• Natsiatum herpeticum

    Natsiatum herpeticum Buch.-Ham. ex Arn., Edinburgh New Philos. J. 16: 314 314 1834. (Syn: Natsiatum tonkinense Gagnep.; Sicyos pentandrus Wall. [Invalid]); . Nepal to China (W. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; Dioecious climbing shrubs; roots tuberous; young…

  • Natsiatum

    Natsiatum herpeticum Buch.-Ham. ex Arn. (Nepal to China (W. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO)  

  • Paphiopedilum armeniacum (Hong Kong)

    Paphiopedilum armeniacum S.C.Chen & F.Y.Liu, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 163 1982. (Syn: Paphiopedilum armeniacum f. markii (O.Gruss) Braem; Paphiopedilum armeniacum var. markii O.Gruss; Paphiopedilum armeniacum var. parviflorum Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang; Paphiopedilum armeniacum var. undulatum Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang);           ORCHIDACEAE: Paphiopedilum armeniacum S.C.Chen & F.Y.Liu…

  • Melicope lunu-ankenda

    Melicope lunu-ankenda (Gaertn.) T.G. Hartley, Sandakania 4: 61 61 1994. (Syn: Euodia arborea Elmer; Euodia arborescens D.D. Tao; Euodia aromatica Blume; Euodia concinna Ridl.; Euodia lucida (Miq.) Miq.; Euodia lunu-ankenda (Gaertn.) Merr.; Euodia lunu-ankenda var. tirunelvelica A.N. Henry & Chandrab.; Euodia marambong (Miq.) Miq.; Euodia obtusifolia Ridl.; Euodia punctata Merr.;…

  • Paphiopedilum micranthum (Hong Kong)

    Paphiopedilum micranthum Tang & F.T.Wang,  Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 56 1951. (Syn: Paphiopedilum globulosum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen; Paphiopedilum micranthum var. alboflavum Braem; Paphiopedilum micranthum f. alboflavum (Braem) Braem; Paphiopedilum micranthum subsp. eburneum Fowlie; Paphiopedilum micranthum f. glanzeanum (O.Gruss & Roeth) O.Gruss & Roeth; Paphiopedilum micranthum var. glanzeanum O.Gruss & Roeth; Paphiopedilum…

  • Vaccaria

    Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert  

  • Ipomoea barleioides

    Ipomoea barleioides (Choisy) Benth. ex C.B. Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 4: 201 201 1883. (Syn: Aniseia barlerioides Choisy); . Images by Prashant Awale & Shrikant Ingalhalikar   . Convolvulaceae Week:: Ipomoea barlerioides from Satara region: Bot. name: Ipomoea barlerioides Family: Convolvulaceae Location: Kas and Sajjangad, Satara region, Maharashtra. Rarely seen… Kas…

  • Artemisia sieversiana

    Artemisia sieversiana Ehrh., Species Plantarum. Editio quarta 3: 1845 1800.; . Siberia to Afghanistan and Japan: Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Pakistan, Primorye, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia,…

  • Gynura travancorica

    IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened and Lower Risk/Near Threatened (NT)Gynura travancorica W.W.Sm., 29 1914.; Images by Samir Mehta (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)     Gynura sp possibly travancorica @ Kankeshwar, January 2012: The subject line is circumspect for a number of reasons….

  • Oldenlandia stocksii

    Oldenlandia stocksii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 67 1880. (Syn: Hedyotis maheshwarii (Santapau & Merchant) R.S.Rao & Hemadri [Invalid]; Hedyotis stocksii (Hook.f.) R.S.Rao & Hemadri; Oldenlandia maheshwarii Santapau & Merchant);   S. India as per WCSP;   oldenlandia herbaceae for validation: oldenlandia herbaceae, mahabeleshwar few weeks ago small herb with tiny…

  • Eriocaulon madayiparense

    Eriocaulon madayiparense;   Eriocaulon madayiparense: A new species from the Laterite habit of Madayipara: This is to inform you about a new plant species discovered from the Laterite hills of Madayipara of Kannur District, Kerala.  Named as Eriocaulon madayiparense, was found growing in the temporary pools or wet areas formed…

  • Ipomoea cordatotriloba

    Ipomoea cordatotriloba Dennst., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 246 1810.; [efloraofindia:14032012MR1] Convolvulaceae week: : For validation : Ipomoea triloba from Pune:   This plant was photographed on 7th Sep 2011 at 3.19 pm which was growing wild at Pune Had posted this plant for identification on 9th Sep 2011 efloraofindia:”For Id 09092011MR1’’ climber…

  • Argyreia osyrensis

    Argyreia osyrensis (Roth) Choisy, Prodr. 9: 334 1845. (Syn: Argyreia aggregata (Roxb.) Choisy; Argyreia brachypoda (Kerr) Ooststr.; Argyreia osyrensis var. cinerea Hand.-Mazz.; Convolvulus canescens Roth; Convolvulus heynii Spreng.; Convolvulus orixensis Wall.; Ipomoea osyrensis Roth; Lettsomia aggregata Roxb.; Lettsomia aggregata var. osyrensis (Roth) C. B. Cl.; Lettsomia brachypoda Kerr); . China…

  • Stereospermum kunthianum (Cultivated)

    Stereospermum kunthianum Cham., Linnaea 7: 720 1832 publ. 1833. (Syn: Bignonia lanata R.Br. ex Fresen.; Dolichandrone smithii Baker; Stereospermum arguezona A.Rich.; Stereospermum arnoldianum De Wild.; Stereospermum cinereoviride K.Schum.; Stereospermum dentatum A.Rich.; Stereospermum integrifolium A.Rich.; Stereospermum kunthianum var. dentatum (A.Rich.) Fiori); Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria,…

  • Evolvulus glomeratus (Cultivated)

    Evolvulus glomeratus Nees & C. Mart., Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 11(1): 81 81 1823. (Syn: Evolvulus echioides Moric.; Evolvulus glomeratus f. strictus (Benth.) Ooststr.; Evolvulus strictus Benth.) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1 ; . ee-VOLV-yoo-lus — unrolled, non-twining ¿ al-sigh-nee-OY-deez ? — resembling features of the genus Alsine…

  • Argyreia roxburghii

    Argyreia roxburghii (Sw.) Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 419 (1833 publ. 1834). (Syn: Argyreia ampla Choisy; Argyreia burneyi Gage; Argyreia multiflora Voigt; Convolvulus roxburghii Wall.; Ipomoea multiflora Roxb.; Ipomoea roxburghii Sweet; Rivea multiflora Hallier f.); . Nepal to Thailand: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand as per POWO; . Convolvulaceae…

  • Helichrysum petiolare (Cultivated- USA)

    Helichrysum petiolare Hilliard & B.L.Burtt (Syn: Helichrysum petiolatum (L.) DC.); Images by Gurcharan Singh, Inserted by Gurcharan Singh    A query for “Licorice Seed”…: I am … from Hyderabad, India. In recent times everybody is asking and looking for “Licorice Seed“. Sir Can you explain about its Importance. Shall we cultivate…

  • Desmodiastrum racemosum var. rotundifolium

    Desmodiastrum racemosum var. rotundifolium (Baker) A.Pramanik & Thoth. (Syn:  Alysicarpus beddomei Schindl.; Desmodium ritchiei Sanjappa; Desmodium rotundifolium Baker);  des-MOH-dee-um — from the Greek desmos (band or chain), refers to jointed seed podsray-see-MO-sum — having racemes (a type of flower cluster)var. — varietyro-tun-dih-FOH-lee-um — round-leaved commonly known as: Ritchie’s desmodium Native to: India…

  • Desmodiastrum

    Desmodiastrum belgaumense (Wight) A.Pramanik & Thoth.   Desmodiastrum racemosum (Benth.) A.Pramanik & Thoth.     Desmodiastrum racemosum var. parviflorum (Dalzell) A.Pramanik & Thoth.   Desmodiastrum racemosum var. rotundifolium (Baker) A.Pramanik & Thoth.   From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :   Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution Alysicarpus beddomei Schind. is a…

  • Acokanthera

    Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd (Images by Renee Vyas (Id by Pradip Krishen & Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Id by Amber Srivastava) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  ‎Acokanthera…