• Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera

    Brassica rapa L. subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg., Syst. Beschr. Kohlart. 49. 1833 (Syn:  Brassica campestris L.; (=) Brassica campestris subsp. campestris; (=) “Brassica campestris [unranked] oleifera DC., nom. inval.“; (=) Brassica rapa subsp. campestris (L.) A. R. Clapham; (=) “Brassica rapa subsp. silvestris (Lam.) Janch., nom. inval.“; (=) Brassica rapa…

  • Brassica juncea subsp. integrifolia var. crispifolia

    Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. subsp. integrifolia (H. West) Thell. var. crispifolia L. H. Bailey, Gentes Herb. 1:91, t. 39. 1922 ;  Image by Gurcharan Singh        Brassicaceae Week:: Brassica juncea var. crispifolia, the curly mustard from California: Brassica juncea var. crispifolia, the curly mustard, used as leafy vegetable crop and as…

  • Brassica juncea subsp. integrifolia var. rugosa

    Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. subsp. integrifolia (H. West) Thell. var. rugosa (Roxb.) M. Tsen & S. H. Lee, Hortus Sinicus 2:19. 1942 (Syn: Brassica juncea var. agrestis Prain; (=) “Brassica juncea var. capitata M. Tsen & S. H. Lee, nom. nud.“; (=) Brassica juncea var. cuneifolia (Roxb.) Kitam.; (≡) Brassica…

  • Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

    Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L., Sp. pl. 2:667. 1753 ; Images by Gurcharan Singh       Brassicaceae Week: Brassica oleracea var. gangylodes from Kashmir: Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, the Kohlrabi, cabbage turnip A very popular vegetable in Kashmir, Ganthh Gobi Thanks for sharing the photographs sir! I knew it…

  • Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera

    Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera (DC.) Zenker, Fl. Thuringen 15:2. 1836-1855 ; Images by Gurcharan Singh       Brassicaceae Week: Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, the Brussels sprouts from California: Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, the Brussels sprouts, small buds along the stem are cooked as vegetable or used as salad. Totally…

  • Brassica oleracea var. viridis

    Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L., Sp. pl. 2:667. 1753 ; . Fruits & Vegetables Week: Brassica oleracea var. viridis, the Collards: Brassica oleracea var. viridis, the Collards, used as vegetable and salad. -I don’t know if you get Grünkohl in India too. I found for Grünkohl “Brassica oleracea var….

  • Brassica napus subsp. rapifera

    Brassica napus L. subsp. rapifera , Syst. Beschr. Kohlart. 46. 1833 ; Image by Gurcharan Singh       Fruits & Vegetables Week: Brassica napus var. napobrassica, the Rutabaga: Brassica napus var. napobrassica, the Rutabaga, used as root crop   Brassicacae Week: Brassica napus var. napobrassica, the Rutabaga: Brassica napus var….

  • Brassica oleracea var. italica

    Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck, Icon. pl. med. 6:29, t. 534. 1794 ;   BRAS-ee-ka — from the classical Latin name for cabbageawl-lur-RAY-see-uh — edible vegetableee-TAL-ih-kuh or eye-TAL-ih-kuh — of or from Italy commonly known as: asparagus broccoli, broccoli, calabrese, Cape broccoli, heading broccoli, purple cauliflower, sprouting broccoli, winter…

  • Pachystachys spicata (cultivated)

    Pachystachys spicata (Ruiz & Pav.) Wassh., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 99: 175 1986. (Syn: Justicia spicata Ruiz & Pav.; Pachystachys asperula Nees; Pachystachys latior Nees; Pachystachys riedeliana Nees); .  Need identification : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. This is a potted plant Need to know the name of…

  • Hirschfeldia incana (USA)

    Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss., Fl. Tarn Garonne 19 1847. (Syn: Brassica adpressa (Moench) Boiss. [Illegitimate]; Brassica geniculata (Desf.) Ball; Brassica geniculata (Desf.) Benth.; Brassica heterophylla (Lag.) Boiss. ex Nyman; Brassica incana (L.) Maly [Illegitimate]; Brassica incana (L.) Meigen; Brassica nervosa Ball; Brassica nigra var. incana (L.) Dosch & J. Scriba;…

  • Hirschfeldia

    Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. (USA)

  • Rorippa benghalensis

    Rorippa benghalensis (DC.) H. Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 49: 132 132 1974. (Syn: Nasturtium benghalense DC.; Nasturtium indicum var. benghalense (DC.) Hook. f. & T. Anderson; Nasturtium indicum var. benghalensis (DC.) Hook. f. & T. Anderson; Rorippa dubia var. benghalensis (DC.) Mukerjee; Rorippa indica subsp. benghalensis (DC.) Bennet; Rorippa indica…

  • Sisymbrium species ?

    Sisymbrium species ?         Brassicaceae week : Plant from Spiti valley Himalayas. SMP3 09/11/2012: I had posted it earlierThe important comments from … was It may be Sisymbrium species.or “I tentatively place it under Erysimum thomsoni “Resending again for the Brassicaceae week for further thoughts. No more…

  • Malcolmia africana

    Malcolmia africana (L.) R.Br., Hortus Kew. 4: 121 1812. (Syn: Cheiranthus scaber Moench; Cheiranthus taraxacifolius Balb. [Illegitimate]; Crucifera africana (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Erysimum polyceratum Pall.; Fedtschenkoa stenopetala (Bernh. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Dvořák; Fedtschenkoa taraxacifolia (Balb.) Dvořák; Hesperis africana L.; Hesperis hispida Schreb. ex Roth (Unresolved); Hesperis jasa Fisch., C.A.Mey. &…

  • Malcolmia

      Malcolmia africana (L.) R.Br.            

  • Anemopsis californica (USA)

    Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 390 1840. (Syn: Anemia californica Nutt.; Anemia intermedia Copel. ex M.E.Jones; Anemopsis bolanderi C.DC.; Anemopsis californica var. subglabra Kelso; Anemopsis ludovicisalvatoris Willk.; Aponogeton involucratus Sessé & Moc.; Hemianemia intermedia (Copel. ex M.E. Jones) C.F. Reed; Houttuynia bolanderi (C.DC.) Benth. & Hook.f….

  • Senecio edgeworthii

    Senecio edgeworthii Hook. fil., Fl. Brit. Ind. iii. 346. 1881. (Syn: Doronicum argenteum Dalzell ex Cooke; Doronicum tomentosum Wight; Madaractis lanuginosa Edgew.; Senecio lanuginosus var. tomentosus (Wight) M.R.Almeida; Senecio tomentosus (Wight) C.B.Clarke) ?; . India (Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu) as per CoL; . Requesting ID of Asteraceae member: 3 high res. images. This Asteraceae…

  • Brachychiton australis (Cultivated)

    Brachychiton australis (Schott & Endl.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1(2): 62 1897. (Syn: Brachychiton platanoides R.Br.; Brachychiton trichosiphon Ewart & O.B.Davies [Illegitimate]; Clompanus australis Kuntze; Sterculia australis (Schott & Endl.) Druce; Sterculia australis var. acuminata Domin; Sterculia australis var. dietrichiae Domin; Sterculia trichosiphon Benth. [Illegitimate]; Trichosiphon australe Schott…

  • Erythrina mitis (Cultivated)

    Erythrina mitis Jacq. (syn: Chirocalyx umbrosus Walp.; Corallodendron mite (Jacq.) Kuntze; Corallodendron umbrosum (Kunth) Kuntze; Erythrina umbrosa Kunth); images by Ranjini Kamath; id by Prashant Awale  Request Tree ID: Fabaceae : Is it Erythrina mitis, Erythrina umbrosa?:   http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Shady%20Coral%20Tree.htmlI wrongly identified as butea It is erythrina mitis confirmed from the lalbagh…