• Trigonostemon viridissimus var. chatterjii

    Trigonostemon viridissimus var. chatterjii (Deb & G.K.Deka) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 5: 967 1984. (syn: Trigonostemon chatterjii Deb & G.K.Deka); . Assam as per WCSP; .   Trigonostemon viridissimus (Kurz) Airy Shaw var. chatterjii (Deb & G.K.Deka) Chakrab. & N.P. Balakr. (Euphorbiaceae) : 3 posts by 3…

  • FELLING OF TREES IN THE NAME OF DEVELOPMENT

    FELLING OF TREES IN THE NAME OF DEVELOPMENT : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) A few years back I was posting a series in Bangla. The title of the series was BALAI ER KOTHA (Story of Bolai). Bolai is a character in a short story by Tagore. This…

  • Nepal- Gilled Fungi at Deurali, Dolkha,

      SK1798 17 Feb 2019 – Mycophyta : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2) Location:  Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal Date: 6 September 2017 Elevation : 2300 m. Habit : Wild    SK1799 20 Feb 2019 – Mycophyta : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Location:  Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal Date:…

  • Royal edict by Shri Shivaji Maharaj for protecting trees

    A royal edict : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) A royal edict in Maharashtra. Courtesy Dr. Percy Avari. That is just amazing  good ideas but what a greater hoax. i enjoyed it.. the english syntax and certain ways of writing is very mid to late 20th century and…

  • Anthurium watermaliense (Cultivated- USA)?

    Anthurium watermaliense L.H.Bailey & Nash, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 303 1914. ?; . Costa Rica to Colombia as per WCSP; . Araceae for ID : Conservatory, Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 09FEB19 : AK-16 : 6 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2) Araceae plant seen inside the Conservatory. Looks…

  • Striped Albatross on Coleus species

      SYMBIOSIS : 1235 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Striped Albatross visiting flowers of Coleus.  

  • Maharashtra- very tiny plants at Sinhagad, Pune

      Tiny plant for ID :: Sinhagad, Aug 201 :: ARK2019-13 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) This is again one of the earlier pics. Seen this at Sinhagad, Pune, a hill in Aug 2014. A very tiny plant, growing on the wet rocks and walls of a…

  • Pavonia arabica

    Pavonia arabica Hochst. ex Steud. (syn: Hibiscus flavus Forsk.; Hibiscus microphyllus Vahl (ambiguous synonym); Malache arabica (Hochst. ex Steud.) Kuntze; Pavonia arabica var. flavovelutina Ulbrich; Pavonia arabica var. glanduligera Gürke; Pavonia erlangeri Ulbr.; Pavonia erythraeae Chiov.; Pavonia franchetiana Schinz ex Gürke; Pavonia glandulosa Franch. (ambiguous synonym); Pavonia habessinia Ehrenb. ex…

  • Agaricomycetes (gilled mushrooms) at Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal

    SK1793 17 Feb 2019 – Mycophyta : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 854 kb.  Location:  Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal Date: 6 September 2017 Elevation : 2300 m. Habit : Wild  Id is not possible without gills view, in case of Agaricomycetes (gilled mushrooms) please always take pictures of underside gills,…

  • Lonicera species?- Atlanta, Georgia, USA

      Shrub for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 21JAN19 : AK-43 : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)  Shrub with red berries, turning black when ripe. Pictures taken on 21st Oct,18. Something like Lonicera ? most likely not lonicera. lonicera berries in real life have a…

  • Celtis timorensis

    Celtis timorensis Span. (syn: Celtis cinnamomea Lindl.; Celtis crenato-serrata Merr.; Celtis dysodoxylon Thw.; Celtis hamata Bl.; Celtis reticulosa Miq.; Celtis waitzii Bl.; Sponia pendula Span.; Sponia rigida Zoll. ex Planch. (ambiguous synonym)); Christmas Isl. (Austr.), Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, India (Silhet), Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, C-Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Isl….

  • USA- Cultivated bush in Atlanta

      Bush for ID : Atlanta, Georgia : 17JAN19 : AK-33 : 16 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (4) Cultivated bush seen in Atlanta in the 4th week of Oct,18. Tiny white flowers. More similar to Lawsonia inermis  Thanks … May be from same family. Will search further. Have you…

  • Gnetum species- Tamilnadu-Kolli hills of Eastern ghats

    04022019BHAR02 Climber : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Climber Opposite decussate leaves Kolli hills of Eastern ghats No flower no fruit, unclear images how to identify! Might be Gnetum, Image is not sufficient for ID ! Gnetum ula

  • Cotoneaster rotundifolius

    Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. ex Lindl. (syn: Cotoneaster distichus Lange; Cotoneaster distichus var. parvifolius T. T. Yu; Cotoneaster lanata Hort. ex Jacques; Cotoneaster microphyllus var. rotundifolia (Wall. ex Lindl.) Wenz.; Cotoneaster nitidus Jacq.; Cotoneaster nitidus var. parvifolius (T. T. Yu) T. T. Yu; Cotoneaster rotundifolius var. lanatus (Dipp.) Schneid.; Cotoneaster rupestris Charlt.;…

  • Cotoneaster marginatus ?- Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal

    SK850 04 Nov-2017:ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (10) Location:  Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal Date: 6 September 2017 Elevation : 7700 ft. Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl.  ?? After discussions of Cotoneaster spp. on efloraofindia, it has become quite confusing for me, until I get literature on Cotoneaster. Difficult indeed…

  • Cotoneaster garhwalensis

    Cotoneaster garhwalensis Klotz (syn: Pyrus garhwalensis (G. Klotz) M. F. Fay & Christenh.); . India (Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh), Nepal as per Catalogue of Life; .     VoF Week :: TG :: Unid shrub from VoF: A small shrub, less than knee high, found in the Valley of Flowers,…

  • Rosa corymbifera

    Rosa corymbifera Borkh., Versuch einer forstbotanischen Beschreibung 319 1790. (Syn: Crepinia corymbifera (Borkh.) Gand.; Crepinia obtusifolia (Desv.) Gand.; Crepinia platyphylla (A. Rau) Gand.; Rosa acanthina Déségl. & Ozanon; Rosa aemoniana Puget ex R. Keller; Rosa affinita Puget ex H. Braun; Rosa amblyphylla Rip. ex Desegl.; Rosa annoniana Puget ex H….