Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 24: 222 1982 publ. 1983. (Syn: Chassalia ambigua (Wight & Arn.) Alston; Chassalia ophioxyloides (Wall.) Craib; Psychotria ambigua Wight & Arn.; Psychotria ophioxyloides Wall.); . Indian Subcontinent to S. China and W. & Central Malesia: Andaman Is., Assam,…
Citation of Phot credit : I am sure; most of the members of this group are excellent photographers. On this basis I want to get a clarification from you about the photo credit. One example, I was worked with one organization before my present posting. From there, using their…
Ice-cased grass: Low temperature is harsh for human life in high altitudes of the Himalaya. But plants are adapted to survive and flourish there. As seen here in this picture taken at an altitude of 3800m above sea level near Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand, this grass (Poa sp.)…
VJTI Flower, Plant exhibition: Does anyone know the dates of Flower & Plant exhibition at VJTI Campus, Matunga, Mumbai this year ? This exhibition is being held at VJTI since long time – covers exhibits of horticulture, floriculture and garden plants & flowers. Its quite acclaimed here in…
Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) Taub. (Syn: Xylia dolabriformis Benth.) ?; . Plz id this tree: pa87 – 11jan2013: Plz id this another tree from Yeoor region. Unfortunately no flowers and fruits on this tree also. This could be Surya [Escleronia xylocarpa] previously possibly called Xylia dolabriformis. Kigelia africana Thanks, …, Looks…
Murdannia loriformis (Hassk.) R.S.Rao & Kammathy, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 3: 393 1962. (syn: Aneilema angustifolium N.E.Br.; Aneilema loriforme Hassk.; Aneilema nudiflorum var. rigidior Benth.; Aneilema nudiflorum var. terminale (Wight) C.B.Clarke; Aneilema terminale Wight; Murdannia angustifolia (N.E.Br.) H.Hara; Murdannia malabarica var. terminalis (Wight) Santapau & S.K.Jain); . FOR ID: A herb,…
Workshop Invitation: Addressing Inadequacies of the Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act, 1976, 26 January 2013, Bangalore [2 Attachments]: Pl participate and send in your suggestions to strengthen the Tree act and help Tree Conservation. WORKSHOP INVITATION Amendment and Strengthening of Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act 1976 [Attachment(s) from…
Month Members Moderators January Ms. Aarti Khale Dr. Balkar Arya February Dr. D S Rawat Dr. Gurcharan Singh March Ms. Bhagyashri Ranade Mr. J M Garg April Ms. Aarti Khale …
Help needed [Page 153 and figure 49 from Orchid Flora of the Kamrup District]: I am desperately looking for two pages from Barua, I.C. 2001. Orchid Flora of the Kamrup District, Assam. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun. I wish if some one can help. Page 153…
19 Ferns named for Lady Gaga :-): Some might be aware…..but I just thought of sharing this interesting story which you may find interesting. The most interesting thing with the genus Gaga are the DNA base pairs GAGA that distinguishes the genus from its allied ferns. 19 Ferns…
Green Caterpillar on Lily Plant : Nasik : 230113 : AK-1: A green catterpillar seen on a Lily plant in our home garden at Nasik on 3/10/2010. Any idea what it is? This could be the caterpillar of the Common Mormon or the Blue Mormon. [The caterpillar of…
Peperomia caperata Yunck., Kew Bull. 1957:421. 1958 ; . Origin unknown, probably Brazil, Taiwan (I), Marquesas Isl. (I), Society Isl. (I), Southern Marianas (I) (Guam (I)), Honduras (I) as per Catalogue of Life; . Ornamental Plant for ID : Kodaikanal : 220113 : AK-2: An ornamental, cultivated, potted plant seen…
Glebionis carinata (Schousb.) Tzvelev, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 84(7):117. 1999 (Syn: (≡) Chrysanthemum carinatum Schousb. (basionym); (≡) Ismelia carinata (Schousb.) Sch. Bip.); Images by D S Rawat, Inserted by Gurcharan Singh …
Glebionis carinata (Schousb.) Tzvelev (Images by D S Rawat, Inserted by Gurcharan Singh) Glebionis coronaria (L.) Cass. ex Spach (Images by Aarti Khale (ID by Gurcharan…
What’s there in the name?: ‘If we do not know the names of things, the knowledge of them is lost too’(Linnaeus, 1751). All wisdom begins by calling all living (including humans) and non living things by their proper names…..T.N.Khoshoo in his article in Current Science 1995. An interesting…
Lasianthus japonicus subsp. longicaudus (Hook.f.) C.Y.Wu & H.Zhu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 32: 80 1994. (Syn: Lasianthus longicaudus Hook.f.; Lasianthus pseudojaponicus Masam.; Litosanthes longicauda (Hook.f.) Deb & M.G.Gangop.; Nonatelia longicauda (Hook.f.) Kuntze); Rubiaceae Week: Sharing Rubiaceae Photo from Arunachal Pradesh: 2images. I wish to share some Rubiaceae pics from Arunachal Pradesh….
‘Oldest living thing on earth’ discovered: Oldest living thing on earth is obviously a plant but I was expecting some huge tree but check out what it is.http://diversityindianews.blogspot.com/2012/02/oldest-living-thing-on-earth-discovered.html Thanks for sharing the info. I do not agree that the oldest living thing could be a sea grass. It…
CITYLIFE Summer’s around the corner and so is the call of the white-cheeked barbet: For anyone interested – the story — http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2863878.ece Very well written interesting article on barbet. I will watch out for the bird here, in Mysore. I spotted two of them on banyan tree two…
God must have had fun: Indeed, only God can come up with these colors and combination of colors. What fun God must have had the day he designed these beauties. Enjoy…> 1. Himalayan Monal> 2. Formosan Magpie> 3. Flamecrest> 4. Golden Pheasant> 5. Green Jay > 6. Kingfisher> 7….