Rhaphidophora hookeri Schott, Prodr. Syst. Aroid. 381 1860.; Fl. Arunachal_Rhaphidophora hookeri_RKC09_27102012: Rhaphidophora hookeri Schott Araceae Loc.: Mariyang, Upper Siang distt., Arunachal Pradesh Date: April, 2007 Refrences: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-177774
Dendrobium monticola P.F.Hunt & Summerh., Taxon 10: 110 1961. (Syn: Callista alpestris Kuntze; Dendrobium alpestre Royle [Illegitimate]; Dendrobium pusillum D.Don [Illegitimate]; Dendrobium roylei M.Hiroe [Illegitimate]; Dendrobium roylei A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller [Illegitimate]); . Himalaya to China (SW. Guangxi) and Indo-China: China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Mountain Dendrobium • Nepali: जिवन्ती Jiwantee . ID21102012PHK1: Id please An Orchid…
Musa sikkimensis Kurz, J. Agric. Soc. India n.s., 5: 164 1878. (Syn: Musa hookeri (King ex Baker) A.M.Cowan & Cowan; Musa × paradisiaca var. hookeri (King ex Baker) K.Schum.; Musa × sapientum f. hookeri King ex Baker); Sikkim to Bangladesh as per WCSP; Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya as per Catalogue…
Strobilanthes penstemenoides (Nees) T. Anderson var. dalhousieana Kuntze; Strobilanthes penstemenoides (Nees) T. Anderson var. dalhousieana Kuntze is same as Strobilanthes dalhousieanus (Nees) Clarke As per efi thread: The leaves are glabrous in var. penstemonoides, not var. dalhousieana. Common name: Dalhousie Blue Bells • Hindi: Machine mashian ; Strobilanthes pentstemonoides…
Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 129 (2010) as per POWO; . Pennisetum purpureum Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl. 44 1827. (Syn: Amphochaeta exaltata Andersson [Illegitimate]; Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone; Gymnotrix nitens Andersson; Pennisetum benthamii Steud.; Pennisetum benthamii var. nudum Hack.; Pennisetum benthamii var. sambesiense Hack.; Pennisetum benthamii var….
Crotalaria notonii Wight & Arn. (Syn: Crotalaria noveoides Griff.; Crotalaria rostrata Wight & Arn.); Please identify this species of Crotolaria – NS 131012: Photographed at Shahapur a fortnight ago (13.10.12). Please identify this species of Crotolaria. My apologies for the poor quality of the phtographs as there was a…
Cyperus rotundus ?; Grass for ID : Oman : 221012 : AK-2: A grass with reddish brown flowers seen growing wild at a farm in Muscat on 27/1/2012. This is a very common grass. This is not a grass, but a sedge – Cyperaceae, probably Cyperus rotundus how…
Piper aduncum L., Sp. Pl. 29 1753. (Syn: Artanthe adunca (L.) Miq. .; Artanthe cearensis Miq.; Artanthe celtidifolia (Kunth) Miq.; Artanthe elongata (Vahl) Miq. ..; Artanthe galeottii Miq.; Artanthe galleoti Miq.; Artanthe granulosa Miq.; Artanthe velloziana Miq.; Lepianthes granulatum Raf. (Unresolved); Piper aduncifolium Trel.; Piper aduncum var. laevifolium C. DC.; Piper anguillaespicum Trel.;…
Argyreia involucrata C.B.Clarke; . Penisular India as per An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- details with keys); . As per efi thread: A. boseana is climber, leaves widely ovate, the base is cordate, inflorescence loosely arranged cyme, peduncle longer than petiole, oblong bracts, sepal…
Eriocaulon sedgwickii Fyson, J. Indian Bot. 2: 260 1921. ?; . KAS Week DS_061012_01 Eriocaulon sedgwickii ??: Spherical hat like white flowers . from Kas 22nd Sep 2012. Please confirm the id. Eriocaulon tuberiferum A.R.Kulk. & Desai ?? . References: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-244263
Asteraceae Fortnight : Part 1 – Radiate Heads : Rudbeckia : Muscat,Oman : 070513 : AK-9 : Attachments(1). 3 posts by 2 authors. A very old picture of mine taken in Muscat, Oman during March,2008. Had posted on our group earlier but no correct id. Rudbackia species? Plant was around 3-4…
Rudbeckia hirta L. (Images by Gurcharan Singh, Aarti Khale & (Nidhan Singh – validation by Gurcharan Singh), (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Rudbeckia laciniata L. (Images by Gurcharan Singh & Bhagyashri Ranade) . Fwd: completed insertion of images of identified species of Rudbeckia : 1 post by 1…
Abies pindrow var. brevifolia Dallim. & A.B.Jacks., Handb. Conif. 126 1923. (syn: Abies gamblei Hickel; Abies pindrow subsp. brevifolia (Dallim. & A.B.Jacks.) Silba; Abies pindrow subsp. gamblei (Hickel) Rushforth; Abies pseudochensiensis Debreczy & I.Rácz); W. Himalaya as per WCSP; India: Garhwal and Kashmir Himalayas (Chamba District) as per Catalogue of…
Cyanotis arachnoidea C.B.Clarke, Monogr. Phan. 3: 250 1881. (Syn: Cyanotis bodinieri H.Lév. & Vaniot; Cyanotis labordei H.Lév. & Vaniot; Cyanotis pilosa Wight [Illegitimate]; Tonningia arachnodea (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze; Tradescantia incana B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke; Tradescantia lanata B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke); . Images by (Badri Narayanan – validation by Mayur Nandikar) High Wavies flora…
Crotalaria vestita Baker; . Crotalaria vestita Baker: Found in Maharashtra, Gujarat, M.P., Karnataka. Fabaceae (Faboideae)Fortnight::Crotalaria vestita??::Harishchandragad::PKA-OCT-91:: 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Came across this herb at “Harishchandragad” (30-11-2009). Could this be Crotalaria vestita?? Please validate this ID.. Yes, C. vestita. Crotalaria calycina??021209PKA3 : Attachments (3). 10 posts by 7…
Pitcairnia species ?; Ornamental Plant for ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 111012 : AK-2: A cultivated, garden plant seen at the Flower Show at Jijamata Udyan in Mumbai on 19/2/2011 with red flowers. Bromeliad species? This is a Bromeliaceae close to Pitcairnia sp. I found one more…
Pitcairnia species ?
Tree Appreciation Walk in Cannery Caves, SGNP, Borivali, Mumbai- 32nd; 32nd Tree Appreciation Walk in Cannery Caves, SGNP, Borivali, Mumbai on 28th October,12: It’s time to sit quietly and listen to the falling leaves……..Grasses have stopped growing……… Greens of yesterday slowly blend in to Gold………Moi, Mahua, Behada, Kala…
Curcuma caesia Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 334 1810. (Syn: Curcuma kuchoor Royle; Curcuma malabarica Velay., Amalraj & Mural.); . India to Bangladesh as per POWO; . Zingiberaceae : Curcuma sp. ? for ID : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2 + 1 + 1). Location : Lengpui, Mizoram. Altitude…
Kas- introduction; Kaas Week: October 1 to 14, 2012-Coordinator Mr. Shrikant Ingalhalikar: I am posting the introduction a little ahead since many of the members may be visiting Kas in the next 2 weeks. I request members to post plants found only on the lateritic plateau and…