• Hoverfly on Dahlia cultivar – Bhubaneswar

      Fwd: Nectaring by a hoverfly ( Taxomerus germinatus) in miniature dahlia, dt 22/01/2020 : 1 post by 1 author. 1 image. Sir, namaskar, wishing you Sir & all esteemed membersof efi a happy Republic day., sendind a collage of nectaring of a hoverfly (Taxomerus germinatus) on miniature dahlia (Dahlia pinnata)…

  • Dischidia vidalii (Cultivated)

    Dischidia vidalii Becc., Malesia 2: 272 1886. (syn: Dischidia pectenoides H.Pearsen) ?; . Philippines (Luzon) as per Catalogue of Life; . Common name: Kangaroo Pocket, Bladder Vine . Images by Rashida Atthar (Id by Satish Chile) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links) Dischidia-an…

  • Celastrus stylosus

    Celastrus stylosus Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 401 1824. (syn: Celastrus attenuatus Wall.; Celastrus crassifolius Wang (ambiguous synonym); Celastrus hypoleucus f. puberula Loes.; Celastrus neglecta Wall.; Celastrus stylosus var. angustifolius C. Y. Chen & T. C. Kao; Celastrus stylosus subsp. glaber D. Hou; Gymnosporia neglecta Wall. ex Lawson); . Bhutan, Thailand,…

  • Nymphaea candida ?

    Nymphaea candida ?;   SK 2403 19 January 2020 : 7 posts by 2 authors. 3 images- 6 to 7 mb each. Location: Bangkok, Thailand Date:  07  December 2019  Elevation: MSL Habitat: Cultivated Nymphaea alba L. ?? I think images insufficient as Nymphaea candida C. Presl and Nymphaea alba are closely related as…

  • Opuntia species- Jayanti Majri, Punjab

      ‘CACTUS’ WITH PODS IN THE SHIVALIK FOOTHILLS OF PUNJAB : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Could the members of this esteemed group help identify this gregarious ‘cactus’ with purple pods growing in the floodplains of the Shivalik foothhills, 15 km from Chandigarh, village Jayanti Majri, Punjab. Pics…

  • Phyllanthus caroliniensis (Thailand)

    Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter, Fl. Carol. 228 1788. (syn: Andrachne pumila (Raf.) Rydb.; Andrachne schaffneriana Pax & K.Hoffm.; Diasperus montevidensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Diasperus schomburgkianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Geminaria obovata Raf.; Phyllanthus graminicola Britton, nom. illeg. (ambiguous synonym); Phyllanthus montevidensis Müll.Arg.; Phyllanthus obovatus Muhl. ex Willd.; Phyllanthus schomburgkianus Müll.Arg.; Synexemia caroliniana Raf.; Synexemia…

  • Links not opening in my mobile

    Links not opening in my mobile : 2 posts by 2 authors. I shall be thankful if you have any idea as to how to set right the problem :  When I click (place my finger) to open the link it is showing a screen almost black with some arrow…

  • Rhipsalis

    Rhipsalis baccifera (Sol. ex J.M. Mill.) Stearn (Cultivated)      Rhipsalis cereuscula Haw. (Cultivated)

  • Dendrobium hybrids- Bangkok, Thailand

      SK 2385 13 January 2020 : 6 posts by 3 authors. 3 images- 5 to 7 mb each. Location: Bangkok, Thailand Date:  07  December 2019  Elevation: MSL Habitat: Cultivated Dendrobium hybrid ?? Dendrobium hybrid   SK 2386 14 January 2020 : 5 posts by 3 authors. 2 images- 6…

  • Indian Fern Society conference on Pteridophytes

    Indian Fern Society conference on Pteridophytes : 1 post by 1 author. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is going to organise Indian Fern Society conference on Pteridophytes today and tomorrow.  Faculty, Scientists, Research Scholar and MSc students are invited to attend and present their research work.  If interested then…

  • Echiochilon

    Echiochilon pauciflorum (Stocks) Långström & M. W. Chase  

  • Echeveria ‘Tippy’ ?

    Echeveria ‘Tippy’?;   Succulent For ID : Nasik : 080714 : AK-15 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).   Succulent seen at a Cactus Nursery in Nasik on 27/2/14. Was given to understand it is a Kalanchoe. Can this be Echeveria Species? I will go with the following in…

  • Echeveria ‘Topsy Turvy’

    Echeveria ‘Topsy Turvy’;   Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight : Crassulaceae : Echeveria runyonii ‘Topsy Turvy’ : California : 16DEC14 : AK-3 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2). Seen in Los Angeles on 3/10/14. For validation. yes a mutant but who has ever seen the original?extremely common sold…

  • Sempervivum tectorum

    Sempervivum tectorum L. (syn: Sedum majus Garsault (ambiguous synonym); Sedum tectorum (L.) Scop. (ambiguous synonym); ………………………………………….);     Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight : Sempervivum For ID : Crassulaceae : BBC Show,Mumbai : 17DEC14 : AK-20 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Crassulaceae, probably Sempervivum at the BBC Show…

  • Graptoveria ‘Douglas Huth’

    Graptoveria ‘Douglas Huth’;   Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight:: Crassulaceae:: For id from Nahan- NS 28 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4). Please suggest id for this succulent, recorded from a garden in Nahan, H.P. … It seems to Graptoveria Douglas Huth. Pls confirm it could be, no…

  • Echeveria ‘Colorshift’

    Echeveria ‘Colorshift’;   Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight:: Crassulaceae:: Echeveria from Darjeeling- NS 38 : 6 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4) This one is from Darjeeling, in cultivation near a tea estate, wanted to know the specific id of this Echeveria… good luck with a specific id unless one…

  • Echeveria ‘Arlie Wright’ ?

    Echeveria ‘Arlie Wright’ ?; . Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight: Crassulaceae : 15DEC14 : AK-1 : Attachments (3) Small, cultivated plant seen in Los Angeles, California on 3/10/14. I hope Echeveria gibbiflora Please see my post Thank you for the id. Is this…… Echeveria ‘Red Ruffles’, Echeveria gibbiflora simply e gibbiflora not…

  • Echeveria ‘Gypsy’ ?

    Echeveria ‘Gypsy’ ?; .     Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight: Combretaceae: Echeveria ‘Blue Spurs’ from California-GSDEC10 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Echeveria gibbiflora DC. oreja de burro Ornamental with with obovate to spathulate leaves, gray green large leaves, 15-35 long, 10-25 cm broad, often purplish crimpled…

  • Echeveria ‘Tsunami’

    Echeveria ‘Tsunami’ ;   Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight: Combretaceae: Echeveria sp. for ID from California-GSDEC11 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Echeveria sp? for ID from California Beautiful upload. It is Echeveria elegans May be Echeveria ‘Tsunami’ as per debraleebaldwin