• Saccharum arundinaceum

    Saccharum arundinaceum Retz., Observ. Bot. 4: 14 1786. (Syn: Erianthus arundinaceus (Retz.) Jeswiet; Ripidium arundinaceum (Retz.) Grassl; Saccharum arundinaceum var. angustifolium A.Camus; Saccharum barbicostatum Ohwi; Saccharum soltwedelii Kobus); . Tropical & Subtropical Asia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa,…

  • Justicia pectinata

    Justicia pectinata L. (Syn. R. pectinata (L.) Nees in view of New Names and Combinations in Indian Acanthaceae by John R. I. Wood (2014)); . RUN-jee-uh — named for Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, a German professor … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia pek-tin-AY-tuh — like a comb … Dave’s Botanary . Flowerless bracts mucronate often cuspidate flowering hairy for R.pectinata…

  • Scurrula oortiana (Indonesia)

    Scurrula oortiana Danser, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg III, 10: 352 1929. (Syn: Dendrophthoe oortiana (Korth.) Miq.; Loranthus oortianus Korth. (unresolved));       Parasite Tea: Could you help me ID the following epiphyte on tea plantation please. Is it Scurrulla what?  Scurrula oortiana– Indonesian tea mistletoe      References: The Plant List

  • Capparis spinosa subsp. spinosa var. parviflora

    Capparis spinosa subsp. spinosa var. parviflora (Boiss.) Boissier (1867: 420). C. parviflora Boissier (1843: 4). C. leucophylla var. parviflora (Boiss.) Zohary (1960: 59). Type: IRAN. “Hab. In Persia australi, Aucher Eloy 4191, 4191–A” (syntypes G, K). C. murrayana Graham (1839: 9). Type: INDIA. “Graham ?, India, Mahableshwar, or Gibson, India,…

  • Marasmius siccus

    Marasmius siccus (Schwein.) Fr., Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici: 382 (1838) (syn: Agaricus siccus Schwein., Chamaeceras siccus (Schwein.) Kuntze); Orange pinwheel; Identification help: Here in Mumbai, I’ve seen tiny red mushrooms growing on tree trunks in the monsoon. They only stay for a few days and are only seen during monsoon. Can…

  • Arabidopsis

    Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. (Images by Alok Mahendroo (Id by Gurcharan Singh & Tanay Bose) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) ‎Arabidopsis (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Brassicaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Arabidopsis (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Brassicaceae) page with images of…

  • Crinum lorifolium

    Crinum lorifolium Roxb. ex Ker Gawl., J. Sci. Arts (London) 3: 110 1817. (Syn: Crinum canalifolium Herb.; Crinum elegans Carey ex Herb.; Crinum longifolium Roxb. ex Ker Gawl. [Illegitimate]; Crinum pratense Herb.; Crinum pratense var. canalifolium nom.superfl.; Crinum pratense var. elegans nom.superfl.; Crinum pratense var. longifolium Herb.; Crinum pratense var. lorifolium…

  • Wahlenbergia marginata

    Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC., Monogr. Campan. 143 1830. (syn: Campanopsis androsacea var. polymorpha Kuntze; Campanopsis androsacea var. rigida Kuntze; Campanopsis marginata (Thunb.) Kuntze; Campanopsis marginata var. polymorpha Kuntze; Campanopsis marginata var. rigida Kuntze; Campanula agrestis Wall.; Campanula dehiscens Roxb.; Campanula indica (A.DC.) D.Dietr.; Campanula lavandulifolia Reinw. ex Blume; Campanula marginata…

  • Drymaria

      Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult.               Drymaria villosa Cham. & Schltdl.     From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :   Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Roem. & Schultes subsp. diandra (Blume) Duke Diffuse Herb Western Ghats &…

  • Habenaria species

    Habenaria species: Attaching here with the image of Habenaria plantaginea Lindl. Please Validate. Collected from, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad District, Kerala – Kindly refer the .pdf attached here. – So the spur is 1.5-3 times longer than ovary according to santapau & Kapadia. I think, I should have a closer look…

  • Geranium lucidum

    Geranium lucidum L., Sp. Pl. 682 1753. (Syn: Geranium camaense C.C.Huang [Invalid]; Geranium columbinum Garsault [Invalid]; Geranium laevigatum Royle; Geranium raii Lindl.; Robertium lucidum Picard (unresolved));   Characterised by shinning 5-7 lobed leaves, angular calyx and pink flowers;     A very distinctive among small-flowered species of the genus with shining leaves;…

  • Pittosporum

    Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq. (India (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala) as per Catalogue of Life) Pittosporum densiflorum Putt. (India as per POWO)             Pittosporum napaulense (DC.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson (China (W-Yunnan), SE-Tibet, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan (Rawalpindi), Pakistani Kashmir (Mirpur), Jammu & Kashmir (Jammu), Sikkim, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Mandalay, Shan), India (widespread) as…

  • Putranjiva

    Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. (Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; Cambodia; China Southeast; East Himalaya; India; Jawa; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Maluku; Myanmar; Nepal; New Guinea; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Thailand; Vietnam; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of life)                              …

  • Aerides multiflora

    Aerides multiflora Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 68 (1820). Synonyms: Aerides affinis Wall. ex J.Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 239 (1833). Aerides lobbii Lem., Ill. Hort. 15: t. 559 (1868), nom. illeg. Aerides veitchii E.Morren, Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 26: 291 (1876). Aerides godefroyana Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1886(1): 814 (1886). Epidendrum…

  • Brachychiton rupestris (Cultivated)

    Brachychiton rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) K.Schum., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6): 96 1893. (Syn: Brachychiton delabechei F.Muell. [Illegitimate]; Clompanus rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) Kuntze; Delabechea rupestris T.Mitch. ex Lindl.; Oleobachia macrophylla auct. (Unresolved); Oleobachia palustrie Mast. (Unresolved); Sterculia rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) Benth.);   Euphorbiaceae for id 090311MK1: 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments…

  • Brachychiton

    Brachychiton acerifolius (A. Cunn. ex G. Don) Macarthur Brachychiton australis (Schott & Endl.) A.Terracc.   Brachychiton rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) K.Schum. Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 23.6.15:   Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name Brachychiton acerifolius Clompanus acerifolia, Sterculia acerifolia Sterculiaceae Australian Flame Tree…

  • Wodyetia

       Wodyetia bifurcata A.K.Irvine (Images by Raman Arunachalam, Muthu Karthick (Id by Mahadeswara Swamy & Shrikant Ingalhalikar) & Aarti S Khale (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) ‎Wodyetia page (‎‎‎‎‎‎Arecaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go…

  • Clusia rosea (Cultivated)

    Clusia rosea Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. 34 1760. (Syn: Clusia retusa Poir.; Clusia rosea var. colombiana Cuatrec.; Elwertia retusa Raf.; Firkea rosea (Jacq.) Raf.); . Clusia rosea in Chennai: Here are the buds and flowers of the Clusia rosea  at a park in Chennai. Clusia rosea: I suddenly noticed the…