceae from Udaipur (Dec-07) Leaves look like Chrysanthemum