Angelica archangelica subsp. himalaica (C. B. Cl.) G. Singh & G. M. Oza, Forest. Fl. Srinagar 183 err. 2 1987. (Syn: Angelica archangelica subsp. himalaica (C. B. Cl.) G. Singh; Angelica archangelica var. himalaica (C. B. Cl.) Nasir; Angelica archangelica f. himalaica (C. B. Cl.) Weinert; Angelica oreadum (Diels) M….
Leontopodium alpinum Colm. ex Cass., 474 1822.; Images by Prashant Awale (ID by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by Gurcharan Singh) (Please click on links to see details and more images) Leontopodium sp. for ID-101011-PKA3: 7 images. Leontopodium sp. from Baralaccha La Pass on Manali -Leh Rd. Altitude: Approx: 16400 ft. Date/Time: 12-09-2011 /…
Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb., J. Bellenden Ker, Bot. Reg. 6: t. 495. 1820 (Hort. bengal. 45. 1814, nom. nud.); . Bengal Clock Vine, Bengal Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky Flower, Blue Sky Vine, Blue Trumpet Vine • Hindi: नील लता Neel lata • Gujarati: Tumakhlung • Bengali: নীল লতা Neel lota •…
Photographic/ story telling posts- links; Three flowers – escaped from their habitat Spectacular Skill of this Photographer Kaas – Plateau of flowers in Maharashtra When I lost my chocolate bet !! Request for species id – DKV 120420 Limestone mountains in Vang Vieng Bamboo seeds .. delicious tree…
Digitaria radicosa (Miq.) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 437 1857. (Syn: Digitaria chinensis var. hirsuta Ohwi; Digitaria formosana Rendle .; Digitaria propinqua Gaudich. [Illegitimate]; Digitaria radicosa var. hirsuta (Honda) C.C.Hsu; Digitaria sanguinalis var. multinervis (Honda) Kitag.; Digitaria sanguinalis var. timorensis (Kunth) Hayata; Digitaria tenuispica Rendle; Digitaria timorensis (Kunth) Balansa …; Panicum formosanum…
Gnetum gnemon L., Mant. Pl. 1: 125 1767. (Syn: Gnemon ovalifolia (Poir.) Kuntze; Gnetum acutatum Miq.; Gnetum domestica Rumph.; Gnetum gnemon var. domesticum Markgr.; Gnetum gnemon var. laurinum Blume; Gnetum gnemon var. lucidum Blume; Gnetum gnemon var. majusculum Blume; Gnetum gnemon var. ovalifolium (Poir.) Blume; Gnetum gnemon f. stipitatum Markgr.;…
Pecteilis susannae (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 38 1837. (Syn: Habenaria susannae (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng.; Habenaria susannae (L.) R. Br.; Hemihabenaria susannae (L.) Finet; Orchis susannae L.; Platanthera robusta Lindl.; Platanthera susannae (L.) Lindl.); Orchids of Assam: Pecteilis susannae (L.) Raf: Pecteilis susannae…
Ficus tsjakela Burm.f., Fl. Indica 227 1768.; . India (Throughout up to 1,700 m, also frequently planted), Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indochina, Japan, Malesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Soloman Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietanm as per Synopsis of the Genus Ficus L. (Moraceae) in India Lal Babu Chaudhary*, Jana Venkata Sudhakar, Anoop…
Elsholtzia stachyodes (Link) Raizada & H.O.Saxena, Indian Forester 92: 309 1966. (Syn: Aphanochilus foetens Benth.; Aphanochilus incisus Benth.; Aphanochilus paniculatus Benth.; Elsholtzia incisa Benth.; Elsholtzia incisa var. major Hook.f.; Elsholtzia major (Hook.f.) V.S.Kumar & B.D.Sharma; Elsholtzia stachyodes (Link) C.Y. Wu; Elsholtzia stachyodes var. major (Hook.f.) V.Singh & P.Singh; Hyptis stachyodes…
Gymnocalycium baldianum (Speg.) Speg. ? Gymnocalycium horstii Buining ? Gymnocalycium mihanovichii (Fric ex Gürke) Britton & Rose
Jasminum ritchiei C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 3: 598 1882. (Syn: Jasminum ritchiei var. purpureum B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke); Andaman Is.; East Himalaya; India as per Catalogue of Life; SW. India, Bhutan, Andaman Is. as per WCSP; Climbing branched, nearly glabrous shrubs. Leaves opposite, 3-8 x 2-3.5 cm, elliptic acuminate, cuneate at…
Lepidium apetalum Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 439 1800. (syn: Crucifera apetala (Willd.) E.H.L.Krause; Lepidium chitungense Jacot Guill.; Lepidium incisum Roth; Lepidium incisum Roth ex Bieb. M; Lepidium micranthum Ledeb.; Thlaspi apetalum (Willd.) Poir.); . lep-PID-ee-um — from the Greek lepis (scale), referring to the shape of the seed pods. a-PET-al-um…
Agapetes incurvata (Griff.) Sleumer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 105 1939. (Syn: Gaylussacia incurvata Griff.; Gaylussacia serrata Griff. [Illegitimate]; Pentapterygium rugosum (Hook. & Thomson) Hook.; Vaccinium rugosum Hook. & Thomson); KG :: 16 August 2012 – 0005:: Request for ID from Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh: Please identify this…
Albizia richardiana (Voigt) King & Prain (Syn: Albizia paludosa T.Anderson; Gagnebinia richardiana Voigt); . Fabaceae – Mimosoideae ( Mimosaceae) Week :: Albizia richardiana from Mumbai: A huge tree seen during the ‘Tree Appreciation Walk’ at Parsi Colony, Five Gardens, Mumbai in April, 2011. It was so huge… I was not…
Impatiens thomsonii Hook. f., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4: 128 128 1860. ; im-PAY-shuns — impatient; referring to the seed pod’s habit of bursting open … Dave’s Botanarytom-SON-ee-eye — named for Thomas Thomson … superintendent of Calcutta Botanic Garden … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: Thomson’s balsam Native…
Colquhounia coccinea Wall. Colquhounia seguinii Vaniot (S. China to N. Myanmar: China South-Central, China Southeast, Myanmar as per POWO) Colquhounia vestita Wall. (Himalaya to China (Yunnan): Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO)
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Dimorphocalyx beddomei (Benth.) Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 23: 124 1969. (Syn: Trigonostemon beddomei (Benth.) N.P.Balakr.; Tritaxis beddomei Benth.); Tree for identification 260712MK01: Please help me to identify this tree found in rain forests of Vaalparai in Western Ghats. I could locate proper…
Lycoris aurea (L’Hér.) Herb., Appendix 20 1821. (Syn: Amaryllis africana Lam.; Amaryllis aurea L’Hér.; Amaryllis platypetala Lindl. ex Bury; Lycoris africana (Lam.) M.Roem.; Lycoris aurea var. angustitepala P.S.Hsu & al.; Lycoris aurea var. surgens Worsley ex Traub. & Moldenke; Lycoris lajolla Traub; Lycoris traubii W.Hayw.; Nerine aurea (L’Hér.) Sweet); Images…
Pritchardia pacifica Seem. & H.Wendl., Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 197 1862. (Syn: Eupritchardia pacifica (Seem. & H.Wendl.) Kuntze; Pritchardia pacifica var. marquisensis F.Br.; Pritchardia pacifica var. samoensis Becc.; Styloma pacifica (Seem. & H.Wendl.) O.F.Cook; Washingtonia pacifica (Seem. & H.Wendl.) Kuntze); ID request-080112-PKA2: Requesting ID for this another Palm sp.Family:…
Dendrobium nanum Hook.f., Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 19: t. 1853 1889. (Syn: Callista nana (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Dendrobium mabelae Gammie); . S. India as per POWO; . Common name: Tiny Dendrobium . Flora Picture of the Year 2011 – Satish Phadke: Flower hunting with … is always memorable. We were wandering in…