• Codonopsis ovata

    Codonopsis ovata Benth.,  Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 253 1835. (Syn: Glosocomia ovata (Benth.) Lindl.; Wahlenbergia roylei A.DC.); . Image by Suresh Rana Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Campanulaceae: Bot. name: Codonopsis ovata Location: Paddar valley J&K Altitude: 3800 meters asl Date: 2nd August 2011 This appears to be correctly identified. Please…

  • Meiogyne pannosa

    Meiogyne pannosa (Dalzell) J. Sinclair, Sarawak Mus. J. 52(3): 604 604 1951. (Syn: Polyalthia pannosa (Dalzell) Finet & Gagnep.; Unona pannosa Dalzell); Images by Giby Kuriakose & Navendu Page (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images, click on the links)         131011GK_Meiogyne pannosa:  Meiogyne pannosa (Dalzell) J. Sinclair (Syn: Unona pannosa) of…

  • Meiogyne

    Meiogyne pannosa (Dalzell) J. Sinclair (Images by Giby Kuriakose & Navendu Page (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images, click on the links)) Meiogyne ramarowii (Dunn) Gandhi (Images by Anurag N. Sharma (Id by Navendu Page) (For more images, click on the links))   A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner- Nordic Journal…

  • Alocasia species/ hybrids

    Wild plant ID request – RK33 – 26-Oct-2012: Request id of this interesting plant growing en masse in a marsh / wetland in Vasai region. The leaves are huge, may be well over 2 feet long. I could not go near to the plant and could only take some pictures…

  • Pinalia mysorensis

    Pinalia mysorensis (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 1891. (syn: Eria mysorensis Lindl.; Eria pubescens Wight [Illegitimate]); . As per efi thread : Here’s is the key from Dr. Almeida’s flora : pg 42, Vol V-A Eria Lindl. (nom.cons.) 1. Flowers solitary on slender scapes E. reticosa 1. Flowers…

  • Elaeocarpus hainanensis (Hong Kong)

    Elaeocarpus hainanensis Oliv., Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2462 1896. (Syn: Elaeocarpus lacei Craib);    As per efi thread: E. grandiflorus is with broader leaf compared to those of E. hainanensis.       ELAEOCARPACEAE: Elaeocarpus hainanensis Oliv.:  Elaeocarpus hainanensis Oliv., Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2462 1896. Synonym: Elaeocarpus lacei Craib, Bull. Misc….

  • Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum (Laos)

    Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr, Dansk Bot. Ark. 29: 39 1973 publ. 1974.   Common name: Blood red spotted Bulbophyllum   Distribution: Endemic to Laos      Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr by Dr. Pankaj Kumar from Hong Kong   ORCHIDACEAE: Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr [THE FLYING MERMAIDS]:   Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr,…

  • Bulbophyllum annandalei (Thailand)

    Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 82: 197 1920. Synonym: Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 4: 78 (1924), nom. illeg.    Common name: Annandale’s Bulbophyllum   Distribution: Thailand and Malaysia     Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl. by Dr. Pankaj Kumar   ORCHIDACEAE: Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl.: Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl., J….

  • Heterotis rotundifolia

    Heterotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Jacq.-Fél., Adansonia, n.s. 20(4): 417 417 1981. (Syn: Dissotis plumosa (D. Don) Hook. f.; Dissotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Triana; Melastoma plumosum D. Don; Osbeckia rotundifolia Sm.); . Cameroon, South Sudan, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), Angola, D.R. Congo (Zaire), Central African Republic, Zimbabwe,…

  • Heterotis

    Heterotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Jacq.-Fél.        

  • Adelocaryum

      Adelocaryum coelestinum (Lindl.) Brand (Images by Dinesh Valke (Id by Aparna Watve and Miguel Serrano Pérez), Mohina Macker, Satish Phadke, Shobha Halve-Chavda (id by Shrikant Ingalhalikar), Alka Khare (Validation by P Santhan), Mani Nair (Id by Neil Soares), Sushant More (Id by Neil Soares) & Nitesh Joshi (Id by Neil Soares) (Inserted…

  • Pyrus betulifolia (USA)

    Pyrus betulifolia Bunge , Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 101 101 1835.;          Rosaceae Week: Pyrus betulifolia from California:  Pyrus betulifolia Bunge A tree to 5 m tall with ovate acuminate leaves, 5-8 cm long, sharply serrate, shining above; flowers white, 1.5 cm across; fruit…

  • Caryopteris incana (S. Korea)

    Caryopteris incana (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 97 1865. (Syn: Nepeta incana Thunb. ex Houtt.;              Barbula sinensis Lour.; Caryopteris incana var. candida C.K.Schneid. ……; Caryopteris mastacanthus Schauer ..; Caryopteris ovata Miq.; Caryopteris sinensis (Lour.) Dippel; Mastacanthus barbula Steud. [Illegitimate]; Mastacanthus sinensis (Lour.) Endl. ex Walp.; Nepeta japonica Willd.);…

  • Caryopteris

    Caryopteris incana (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Miq. (S. Korea)  

  • Eriocapitella hupehensis (Cultivated- Germany/ USA)

    Eriocapitella hupehensis (Lemoine) Christenh. & Byng (syn: Anemone hupehensis (Hort.) Hort. ex Boynton; Anemone hupehensis (Lemoine) Lemoine; Anemone japonica var. hupehensis Lemoine); China (N-Guangdong, N-Guangxi, Guizhou, W-Hubei, Jiangxi, S-Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, E-Zhejiang), Taiwan, Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin, Sagaing) as per Catalogue of Life;     Herbst-Anemone from my garden in Ritterhude:  here…

  • Stars of family fortnights- 2012

    Month Week Family(s) OR Theme Coordinator Hero of the Week 2012 JAN 2 – 8 Fabaceae – Mimosoideae Dr. Gurcharan Singh Mr. Dinesh Valke 2012 FEB 6–12 Rubiaceae Dr. Gurcharan Singh Mr. Prashant AwaleMr. Dinesh Valke 2012 MAR 12–18 Convolvulaceae Dr. Balkar Singh Dr. Balkar SinghMr. Dinesh Valke (Runner up) 2012 APR…

  • Stars of family fortnights- 2010-2011

                                                                    2012           2013    2014   2015 Hero of Monthly Weeks 2011……………Mr. Dinesh Valke  Year Month…

  • 2012

    Month Best Photographer Runner up January Dr. Nidhan Singh Mr. Dinesh Valke February Dr. Prasad Kumar Dash Mr. Dinesh Valke March April  May      June      July      August      September      October      November      December    

  • 2012

    Month Best Photographer Runner up January Mr. Prashant Awale Dr. Satish Phadke & Mr. Dinesh Valke February Dr. Prasad Kumar Dash Mr. Dinesh Valke March April  May      June      July      August      September      October      November      December