Strychnos wallichiana Steud. ex A. DC., Prodr. 9: 13 13 1845. (Syn: Strychnos bourdillonii Brandis; Strychnos cinnamomifolia Thwaites; Strychnos cinnamomifolia var. wightii A.W. Hill; Strychnos cirrhosa Stokes; Strychnos gauthierana Pierre ex Dop; Strychnos pierriana A.W. Hill; Strychnos rheedei C.B. Clarke; Strychnos tubiflora A.W. Hill); Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia,…
in search of Green pasture: In one of my earlier post i mentioned about a killer chemical that mercilessly destroys every plant and related fauna. …………………………. that s Atish plant , isn’t it…why are they being sprayed?usually grown in gardens, hedges I thought … why would they…
Cactus – budding: I have been having this cactus with me for over a year now.. it has started to bud as shown in the picture. I would like to know if these buds can be separated from the parent plant and can be grownseparately? I have…
Strobilanthes hamiltoniana (Steud.) Bosser & Heine, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 10: 148 1988. (Syn: Diflugossa colorata (Nees) Bremek.; Diflugossa crinita (Nees) Bremek.; Goldfussia colorata Nees; Goldfussia crinita Nees; Goldfussia tengyuehensis C. Y. Wu; Ruellia colorata Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Ruellia hamiltoniana Steud.; Strobilanthes colorata (Wall. ex Nees) T….
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott, Melet. Bot. 19 1832. (Syn: Alocasia talihan Elmer ex Merr.; Arum nigrum Vell. [Illegitimate]; Arum sagittaefolium hort. ex Steud.; Arum sagittifolium L.; Arum sagittifolium (Michx.) Pursh; Arum xanthorrhizon Jacq.; Caladium edule G.Mey.; Caladium mafaffa Engl.; Caladium sagittifolium (L.) Vent.; Caladium sagittifolium (Michx.) Nutt.; Caladium utile Engl.;…
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott (Images by A. Sivapalan, Karuna Kanta Das (Id by Surajit Koley & Pudji Widodo), Alka Khare (Id by Pudji Widodo) & Surajit Koley (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Xanthosoma page (Araceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 2 posts by…
Phyllanthus debilis Klein ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 582 1805. (Syn: Diasperus debilis (Klein ex Willd.) Kuntze; Phyllanthus boninsimae Nakai; Phyllanthus leai S.Moore; Phyllanthus niruri var. debilis (Klein ex Willd.) Müll.Arg.; Phyllanthus niruri var. javanicus Müll.Arg.); . Maldives to W. Malesia: Andaman Is., India, Jawa, Malaya, Maldives, Nicobar Is., Sri…
Cactaceae member- Flower Show, Mumbai Cactus – budding photo: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Fumaria vaillantii Loisel., J. Bot. (Paris) 2: 358 1809. (Syn: Fumaria camerarii Bubani; Fumaria chavinii Reut.; Fumaria officinalis Hohen. [Illegitimate]; Fumaria parviflora subsp. vaillantii (Loisel.) Hook.f.; Fumaria spicata Balb. ex Parl.; Fumaria tenuiflora Janka ex Nyman; Fumaria vaillantii f. longibracteata Panov; Fumaria vaillantii var. maroccana Pugsley); Keys from eFlora…
Habenaria aitchisonii Rchb.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 3: 113 1886. (Syn: Habenaria bihamata Kraenzl.; Habenaria diceras Schltr.; Habenaria diceras var. pubicaulis (Schltr.) Soó; Habenaria pubicaulis Schltr.; Habenaria brachyphylla Aitch.); . Afghanistan to W. & S. Central China and N. Myanmar: Afghanistan, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai,…
Salomonia cantoniensis Lour. (India (Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Skkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tirpura, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh), Nepal, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar [Burma] (Mandalay, Yangon), Thailand, Sumatra (incl. Nias, Bangka Isl.), peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Java (incl. Madura Isl.), Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa, Timor), Borneo (incl. Natuna Isl.), Sulawesi,…
34th Tree Appreciation Walk in Heritage Garden of Hiranandani Gardens, Powai on 6th Jan,2013: As the Sun moves from Dakhshinayan (Tropics of Capricorn) to Uttarayan (Tropics of Cancer)…… It is said as the ‘holy phase of transition’………and while all of us prepare to celebrate Makkar Sankrant, Pongal, Lodi,…
Cleome rutidosperma var. burmannii (Wight & Arn.) Siddiqui & S.N.Dixit, Pl. Sci. (Lucknow) 6: 68 1974. (Syn: Cleome burmanni Wight & Arn.); India as per Catalogue of life (Sieruela rutidosperma var. burmannii (Wight & Arn.) Roalson & J. C. Hall); Kattukadugu; Decumbent herbs. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets 3-4 x 2…
Herb for ID : Oman : 301212 : AK-1: A small herb seen growing wild on 11/3/2010 in Muscat, Oman. Is it some Suaeda species?
Alopecurus geniculatus L., Sp. Pl. 60 1753. (Syn: Alopecurus aristulosus Desv.; Alopecurus australis Nees; Alopecurus bulbosus With.; Alopecurus geniculatus var. aquaticus Schltdl. ….; Alopecurus nothus R.Arndt; Alopecurus pallescens Piper; Alopecurus palustris Syme [Illegitimate] .; Tozzettia geniculata (L.) Bubani); . Europe to Himalaya, Algeria: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria,…
Reposting grass for ID -2: Here is the picture of a grass species photographed in Kullu between May-July 2012. I will be grateful if anybody can help with identification of this species. Pl. wait for inflorescence to appear. Reposting grass for ID-3: Here is the…
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…