• Microgynoecium tibeticum

    Microgynoecium tibeticum Hook. f., Gen. Pl. 3: 56 56 1880. ;   Images by Prashant Awale (Inserted by J.M.Garg)   Tibetan Goosefoot;        Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: PKA4 :: Microgynoecium tibeticum at Tsokar lake, Ladakh:  I had seen this small herb near Tsokar lake, Ladakh (altitude of approx…

  • Microgynoecium

      Microgynoecium tibeticum Hook. f. (Images by Prashant Awale (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Microgynoecium page (Amaranthaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through page ‎Microgynoecium (Amaranthaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know….

  • Chenopodiastrum

      Chenopodiastrum murale (L.) S. Fuentes et al. (Images by Gurcharan Singh, Surajit Koley & Balkar Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Chenopodiastrum (Amaranthaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Chenopodiastrum (Amaranthaceae) page with images of species (done by me) in efloraofindia. If…

  • Agave species ? at Mumbai

            Plant for ID : 28012013 : RV 3: Requesting one more plant to be identified…..taken picture today in one of the garden in Mumbai. some sp.of agave may be Agave tubulata        

  • Murdannia saddlepeakensis

    Murdannia saddlepeakensis, M. Venkat Ramana, Mayur Nandikar, R. V. Gurav, Johny Kumar Tagore, M. Sanjappa (2013);         New species of Murdannia got published: New species of Murdannia got published in current issue of PhytoKeys. It is freely available on homepage of journal. http://www.pensoft.net/journals/phytokeys The species is named as…

  • Valley of Flowers National Park – Batch I (June `13)

        Valley of Flowers National Park – Batch I (June `13): I am sorry for cross posting but this may be of interest to few among you. We did Valley of Flowers National Park in 2012 and covered with more then 180 species of flora, 20 species of butterflies,…

  • Begonia corallina (Cultivated)

    Begonia corallina Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 47:89. 1875; Image by Mala Bajaj – Id by Ajinkya Gadave      Identification required: Kindly help identify this plant. Not sure if its a Pepperomia. Begonia corallina          References: GRIN  The Plant List  How to Grow Begonia Corallina – Woolly-stalked Begonia – Zimbio …

  • Bassia scoparia

    Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J.Scott, Feddes Repert. 89: 108 1978. (Syn: Atriplex scoparia (L.) Crantz; Bassia scoparia var. culta Voss …….; Bassia sicorica (O.Bolòs & Masclans) Greuter & Burdet; Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A.Weber; Bushiola scoparia (L.) Nieuwl.; Chenopodium scoparia L.; Kochia densiflora Turcz. ex Aellen; Kochia parodii Aellen; Kochia parodii var. contracta…

  • Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

    Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris (Syn: (=) Beta altissima Steud.; (=) “Beta brasiliensis hort. ex Voss, nom. inval.“; (=) Beta chilensis hort.; (=) Beta cicla (L.) L.; (=) Beta vulgaris var. altissima Döll; (=) Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla (L.) Schübl. & G. Martens; (=) Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.; (=) Beta vulgaris var. conditiva Alef.; (=) Beta vulgaris…

  • Celosia polygonoides

    Celosia polygonoides Retz., Observ. Bot. 2: 12 1781. (Syn: Achyranthes decumbens Forssk.; Lophoxera polygonoides Raf. (Unresolved));        Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: RVS-6: Celosia polygonoides: 2 images. Celosia polygonoides from Sirumalai Hills, TN.   Celosia polygonoides Retz. 15Feb SN 04 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3) Celosia polygonoides Retz.,…

  • Cyperus alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis

    Cyperus alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis Kük., Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 193 1936. (syn: Cyperus alternifolius var. albovariegatus auct.; Cyperus alternifolius var. flabelliformis (Rottb.) M.R.Almeida; Cyperus alternifolius var. petersianus (Boeckeler) Kük.; Cyperus alternifolius variegatus Hovey; Cyperus flabelliformis Rottb., nom. superfl.; Cyperus flagellatus Hochst.; Cyperus gradatus Forssk.; Cyperus involucratus Rottb.; Cyperus petersianus Boeckeler; Cyperus proximus Steud.); . Tropical Africa to KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar,…

  • Schoenorchis gemmata

    Schoenorchis gemmata (Lindl.) J.J.Sm., Natuurw. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 100 1912. (Syn: Cleisostoma dichroanthum Gagnep.; Cleisostoma dichroanthum var. teurnamense Tixier; Cleisostoma evrardii Gagnep.; Cleisostoma gemmatum (Lindl.) King & Pantl.; Gastrochilus gemmatus (Lindl.) Kuntze; Saccolabium gemmatum Lindl.; Saccolabium hainanense Rolfe; Saccolabium spatulatum Rolfe ex Downie; Schoenorchis hainanensis (Rolfe) Schltr.; Schoenorchis spatulata (Rolfe…

  • Rhamnus wightii

    Rhamnus wightii Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 164 1834. (Syn: Ceanothus wightiana Wall.); . Nepal, India (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life; .         ID Request- 25012013-PKA1: Seen this Shrub on “Sidhagad”. Date/Time: 15-01-2013 / 09:30AM Location: Sidhagad Fort,…

  • Pluchea species

    Pluchea species;       Key for Indian species available at efi page Pulchea.            

  • Lindernia pusilla

    Lindernia pusilla (Willd.) Bold. (Syn: Lindernia caespitosa (Blume) Panigrahi; Lindernia hirta (Cham. & Schltdl.) Pennell; Lindernia laxa (Benth.) Mukherjee; Torenia hirta Cham. & Schltdl.; Vandellia scabra Benth.) as per IUCN Red List (LC);     Small plant for identification 150113MK01: 3 correct images as above. Please help me to identify this small herb found…

  • Dopatrium nudicaule

    Dopatrium nudicaule (Willd.) Benth., Scroph. Ind. 31 1835. (Syn: Gratiola aphylla Roth; Gratiola cuneifolia Roxb.; Gratiola nudicaulis Willd.); Sri Lanka, S-India as per Catalogue of India;   Small plant for identification 150113MK01: 5 correct images as above. Please help me to identify this small herb found on the estuary region….

  • Botanical Art

          Ink Illustration : Cerbera manghas: Continuing my effort of sharing my botanical illustrations, would like to share ink illustration for Cerbera manghas. Great art, fantastic effort and skill, ……………………. To answer your other question about the illustration, I have been illustrating for quite some time as a…

  • Barringtonia acutangula ?

    Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn.  ?;     tree identification 18012013NAW1: Kindly identify this tree – unfortunately i do not have a proper full view. Date- Dec 28th 2012 Location- Jijamata Udhan aka Ranibagh, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra Habitat- Garden (Ranibagh is the mini-zoo of Mumbai, of colonial origin but now managed by…

  • Alocasia fornicata

    Alocasia fornicata (Roxb.) Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410 1854. (Syn: Arum fornicatum Roxb.; Colocasia fornicata (Roxb.) Kunth); . Alocasia or Colocasia? Hooghly 17-01-13 sk2: This is a common wild herb around our school, a bit bigger than wild Colocasia antiquorum Schott, but with glossy leaves. Species : UNKNOWN H…