Grevillea pteridifolia Knight, Cult. Prot. 121 1809 (Syn: Grevillea chrysodendrum R.Br.; Hakea pteridifolia (Knight) Christenh. & Byng); Australia (N-Western Australia, N-Northern Territory, N-Queensland) as per Catalogue of life; Grevillea sp from Tirumala forest area (AP): 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (9) Probably a hybrid of two grevillea sp….
Canna glauca L., Sp. Pl. 1 1753 (Syn: Canna angustifolia L. ….); Image by Rakesh – Id by Satish Pardeshi Heliconia ID: The leaves of the plant resemble that of Heliconia sp. Requested to please particularly identify. Very common near swamps and ponds. Picture taken on 26/01/11 References: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-223895
Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh Images by Surajit Koley (Inserted by J.M.Garg) From Floral Database of Tamilnadu : Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution Hewittia sublobata (L.f.) Kuntze is a synonym of Hewittia malabarica Climbing Herb Plains, Dry Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 All districts FRLHT Indian Medicinal…
Ipomoea violacea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 161 161 1753 (Syn: Calonyction grandiflorum (Jacq.) Choisy; Calonyction jacquinii G. Don; Calonyction tuba (Schltdl.) Colla; Convolvulus grandiflorus Jacq.; Convolvulus tuba Schltdl.; Ipomoea glaberrima Bojer ex Hook.; Ipomoea grandiflora (Jacq.) Hallier f.; Ipomoea longiflora R. Br.; Ipomoea macrantha Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea tuba (Schltdl.)…
Crinum × powellii Baker, Handb. Amaryll. 95 1888; Image by (Aarti Khale – identified by Gurcharan Singh), (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Common name: Cape lily Lily for ID : 270111 : AK-2: This one is Crinum powellii cv. Roseum – I think is a very common garden Lily…
Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. (Comoros (Mayotte, etc.), Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland), Java, Seychelles, Madagascar, Bismarck Archipelago, New Caledonia, peninsular Malaysia (commoner on West Coast), Singapore, Sri Lanka, China (Guangdong, Heilongjiang), Taiwan, India, Philippines (throughout), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Lesser…
Tulbaghia simmleri Beauverd (Images by Pankaj Kumar (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Tulbaghia violacea Harv. (Images by Gurcharan Singh, Satish Phadke (Identified by Aarti S Khale & Gurcharan Singh) & Alka Khare (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Tulbaghia (Amaryllidaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go…
Agave potatorum Zucc., Flora 15(2 Beibl.): 96 1832 (Syn: Agave amoena Lem. ex Jacobi; Agave auricantha Baker; Agave elegans Salm-Dyck; Agave latifolia Karw. ex Salm-Dyck; Agave potatorum var. verschaffeltii (Lem. ex Jacobi) A.Berger; Agave pulchra Salm-Dyck; Agave quadrata Lem.; Agave saundersii Hook.f.; Agave schnittspahnii Jacobi; Agave scolymus Karw. ex Salm-Dyck;…
Debregeasia longifolia (Burm.f.) Wedd., Prodr. 16(1): 235 1869 (Syn: Boehmeria angustata Hassk.; Boehmeria dichotoma Hassk.; Conocephalus niveus Wight; Debregeasia angustifolia C.B.Rob.; Debregeasia dichotoma (Blume) Wedd.; Debregeasia libera J.J.Chien & C.J.Chen; Debregeasia luteocarpa Elmer; Debregeasia velutina Gaudich.; Missiessya velutina Wedd.; Morocarpus dichotomus Blume; Morocarpus longifolius (Burm. f.) Blume; Morocarpus velutinus Blume;…
Palm for ID : 260111 : AK-1: Taken at Racca Nursery, Nasik, Maharashtra on the 3rd of October,2010. Tree of medium height, not very tall like some other palms. – its definitely Cycas sp, but without seeing the sporophylls its realy difficult to distinguish Cycas circinalis and Cycas…
Dendrobium jerdonianum Wight , Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1644 1851 (Syn: Callista jerdoniana (Wight) Kuntze; Callista nutans (Lindl.) Kuntze; Conchidium jerdonianum (Wight) Rauschert; Dendrobium nutans Lindl.; Dendrobium nutantiflorum A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller); . SW. India as per POWO; . Common name: Orange Kerala Dendrobium . Dendrobium nutantiflorum: Requesting validation of…
Heliotropium arborescens L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 913 1759 (Syn: Heliotropium arborescens var. grisellum I.M. Johnst.; Heliotropium corymbosum Ruiz & Pav.; Heliotropium peruvianum L.); . Request for ID : 240111 : AK-3: These were garden flowers. Small plant in the form of shrubs. Again taken at Nairobi, Kenya in…
Dimerocostus strobilaceus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 687 1891 (Syn: Dimerocostus guttierezii Kuntze); Image by Aarti S.Khale (ID by Pankaj Kumar, validation by Tanay Bose) C. & S. Trop. America as per WCSP; Request for ID : 250111 : AK-3: Taken at Nairobi, Kenya in January,2009. Plant about…
Dimerocostus strobilaceus Kuntze (Cultivated- Kenya) Image by Aarti S.Khale (ID by Pankaj Kumar, validation by Tanay Bose)
Anemonastrum tetrasepalum (Royle) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 165 1973. (syn: Anemone tetrasepala Royle; Anemonidium tetrasepalum (Royle) Christenh. & Byng); Jammu & Kashmir (Dras, Poonch, Kashmir), Pakistan (Hazara, Kurram, Swat, Murree), Pakistani Kashmir (Astor, Deosai, Baltistan), (not Tibet or Myanmar) as per Catalogue of Life; Ranunculaceae Fortnight: Anemone…
Lonicera sempervirens L., Sp. Pl. 1: 173 173 1753. (Syn: Lonicera sempervirens var. sempervirens ; Periclymenum sempervirens (L.) Mill.; Phenianthus semperivens (L.) Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.); Lonicera sempervirens[a] (also coral honeysuckle or trumpet honeysuckle) is a species of honeysuckle native to the eastern United States.[2] It is grown as an…
Chenopodium album ?; . confirmation of ID: I found these chenopodium species growing in a field…. The first one i guess is C. album, not sure of the rest 2… Could any of these 2 be C. glaucum or C. foliosum? Had not seen this red chenopodium. Please if any1…
Smithsonia viridiflora (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 75 1974 (Syn: Aerides dalzelliana (Santapau) Garay; Gastrochilus dalzellianus (Santapau) Santapau & Kopadia; Gastrochilus viridiflorus (Dalzell) Kuntze; Micropera viridiflora Dalzell; Saccolabium viridiflorum (Dalzell) Lindl.; Sarcochilus dalzellianus Santapau; Sarcochilus viridiflorus (Dalzell) T.Cooke); Flora picture of the Year 2010-…
Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose, Fl. Bermuda 256 1918 (Syn: Cereus guatemalensis (Eichler) A.Berger; Cereus tricostatus Rol.-Goss.; Cereus trigonus var. guatemalensis Eichler; Cereus undatus Pfeiff.; Cereus undulatus D.Dietr.; Hylocereus guatemalensis (Eichlam) Britton & Rose; Hylocereus tricostatus (Gosselin) Britton & Rose); . commonly known as dragon fruit (in parties) but…
Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose