• Pavetta hongkongensis (Hong Kong)

    Pavetta hongkongensis Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 104 1934. (Syn: Tarenna kwangsiensis Hand.-Mazz.); S. China to Vietnam as per WCSP; China South-Central; China Southeast; Hainan; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; SK1406 03 Sep 2018 : 36 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (5) Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong  Date: 12 August 2018…

  • Fimbristylis fimbristyloides

    Fimbristylis fimbristyloides (F.Muell.) Druce, Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 623 1917. (syn: Abildgaardia fimbristyloides F.Muell.; Fimbristylis dallachyi F.Muell. ex Benth.; Fimbristylis disticha var. dallachyi (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Domin; Fimbristylis lacei Turrill; Fimbristylis nanofusca Tang & F.T.Wang; Iria fimbristyloides (F.Muell.) Kuntze); Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Queensland as per…

  • Herpetospermum darjeelingense

    Herpetospermum darjeelingense (C.B.Clarke) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner, Taxon 60: 134 2011. (syn: Edgaria darjeelingensis C.B. Clarke; Edgaria darjeelingensis var. clarkiana S.N. Biswas);  Tibet, N-India, Nepal, Bhutan, Darjeeling, Sikkim as per Catalogue of Life;   Identified specimen : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Name: Edgaria darjeelingenesis Family: Cucurbitaceae Place: Hooker…

  • Albizia odoratissima ?

    Albizia odoratissima ?; . Fwd: Tree in Srinagar,uttarakhand 9-9-18 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) A member of Ceasalpiniaceae (now Fabaceae). The bluish white patches are due to formation of lichens. It indicates the surrounding environment is clean (free from pollution). Pl. check comparative images at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a–-l/f/fabaceae/acacia Could be Albizia…

  • Gagea species- Punjab, Pakistan

      Which species of Gagea?? Id please..from Scrub forest Punjab, Pakistan…Thankyou : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Is It resemble with Gagea reticulata Sir? Sir, picture was taken in February 2017 and i dont know the elevation actually Difficult for me to say anything. Pl. check at Systematic…

  • Gagea specis- on way to Drass, Ladakh

        Wild flower for ID (25/06/2011 NSJ-02): Location – On the way to Drass, LadakhAltitude – 3300 m (Approx)Habitat – WildPlant around 6 inches tall. Perhaps Gagea sp. Could be G. elegans, but not very sure

  • Scleromitrion

    Comparative images of complete Old Hedyotis complex (Debia, Exallage, Hedyotis, Leptopetalum, Oldenlandia & Scleromitrion) available at Hedyotis . Scleromitrion diffusum (Willd.) R.J.Wang (Trop. & Subtrop. Asia as per WCSP) Scleromitrion pinifolium (Wall. ex G.Don) R.J.Wang (Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is.,…

  • Viola diffusa

    Viola diffusa Ging., Prodr. 1: 298 1824. (syn: Viola diffusa var. brevibarbata Ching J. Wang; Viola diffusa var. brevisepala W. Becker; Viola diffusa var. glabella H. Boissieu; Viola diffusa var. glaberrima W. Becker; Viola diffusa subsp. tenuis W. Becker; Viola diffusa var. tomentosa W. Becker;  Viola diffusoides Ching J. Wang; Viola fargesii…

  • Symplocos congesta (Hong Kong)

    Symplocos congesta Benth., Fl. Hongk. 211–212 1861. (syn: Bobua adinandrifolia (Hayata) Kaneh. & Sasaki; Bobua hayatae (Mori) Nemoto; Bobua kudoi (Mori) Nemoto; Bobua nakaii (Hayata) Kaneh. & Sasaki; Bobua phaeophylla (Hayata) Kaneh. & Sasaki; Bobua theifolia Kaneh. & Sasaki; Symplocos adinandrifolia Hayata; Symplocos cuspidata Brand; Symplocos hayatae Mori; Symplocos kudoi…

  • Justicia championii (Hong Kong)

    Justicia championii T. Anderson, Fl. Hongk. 264 1861. (syn: Adhatoda chinensis (Benth.) Champ.; Calophanoides chinensis (Benth.) C.Y. Wu & H.S. Lo; Dicliptera cyclostegia Hand.-Mazz.; Ecbolium championii Kuntze; Justicia chinensis (Benth.) Druce (ambiguous synonym); Justicia chinensis (Benth.) Q.H.Chen (ambiguous synonym));   China (Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hongkong, Hainan, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei,…

  • Fimbristylis thomsonii

    Fimbristylis thomsonii Boeckeler, Linnaea 37: 37 1871. (syn: Iria thomsonii (Boeckeler) Kuntze); Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Hainan; Laos; Malaya; Myanmar; Nansei-shoto; Philippines; Sumatera; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;     SK1419 07 Sep 2018 : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6) – around…

  • Youngia japonica ?

    . SK 2915 06 July 2021: 6 very high res. images. Location: Kathmandu, Central Nepal Altitude: 1700 m. Date : 05 July 2021 Habitat : Wild Youngia sp. ?? I am yet to find any close comparable ID. So far I could get similar leaves at https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2610886312 But phyllaries here different it goes…

  • Ternstroemia luteoflora (Hong Kong)

    Ternstroemia luteoflora L.K. Ling, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 50(1): 7, 183–184 (addenda) 1998. ; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, SE-Yunnan) as per Catalogue of Life;   SK1418 07 Sep 2018 : 10 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4) – around 400 kb each. Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong  Date:…

  • Ilex memecylifolia (Hong Kong)

    Ilex memecylifolia Champ. ex Benth., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 328–329 1852. (syn: Ilex memecylifolia var. oblongifolia Champ. ex Benth.); China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Xinjiang), N-Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;     SK1405 03 Sep 2018 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Location: Victoria Peak,…

  • Ophiorrhiza pumila (Hong Kong)

    Ophiorrhiza pumila Champ. ex Benth., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 169 1852. (syn: Ophiorrhiza aureolina f. qiongyaensis H.S.Lo; Ophiorrhiza humilis Y.C.Tseng; Ophiorrhiza inflata Maxim.; Ophiorrhiza pumila var. inflata (Maxim.) Masam.); China South-Central; China Southeast; Hainan; Japan; Nansei-shoto; Taiwan; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; SK1420 08 Sep 2018…

  • Ophiorrhiza treutleri

    Ophiorrhiza treutleri Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 83 1880.; Assam; East Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; Stems 10-35cm, herbaceous, slightly fleshy crisped white hirsute. Leaves equal, elliptic, 3-10 x 1.5-5cm, acute, base cuneate, thinly pilose above, paler beneath with prominent crisped pubescent veins; stipules spreading, ovate acuminate often split,…

  • Clerodendrum species ?- Bhutan

      230818SP1 ID? : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Bhutan, 1822m Captured: 12th May 2018 Thanks, …, I hope this also wild. Also mention place in Bhutan in your future postings along with giving unique subject to each post.  Clerodendrum ??? C.trichotomum  ?? I guess leaves of…

  • Hedyotis leschenaultiana

    Hedyotis leschenaultiana DC., Prodr. 4: 422 1830. (syn: Hedyotis anamalayana (Gamble) R.S.Rao & Hemadri; Hedyotis leschenaultiana var. leschenaultiana ; Hedyotis sisaparensis Gage; Hedyotis stylosa R.Br. ex G.Don; Knoxia wightiana Schltdl. ex Hook.f.; Oldenlandia anamalayana Gamble; Oldenlandia sisaparensis (Gage) Gamble; Oldenlandia stylosa (R.Br. ex G.Don) Kuntze); India as per WCSP; Common…

  • List of flowers most butterflies visit

      Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : FLOWER 1/ BUTTERFLY : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) As you all know I am in the process of documenting butterfly species visiting different flowers. I am doing it for last 12 years.It all started on the Chandan tree ( Santalum album ) in…

  • Mussaenda pubescens (Hong Kong)

    Mussaenda pubescens Dryand., Hortus Kew. 1: 372 1810. (syn: Mussaenda acutiflora Bartl. ex DC.; Mussaenda bodinieri H.Lév. & Vaniot; Mussaenda pubescens var. alba X.F.Deng & D.X.Zhang; Mussaenda pubescens f. clematidiflora Chun ex H.H.Hsue & H.Wu; Mussaenda pubescens f. pubescens ); SE. China to Vietnam, Taiwan as per WCSP; China Southeast;…