• Phaius species

    Phaius species;       Phaius tankerville-MN260311: Sending phots of Phaius tankervillea orchid. This is a terrestrial orchid growing in ordinary soil and like plenty of water and light. Blooming period : March – April Place:  Dombivli Date :  26.3.2011 the picture I sent earlier was from an exhibition.  This…

  • Tectona hamiltoniana

    Tectona hamiltoniana Wall.,  Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 68 1832. (Syn: Jatus hamiltonianus (Wall.) Kuntze; Tectona ternifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Theka ternifolia Buch.-Ham.); Images by Usha Desai, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: VERBENACEAE Trees UD 7 10 2011 TECTONA 2nd species: Submitting Tree Species: Tectona hamiltoniana Family: Verbenaceae Photographed in July…

  • Glechoma hederacea (Europe)

    Glechoma hederacea L., Sp. Pl. 578 1753. (Syn: Calamintha hederacea (L.) Scop.; Chamaecissos hederaceus (L.) Nieuwl. & Lunell; Chamaeclema hederacea (L.) Moench; Glechoma borealis Salisb.; Glechoma bulgarica Borbás; Glechoma hederacea var. breviflora Coss. & Germ. …….; Glechoma heterophylla Opiz; Glechoma intermedia Schrad. ex Benth.; Glechoma lobulata Kit.; Glechoma longicaulis Dulac; Glechoma…

  • Glechoma

    Glechoma hederacea L. (Europe)

  • Lantana indica

    Lantana indica Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 89 1832. (Syn: Lantana collina Decne.; Lantana latifolia Tausch; Lantana rubra Perr. [Invalid]; Lantana scabra Wall. [Invalid]); Afghanistan to Thailand as per WCSP; Afghanistan; Assam; Bangladesh; India; Malaya; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Thailand as per Catalogue of life; Key from eFlora…

  • Scutellaria repens

    Scutellaria repens Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 110 1825. (Syn: Scutellaria cana Wall.; Scutellaria wallichiana A.Ham.); .  Perennial scrambling herb with 4-angled stems, with spreading glandular and simple hairs; Leaves narrowly oblong-ovate, up to 4 cm long, progressively smaller above; flowers one-sides in axils of upper bract-like leaves; bract…

  • Salvia pomifera (Cultivated- USA)

    Salvia pomifera L., Sp. Pl. 24 1753. (Syn: Crolocos pomifera (L.) Raf.;     Salvia fragifera Etl.; Salvia frugifera Benth.);   Greece to W. Turkey (from WCSP)       Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Salvia pomifera from California: Salvia pomifera, photographed from California. Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Lamiaceae-Salvia pomifera from California-GSMAY125/128 : 1…

  • Salvia microphylla

    Salvia microphylla Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 294 1818. (Syn: Lesemia coccinea Raf.; Salvia gasterantha Briq.; Salvia grahamii Benth.; Salvia lemmonii A.Gray; Salvia microphylla var. canescens A.Gray; Salvia microphylla var. wislizeni A.Gray; Salvia obtusa M.Martens & Galeotti; Salvia odoratissima Sessé & Moc.);        Bangalore-Ooty November 2013 :: Requesting ID…

  • Salvia elegans (Cultivated- USA)

    Salvia elegans Vahl, Enum. Pl. 1: 238 1804. (Syn: Salvia camertonii Regel; Salvia elegans var. sonorensis Fernald; Salvia incarnata Cav. [Illegitimate]; Salvia longiflora Sessé & Moc.; Salvia microcalyx Scheele; Salvia microculis Poir.; Salvia punicea M.Martens & Galeotti; Salvia rutilans Carrière);           Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae,…

  • Salvia greggii (Cultivated- USA)

    Salvia greggii A.Gray , Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 369 1870.;   Texas to NE. Mexico (from WCSP)        Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae, Salvia greggii from California:  Salvia greggii, Photographed from California     Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight:Lamiaceae,Salvia greggii ‘Playa Rosa’ from California-GSMAY143/146   1 post by 1 author….

  • Plectranthus scutellarioides (Cultivated)

    Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 506 1810. (Syn: Calchas acuminatus (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calchas atropurpureus (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calchas crispipilus (Merr.) P.V.Heath; Calchas scutellarioides (L.) P.V.Heath …; Coleus acuminatus Benth.; Coleus atropurpureus Benth. …; Coleus blancoi Benth.; Coleus blumei Benth.; Coleus crispipilus (Merr.) Merr.; Coleus formosanus Hayata; Coleus gaudichaudii Briq.; Coleus gibbsiae…

  • Elaeocarpus serratus

    Elaeocarpus serratus L., Sp. Pl. 515 1753. (syn: Elaeocarpus adenophyllus Wall.; Elaeocarpus angustifolius Wight; Elaeocarpus cuneatus Wight; Elaeocarpus malabaricus Oken; Elaeocarpus oblongus Gaertn. ex Sm.; Elaeocarpus perim-kara DC. ; Elaeocarpus perincara F. Hamilton ; Elaeocarpus serratus Heyne ;  Elaeocarpus sylvestris Blanco; Misipus serratus (L.) Rafin.; Monocera serrata (L.) Turcz.) as per Catalogue of Life;…

  • Leonurus japonicus

    Leonurus japonicus Houtt., Nat. Hist. 9: 366 1778. (Syn: Leonurus altissimus Bunge ex Benth.; Leonurus artemisia (Lour.) S.Y.Hu; Leonurus artemisia var. albiflorus (Migo) S.Y.Hu; Leonurus cuneifolius Raf.; Leonurus heterophyllus Sweet; Leonurus japonicus f. albiflorus (Migo) Y.C.Zhu; Leonurus japonicus f. niveus (A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov) H.Hara; Leonurus mexicanus Sessé & Moc.; Leonurus…

  • Rotheca myricoides (Cultivated- Kenya)

    Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb., Novon 8: 205 1998. (Syn: Clerodendrum dekindtii Gürke .; Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R.Br. ex Vatke; Clerodendrum myricoides var. camporum Gürke …….; Clerodendrum neumayeri Vatke; Clerodendrum savanorum De Wild.; Clerodendrum schlechteri Gürke; Clerodendrum sylvaticum (Hochst.) Briq.; Clerodendrum ugandense Prain; Cyclonema myricoides Hochst.; Cyclonema sylvaticum Hochst.; Cyrtostemma myricoides…

  • Stachytarpheta cayennensis

    Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl, Enum. Pl. 1: 208 1804. (Syn: (=) Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl; (=) Stachytarpheta urticifolia Sims; (≡) Verbena cayennensis Rich.; (=) Verbena dichotoma Ruiz & Pav.) as per GRIN; . stak-ee-tar-FEE-tuh — from the Greek stachys (ear of corn) and tarphys (thick) kae-yen-EN-sis — of…

  • #Best of the month/ year

    Stars/ Most Interactive Persons of the month/ fortnights etc.- Links : All the top contributors, month wise, are listed here at this link giving their details.  Star of the month and Most Interactive Person To encourage increased participation, it has been decided to nominate one person among moderators and one among the…

  • Salvia spathacea (Cultivated- USA)

    Salvia spathacea Greene, Pittonia 2: 236 1892. (Syn: Audibertia grandiflora Benth.; Audibertiella grandiflora (Benth.) Briq.; Ramona grandiflora (Benth.) Briq.);         Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae – Salvia spathacea (Hummingbird sage):  Salvia spathacea. Hummingbird sage. San Francisco botanical garden Jun 2011.   21Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Lamiaceae ::Salvia…

  • Salvia aurea (Cultivated- USA/ Australia)

    Salvia aurea L.,  Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:38. 1762 (syn: Crolocos aurea (L.) Raf.; Salvia africana-lutea L., contrary to Art. 23.6.(c) (ICN, 2012).; Salvia colorata L.; Salvia eckloniana Benth.); Cape Provinces; New Zealand North as per Catalogue of Life;   Plants From Australia 2018:: Salvia aurea-NS April 2020-52 : 1 post…

  • Garcinia species

      Plant for ID SMP3 10/1/2011:  A large tree with drooping branches for ID Kolkata botanical garden. Dec 2010 Flowers yellow about 2-3 cm. ? Stamenal tube like that in Meliaceae family. It somewhat resembles Garcinia. From the images (Which are not so close) what I can only say that…. The…