ORCHIDACEAE Juss., Gen. Pl.: 64, 1789 (nom. cons.); Adanson, Fam. Des Plantes 2: 68, July – Aug. 1763. Orchidaceae Juss. forms one of the largest family of flowering plants on earth with over 26000 species. Some even say the number of species is above 35000. They have varied range of habits, habitats, morphology etc….
Acalypha paniculata Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 406 1859. (Syn: Acalypha paniculata f. depauperata Müll.Arg.; Acalypha racemosa Wall. ex Baill. [Invalid]; Acalypha wallichii Thwaites; Ricinocarpus villosus var. racemosus Kuntze); . Erect herbs to 1 m tall; branchlets minutely pubescent. Leaves 4-8 x 2-5 cm, broadly ovate, base rounded or subcordate,…
Acalypha fruticosa Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 161 1775. (syn. Ricinocarpus fruticosus (Forssk.) Kuntze); . chinee mara, perim-munja, siru sinni, cinni, kittik-kilanku, cinnaku; . Erect profusely branched shrubs. Leaves 2-5 x 1-3 cm, ovate, base truncate or subcordate, margin crenate-serrate, apex acuminate, hairy on both sides, aromatic, glandular below, glands orange; petiole…
Acalypha alnifolia Klein ex Willd. Acalypha australis L. Acalypha chamaedrifolia (Lam.) Müll.Arg. Acalypha ciliata Forssk. Acalypha fruticosa Forssk. Acalypha fruticosa ? Acalypha hispida Burm.f. Acalypha indica L. Acalypha lanceolata Willd. Acalypha malabarica Müll.Arg. Acalypha paniculata Miq. Acalypha supera Forssk. Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg. . Acalypha…
Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 149:150. 2008 (Syn: (≡) Mimosa tortilis Forssk. (basionym)) as per GRIN; . Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne (Syn: Mimosa tortilis Forssk.) as per The Plant List ; . India (I) ; Rajasthan & other countries as per…
Senegalia torta (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger, Blumea 58: 42 (2013) (syn: Mimosa torta Roxb.,; Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib) as per Synoptic overview of Acacia sensu lato (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in East and Southeast Asia- B.R. Maslin- Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 67(1): 231–250. 2015; . Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform….
Koel came calling: A few days back a male Koel came to our garden and perched on the almost leafless acacia nilotica tree. This tree is already the roost of a number of house sparrows. Plac: Gwalior. MP. Nice pictures. The tree seems Parkinsonia aculeata from the hooked prickles. May be…
Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton, N. L. Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 6:538. 1930 (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Isl.) (syn: (≡) Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.) as per GRIN ; . Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. (Syn: Acacia circummarginata Chiov.; Acacia cufodontii Chiov.; Acacia glaucophylla sensu Brenan; Acacia kinionge sensu Brenan; Acacia…
Senegalia polyacantha (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger, Phytologia 91:28. 2009 (Syn:Acacia campylacantha Hochst. ex A. Rich. [≡ “Senegalia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha“]; (≡) Acacia polyacantha Willd. (basionym); Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Brenan [≡ “Senegalia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha“]; Acacia polyacantha subsp. polyacantha [≡ Senegalia polyacantha subsp. polyacantha]; Acacia suma (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex…
Senegalia pennata (L.) Maslin, Nuytsia 22(6): 466 (2012) (syn: Mimosa pennata L.; Acacia pennata (L.) Willd.) as per Synoptic overview of Acacia sensu lato (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in East and Southeast Asia- B.R. Maslin- Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 67(1): 231–250. 2015 . Acacia pennata (L.) Willd. (Synonyms: Acacia delavayi auct. non Franch.;…
Acacia mearnsii ? Kunda Forest Reserve-Mukurthi, National Park Avalanche; An observation 010710 ET – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Acacia mangium Willd. (Syn: Acacia glaucescens “sensu Kaneh. & Hatus., non Wi” ; Acacia holosericea A.Cunn.; Acacia holosericea var. glabrata auct. non Maiden; Acacia holosericea var. multispirea auct. non Domin; Acacia holosericea var. neurocarpa (uct. non (Hook.) Domin; Mangium montanum Rumph.; Racosperma mangium (Willd.) Pedley); . a-KAY-see-uh or uh-KAY-shuh — from the…
Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger, Blumea 58: 42 (2013). (syn: Mimosa leucophloea Roxb.; Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd.; Delaportea microphylla Gagnep.; Delaportea ferox Gagnep.) as per Synoptic overview of Acacia sensu lato (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in East and Southeast Asia- B.R. Maslin- Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 67(1): 231–250. 2015; . Acacia…
Vachellia jacquemontii (Benth.) Ragupathy, Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin, comb. nov. Bas.: Acacia jacquemontii Bentham (1842: 499). . Bu-banvali, Baonḷī, Ratio-banwal; . Acacia jacquemontii Benth,in Hook : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) One more from desert flora, Botanical Name: Acacia jacquemontii Benth. in Hook Local Name: Bu-banvali Photo Taken…
Vachellia horrida (L.) Kyal. & Boatwr., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172:513. 2013 (syn: (≡) Acacia horrida (L.) Willd.; (≡) Mimosa horrida L. (basionym)) as per GRIN; . Acacia horrida (L.) Willd. (syn. Acacia latronum (L.f.) Willd.; Mimosa horrida L.; Mimosa latronum L.f.; Acacia latronum subsp. latronum (L.f.) Willd.) as per the Plant List given…
Acacia auriculiformis Benth. Acacia bivenosa DC. image by Arpit Deomurari Acacia colei Maslin & L.A.J.Thomson Acacia dealbata Link (SE. Australia: New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria; Introduced into: Albania, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Azores, Brazil South, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, China South-Central, China Southeast, Costa Rica, Desventurados Is., East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Free State,…
Abutilon pictum (Gillies ex Hook.) Walp. , Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 324 1842. (Syn.: Abutilon pleniflorum N.E.Br.; Abutilon pseudostriatum Hochr.; Abutilon striatum Dicks. ex Lindl.; Abutilon striatum f. palmatifidum Ekman; Abutilon thompsonii H.J.Veitch; Abutilon thompsonii André; Abutilon venosum Lem.; Abutilon venosum var. brevicalyx K.Schum.; Abutilon venosum var. lanatum K.Schum.; Sida…
Abutilon ranadei Woodr. et. Stapf., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 99 1894.; Images by Mayur Nandikar, Prashant Awale & Pravin Kavale, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Son Ghanta • Marathi: सोनघंटा Son Ghanta; It is a shrub 3-5 ft tall characterized by 2 inch long bell-like hanging golden yellow flowers. The five…
Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 53 1826. (Syn: Abutilon graveolens (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Wight & Arn.; Abutilon graveolens var. queenslandicum Domin; Abutilon heterotrichum Hochst. ex Mattei; Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) G. Don; Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Jacob Cord.; Abutilon hirtum var. heterotrichum (Hochst. ex Mattei) Cufod.; Abutilon hirtum var. yuanmouense K.M.Feng;…
Keys in Flora of Peninsular India, Flora of Pakistan and Flora of China . Keys as per BSI Flora of India: 1a. Carpels 5 – 12 2 b. Carpels more than 15 10 2a. Carpels 5 3 b. Carpels 8 – 12 4 3a. Calyx lobes 7 – 10 mm…