• Euphrasia species- Paddar valley, district Kishtwar, J&K

    Plant for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 241211 SRANA 01: 2 images. Kindly identify the plant. Date: 2nd August 2011. Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K. Altitude: 4100 meters asl. Plant height: 10-15 cms Plant habit/habitat: Wild herb Euphrasia sp. The single species in FBI E. officinalis is now represented by…

  • Euphrasia species- Sonamarg, Kashmir

      Euphrasia_Kashmir : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Please help in ID of this Euphrasia sp. Picture (not good quality) has been taken at Vishen Sar (alpine area) in Sonamarg Kashmir. Pl. check Euphrasia platyphylla

  • Commersonia magniflora (Australia)

    Commersonia magniflora (F.Muell.) F.Muell., Fragm. 11: 114 1881. (syn: Restiaria magniflora (F.Müll.) Kuntze; Rulingia magniflora F.Müll.); Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia) as per Catalogue of Life;   Plants From Australia 2018:: Commersonia magniflora from Melton-NS August 07 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) This shrub was…

  • Capparis spinosa subsp. cartilaginea

    Capparis spinosa subsp. cartilaginea (Decne.) Maire & Weiller, in Fl. Afr. Nord 12: 120 1965. (syn: Capparis cartilaginea Decne.) as per efi thread;   Capparis spinosa- I’d confirm pls : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Capparis spinosa From gujarat katchh I guess ID correct. May be Capparis spinosa subsp….

  • Majidea zanguebarica ?

    08032018BHAR01 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Found in Auroville botanical garden. Need ID. Not sure of the habit. Could be Majidea zanguebarica,

  • INDIAN TREE- a tribute on Independence Day

    INDIAN TREE- a tribute on Independence Day : 6 posts by 1 author. Wish you all happy Independence day A small composition INDIAN TREE This charming tree with tiny white flowers, Orange fruits is gorgeous like the Majestic Tricolours Many enjoy the comforts it gives abusing tiny problems But none…

  • Polygala tricholopha

    Polygala tricholopha Chodat, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2): 98, pl. 17, f. 20 1893. (syn: Polygala hasskarlii Merr. & Chun; Polygala laotica Gagnep.); China (?Guangxi, Hainan, SW-Yunnan), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, India (West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya), Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar [Burma], peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra as per Catalogue of Life; Straggling shrubs,…

  • Stellaria species- Triund, Himachal

    Request for ID of HP Flora Triund 40 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3). This plant was seen growing at a height of nearly 2500 mtrs at Triund. Please help in identifying it. How about Stellaria aquatica? Species of Cerastium? My guess, Stellaria graminea, because of the narrow leaves. I think we will…

  • Memecylon species- Mannur RF

      Memecylon sp. 2 : 3 posts by 1 author. 2 images. Date:This July Place: Mannur RF Memecylon umbellatum N. Burman ?? … correct

  • Viracha.विरचा

    Fwd: Viracha.विरचा : 9 posts by 3 authors. I would like you to help me. The plant has long white smelly roots, the animals do not eat. The height of the plant is 3-5 feet with coppery coloured leaves andis available in marshy lands. The local Name of the plant is VIRCHA. What is the botanical…

  • Ixora thwaitesii

    Ixora thwaitesii Hook.f. syn. Ixora acuminata Thwaites; .   MS June,2018/05 Ixora sp. for ID : 19 posts by 4 authors. 4 images. Location : Tamdil, Mizoram Date : 02-06-2018 Habit : Shrub or Undershrub Habitat : Wild Pl. Check /species/m—z/r/rubiaceae/ixora Ixora chinensis ?? Sir i think Tarenna asiatica. Does not match with…

  • Hongkong Trip

    Hongkong Trip :  7 posts by 4 authors.   Attachments (3) It is a great pleasure and opportunity to meet Orchid Specialist  Dr. Pankaj Kumar. Thank you Pankaj for sparing a whole day for me and taking around wilderness of Victoria Peak, Hongkong and showing local wild flowers. Thanks for the meeting of…

  • Dioscorea species ?- Latehar, Jharkhand

      Climber for ID from Latehar, Jharkhand : 11 posts by 4 authors. 5 imges. This was recently seen in a deciduous forest floor. No tendrils. please tell us:  what forest what state what month or season Thank you … for your mail. Jharkhand State, Palamau District, Latehar, Deciduous forest floor, Rainy…

  • 90. Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st July’18

    Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st July’18- more than 12,000 species :  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 3,02,400 messages so far & membership currently around 2990 nos. efloraofindia (eFI…

  • Glycosmis species ?- Kakani, Nepal

      SK1334 30 JUL 2018 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Kakani,  Nepal Altitude :6600 ft. Date: 20 June 2018 Habit : Wild    Found on the forest ground. Please check Glycosmis pentaphylla fruit. Thank you …,  Looks like fruit has resemblance but only FoP  says it is found up to 2300 mt. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=113754…

  • Dicliptera sebastinei

    Dicliptera sebastinei Karthik. & Moorthy, Fl. Pl. India 12 2009. (Syn: Justicia acuminata Wall.; Peristrophe acuminata Wall. ex Nees); Andamans, Singapore (I) as per Catalogue of Life; Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is. as per POWO;   Peristrophe sp. from South Andaman Island, A & N Islands. : 7 posts by 2…

  • Thelypteris nudata

    Thelypteris nudata (Roxb.) C.V.Morton, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 38: 352 (1974) as per POWO; . Pronephrium nudatum (Roxb. ex Griff.) Holtt., Blumea 20(1): 111 1972. (syn: Abacopteris multilineata (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching; Aspidium moulmeinense (Bedd.) Christ; Aspidium multilineatum (Wall. ex Hook.) Christ; Christella moulmeinensis (Bedd.) H. Lév.; Cyclosorus clarkei (Sarn.Singh…

  • Strobilanthes adnata

    Strobilanthes adnata C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 4: 436 1884. (syn: Endopogon decurrens Nees; Hymenochlaena decurrens (Nees) Bremek.; Strobilanthes decurrens (Nees) T. Anderson);  India (NE- & S-India) as per Catalogue of Life;   MS Aug., 2018/15 Strobilanthes sp. ? for Id. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Location :…

  • Capparis cleghornii

    Capparis cleghornii Dunn, Fl. Madras 146 1915. (syn: Capparis roxburghii Cooke); India (Karnataka, Kerala) as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Cleghorn Caper Scandent shrubs, ca 2 m high; twigs purplish, flagellate, fulvous-pubescent, densely armed with sharp recurved thorns. Leaves alternate, elliptic or obovate, acute at base, abruptly blunt-acuminate at…