Cassia moschata Kunth, F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 6:266[folio]; 6:338[quarto]. 1824 (Syn: Cathartocarpus moschatus (Kunth) G.Don); images by Raman Arunachalam Images by tspkumar Request Tree ID 151 – Lalbagh, Bangalore – RA – What cassia is this?: (10 images). It was a beautiful tree…
A question from Matheran!: It is (or it was) perceived that Malabar Whistling Thrushs are breeding visitors in Mumbai wildlife region. Particularly in Monsson they are seen and observed near the flowing streams. They are sometimes located and identified through their typical whistling call adn sometimes through their…
Fungi of Kalatope – Al010112 – Fungi: (4 images) Some of the fungi I came across during my ramblings in Kalatope… Location Kalatope, Chamba, HPAltitude 2100 mtsHabitat wildHeight 3 inchesGrowing on Conifer litter under pine and cedarseason July
Cactus for ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 230213 : AK-3: Another cultivated, ornamental, potted cactus at the flower show in Mumbai, during Feb, 2011. Id please. mammillaria Hard to tell without flowers …, But overall, it looks like Mammillaria rhodantha to me, if the flowers are a…
Cactus for ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 230213 : AK-2: Another cactus seen at the Flower Show in Mumbai, during Feb, 2011. A cultivated, potted plant. That is a Mammillaria cv, monstrose something, can’t remember the species Some kind of Mammillaria monstrose nudum, but I have no…
Image by Bhagyashri Ranade efloraofindia:”For Id 01032013MR2’’ double colored Canna species at Pune: Oct 2012 requesting identification of this Canna spp at a private society garden at Pune is this Canna Canna X generalis (Canna X orchiodes) ? Id help http://www.catnapin.com/WildFlowers/Flowers-multi/mmCanna.htm
Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st Jan.’13- more than 8000 species: 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 1,45,000 messages so far & membership currently…
Plz id this pod: pa96 – 20feb2013: I saw this split pod … i think it had fallen down from somewhere on a karvanda tree in Yeoor region. Is it posible to identify it? Tks. No size has been mentioned, but this could be Teramnus labialis var. mollis which…
Peperomia argyreia (Hook.f.) E.Morren, Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 17: 2 1867. (Syn: Peperomia argyraea Hott. [Invalid]; Peperomia arifolia var. argyreia Hook.f.: Peperomia sandersii C.DC.; (≡) Peperomia arifolia var. argyreia Miq. (basionym)); SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Ecuador, Venezuela (Distrito Federal, Miranda), Colombia (I), Tuamotu Arch. (I), Ryukyu Isl. (I), Taiwan (I)…
Sageraea laurina Dalzell (Images by Anita Kindre, Dinesh Valke, Navendu Page & Prashant Awale (Validated by Tapas Chakrabarty) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images, click on the links)) A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner- Nordic Journal of Botany 33: 257–299, 2015- Species in India with distribution: Sageraea…
Id of a tree: Posting a photo of tree in full blossom for id.Location – Near Kolhapur on the way to Devgad.Date -16..2.2013 at 9.00am. Please check with Crateva religiosa G.Forst I was also of the same opinion, but leaflets looked longer than usual to me for…
Enkianthus quinqueflorus Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 277 1790. (Syn: Enkianthus cavaleriei H.Lév.; Enkianthus dunnii H.Lév.; Enkianthus quinqueflorus var. ciliatoserrulatus P.C.Huang & K.M.Li; Enkianthus reticulatus Lindl.; Enkianthus uniflorus Benth.; Enkianthus xantoxanthus H.Lév.; Melidora pellucida Noronha ex Salisb. (Unresolved)); ERICACEAE: Enkianthus quinqueflorus Lour. from Hong Kong: Enkianthus quinqueflorus Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 277…
Enkianthus quinqueflorus Lour. (Hongkong) An important document of species of Enkianthus Lour. occurring in India is Panda & Sanjappa (2014). It mentions following species in Indian territories: Enkianthus deflexus (Griff.) C.K.Schneid. (var. deflexus and var. acuminatus) [colour image and diagrams are also given] Panda, S. and Sanjappa,…
Saussurea inversa Raab-Straube, Willdenowia. 41: 92. 2011 (Syn: Brit. India 3: 377. 1881, not S. glabrata (Candolle) C. Shih (1999); S. gnaphalodes (Royle ex Candolle) Schultz Bipontinus var. glabrata (J. D. Hooker) Handel-Mazzetti; S. hypsipeta Diels var. glabrata (J. D. Hooker) Lipschitz.); Inverse Snow Lotus; Image by Suresh…
Rosaceae week_Rubus sp. for ID_RKC07_03102011: (6 pictures) Pl help me to identify this Rubus sp. Loc.: Itanagar, Papumpare district (ca 550msl), Arunachal Pradesh Date: July 2009. How about Rubus hexagynus??? Cant see the larger image but the inflorescence pattern in the ‘Type sheet’ of R. hexagynus looks very different.. Have…
Heritage Trees, in and around Bangalore – Book by Vijay Thiruvady: I haven’t seen it, just FYI. http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/3830-photo-book-on-bengalurus-heritage-trees-?s=rss Thanks … for sharing the information. Your interest in trees being a non-botanist is great. Your efforts are laudable in bringing out the tree treasure of Bangalore. …
Justicia glabra K.D.Koenig ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 132 1820. (Syn: Ecbolium abyssinicum Kuntze; Gendarussa abyssinica Hochst. ex Nees; Gendarussa dichotoma Hochst. ex Nees; Rhaphidospora abyssinica Nees (Unresolved); Rhaphidospora glabra (K.D.Koenig ex Roxb.) Nees) ; Images by N. Muthu Karthick (Indentified by P. Santhan & Gunadayalan Gnanasekaran) & Anurag N….
Elaeodendron paniculatum Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 157 1834. (Synonym : Cassine paniculata (Wight & Arn.) Lobr.-Callen) As per efi thread; Common name: Panicled Cassine • Malayalam: തന്നീമരമ് Thannimaram • Marathi: मोठा भुत्या Motha Bhutya • Tamil: தந்நீரமரம் Tanneermaram Trees of Lalbagh – bangalore…
ID pls – host plant : Identifying a plant with few features is really difficult. I understand your curiosity. Just keep a track of the development of plant for flowering/fruiting if the plant is accessible to you.Very few characters are visible in the given picture. There is a…
Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 409 1824. (syn: Euonymus alatus Elmer [Illegitimate]; Euonymus bancanus Miq.; Euonymus coriaceus Ridl.; Euonymus elmeri Merr.; Euonymus goughii Wight; Euonymus horsfieldii Turcz.; Euonymus javanicus Blume ….; Euonymus micropetalus Ridl.; Euonymus sphaerocarpus Hassk.; Euonymus sumatranus Miq.; Euonymus sumatranus Merr. [Illegitimate]; Euonymus timorensis Zipp. ex…