• Astrophytum ornatum

    Astrophytum ornatum (DC.) Britton & Rose, Cact. 3: 185 1922. (Syn: Astrophytum glabrescens F.A.C.Weber; Astrophytum ornatum var. glabrescens (F.A.C.Weber) Fric …..; Echinocactus ghiesbrechtii Salm-Dyck; Echinocactus holopterus Miq. ex Salm-Dyck; Echinocactus mirbelii Lem.; Echinocactus ornatus DC.; Echinocactus ornatus var. glabrescens F.A.C.Weber ..; Echinocactus tortus Scheidw.; Echinofossulocactus holopterus (Miq. ex Salm-Dyck) Lawr.; Echinofossulocactus mirbelii…

  • Astrophytum

    Astrophytum hybrid at the Bonsai, Bougainvillea and Cactus Show  Astrophytum myriostigma Lem.  Astrophytum ornatum (DC.) Britton & Rose   

  • Mammillaria geminispina

    Mammillaria geminispina Haw., Philos. Mag. J. 63: 42 42 1824.;       M gemnispina from cactus Garden Panchkula: Mammillaria geminispina I believe!!     Mammillaria geminispina from Cactus Garden Panchkula: Mammillaria geminispina Haw., Philos. Mag. J. 63: 42 42 1824. Plants with clustered stems up to 20 cm long…

  • Combretum nanum

    Combretum nanum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don , Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 219 1825.; .  Common name: Dwarf Bushwillow . Id confirmation Combretum nanum: 4 high res. images. Please check the attached images of Combretum, it seems nanum for me. Captured from Garhwal Uttarakhand 6th June 2021 Alt. 700m approx. Oh yes, Combretum nanum Buch-Ham….

  • Cardamine impatiens

    Cardamine impatiens L., Sp. Pl. 655 1753. (Syn:  Cardamine apetala Gilib. [Invalid]; Cardamine apetala Moench; Cardamine basisagittata W.T.Wang; Cardamine brachycarpa Opiz; Cardamine dasycarpa M.Bieb.; Cardamine glaphyropoda O.E.Schulz; Cardamine glaphyropoda var. crenata T.Y.Cheo & R.C.Fang; Cardamine impatiens var. acutifolia Knaf ……………; Cardamine nakaiana H.Lév.; Cardamine saxatilis Salisb.; Cardamine senanensis Franch. & Sav.; Crucifera…

  • Escallonia x exoniensis ‘Fradesii’ ?

    Garden plant for id 220311MK1: 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Please help to id this shrub found planted at a Botanical Garden in Kodaikanal, TN Date/Time- 06-11-2010 / 11:10 AM Location- Place, Altitude, GPca.2200asl; Kodaikanal, TN Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Bryant’s park Plant Habit-shrub Height/Length- ca. 2…

  • Washingtonia filifera (Cultivated)

    Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H.Wendl. ex de Bary, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 37: LXI 1879. (Syn: Brahea dulcis J.G.Cooper [Illegitimate]; Brahea filamentosa S.Watson; Brahea filamentosa Kuntze; Brahea filifera (Linden ex André) W.Watson; Livistona filamentosa (H.Wendl. ex Franceschi) Pfister; Neowashingtonia filamentosa (H.Wendl. ex Franceschi) Sudw.; Neowashingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) Sudw.;…

  • Washingtonia

    Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H.Wendl. ex de Bary (Images by Aarti S Khale (Id by Gurcharan Singh & John Dransfield & Andrew Henderson), Gurcharan Singh, N Muthu Karthick (Validation by Shrikant Ingalhalikar) & Alka Khare (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  Washingtonia robusta H.Wendl. (Images…

  • 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)); . Flowerless bracts mucronate often cuspidate flowering hairy for R.pectinata and flowerless bracts subobtuse for R. parviflora and spikes very dense, barren bracts ovate acute hardly longer than the…

  • 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;…