• Megaskepasma

    Megaskepasma erythrochlamys Lindau (Images by tspkumar) ‎Megaskepasma page with images of species in efloraofindia : 3 posts by 2 authors. Pl. go through ‎Megaskepasma page with images of species (done by TSP Kumar ji) in efloraofindia. If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other…

  • Dienia ophrydis

    Dienia ophrydis (J.König) Seidenf.,  Contr. Orchid Fl. Thailand 13: 18 1997. (Syn: Anaphora liparioides Gagnep.; Crepidium ophrydis (J.König) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Dienia congesta Lindl. ….; Epidendrum ophrydis J.König; Gastroglottis latifolia (Sm.) Szlach.; Glossochilopsis carnosula (Rolfe ex Downie) Szlach. & Marg.; Gyrostachys plantaginea (Spreng.) Kuntze;  Liparis bernaysii (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey ..; Malaxis carnosula (Rolfe ex Downie)…

  • Dienia

    Dienia cylindrostachya Lindl. (Pakistan to Tibet and N. Myanmar: Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO) Dienia ophrydis (J.König) Seidenf. (Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto,…

  • Ardisia hanceana (Hong Kong)

    Ardisia hanceana Mez,  Pflanzenr. IV, 236: 149 1902. (Syn: Ardisia elegantissima H.Lév.; Ardisia incarnata Pit.; Ardisia miniata Pit.; Ardisia thorelii Pit.; Ardisia thorelii var. latifolia Pit.);       MYRSINACEAE: Ardisia hanceana Mez:  Ardisia hanceana Mez in Engler, Pflanzenr. IV 236 (Heft 9)): 149. 1902. Synonyms: Ardisia elegantissima H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov….

  • Digitalis lanata (Introduced)

    Digitalis lanata Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 7: 152 1792. (Syn: Digitalis epiglottidea Brera ex Steud.; Digitalis eriostachya Besser ex Rchb.; Digitalis lanata var. abbreviata Hausskn.; Digitalis nova Winterl ex Lindl.; Digitalis orientalis Elmig.; Digitalis winterli Roth); Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, S-Hungary, Serbia & Kosovo, ?Montenegro, ?Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Romania, Slovakia,…

  • Gentiana kurroo

    IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR)Gentiana kurroo Royle,  Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 278 1835. (Syn: Gentianodes kurroo (Royle) Omer, Ali & Qaiser; Pneumonanthe kurroo G.Don (Unresolved); Tretorhiza kurroo (Royle) Soják (Unresolved));   Flora of Chakrata: Gentiana kurroo from Dev Van Herbal garden and Budher caves Rod: Gentiana kurroo from Dev Van Herbal garden…

  • Lagenandra

    Lagenandra ovata (L.) Thwaites (Images by Prashant Awale (Id by Vijayasankar Raman, Navendu Page & Giby Kuriakose) & Dinesh Valke  (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Lagenandra toxicaria Dalzell (Images by Prashant Awale (Id by E S Santhosh Kumar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For…

  • Cynoglossum wallichii var. glochidiatum

    Cynoglossum wallichii var. glochidiatum (Wall. ex Benth.) Kazmi,  J. Arnold Arbor. 52: 347 1971. (Syn: Cynoglossum glochidiatum Wall. ex Benth.; Cynoglossum imeretinum Kusn.; Cynoglossum microcarpum A.Kern.; Cynoglossum vesiculosum Wall. ex G.Don; Paracynoglossum denticulatum Popov; Paracynoglossum imeretinum Popov); . Boraginaceae Week: Cynoglossum glochidiatum Wall. ex Benth. from Kashmir: Cynoglossum glochidiatum Wall. ex…

  • Passiflora holosericea (Introduced)

    Passiflora holosericea L.,  Sp. Pl. 958 1753. (Syn: Decaloba holosericea (L.) M.Roem.; Lortetia holosericea (L.) Seringe; Passiflora reticulata C. Wright); Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Veracruz), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia (Atlntico, Bolvar, Cesar, Magdalena), Cuba, Venezuela (Aragua, Carabobo, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara,…

  • Ranunculus diffusus

    Ranunculus diffusus DC., Prodr. 1: 38 38 1824. (Syn: Ranunculus blumei Steud.; Ranunculus decumbens Bertol.; Ranunculus diffusus var. mollis (D.Don) S.K.Srivast.; Ranunculus diffusus f. mollis (Wall.) Diels; Ranunculus geranioides Bl. (ambiguous synonym); Ranunculus hydrocotyloides Wall.; Ranunculus mollis Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Ranunculus nepalensis Spreng.; Ranunculus obtectus Wall.; Ranunculus vitifolius Royle ex…

  • Loranthaceae member

      PLEASE ID THE PLANT LIKE STRUCTURE:  THIS IS PLANT LIKE STRUCTURE ON CALYX OF MEUSA FERREA. am not much sure about this.. but, I guess, probably a seedling of some Loranthaceae member.. ?? inviting expert comments…! I agree with …. A Loranthaceae member.  The seeds are very sticky and attaching…

  • Prasophyllum elatum

    Prasophyllum elatum R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 318 1810. (Syn: Prasophyllum australe Lindl.);     Flora-Australia-42:  Prasophyllum elatum- ground orchid from bush I imagine why it is called Swamp Leek Orchid!! Those shiny things on the labellum must be attracting insects for pollination. How was the fragrance?   Refrences: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-164707

  • Thlaspi species ?

    Thlaspi species ?;        A wild herb for ID (27/06/2011 NSJ-03): A wild herb for ID. Location – Gulmarg Hills (Trek Route) Habitat-Wild herb Photo taken on My 31, 2011 Flower size ~ 8 to 10 mm (The only picture available with poor quality.) If leaves alongside belong…

  • Epipremnum pinnatum ?

    Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl., Pflanzenr. IV, 23B: 60 1908. (Syn: Rhaphidophora laciniata (Burm.f.) Merr. ………) ?;   As per efi thread: In Epipremnum pinnatum, the leaves have minute holes along the midrib, leaves are more or less clustered at tips of branches without cataphylls, and fruits has only 2-4 curved seeds….

  • Marchantia species

        Vof Week : Bryophyte ID Please – MN160912: BryophyteGhangaria Govindghat trail 16.08.2012 Marchantia I think   Marchantia sp. 1. from Shillong: Attached images are Marchantia sp. Please ID for this species.Location : ICAR Complex, BarapaniTime of collection : 19/10/12Habitat : Grows on Stone wall.Margin of Thallus : Purple…

  • Pterostylis tunstallii (Australia)

    Pterostylis tunstallii D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Austral. Orchid Res. 1: 128 1989. (syn: Bunochilus tunstallii (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Oligochaetochilus tunstallii (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) Szlach.); . E. New South Wales to Tasmania as per POWO; . Flora-Australia-41:  A ground orchid in the bushland -Pterostylis. Is the flower fully open? Very pretty. This…

  • Rhodiola species

         succulent plant mm3 25062011:  These photographs were taken in july 2008 during a trip to ladakh. This particular flower is from Nubra valley, growing very close to tanglangla which is the highest pass in the world Would really appreciate an id Rhodiola sp. may be tibetica ? The succulent…

  • Cyanotis vaga

    Cyanotis vaga (Lour.) Schult. & Schult.f., Syst. Veg. 7: 1153 1830. (Syn: Commelina hirsuta Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Cyanotis abyssinica Hook.f. [Illegitimate]; Cyanotis abyssinica A.Rich.; Cyanotis barbata D.Don; Cyanotis bulbosa H.Lév.; Cyanotis glaberrima Hassk.; Cyanotis hirsuta (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall. ex C.B.Clarke [Illegitimate]; Cyanotis mannii C.B.Clarke; Cyanotis nobilis…