• Apiaceae member- Panvel, on the outskirts of Mumbai

          Wild Flowers For ID : Panvel : 040613 : AK-3 : Attachments (4).  1 post by 1 author. Saw these tiny white flowers growing wild in Panvel, on the outskirts of Mumbai on 2/3/2011. Seems from the Apiaceae family.  

  • Murdannia species- Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

    Murdannia For ID : Peradeniya,Sri Lanka : 040613 : AK-2 : Attachments (1).  1 post by 1 author. Found these tiny flowers growing in the grass at Peradeniya Gardens on 17/11/2010. Seems to be Murdannia species. Id please. It is difficult to ID correct with this resolution, but possibly look likes…

  • Artemisia annua

    Artemisia annua L., Sp. Pl.: 847 (1753) 847 1753. (Syn: Artemisia chamomilla C.Winkl.); Images by Gurcharan Singh & D S Rawat (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)       Artemisia annua, also known as sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort or annual wormwood (Chinese:…

  • Capparis species- Uttarakand

          Plant from Uttarakand : Attachments (1).  2 posts by 2 authors. please Identify these flowers. Cannot be sure, but this looks like Capparis zeylanica to me..        

  • Science Express Biodiversity Special

        The train called Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS). : 2 posts by 2 authors. Has anybody seen/visited this: The train is called Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS). SEBS is now being re-launched on 9 April 2013 from Delhi Safdarjung. Dignitaries who graced the flag off ceremony include Chief…

  • Berberis species- Paddar valley J&K

          Berberis sp from Paddar valley J&K. 01 : Attachments (1).  3 posts by 3 authors. Request for Identification Kindly identify this Berberis species. Location: Paddar valley J&K. Date: 30th April 2011 Altitude: 2400 meters asl Plant height: 2-3 meters Species in efi as per link: Berberis    …

  • Multicoloured bark in Neyyar Sanctuary, Kerala

          ID of this tree? : could you pl. help me identify this tree with the multicoloured bark ….. I took this pix in Neyyar Sanctuary, Kerala, and have forgotten what species it is? Medium-size….. Picture showing the leaves will give a better idea than just the trunk….

  • Premna species- Sri Lanka

          02062013 ASP 35 : Attachments (1).  3 posts by 3 authors. Can you please ID this fruit from a tall tree. Photo was taken in a Northern part of Sri Lanka in March 2012. Seems to be Premna sp. Yes Premna sp.      

  • Terminalia species ?- galls?- Vazahchal forest, Thrissur, Kerala

          id pls 210513NI02 : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 3 authors. fruit taken from Vazahchal forest, Thrissur, Kerala Any additional information on this would help to id. However, to me, these look like galls (of Terminalia chebula??). I am not sure though.        

  • Smilax species- SGNP, Mumbai

    A Climber for Id : 27052013: RV ! : Attachments (3).  3 posts by 3 authors. Kindly id this climber with thorns, saw today in SGNP, Mumbai. This is a species of Smilax.        

  • 27. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st March’13

        Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st March’13- more than 8000 species : 5 posts by 5 authors. It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindia is the largest google e-group in the world in this field & the largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with more than…

  • 28. Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th April’13

        Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th April’13- more than 8000 species : 2 posts by 2 authors. It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindia is the largest google e-group in the world in this field & the largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with more than 1,53,000…

  • BBC Show in MNP, Mumbai

          Ornamental Plant For ID : BBC Show,Mumbai : 240513 : AK-2 : Attachments (1). 10 posts by 4 authors. Picture taken at the BBC Show in MNP, Mumbai on 31/3/13. Small, cultivated, potted plant. Id please. looks like Haworthia Aloe, Haworthia and some others are very confusing…

  • Cassia species ?- herbarium specimen

        Plant id : Attachments (4).  3 posts by 2 authors. Please help me to identify this herbarium specimen.. dated 16th april 2013 i think it is Cassia sp. (may be C. javanica).. but i am confused about the leaves..      

  • Bergenia purpurascens

    Bergenia purpurascens (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 26: 841 1868. (Syn: Bergenia delavayi (Franch.) Engl.; Bergenia purpurascens var. delavayi (Franch.) Engl. & Irmsch.; Bergenia purpurascens f. delavayi (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.; Bergenia purpurascens var. macrantha (Franch.) Diels; Bergenia purpurascens var. sessilis Cass.; Saxifraga delavayi Franch.; Saxifraga purpurascens Hook. f. &…

  • Let us make interactions enjoyable

        Let us make interactions enjoyable : All of us coming from diverse fields and different professions have joined this group with sole purpose of sharing information, gaining information from others who don’t belong to your profession but have intimate contact with plants in nature, and above all enjoying…

  • Seseli

      Seseli diffusum (Roxb. ex Sm.) Santapau & Wagh (Images by Surajit Koley (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Seseli libanotis (L.) W. Koch (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Validation by Surajit Koley) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))…

  • Tabernaemontana dichotoma

    Tabernaemontana dichotoma Roxb. ex Wall., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1273 1829. (syn: Cerbera dichotoma Lodd. [Invalid]; Ervatamia dichotoma (Roxb. ex Wall.) Burkill; Pagiantha dichotoma (Roxb. ex Wall.) Markgr.; Rejoua dichotoma (Roxb. ex Wall.) Gamble; Tabernaemontana dichotoma Roxb.; Tabernaemontana laurifolia Ker Gawl.; Tanghinia dichotoma G.Don); Image by Siva Siva –…

  • Kalanchoe beharensis (Cultivated)

    Kalanchoe beharensis Drake, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 9: 41 41 1903. (Syn: Kalanchoe van-tieghemii Raym.-Hamet);   . Kalanchoe beharensis (commonly known as elephant’s ear kalanchoe, felt bush, or feltbush) is a plant species in the succulent genus Kalanchoe, and the family Crassulaceae, a morphologically diverse and systematically complex angiosperm family…

  • Coreopsis lanceolata (Cultivated)

    Coreopsis lanceolata L., Sp. Pl. 908 1753. (Syn: Chrysomelea lanceolata Tausch; Coreopsis crassifolia Dryand. ex Aiton; Coreopsis heterogyna Fernald; Coreopsis lanceolata var. angustifolia Torr. & A.Gray; Coreopsis lanceolata var. glabella Michx.; Coreopsis lanceolata var. pumila Moldenke; Coreopsis lanceolata var. succisaefolia DC.; Coreopsis lanceolata var. villosa Michx.; Coreopsis oblongifolia Nutt.; Coreopsoides…