• Tillandsia ionantha

    Tillandsia ionantha Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 10: 101 1855. (Syn: Pityrophyllum erubescens Beer [Illegitimate]; Tillandsia erubescens H.Wendl. [Illegitimate]);     Sky Plant in my Home Garden 18 Sep 2012: Tillandsia ionantha or Sky Plant in flowers at my home garden. This Bromeliaceae epiphytic plant grows on cliffs and tree…

  • Valley of flowers- Trip reports

    Valley of flowers- Trip reports;       … my trip to VoF photos.: Here are my photos of trip to VoF, Sri Badrinath. Putting them day-wise / place-wise.It was a rainy day during visit to Hemkund Sahib – could capture only some flora during the return journey. 30 &…

  • Valley of flowers- Introduction

    Valley of flowers- Introduction;       VoF Week August 20 to September 2, 2012: Introduction: Here I am giving a brief intro of Valley of flowers and Hemkund Sahib. VoF and other nearby places are situated in Chamoli District of Uttrakhand State of India. Chamoli is the second largest…

  • Valley of flowers- List of plants

    Valley of flowers- List of plants;       List of plants — Valley of Flowers: I had prepared a list of plants one might see at Valley of Flowers. Inputs were taken from “Flowersofindia” web site. Just arranged alphabetically and again uploaded. SL No Bot. Name Family Remarks 1…

  • Hippophae salicifolia

    Hippophae salicifolia D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 68 1825. (Syn: Elaeagnus salicifolia (D.Don) A.Nelson [Illegitimate]; Hippophae conferta Wall. [Invalid]; Hippophae rhamnoides subsp. salicifolia (D. Don) Servettaz);        VoF Week: Hippophae salicifolia from the way to Ghangriya: Hippophae salicifolia from the way to Ghangriya Yes …, as identified by ……

  • Corallocarpus epigaeus

    Corallocarpus epigaeus (Rottler) C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 2: 628 1879. (Syn: Aechmandra epigaea Arn.; Bryonia epigaea Rottler; Bryonia sinuata Wall. [Invalid]; Coniandra corallina Fenzl ex Naudin; Corallocarpus bequaertii De Wild.; Corallocarpus corallinus (Naudin) Cogn.; Corallocarpus fenzlii Hook.f. [Illegitimate]; Corallocarpus gracilipes (Naudin) Cogn.; Corallocarpus hildebrandtii Gilg; Corallocarpus tavetensis Gilg; Rhynchocarpa corallina…

  • Corallocarpus

      Corallocarpus epigaeus (Rottler) C.B.Clarke    

  • Excoecaria acerifolia

    Excoecaria acerifolia Didr., Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1857: 129 1857. (Syn: Excoecaria acerifolia var. himalayensis (Klotzsch) Pax; Excoecaria acerifolia var. lanceolata Pax & K.Hoffm.; Excoecaria himalayensis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.; Stillingia himalayensis Klotzsch);  Bangladesh; China South-Central; East Himalaya; Nepal; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life;     VoF Week ::…

  • Pandanus amaryllifolius (Cultivated)

    Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 743 1832. (Syn: Pandanus hasskarlii Merr.; Pandanus latifolius Hassk. [Illegitimate]; Pandanus latifolius var. minor Hassk.; Pandanus odorus Ridl.); Maluku; Widely cultivated for its aromatic leaves as per WCSP;   Bangladesh; Cambodia; China South-Central; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Maluku; New Guinea; Philippines; Sri…

  • Pedicularis pyramidata

    Pedicularis pyramidata Royle ex Benth., Scroph. Ind. 52 1835. (syn: Pedicularis coeruleo-albescens Wendelbo; Pedicularis kashmiriana Pennell; Pedicularis pectinata var. pyramidata (Royle) Hook. fil.; Pedicularis pyramidata subsp. kashmiriana (Pennell) Tsoong); . NW-India, Afghanistan (Badakshan, Kunar / Nuristan, Orozgan / Daykundi, Parwan, Takhar), Pakistan (Hazara, Chitral, Kurram), Pakistani Kashmir (Astor, Gilgit, Baltistan,…

  • Aponogeton bruggenii

    IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) . Aponogeton bruggenii S.R.Yadav & Govekar, Rheedea 4: 34 1994. ; . W. India as per WCSP; . DV :: 09 JUL 11 – 0530 :: Aponogeton bruggenii in Sindhudurg: Aponogeton bruggenii S.R.Yadav & Govekar … (family: Aponogetonaceae)  9 JUL 11 … Nerur gaon…

  • Fistulina

    Fistulina hepatica (Schaeff.) With.   Fistulina species ?- Shillong, Meghalaya  

  • Fistulinaceae

    Fistulina hepatica (Schaeff.) With.     Fistulina species ?- Shillong, Meghalaya  

  • Geum roylei

    Geum roylei Wall., Numer. List: n.° 713 (1829); . Afghanistan to Himalaya: Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Rosaceae Fortnight: Geum urbanum from Kashmir-GSSEP27/27 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Geum urbanum L., Sp. pl. 1:501. 1753 Common names: avens, Bennet’s-root, cloveroot, herb-bennet, wood avens Perennial herb…

  • Pedicularis pectinata

    Pedicularis pectinata Wall. ex Benth., Scroph. ind. 52. 1835; . Pakistan (Chitral, Swat), Pakistani Kashmir (Astor, Gilgit, Baltistan, Deosai), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir), NW-India, Nepal as per Catalogue of Life; . VOF Week: Pedicularis sp-1 at VOF: Pedicularis sp.-1 seen at VoF.. I hope Pedicularis pectinata I think appears…

  • Impatiens maculata

    Impatiens maculata Wight, Madras J. Lit. Sci. 5:12. 1837; Images by (Muthu Karthick – Id by Tabish), Prashant Awale & (Vijayasankar Raman – validation by Prashant Awale), (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Spotted Balsam, Spotted Jewelweed;   Endemic to the W.Ghats of Tamil Nadu and Kerala; Impatiens…

  • Fragaria species ?- Bhadarwah (J&K)

    PLANT FOR ID 26112012AMF02: Plant found in Bhadarwah (J&K) Elevation. 1613 metres Climate and vegetation similar to kashmir Some Fragaria sp.??  

  • Burmannia itoana (Hongkong)

    Burmannia itoana Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27: 1 1913. (Syn: Burmannia pingbienensis H.Li; Burmannia takeoi Hayata);  S. China to Japan (Yakushima) as per WCSP;   Burmanniaceae: Burmannia itoana Makino from Hong Kong: Burmannia itoana Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27: 1 (1913). Synonyms: Burmannia takeoi Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 212…