SK1460 21 Sep 2018 : 13 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4)- around 600 kb each. Location: Lantau, Hong Kong Date: 14 August 2018 Elevation: 3000 ft. Habit : Not sure Which Fabaceae.. ?? Vigna unguiculata. Looks somethiing different. Any idea about the genus ? Should be a Vigna. Vigna…
Basics of taxonomy : 3 posts by 3 authors. Other recipients: What are the steps to be followed to identify a plants family by seeing a plant in the field? What are the steps to be followed to identify a plants family by seeing a plant in the field? I…
Liparis petiolata (D.Don) P.F.Hunt & Summerh., Kew Bull. 20: 52 1966. (syn: Acianthus petiolatus D.Don; Leptorchis pulchella (Hook. f.) Kuntze; Leptorkis pulchella (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Liparis angkae Kerr; Liparis nepalensis Lindl.; Liparis pulchella Hook.f.; Liparis rupestris var. purpurascens Ridl.; Liparis taronensis S.C.Chen; Malaxis cordifolia Sm.); . Himalaya to S. China and…
Gastrodia dyeriana King & Pantl., J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 64(2): 342 1895. (syn: . Sikkim to Darjiling, Arunachal Pradesh: East Himalaya as per POWO; . SK1515 17 Oct 2018 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)- around 400 kb each. Location: Shivapuri National Park,Nepal Date:…
SK1518 19 Oct 2018 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Shivapuri National Park, Nepal Date: 24 August 2018 Elevation:7800 ft. Habit : Wild Which Symplocos. Unfortunately only these images.
Pegaeophyton minutum H. Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 47(9): 270–272, f. 2 1972. (syn: Pegaeophyton garhwalensis H.J. Chowdhery & S. Singh); Bhutan, China, India, Nepal as per Tropicos; Small perennial herbs, glabrous or pubescent with simple trichomes, about 1-4 cm tall. Rootstocks slender, taproot, about 1 mm thick. Caudex branched, about…
Fwd: Announcement of New publication Flora of the Mandi District Himachal Pradesh: North West Himalaya Authored by Singh P.B in Efloraofindia : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) We are pleased to inform you about our new publication which is being released:Flora of the Mandi District Himachal Pradesh: North…
Corydalis violacea (Prain) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65(1): 36 1896. (Syn: Corydalis meifolia var. violacea Prain); N-India as per Catalogue of Life; Corydalis violacea from Uttarakhand_DSR : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2) In our last month visit to Kedarnath area…
Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th Sept.’18- more than 12,000 species : 5 posts by 4 authors. It’s heartening to reiterate that Efloraofindia is the largest google e-group/ forum in the world in this field & the largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with around 3,07,700 messages…
SK1398 31 AUG 2018 : 14 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)- around 400 kb each. Location: Hong Kong Park Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated There is Flora Hongkongense by George Betham available online for download in BHL. Any idea about family? Commelinaceae ? I thought…
Moringa oleifera ?; Unknown seedlings in tray : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Found in Auroville Botanical Gardens. No need to ID. Just sharing…. OK, … could be moringa
SK1480 02 Oct 2018 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6)- around 350 kb each. Location: Hong Kong Park Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated Begonia sp.
Asteraceae sp. for ID at Munnar-PKA60 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) – around 420 kb each. This Asteraceae herb was seen at Shola Forest near Munnar.These are the only pics available with me..
Argyreia Id from Bangladesh-SM_1300 : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Chittagong Habitat: long the canal side may be but you need side views of the floral tube, leaves both surfaces and measurements if p Argyreia sericea ?? Difficult to identify without sepals/ bracts. Pl. see Argyreia Argyreia splendens(Hornem.)…
Euphrasia species- Lahaul, Himachal (mixed thread): 3 images. I am presenting here some Euphrasia images from Lahaul, taken by myself and … ……………. My thinking is that it is a plant different from the Euphrasia found in VOF. Any thoughts on this will be welcome.
Palm Jumeirah, Archipelago in Dubai : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Another biomimicry, an architectural wonder in Dubai. A huge urban complex created on sea in the shape of the celebrated date palm.
Dracocephalum wallichii Sealy, Bot. Mag. 164: t. 9657 1944. (syn: Dracocephalum calanthum C.Y.Wu [Illegitimate]; Dracocephalum speciosum Benth. [Illegitimate]; Dracocephalum wallichii var. wallichii ; Ruyschiana wallichii House); Common name: Wallich’s Dragonhead Himalaya to SC. China as per WCSP; East Himalaya; Nepal; Tibet; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; Dracocephalum wallichii…
97th Tree Appreciation Walk at Kanheri Caves, SGNP on 21st Oct,18 at 8 am : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Dear Friends, The monsoon has left Mumbai in a great hurry…….grasses have stopped growing…..shedding and burying its seeds for the future…..greens of yesterday slowly blending in to golden…
Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)- 1, 1 & 4 mb. Location: Chisapani, Kathmandu Date: 01 October 2019 Elevation: 2176 m. Habit : Wild Attachments (1) – 6 mb It is almost impossible to identify this without dissection and I am surprised to…
SK1471 26 Sep 2018 : 15 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Date: 12 August 2018 Elevation: 1300 ft. Habit : Cultivated Can it be Nerium by any chance? /species/a—l/a/apocynaceae/nerium/nerium-oleander No its not Nerium. I know the plant, but dont know the name. i have been…