• 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…

  • New google groups- problems & solutions

    New google groups- problems, testings, discussions & solutions;   Discovered something strange attachment not attaching with email Parmentiera cereifera More problems in store Testing 1 2 3 :)….. PK 26.03.2012  Low participation  An attempt to post via Google Groups – avoiding use of Google Docs — TRIAL  Problem with uploading photographs:…

  • Dendrobium oligophyllum (Thailand)

    Dendrobium oligophyllum Gagnep., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. II, 21: 743 1950. (Syn: Dendrobium tixieri Guillaumin); . ORCHIDACEAE: Dendrobium oligophyllum Gagnep. from Hong Kong: Dendrobium oligophyllum Gagnep., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., II, 21: 743 (1950). Family: ORCHIDACEAE Distribution: Thailand and Vietnam Present specimen acquired from Thailand.   . References:…

  • Dendrobium exile (Thailand)

    Dendrobium exile Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 85 1906. (Syn: Aporum heterocaulon (Guillaumin) Rauschert; Ceraia exilis (Schltr.) M.A.Clem.; Dendrobium heterocaulon Guillaumin); . China (S. Yunnan) to Indo-China: China South-Central, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . ORCHDIACEAE: Dendrobium exile Schltr. from Hong Kong (from Thailand): Dendrobium exile…

  • Dendrobium pachyglossum (Thailand)

    Dendrobium pachyglossum E.C.Parish & Rchb.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 149 1874. (Syn: Callista pachyglossa (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Conostalix pachyglossa (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Rauschert; Dendrobium abietinum Ridl.; Dendrobium fallax Guillaumin); . ORCHIDACEAE: Dendrobium pachyglossum E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.: Dendrobium pachyglossum E.C.Parish & Rchb.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 149 (1874)….

  • Andira inermis (Cultivated)

    Andira inermis (Wright) DC. (Syn: Andira excelsa Kunth; Andira grandiflora Guill. & Perr.; Andira jamaicensis (Wright) Urb.; Geoffroea inermis Wright; Geoffroea jamaicensis W. Wright; Geoffroea jamaicensis var. inermis Wright; Geoffroea jamaicensis inermis W. Wright; Glycyrrhiza undulata Ruiz & Pav. ex G. Don; Vouacapoua inermis (Wright) A.Lyons;          Andira racemosa Lam.);       …

  • Andira

    Andira inermis (Wright) DC. (Cultivated)  

  • Posting through Google groups/ docs

    1. Slide presentations: First slide via Google Docs & 2nd via Google groups. 2. Write up for posting through Google Groups: Today Dinesh ji came up with the idea of using insert function (a blue square on left of link) to allow normal size images being posted from Group forum. It should be…

  • Melaleuca nodosa (Australia)

    Melaleuca nodosa (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 276 1797. (Syn: Callistemon juniperinus (Rchb. ex Spreng.) Heynh.; Melaleuca juniperina (Rchb. ex Spreng.) Sieber ex Rchb.; Melaleuca juniperoides DC.; Melaleuca nodosa var. tenuifolia (DC.) Cheel ex A.R.Penfold; Melaleuca tenuifolia DC.; Metrosideros gracilis K.D.Koenig & Sims [Illegitimate]; Metrosideros juniperina…

  • Pterospermum reticulatum

    IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) Pterospermum reticulatum Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 69 1834. (Unresolved) (syn: Pterospermadendron reticulatum Kuntze (Unresolved)); India: In evergreen forests of Western Ghats at low elevations. Karnataka, Tatnil Nadu and Kerala; sometimes planted as a roadside tree as per BSI Flora of India;…