• Coreopsis species ?- Command Military Hospital, Panchkula

          Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate heads: Ornamentals- Coreopsis sp. from Panchkula- NS 16 : Attachments (6).  6 posts by 3 authors. This Composite was again shot from Garden of Command Military Hospital, Panchkula, I could only guess this is a Coreopsis sp., please help to reach to id.. I…

  • Wild flowers at Dulhousie

    Wild Flowers for ID (NSJ-03) : Attachments (2).  2 posts by 2 authors. Wild flowers Photo taken at Dulhousie: Dec-09

  • Haworthia species- BBC Show, Mumbai

          Plant For ID : BBC Show,Mumbai : 190513 : AK-1 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. A small potted plant seen at the BBC Show in MNP, Mumbai on 30/3/13. Aloe species? Haworthia Sp.   Plant For ID : BBC Show,Mumbai : 190513 : AK-3…

  • Sesbania species- North Sri Lanka

      190513 ASP 23 : Attachments (1).  3 posts by 3 authors. Can you please ID this plant species – a small shrub with thin leaves and pods – Fabaceae. Photo taken in North Sri Lanka in Dec 2012. It seems you have a good collection of plants.For identification of any…

  • Crassula perfoliata var. minor (Cultivated)

    Crassula perfoliata L. var. minor (Haw.) G. D. Rowley, Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40:53. 1978 (Syn: (=) Crassula falcata J. C. Wendl. ;(≡) Larochea falcata var. minor Haw. (basionym));    Crassula falcata, known by the common names airplane plant and propeller plant, is a succulent plant endemic to South…

  • Asteraceae member- Sims Park, Conoor, Nilgiris

          Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate heads: plant for identification from Nilgiris – MK 04 : Attachments (2).   2 posts by 2 authors. Kindly help me identifying this ornamental Daisy. Location: Sims Park, Conoor, Nilgiris Alt.: 2000 m asl Date: 06 April 2013        

  • Mandevilla sanderi

    Mandevilla sanderi (Hemsl.) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 720 1933. (Syn: Dipladenia sanderi Hemsl.); . Mandevilla sanderi, also called Dipladenia sanderi and Brazilian jasmine,[2] is a vine belonging to the Mandevilla genus.[3]Mandevilla sanderi climbs by twining around some support and it can reach the height of 4.5 meters (15…

  • Euphorbia bisellenbeckii (Cultivated)

    Euphorbia bisellenbeckii Bruyns, Taxon 55: 412 2006. (Syn: Monadenium ellenbeckii N.E.Br.; Monadenium ellenbeckii f. caulopodium P.R.O.Bally; Monadenium zavattarii Chiov.); Image by Aarti Khale – validation by N.P.Balakrishnan    Plant For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 180513 : AK-2 :  Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. An ornamental, potted plant seen at…

  • Launaea asplenifolia

    Launaea asplenifolia Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. iii. 415. iii. 415.  (Syn: Ammoseris asplenifolia D.Dietr.; Chondrilla asplenifolia Poir.);   Images by Gurcharan Singh & Surajit Koley (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Plant Wealth of the Lower Ganga Delta: An Eco-taxonomical Approach, Volume 2 By Kumudranjan Naskar (Description…

  • An open letter by Madhav Gadgil to Dr K Katurirangan

        Fw: An open letter by Madhav Gadgil to Dr K Katurirangan : Attachments (2). All of us who are concerned about the Ecologically Sensitive Sahyadri Region have been in a turmoil looking at the Central Govt. reaction (rather non-response) to the Report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert…

  • Momordica subangulata

    Momordica subangulata Blume, Bijdr. 928 1826. (Syn: Momordica subangulata subsp. renigera (Wall. ex G.Don) W.J.de Wilde; Momordica renigera Wall. ex G.Don) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India; . As per efi thread : It seems M. dioica, M. cochinchinensis and M. subangulata subsp. renigera are much confused, although they are quite…

  • Euphorbia species- BBC Show in MNP, Mumbai

    Cactus For ID : MNP,Mumbai : 050513 : AK-7 : Attachments (2). 7 posts by 2 authors. A small Cactus seen at the BBC Show in MNP, Mumbai on 30/3/13. Cultivated, ornmental, potted plant. Another Euphorbia …, But again, I really cannot tell which species. Some type of Euphorbia. On…

  • Sempervivum species/ hybrids

    Sempervivum species/ hybrids;       Succulent For ID : BBC Show,Mumbai : 160513 : AK-2 : Attachments (1). A small potted plant seen at the BBC Show in MNP, Mumbai on 31/3/13. Id please. That looks like Sempervivum to me …, But it has to be something else I’m…

  • PLANT CONSERVATION DAY

        PLANT CONSERVATION DAY MAY 18, 2013 : 2 posts by 2 authors. As everyone of you are aware that Botanic gardens, museums, science centres, universities, schools, and many others worldwide will all be celebrating the wonders and importance of plants on Saturday 18th May 2013 as the wonders…

  • Alocasia ‘Bambino Arrow’

    Alocasia ‘Bambino Arrow’;     Ornamental Plant For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 160513 : AK-1 : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 2 authors.  An ornamental plant seen at the Flower Show in Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 25/2/12. Small, potted, cultivated plant. nice pic may be the plant is Alocasia…

  • Euphorbia cylindrifolia (Cultivated)

    Euphorbia cylindrifolia Marn.-Lap. & Rauh, Kakteen And. Sukk. 12: 69 1961. ; Images by (Aarti Khale – validation by N.P.Balakrishnan) & (Promila Chaturvedi – Id by Dan Rhoads & Linda Gleisser)    South-west Madagascar: Fort-Dauphin area. This species is common in some areas. South-western dry forests and bush  (From  IUCN Red List (EN) )   …

  • Calendula species?- Shillong, Meghalaya

    Asteraceae Week (Part I – Radiate heads) ::ID Request-1 at Shillong :: PKA10: : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. This was photographed at “Shillong”.  Was it cultivated or wild? I am not able to recollect properly, but most probably it was wild. I don’t exactly know it. But…

  • Native Tree species seeds

        Native Tree species seeds : 2 posts by 2 authors. I’m looking for seeds of native tree species (palash, mahua, bakul, honge, dhoop, Filicium decipiens, etc). Can any of you tell me from where I can source them in Bangalore? Pls contact Mr. Suresh of Suresh Agroforestry Network….

  • Cassia species- Lalbagh, Bangalore

      Fabaceae – Caesalpinioideae – ID reqd – 091211 – RK:  9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Pic taken in Lalbagh on 13-04-08 at 8.15 am. I do not have more details– i had joined indiatreepix some time later.. this is Cassia ,, may be species nodosa?? i think … could…