• Euphorbia heyneana

    Euphorbia heyneana Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 791 1826. (Syn: Chamaesyce heyneana (Spreng.) Soják; Euphorbia microphylla B.Heyne ex Roth [Illegitimate]; Euphorbia bombaiensis Santapau; Euphorbia dissimilis Cordem.; Euphorbia dissimilis Cordem.; Euphorbia orbiculata Miq. [Illegitimate]; Euphorbia serpens var. indica Engelm. ex Boiss.; Euphorbia wallichiana Boiss. [Illegitimate]); . As per efi thread: Three prostrate…

  • Bulbophyllum orientale (Hong Kong)

    Bulbophyllum orientale Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 33: 138 (1979).; Distribution: China (S. Yunnan) to Indo-China ORCHIDACEAE Juss.: Bulbophyllum orientale Seidenf. from Hong Kong: Bulbophyllum orientale Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 33: 138 (1979). Distribution: China, Thailand, Vietnam. I assume this should be present in India too. Current pic taken from live…

  • Impatiens pseudo-acaulis

    Impatiens pseudoacaulis Bhaskar, Taxon. Monogr. Impatiens W. Ghats 77. 2012  [= I. scapiflora var. pseudo-acaulis Bhaskar (1975)] ; Images by Muthu Karthick – Id by V.Bhaskar, (For more photos & complete details, click on the links) Nilgiris: Impatiens for identification 101212MK02: Please help me in identifying this herb found in the wet rocky…

  • Acacia decurrens

    Acacia decurrens Willd., Sp. pl. 4(2):1072. 1806 ; . . References: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-390 http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?822

  • Field Kit for Exploring Flora

    My new field kit : Suggestions welcomed:   Well, I am sorry for posting non flora related material. But I think this may be of help/useful to some of members on this forum, with interest in field work on Indian Flora. Please suggest, if anything else, that I should include or…

  • Asparagus adscendens

    Asparagus adscendens Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 2: 153 1832. (Syn: Asparagopsis adscendens (Roxb.) Kunth; Asparagus satawur James A.Murray; Protasparagus adscendens (Roxb.) Kamble); . Asparagus adscendens ATJULY2018/02 : 12 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Asparagus adscendens Local name: Sanspai Sacred plant in lower areas of H.P. and worshiped during marriages. Clicked at Solan (H.P.) what a spectacular show this plant puts out and essential ingredient of…

  • Monograph on Indian Leucas

        Monograph on Indian Leucas: How do I get to Dr. V. Singh ji’s “Monograph on Indian Leucas” ? you can purchase this book online http://www.saujanyabooks.com/details.aspx?id=25764 or http://www.homeshop18.com/monograph-indian-leucas-r-br-dronapushpi-lamiaceae/author:v-singh/isbn:9788172332860/books/miscellaneous/product:27433084/cid:14567/ I wonder if it is worth paying so much for just 50 taxa. Yes Sir too costly I have not seen…

  • Malayalam names-reg.

    Malayalam names-reg.: A help required. I need the malayalam names of the following plants and if possible their availability in and around Alapuzha or Cochin of Kerala. Croton sparsiflorus/tiglium Ocimum basillicum Pedallium murax Acorus salamus Vitex negundo Atlantia monophylla You may have a try at efi site by searching on…

  • Saurauia napaulensis

    Saurauia napaulensis DC., Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 1: 421 421 1822. (Syn: Saurauia napaulensis var. montana C.F. Liang & Y.S. Wang; Saurauia napaulensis var. omeiensis C.F. Liang & Y.S. Wang); . Common name: Gogan • Hindi: Bhakara, Goganda, गोगिना Gogina, गुगना Gugna • Manipuri: সিঙক্রাঙ Singkrang • Nepali: गोगन Gogan…

  • Cajanus lineatus

    Cajanus lineatus (Wight & Arn.) Maesen, Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 85-4:143. 1985 (syn: Atylosia lawii Wight; Atylosia lineata Wight & Arn.; Cantharospermum lineatum (Wight & Arn.) Raizada);   Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Cajanus lineatus :: Western Ghats :: DVOCT23 : 8 posts by 3 authors. 13 images. Cajanus lineatus (Wight &…

  • Euploca

    Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & Hilger (Images by JANAKI TURAGA, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary, Gautam, Nidhan Singh, Ramjee Nagarajan (Inserted by Manoj Gupta), Surajit Koley (validation by J.M.Garg) & Nidhan Singh (Validation by J.M.Garg) (For more images and details, please click on the links)) Euploca ovalifolia (Forsk.) Diane & Hilger(Images by Surajit Koley, J.M.Garg, Prashant…

  • Ipomoea lobata (Muscat, Oman)

    Ipomoea lobata (Cerv.) Thell., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 65: 775 775 1919. (Syn: Convolvulus mina (G. Don) Kuntze; Ipomoea mina (G. Don) VOSS; Mina cordata Micheli; Mina lobata Cerv.; Quamoclit lobata (Cerv.) House; Quamoclit pallescens Brongn. ex Neumann); Images by Aarti Khale – validation by Balkar Singh    Ipomoea lobata :…

  • Role of Bees in Pollination

    Panel Discussion on Role of Bees in Pollination:   NATIONAL BEE DAY Celebrate the Indian honeybee with family and friends Where Maharashtra Nature Park (Dharavi) When Sunday February 5th, 9 am to 2 pm Bees work hard to bring us honey. But did you know they play an even more…

  • Yucca species

    Yucca species;         Garden Plant for ID : 300112 : Kenya : AK-3: A garden plant seen in Nairobi, Kenya in Jan,2009. Cultivated, like bushes some as high as 8-10 feet. White flowers seen. Dracaena species? Looks like some Yucca to me. yes this is Yucca Thanks…

  • Euphorbia larica (Oman)

    Euphorbia larica Boiss., Cent. Euphorb. 24 1860. (Syn: Tirucalia larica (Boiss.) P.V.Heath); Images by Aarti Khale    Euphorbia larica : 310112 : Oman : AK: Sharing a picture Euphorbia larica from Muscat, Oman growing wild. A very common plant. Picture taken on the 30/12/11. Identified from the book ‘Wild Plants…

  • Mischodon

      Mischodon zeylanicus Thwaites (Sri Lanka, S. India, Andaman Is. as per WCSP)       Species as per Flora of India Vol 23 (2012) (Editors N. P. Balakrishnan, T. Chakrabarty, M. Sanjappa, P. Lakshminarsimhan & P. Singh- by Botanical Survey of India): Mischodon zeylanicus Thwaites   ‎Mischodon page (‎‎‎‎‎Picrodendraceae)…

  • Picrodendraceae

      Mischodon zeylanicus Thwaites (Sri Lanka, S. India, Andaman Is. as per WCSP)      

  • Catha edulis (Cultivated)

    Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl., Ench. bot. 575. 1841(Syn: (≡) Celastrus edulis Vahl (basionym));  Arabian tea,[1] khat,[1] qat, gat, or miraa,[1] ;        Trees of Labagh, Bangalore – Catha edulis, (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. Arabian Tea Tree – RA: Khat is a slow-growing shrub or tree that grows…

  • Catha

    Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. (Cultivated)