Invitation for National Conference – Forwarded Message: Please find the attachment of the brochure of the National Conference ‘Recent Trends in Botany’ to be held on 18th and 19th of January, 2013 in the Department of Botany, Yashvantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara. It is an appeal to…
Viscum album L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1023. 1753 (Syn: Stelin album (L.) Bub.; Viscum album f. lutescens (Makino) Kitag.; Viscum album var. lutescens Makino; Viscum album f. rubroaurantiacum (Makino) Kitag.; Viscum album var. rubroaurantiacum Makino; Viscum dichotomum Gilib.; Viscum polycoccon Houtt.; Viscum stellatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) as per Catalogue of Life as…
Hooghly Today : Brassica sp.: A visitor in mustard field. Nice photographs !!!. It is a Prinia [most likely a Plain Prinia]. ki sundor, … yes a prinia with the longish tail… I was also thinking of Plain Prinia, it is common here. …
Thunia alba var. bracteata (Roxb.) N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb, Edinburgh J. Bot. 58: 116 2001. (Syn: Limodorum bracteatum Roxb.; Thunia bracteata (Roxb.) Schltr.; Thunia venosa Rolfe); , As per efi thread: Thunia alba has orange-yellow on labellum; Thunia bracteata has pink-purple . Epiphytic herbs; stem not pseudobulbous, 15-40 cm long. Leaves…
Thunia;
Shrub 6 for identification: …………….. Also what are the good cameras (within the budget of about 25 K, for plant photography, especially for the flowers where images would be sharp through out the picture. These images were taken in Canon 1000D. The images were clicked in TV mode…
efloraofindia:”For Id 29052012MR2’’ 4 pollinators foraging Ocimum tenuiflorum at Pune: ……………….. Studies on pollinators are really interesting topic which Indians have been avoiding. There are so many endemic plants in India. Point is why they are endemic??? One of the reasons may be the limitation of pollinators….
Terminalia neotaliala Capuron, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 3, 11: 128-130, t. 8: 7-11 128 1973. (Syn: Terminalia mantaly H. Perrier; Terminalia obcordiformis H. Perrier; Terminalia taliala H. Perrier); . Ornamental Tree for ID : Pune : 171212 : AK-1: Saw this cultivated, ornamental tree in Pune, Maharashtra. Name…
Dypsis decaryi (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf., Palms Madagascar 187 1995. (Syn: Neodypsis decaryi Jum.); Images by Aarti Khale & Raman Arunachalam (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Palm Trees of Bangalore – RA – Dypsis decaryi – Trianlge Palm Tree: The Triangle Palm Tree, scientific name Dypsis decaryi, is a…
Rarest Flowers of the world.: Thought this might be interesting. 10. Jade Vine – Strongylodon macrobotrys9. Corpse Flower – Rafflesia arnoldii8. Gibraltar Campion – Silene tomentosa7. Franklin Tree – Franklinia alatamaha6. Parrot’s Beak – Lotus berthelotii5. Chocolate Cosmos – Cosmos atrosanguineus4. Kokai – Kokai cookei3. Yellow and…
Typhonium flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume, Rumphia 1: 134 1837. (Syn: Arum angulatum Griff.; Arum cuspidatum Blume; Arum divaricatum L.; Arum flagelliferum Griff.; Arum flagelliforme Lodd.; Arum ptychiurum Zipp. ex Kunth; Heterostalis flagelliformis (Lodd.) Schott; Typhonium cuspidatum (Blume) Decne.; Typhonium cuspidatum var. ptychiurum Blume; Typhonium flagelliferum Griff.; Typhonium flagelliforme var. angustissimum Ridl.;…
efloraofindia: For ID 271112SP14: Please help me to identify this flower. Location – Chakrata. Date: 10/10/2011 habitat : Wild I think Desmodium species. Not easy to ID with this image. Close to elegans. !
is this the way to express love / infatuation ?: People, irrespective of their maturity or age, misuse plants :- 1) teenagers carve out their lovers name 2) grown up(s) nails signboard 3) bouquets are unnecessarily made huge 4) leafy twigs are unnecessarily used in bouquet (someone will…
efloraofindia:”22102011MR3’’ ? Adulsa Pune: I hope the attached paper by Prof Shivanna would be interesting for most of us in connection with this thread. Pollination biology, breeding system of Adathoda vasica Thank you … for this interesting paper on Pollination. I learn the busy bee carries out the…
Rhododendron griffithianum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: 6, pl. 1203 6 1848. (Syn: Azalea griffithiana (Wight) Kuntze; Rhododendron aucklandii Hook. f.; Rhododendron griffithianum var. aucklandii (Hook. f.) Hook.; Rhododendron oblongum Griff.); S-Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, Darjeeling, E-Nepal, N-India as per Catalogue of Life; Re: White rhododendron : 4 posts…
Rhododendron 7 SFO Bot.garden: One more Rhododendron. Rhododendron campanulatum may be Rhododendron 9 SFO Bot.garden: One with combination of colours. Rhododendron 8 SFO Bot.garden: One more….. Rhododendron 4 SFO Bot. garden: Sorry Don’t know the name of this one too. Rhododendron thomsonii may be…
Dr. Ritesh Kumar Choudhary- ‘Best International Researcher of KRIBB for the year 2011’: Dr. Ritesh Kumar Choudhary has been awarded as the ‘Best International Researcher of KRIBB (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology) for the year 2011’. The award was conferred on him yesterday on the…
Limitations on orchid recruitment: not a simple picture: This article may be of interest to you all. It was published today.
A happy news………..: I am very happy to inform you that, K. S. MANILAL AWARD for the best paper in Floristics (Including new taxa/new reports) has been awarded to me in the International Symposium and XXII Annual Conference of Indian Assocoation for Angiosperm Taxonomy on Innovative Prospects in…
flora and fauna in bangalore: I have redesigned my sites, added more photos and added seasonal info for the trees. Trees http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/Trees.html Birds http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/birds.html You are comments are more welcome