Chirita sinensis Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 30: t. 59 1844. (syn: Chirita dryas Dunn; Chirita sinensis var. angustifolia Dunn; Chirita sinensis var. bodinieri H. Lév.; Didymocarpus sinensis (Lindl.) H. Lév.; Roettlera sinensis (Lindl.) Kuntze); Southern Asia as per Catalogue of Life; SK1428 10 Sep 2018 : 4 posts by…
Calanthe × dominyi Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1858: 4 1858. ; . SE. China to Temp. E. Asia: China Southeast, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan as per POWO; . Common name: Dominy’s Calanthe . ID Request-Munnar-PKA2 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) This herb was also spotted in Shola forest near Munnar. Date/Time:…
Bulbophyllum roxburghii (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 263 1861. (syn: Aerides radiata Roxb.; Bulbophyllum sikkimense (King & Pantl.) J.J.Sm.; Cirrhopetalum roxburghii Lindl.; Cirrhopetalum sikkimense King & Pantl.; . E. Nepal to Bangladesh: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal as per POWO; . Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya; Nepal as per Catalogue…
Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st August’18- more than 12,000 species : 5 posts by 3 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 3,04,200 messages…
ID Ahmedabad 29/8/2018 : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)- 2 Mb each. Which creeper is this? Does it flower? asparagus sp. yes it will flower. very small white one followed by green then red fruits. not a show piece though in that plastic trough you have it…
Parasassafras confertiflorum (Meisn.) D.G. Long, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41(3): 513–518, f. 2 1984. (syn: Actinodaphne confertiflora Meisn.; Jozoste confertiflora Kuntze; Litsea confertiflora (Meisn.) Kosterm.; Litsea shweliensis W.W. Sm.; Neocinnamomum confertiflorum (Meisn.) Kosterm.); China (Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Myanmar [Burma] as per Catalogue of Life; Which Parassafras ? help…
Parasassafras confertiflorum (Meisn.) D.G. Long
Brassica nigra (L.) K.Koch, Deutschl. Fl. ed. 3, 4: 713 1833. (syn: Brassica nigra var. abyssinica A. Braun; Brassica nigra var. bracteolata (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Spach; Brassica nigra var. nigra ; Brassica nigra var. torulosa (Pers.) Alef.; Melanosinapis nigra (L.) Calest.; Mutarda nigra (L.) Bernh.; Mutarda nigra (L.) Bernh.; Sinapis nigra…
Ipomoea muelleri Benth.; . Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland) as per Catalogue of Life; . ARJUL61 Convolvulaceae plant for ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Found next to a shallow water body Creeper. Bangalore July 2014 Ipomoea / Argyeria ? Plant identified as Ipomoea marginata….
Eriobotrya bengalensis (Roxb.) Hook.f., The flora of British India 371 1878 (syn: Eriobotrya bengalensis (Roxb.) Kurz (ambiguous synonym); Mespilus bengalensis Roxb.; Photinia bengalensis (Roxb.) Wall. ex G. Don; Pyrus bengalensis (Roxb.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.); . Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin), Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl.), peninsular Malaysia,…
Gynochthodes parvifolia (Bartl. ex DC.) Razafim. & B.Bremer, Adansonia, sér. 3, 33(2): 293 2011. (syn: Lucinaea cumingiana S.Vidal; Morinda cumingiana S.Vidal; Morinda parvifolia Bartl. ex DC.); SE. China to Vietnam, Taiwan, Philippines as per WCSP; China Southeast; Hainan; Philippines; Taiwan; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; SK1414 06 Sep…
Melastoma dodecandrum Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 274 1790. (syn: Asterostoma repens (Desr.) Blume; Melastoma repens Desr.; Osbeckia repens (Desr.) DC.); China (Anhui, Fujian, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang), Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; Melastoma dodecandrum Lour. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8)- around 400 kb each….
Rubus reflexus Ker, The Botanical register 1815 t.461 1820. (syn: Rubus esquirolii H. Lév.); China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; SK1412 05 Sep 2018 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Date: 12 August 2018 Elevation: 1300…
Ardisia lindleyana D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. 1: 617 1839. (Syn: Ardisia kwangtungensis E. Walker; Ardisia punctata Lindl.; Ardisia tsangii E. Walker; Bladhia lindleyana (D. Dietr.) Nakai; Bladhia punctata (Lindl.) Nakai; Tinus punctata (Lindl.) Kuntze); China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang), Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; SK1410 04 Sep 2018…
Adenosma glutinosum (L.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 413 1913 publ. 1914. (syn: Adenosma caerulea R. Br.; Adenosma caerulea var. grandiflora Bonati; Adenosma caerulea var. racemosa Bonati; Adenosma caerulea var. urticifolia Bonati; Adenosma cordifolium Bonati; Adenosma glutinosum var. caeruleum (R.Br.) Tsoong; Adenosma grandiflorum Benth. ex Hance; Adenosma…
Cyperus sesquiflorus subsp. sesquiflorus (Syn: Cyperus kernianus Ohwi & T.Koyama; Cyperus sesquiflorus f. bulbiferus (Kük.) Kük.; Cyperus sesquiflorus f. denticulatus Kük.; Cyperus sesquiflorus f. dunensis (Osten) Kük.; Cyperus sesquiflorus f. elongatus (Boeckeler) Kük.; Cyperus sesquiflorus f. globosus Kük.; Cyperus sesquiflorus f. gracilis (Boeckeler) Kük.; Cyperus sesquiflorus var. minor (Boeckeler) Kük.;…
List of Papers and Books Published 1) Saini S.S. & Atri N. S. 1981. Russula foetens (Pers.) Fr. – A new record for India. Curr. Sci. 50 (10): 460-461. 2) Saini S.S. & Atri N. S. 1982. North Indian Agaricales – I. Indian Phytopath. 35 (2) : 265-272. 3) Saini…
Flora Identifications- more and more reliance on net : 14 posts by 6 authors. With omnipresent mobile and net, I have the feeling that people are more and more going to rely on net in their identifications rather than books etc. I always remember and appreciate Rawat ji’s words in this matter-…
Helicteres angustifolia L., Sp. Pl. 963 1753. (syn: Helicteres parviflora Ridl.; Helicteres salicifolia Presl; Helicteres virgata Wall.; Oudemansia integerrima Miq.; Oudemansia javanensis Müll.Berol.; Oudemansia javensis Hassk.; Oudemansia virgata Hassk.); . China (S-Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, S-Yunnan), Taiwan, Ryukyu Isl., Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines (Luzon, Busuanga, Culion, Panay, Negros, Mindanao), Thailand,…