Rafflesia tuan-mudae Becc., Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 11: 197 1868. ; Borneo (Sarawak) as per Catalogue of Life; MS/1/2020/1 – Biggest flower : 2 posts by 2 authors. No images. I am sending h/w the link: https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/big-news-largest-specimen-of-worlds-biggest-flower-found-in-indonesia-2445429.html References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI Wikipedia World’s largest ‘Rafflesia tuan-mudae’ blooms…
Isaria cicadae Miq., 1838 (syn: Cordyceps cicadae (Miq.) Massee, 1895 (ambiguous synonym); Cordyceps cicadae S. Z. Shing, 1975 (ambiguous synonym); Paecilomyces cicadae (Miq.) Samson, 1974); Isaria cicadae submission : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) Here’s one new and interesting addition to site. Isaria cicadae Common Name –…
Coleus pallidus (Wall. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton, PhytoKeys 129: 81 (2019) (syn: Anisochilus pallidus Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 18 1830.); Nepal to SC. China and Indo-China as per WCSP; Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; East Himalaya; Laos; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; MS Dec.,2019/04 Anisochilus sp….
Re: Palm from Kerala : 3 posts by 3 authors. 4 images. This is from Wayenad Please identify Saribus rotundifolius ?? Pl. check Livistona rotundifolia (Lam.) Mart. & Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart. as suggested by …
SK 2352 31 December 2019 : 4 posts by 2 authors. 2 images- 6 mb each. Location: Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 30 November 2019 Elevation: 1350m. Habitat: Cultivated Which Cattleya?? Hybrid?? I am not the right person for hybrids. I believe it is Laeleocattleya hybrid. Thanks for sharing. Same for other…
SK 2351 31 December 2019 : 5 posts by 2 authors. 2 images- 7 mb each. Location: Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 30 November 2019 Elevation: 1350m. Habitat: Cultivated Which Cattleya?? Hybrid?? I am not the right person for hybrids. I believe it is Laeleocattleya hybrid.
Epidendrum radicans Pav. ex Lindl. : 5 posts by 2 authors. 3 images- 4 to 6 mb each. Location: Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 30 November 2019 Elevation: 1350m. Habitat: Cultivated This is Epidendrum, but not sure if it is radicans. Its a hybrid for sure. I think this is an…
Fomes species ? Ganoderma species ? SK 2312 12 December 2019 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Koh Chang, Thailand Date: 10 December 2019 Elevation: MSL Habitat : Wild Pl. check comparative images at Order Polyporales First may be Ganoderma and 2nd one may be Fomes Thank you …! I thought same…
Crotalaria leioloba Bartl., Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1837: 2 (1837) (syn: Crotalaria bodinieri H.Lév. ; Crotalaria canescens Wall. ; Crotalaria chiayiana Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu ; Crotalaria crassifolia Buch.-Ham. ; Crotalaria ferruginea Graham ex Benth. ; Crotalaria ferruginea var. chiayiana (Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu) S.S.Ying ; Crotalaria ferruginea var. major Benth. ; Crotalaria ferruginea var. pilosissima (Miq.) Benth. ex Baker ; Crotalaria lonchophylla Hand.-Mazz. ; Crotalaria pilosissima Miq….
Ficus cordata Thunb. ; . Clarification : 17 posts by 5 authors. 10 images – 1 to 3 Mb each. I have attached an image of a Ficus, whether it’s Ficus cordata or any other sps?. Kindly help me Please post Location, elevation, date, habitat, close up images of fruit/flower,…
Erythrina sykesii Barneby & Krukoff, Lloydia 37: 447 (1974); . Australia; New Zealand(North) as per CoL: , Fabaceae week-flora-Australia: Erithryna vespertilio—a tree. Flowers fairly similar to Indian Erythrinas… Yes they are, but leaves differ in shape. Looks different from images of Erythrina vespertilio at Wikipedia Factsheet Useful Tropical Plants Australian Native…
Strobilanthes scabra Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 84 1832. (Syn: Hemigraphis aspera Boerl.; Ruellia aspera Nees; Ruellia crispa L. Herb. ex C. B. Cl.; Ruellia scabra Wall.; Ruellia scabrida Wall.; Sericocalyx crispus (L.) Bremek.; Sericocalyx scaber (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek.; Strobilanthes asper (Nees) Decne.) as per efi thread; India (N-…
Blyxa aubertii Rich., Mem. Cl. Sci. Math. Inst. Natl. France 1811(2): 19 1814. (syn: Blyxa ceylanica Hook.f.; Blyxa ecaudata Hayata; Blyxa graminea Steud., nom. superfl.; Blyxa griffithii Planch. ex Hook.f.; Blyxa malayana Ridl.; Blyxa muricata Koidz.; Blyxa oryzetorum (Decne.) Hook.f.; Blyxa zeylanica Hook.f.; Diplosiphon oryzetorum Decne.); Tanzania to Mozambique, Madagascar,…
Nechamandra alternifolia ?; Aquatic species DB 5 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1) – 5 mb. Identity requested Location: Assam Date: 31.7.19 Hydrilla sp.? Close to Nechamandra alternifolia in the same form as per reply in another thread by …
Aquatic species DB 3 : 4 posts by 2 authors. 2 images- 6 mb each. Identity requested Location: Assam Date: 31.7.19 Blyxa aubertii vegetative growth form in the same form as per reply by …, in another thread. Eriocaulon sp,
Id -Vagha-Munda, Odisa : 8 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2) Pl confirm id of the plant from Vagha-munda, Odisa Do Jasminum sambar exist ? they may have misspelled it from something else i did not find it all these days Name appears similar to Jasminum sambac. But plant…
Abronia latifolia Eschsch., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg Hist. Acad. 5: 281 1826.; USA (California, Oregon, Washington State), Canada (British Columbia) as per Catalogue of Life; Abronia latifolia from California-GS261219-1 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Abronia is an interesting genus (also shared by several species of lizards endemic…
Abronia umbellata Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 469 1793. (syn: Abronia alba Eastw.; Abronia californica Raeusch.; Abronia rosea Hartweg ex Loudon; Abronia rotundifolia C. F. Gaertn.; Abronia umbellata subsp. alba (Eastwood) E. Murray; Abronia umbellata subsp. variabilis (Standl.) Munz; Abronia variabilis Standl.; Tricatus admirabilis (L’Her.) Pritz.; Tricratus admirabilis L’Herit. ex Willd.); USA…