• 26. Efloraofindia website updated upto 28th Feb.’13

        Efloraofindia website updated upto 28th Feb.’13- more than 8000 species : It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindiais 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 1,48,000 messages so far & membership…

  • Dendrobium hainanense (China)

    Dendrobium hainanense Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 193 1896. (syn: Aporum hainanense (Rolfe) Rauschert); . ORCHIDACEAE Juss.: Dendrobium hainanense Rolfe from KFBG, Hong Kong : No images seen now. 2 posts by 2 authors. Dendrobium hainanense Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 193 (1896). Synonyms: Aporum hainanense (Rolfe) Rauschert,…

  • Dendrobium moniliforme

    Dendrobium moniliforme (L.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 85 1799. (syn: Callista candida (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze ………………………………………);           ORCHIDACEAE Juss.: Dendrobium moniliforme (L.) Sw. from KFBG, Hong Kong.: 2 images. 2 posts by 2 authors. Dendrobium moniliforme (L.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc….

  • Dendrobium sulcatum

    Dendrobium sulcatum Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 24: t. 65 1838. (syn: Callista sulcata (Lindl.) Kuntze);  

  • Oxalis corniculata ?

    Oxalis corniculata ?; .   Plant for ID-PC-09-15.08.2015 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) here is another plant from Warsaw for ID. Please help me. Gelsemium sempervirens most likely though the inside of the flowers is hazy i have seen such  rambling vines used as ground covers and on…

  • Impatiens minor var. hirsuta

    Impatiens minor (DC.) Bennet var. hirsuta Bhaskar, Taxon. Monogr. Impatiens W. Ghats 158. 2012; . [efloraofindia:149142]Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week ::AK 11 :: Impatiens ?? : 3 images. 4 posts by 3 authors. Here I’m sharing the photographs of Impatiens sp?? Id pz ?? Location: Ratnagiri Aug 2012 This is Impatiens minor…

  • Impatiens rupicola

    Impatiens rupicola Hook. f., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910:292. 1910; Images by Prashant Awale – Id by V.Bhaskar  Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week:: Balsaminaceae:: Impatiens tomentosa at Kudal – PKA40 : 4 images. 7 posts by 5 authors. Came across this small erect herb near “Kudal, Konkan”.Bot. name: Impatiens tomentosaFamily: BalsaminaceaeCommon…

  • Impatiens platyadena

    Impatiens platyadena C. E. C. Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934:393. 1934; Image by Santhosh Kumar – Id by V.Bhaskar    Undershrub to 1 m high; stems angled. Leaves alternate, elliptic-lanceolate, crenate-serrate with apiculate crenatures at margin, acuminate at apex, 8-17 x 3.5-7.2 cm, decurrent into petiole with decurrent part with…

  • Impatiens floribunda

    Impatiens floribunda Wight, Madras J. Lit. Sci. 5:7. 1837 ?; Image by Santhosh Kumar – Id by V.Bhaskar     Erect or decumbent herb, to 70 cm high; stems branched, greenish. Leaves alternate or opposite, rarely whorled, elliptic-lanceolate, decurrent, serrate or crenate-serrate at margin, apiculate from apex of teeth, caudate-acuminate at apex, 2-10…

  • 37 th Tree Appreciation Walk at Mahakali’s ALM Garden in Andheri (E)

        37th Tree Appreciation Walk on 7th April,13 at Mahakali’s ALM Garden in Andheri (E) : April called Aprilis, from aperire, means “to open”……… allusion to its being season when trees & flowers begin to“open”……….trees, shrubs, climbers, the whole world of plants are doing exactly the same everywhere at…

  • Hajimalang

          ID plz SG6 : 2 images. Need ID of following attachment Location: Hajimalang’ 23/03/2013    

  • Flower Hunting Tour to Chakrata Region from 22 March to 27 March 2013

        Flower Hunting Tour to Chakrata Region from 22 March to 27 March 2013 : We are planning a flower hunting tour to Chakrata region (Chakrata, Deovan, Tiger falls, Teuni, Mori etc) from 22 March to 27 March. This will include a trekking of about 25 kms ( about…

  • Acacia species ?- lonavala/ mulshi pune

    identification no240312sn1 : 4 images. 9 posts by 6 authors. Kindly help in identification. date/time:oct12 location:ambyvalley rd. lonavala/mulshi pune habitat:wild plant habit:Tree? height:6-7 ft. This seems to be Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit. This could be Chilarvel [Acacia torta]. Please check these links   Negative for Chilarvel. Could be an…

  • Saplings of forest trees in Mumbai ?

        Saplings of forest trees in Mumbai ? :  Where can we get saplings of forest trees in Mumbai? Incidentally I too was looking around for saplings of forest trees. I ordered a few through Pansare Nursery, Karjat. www.pansarenursery.com. I tried to contact Oikos Foundation in Pune (www.Oikos.in). Their webpage indicates…

  • Peacock Pansy

        SYMBIOSIS : 328 : Attaching an image of Peacock Pansy butterfly on the flowers of Candy Tuft (a garden flower).

  • “Taking Root” – About Wangari Mathai and Green Belt Movement

        “Taking Root” – About Wangari Mathai and Green Belt Movement – Youtube link :   A must watch for all those involved in conserving the natural resources of the planet. “There was something in our people that had helped them conserve those forests. They were not looking at trees and…

  • Commelina andamanica

    Commelina andamanica S.M. Joseph & Nampy ;      Commelina andamanica- A new species from Andaman & Nicobar Islands :  I am happy to inform you that our team have described a new species of Commelina, viz. C. andamanica S.M. Joseph & Nampy from Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The new…

  • Saxifraga minutissima

    Saxifraga minutissima D.S.Rawat;      New species of Saxifraga genus (Saxifraga minutissima) :  3 images. 13 posts by 12 authors. After a long toil in alpine zones of Uttarakhand I collected some specimens of a Saxifraga which proved as a new species. It was published few months back in 2012….

  • Popularizing efloraofindia

        Popularizing efloraofindia and Flowers of India : It is heartening to note that our forum and the websites of Flowers of India and efloraofindia are becoming more popular day by day due to new experts joining it and increasing its value and our dedicated team making every effort…

  • Website for equivalent local names

        Website for equivalent local names : Can anyone suggest me a website where I can get names of plant in Marathi for its Botanical equivalent ? At times I have used this site,http://forest.ap.nic.in/ Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra% 20Pradesh/index.htmBut the index given in this site does not cover many plants.Please help. ……