Araceae of Ajibarang Limestone: A plant like Alocasia. ID is requested. Fwd: Photo for e flora of india : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)- 1 mb each. Attached herewith pl find a photograph which I feel is Trifolium sp which features here point to the diagnosis. I…
Fungi booklet: Although more site-specific I just came across a booklet on fungi:- http://ncf-india.org/restoration/blog/2012/10/fungus-among-us/ Dr Inderjeet Sethi also published her book on fungi. I cannot find the thread in my old mails. Can someone update me on her book please? His book is Text Book of Fungi &…
english names please: I am working on a document which contains the invasive species of plants in and around forests and villages of Karnataka. I have the local kannada names, but I need the english equivalents to them. Could someone please help?? The names are Kalli, Gandhi mullu, chagate/…
Matheran : A photography Exhibition: This is just to quickly update that there is an exhibition being displayed at Matheran which is about bio-diversity of Matheran. There are around 130-140 photographs on display that are highlighting the ecology of this tiny but beautiful hill station, actually an Eco-sensitive…
Euphorbia Herb for ID : Muscat, Oman : 271212 : AK-3: A very tiny herb growing wild in the lawn grass seen on 23/7/2011 in Muscat. Euphorbia species. Id please. Is it Euphorbia maculata? Euphorbia serpens Kunth ?? Euphorbia maculata L. has got no distribution in Oman!
Hygrophila triflora (Roxb. ex Nees) Fosberg & Sachet in Baileya 21: 145. 1981. (Syn: Adenosma triflora Roxb. ex Nees in Wall.; Ruellia triflora Roxb.; Cardanthera triflora (Roxb. ex Nees) Buch.-Ham. ex Nees in DC.; Synnema triflorum (Roxb. ex Nees) Kuntze) as per BSI Flora of India Checklist; . Hygrophila difformis (L….
KYDIANA: A new blog site has been created by me under the guidance of Dr Datla C. S. Raju, and the same can be viewed at – http://robertkyd.blogspot.in/. I would be grateful to all of you to receive your valuable views and advice. Hope to see many such…
Gymnostachyum glabrum T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 506 1867. (Syn: Cryptophragmium glabrum Dalzell); commonly known as: smooth gymnostachyum Images by Prashant Awale (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Gymnostachyum glabrum : 3 posts by 3 authors. 4 images. Seen this herb at Dhavlya Ghat (En-route Mahabaleshwar).Date/Time: 27-12-2013 / 12:15PMBot….
Pleiogynium timoriense (A. DC.) Leenh., Blumea 7: 159 159 1952. (Syn: (≡) Icica timoriensis DC. (basionym); (=) Owenia cerasifera F. Muell.; (=) Pleiogynium solandri (Benth.) Engl.; (=) Spondias pleiogyna F. Muell.; (=) Spondias solandri Benth.); Burdekin Plum; Images by Raman Arunachalam (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore – Pleiogynium timoriense, (DC.) Leenh. Burdekin…
Pleiogynium timoriense (A. DC.) Leenh. (Cultivated- Lalbagh, Banglore) (Images by Raman Arunachalam (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Pleiogynium page (Anacardiaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Pleiogynium page (Anacardiaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl….
Identification keys; KEY to Genera: I need KEYS, and it is very troublesome to search and find them in a hurry…. here is a ready-reckoner. These keys can be found in – /home, but it takes time. I would request administrators to keep this post at…
Blumea virens DC., 14 1834. (Syn: Blumea hymenophylla DC.; Blumea lapsanoides DC.; Conyza virens Wall.; Erigeron virens DC.; Placus virens (Wall. ex DC.) Kuntze); . India (West Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, ?Darjeeling), Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China (Yunnan), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar [Burma] (widespread), Philippines (Luzon, Culion, Guimaras), Sri…
Memory in plants’ cells: In Medicine we all know neurones have memories, and in immunology we know Lymphocytes have LOOOOONG ” memery but SLIME MOLDS? I had sort of heard about it but never seen it…Nat Geo has a page and story and even a 3d video…http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121008-brainless-slime-goo-spatial-memory-robot-slime-science-reid/ …
Luisia zeylanica ? . ORCHIDACEAE Fortnight: Luisia sp for Identification from Uttarakhand DSR_5 : Attachments (2). 6 posts by 4 authors. Uttarakhand has three Luisia species- L.brachystachys, L.trichorhiza and L.zeylanica but I am not able to place it in any of them since lacking specimens. Hope … will be able…
Herminium lanceum (Thunb. ex Sw.) Vuikj, Blumea 11: 228 1961. (Syn: Aceras angustifolium Lindl.; Aceras angustifolium var. longicrure (C.Wright ex A.Gray) Miq.; Aceras lanceum (Thunb. ex Sw.) Steud.; Aceras longicrure C.Wright ex A.Gray; Herminium altigenum Schltr.; Herminium angustifolium (Lindl.) Ridl.; Herminium angustifolium (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook. f.; Herminium angustifolium (Lindl.)…
Online Environmental courses from BNHS: Online Environmental Courses from BNHS-Now at reduced rates! Last date for applying 15th January 2013 The Leadership Course in BiodiversityConservation is a one year Certificate Program with online and face to face activities interwoven through the course work. The course content is…
Leucas lanceifolia Desf., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 11: 5 1824. ; Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Leucas lanceaefolia :: Nilgiris:: MKMAY001 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (7) Name: Leucas lanceaefolia Desf. Family: Lamiaceae Photographed in Nilgiris. Location: Parsons Valley, Nilgiris, TN Date: 19 Oct 2012 Alt.: 2250 msl Nilgiris:…
Oberonia pachyrachis Rchb.f. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 681 1894. (Syn: Iridorchis pachyrhachis (Rchb. f. ex Hook. f.) Kuntze (Unresolved); Iridorkis pachyrachis (Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze; Oberonia umbraticola Rolfe); . Thick Spine Oberonia; . Gori Valley Tour: Orchid 4 for id..: This one is again a Oberonia sp. (may…
ICN (Melbourne Code) is online: The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants (Melbourne Code) is now published online. You can access it on the following link: http://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php