New book about Taiwanese pteridophytes has relevance for Indian fern scientists : In an article in the Indian Fern Journal Vol. 29 (Knapp, R. 2012. Affinities of Indian and Taiwanese pteridofloras. Indian Fern J. 29: 202-237) I demonstrated that there is a considerable overlapping of fern floras for Taiwan…
Alocasia odora (Lindl.) K.Koch, Index Seminum (B) 1854(App.): 2 1855. (syn: Alocasia commutata Schott; Alocasia tonkinensis Engl.; Arum odoratum Heynh. [Spelling variant]; Arum odorum (Lindl.) Roxb.; Caladium odoratissimum K.Koch; Caladium odoratum Ker Gawl.; Caladium odorum Lindl.; Colocasia odora (Lindl.) Brongn.; (≡) Arum odorum (Roxb.) Roxb.; (≡) Caladium odorum Roxb. (basionym)); ….
Sehima nervosa (Rottler) Stapf, in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 36 (1917) as per POWO; . Sehima nervosum (Rottler) Stapf, Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 36 1917. (Syn: Andropogon brownii Kunth; Andropogon macrostachyus (A.Rich.) Schweinf.; Andropogon nervosus Rottler; Andropogon nervosus Rottler ex Roem. & Schult.; Andropogon philippinensis…
Eriophorum comosum (Wall.) Nees
Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae 07042013GS6 ornamental grass for ID from California-GS71 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. Ornamental grass photographed at California, USA Pl. help in ID
Agrostis munroana Aitch. & Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 192 1882. (syn: Agrostis munroana subsp. indica Bhattacharya & S.K.Jain; Calamagrostis munroana (Aitch. & Hemsl.) Boiss.; Calamagrostis munroana var. stricta Hook.f.); . Afghanistan to China (Yunnan): Afghanistan, China South-Central, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae 07042013GS4…
ARJUL10 Grass for ID 3 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Bangalore July Any Eragrostus sp.? Belongs to Cyrtococcum sp. Also look in Sporobolus?? see if one flowered spikelets Picture not clear. The possibilities are Sporobolus tenuissimus or Eragrostis tenella.
Koeleria argentea Griseb., Nachr. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Georg-Augusts-Univ. 3: 77 (1868) (syn: Calamagrostis koeleriiformis Roshev. ; Koeleria argentea var. nepalensis Domin ; Koeleria enodis Keng ; Koeleria hosseana Domin ; Koeleria hosseana var. tafelii Domin ; Koeleria litvinowii Domin ; Koeleria litvinowii subsp. argentea (Griseb.) S.M.Phillips & Z.L.Wu; Koeleria litvinowii var. tafelii (Domin) P.C.Kuo & Z.L.Wu ; Trisetum litvinowii (Domin) Nevski; Trisetum litvinowii var. argenteum (Griseb.) Tzvelev; Trisetum litvinowii subsp. argenteum (Griseb.) Tzvelev); . Central Asia to Afghanistan and W….
Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week :: DV28 :: 03 AUG 12 16:38 :: Balsaminaceae » Impatiens ¿ species ? along Ghangaria – Hemkund Sahib trail : 3 images. 3 posts by 2 authors. BalsaminaceaeImpatiens ¿ species ? Place, Altitude: along Ghangaria – Hemkund Sahib trail ……
Dashapushpam: The month of Karkkidakam has started today as per the Malayalam calendar. This is the wettest month of the season and the ten sacred flowers, ‘Dashapushpam’, are given a lot of importance in rituals. This is because it is also the season when a lot of illnesses…
Carex nivalis Boott, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 256 1845. (Syn: Carex cinnamomea Boott; Carex gilesii Nelmes; Carex griffithii Boott; Carex lepus-aestatis T.Koyama; Carex luteobrunnea Nelmes; Carex nivalis f. cinnamomea (Boott) Kük. …; Carex oliveri Boeckeler; Carex ustulata var. aterrima Regel; Carex ustulata var. coriophora Regel); Poaceae, Cyperaceae and…
Rebutia neocumingii (Backeb.) D.R. Hunt Rebutia species ?- Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai Rebutia species?- Garden of Five Senses, Delhi
Alocasia longiloba Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 207 1856. (Syn: Alocasia amabilis W.Bull; Alocasia argyrea Sander; Alocasia cochinchensis Pierre ex Engl. & K.Krause; Alocasia curtisii N.E.Br.; Alocasia cuspidata Engl.; Alocasia denudata Engl. .; Alocasia eminens N.E.Br.; Alocasia korthalsii Schott; Alocasia leoniae Engl. & K.Krause [Invalid]; Alocasia longifolia Engl. & K.Krause [Invalid];…
Rhododendron barbatum Wall. ex G. Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 844 844 1834. (Syn: Rhododendron lancifolium Hook. f.); Rhododendron barbatum (Ericaceae) in full bloom in Uttarakhand : Attachments (5). 5 posts by 4 authors. Recently I was at Munsiyari, Pithoragarh of Uttarakhand. Fortunately the visit was exactly at the…
Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) W.Watson, Gaz. N. W. Ind. 392 1882. (Syn:Andropogon ampliflorus Steud.; Andropogon flexuosus Nees ex Steud.; Andropogon nardus var. flexuosus (Steud.) Hack.; Andropogon nardus subsp. flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.; Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf; Cymbopogon flexuosus var. arunachalis S.C.Nath & K.K.Sarma; Cymbopogon flexuosus var….
Id please : 5 images. 4 posts by 3 authors. Please find an attachment of an unidentified tuberous plant found uncommonly at Osmanabad district of Maharashtra. I am waiting for first shower of Monsoon to take pictures of vegetative growth. May be Drimia indica or related species…
Iseilema laxum Hack., Monogr. Phan. 6: 682 1889. (syn: Iseilema jainiana P.Umam. & P.Daniel); . Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand as per POWO (Iseilema prostratum (L.) Andersson);. . Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae 0.042013 CS2 from hyderabad : 2 images. 3 posts by 3…
Dendrobium bullenianum Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 20: 214 1862. (syn: Dendrobium chrysocephalum Kraenzl.; Dendrobium erythroxanthum Rchb.f.; Dendrobium topaziacum Ames); Dendrobium bullenianum is a member of the family Orchidaceae found in the Philippines and Vietnam.[2] It is named in honor of Mr. Bullen, orchid cultivator with Low & Co.’s nursery,[3]…
Eragrostis viscosa (Retz.) Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 397 1831. (syn: Eragrostis hirsutissima Peter; Eragrostis mangalorica Hochst. ex Miq.; Eragrostis retinorrhoea Steud.; Eragrostis strigosa Andersson; Eragrostis tenella var. viscosa (Retz.) Stapf; Eragrostis terebinthacea Kurz ex Stapf [Invalid]; Eragrostis transvaalensis Gand.; Eragrostis viscosa var. pilosissima…
Dendrobium lituiflorum Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1856: 372 1856. (Syn: Callista lituiflora (Lindl.) Kuntze; Dendrobium hanburyanum Rchb.f.); . Arunachal Pradesh to China (SW. Yunnan, W. Guangxi) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Common name: Bent-Raceme Dendrobium • Manipuri: ꯁꯥꯍꯤ ꯂꯩ Shahi…