• Euphorbia Herb for ID : Muscat, Oman

    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

    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

        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

    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 (Introduced)

    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

      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

    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

    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

        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 ?

    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

    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:  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

    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

    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…

  • ICN (Melbourne Code) is online

        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      

  • Pseudelephantopus

    Pseudelephantopus spicatus (B. Juss. ex Aubl.) C. F. Baker  (Images by Surajit Koley, Karuna Das, Saurav Mahmud and Saurav Mahmud (ID Surajit Koley), (Inserted by Gurcharan Singh) (Please click links to see details and more images)). Pseudelephantopus‎ page (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Asteraceae (Compositae)‎) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Pseudelephantopus‎ page (Asteraceae…

  • DO PLANTS FEEL PAIN ?

        DO PLANTS FEEL PAIN,,?? DO PLANTS HAVE FEELINGS..??DOES IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED YET..?? I HAVE MANY QUERIES REGARDING THIS…CAN I HAVE A CLEAR VISION REHARDING THIS..???: Yes, … Plants feel….somethings they feel like heat cold freeze-ing temp or water, over or under-watering, drought, lack of fertilzer ie food,…

  • Streptocaulon sylvestre

    Streptocaulon sylvestre Wight, Contr. Bot. India 65 1834. ;          STREPTOCAULON SYLVESTRE: Attaching a write up on Streptocaulon sylvestre, as appeared on The Telegraph of 2012-2012. I thought all botanists will like to know this piece of information. I got specially interested as Prof A P Das is…