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…
Kas- list of plants; Kaas Week: October 1 to 14, 2012-Coordinator Mr. Shrikant Ingalhalikar: I am posting a check list of 175 plants found at Kas. Any additions to this list are welcome. List of Plants found at Kas (175 sp) Actinodaphne angustifolia Adelocaryum coelestinum Adelocaryum…
Kas- other details; Event : Kas Flora Walk kaas tour. The new (unwanted) face of Kaas – Maharashtra: Is this what we want Kas to be like! To stop the unregulated Flora tourism, are we justifying with local Fauna? Pic courtesy Jitendra Katre on Love Kaas, Conserve…
Kas in Pictures; Kas Week :: DV :: some moments in, around the famed plateau of Kas in different seasons: Kas plateau … about 4000 ft asl… one of the 39 World Heritage sites in the Western Ghats of India Wonderful compilation. Lovely pictures. Kas darshan at…
Tulipa clusiana DC., Liliac. 1: t. 37 1803. (Syn: Liriactis albiflora Raf.; Tulipa aitchisonii A.D.Hall; Tulipa aitchisonii subsp. cashmiriana A.D.Hall; Tulipa aitchisonii var. clusianoides Wendelbo; Tulipa chitralensis A.D.Hall; Tulipa chrysantha Boiss.; Tulipa clusiana f. cashmeriana (A.D.Hall) Raamsd.; Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha (A.D.Hall) Sealy; Tulipa clusiana f. clusianoides (Wendelbo) S.Dasgupta &…
Ropeway to Hemkund; Some relevant news for Valley of Flowers National Park visitors: Centre approves Hemkunt Sahib ropeway project CHANDIGARH: For convenience of the pilgrims, the Centre government has given its approval for ropeway from Gurdwara Gobind Dham to Hemkunt Sahib. The project will cost around…
Sansevieria kirkii var. pulchra N.E.Br.; Tanzania; Zambia; Zare as per Catalogue of Life; Images by Bhagyashri Ranade – validation by Ajinkya Gadave efloraofindia:”For Id 09102012MR2’’ which Sansevieria spp is this garden plant at Pune: Sep 2012 potted plant at a private society garden at Pune Flowers were not fragrant. No…
Cynanchum callialatum Buch.-Ham. ex Wight, Contr. Bot. India 56 1834. (Syn: Cyathella callialata (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight) C.Y.Wu & D.Z.Li; Cynanchum angustifolium Wight & Arn. [Illegitimate]; Cynanchum heyneanum Schult.; Cynoctonum angustifolium Decne.; Cynoctonum callialata (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight) Decne.; Periploca reticulata Roth (Unresolved); Vincetoxicum callialatum (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight) Kuntze); . Images by Satish…
Leccinum scabrum (Bull.) Gray, 1821 (Syn: Boletus albus Gillet, 1881; Boletus avellaneus J. Blum, 1970; Boletus gilletii Sacc. & Cub., 1888; Boletus niveus Fr., 1815; Boletus oxydabilis (Singer) J. Blum, 1970 …; Boletus roseofractus (Watling) Hlaváček, 1988; Boletus rotundifoliae (Singer) S. Lundell, 1959; Boletus rotundifoliae (Singer) S. Lundell, 1959; Boletus scaber Bull.,…
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca (Wulfen) Maire, 1921 (syn: Agaricus aurantiacus Wulfen, 1781; Agaricus subcantharellus Sowerby, 1809; Cantharellus aurantiacus (Wulfen) Fr., 1821 (ambiguous synonym); Cantharellus aurantiacus Krombh., 1841 (ambiguous synonym); Cantharellus aurantiacus var. aurantiacus (Wulfen) Fr., 1821 ……; Cantharellus brachypodus Chevall., 1826; Cantharellus ravenelii Berk. & M. A. Curtis, 1853; Cantharellus rufescens Fr.,…
For ID 161012 NS2: The location details are here: Location – Uttarkashi district (Uttarakhand) Habitat – Forest – mostly Bhoj (Birch?) trees Altitude – approx 11,000ft asl Leaves important in this case. Could be Cichorium intybus or even a Lactuca sp. Cichorium intybus L. The Hindi name is Kasni the colour of…