• Abronia

  • Murdannia esculenta ?

    Murdannia esculenta (Wall. ex C.B.Clarke) Abeyw., Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. 2: 82 (1959) (syn: Aneilema esculentum Wall. ex C.B.Clarke; Aneilema pulneyense Fyson; Aneilema pulneyense Fyson; Commelina esculenta B.Heyne ex Hook.f., not validly publ.; Phaeneilema pulneyense (Fyson) Raizada); . India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP; . Leaves oblong-elliptic, to 6.5 x…

  • Pholidota species- Kalimpong, WB, India

      SK 2340 22 December 2019 : 6 posts by 3 authors. 3 images- 5 mb or more. Location: Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 25 November 2019  Elevation: 1350m. Habitat: Cultivated  Any idea without flowers … ? Perhaps Bulbophyllum. Either Pholidota or Coelogyne. Cant be confirmed from these pics. 

  • Sargassum species- Koh Chang, Thailand

    SK 2311 11 December 2019 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Koh Chang, Thailand Date: 10 December 2019 Elevation: MSL Habitat : Wild I think Sargassum only,   References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargassum

  • Lime Blue on Acmella (Spilanthes) species

    SYMBIOSIS : 1418 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Lime Blue butterfly visiting flowers of Spilanthes sp.  

  • Psathyrella species- Harthok, Palpa, Nepal

      SK 2268 02 November 2019 – Mycophyta : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)- 2 & 3 mb.  Location:  Harthok, Palpa Date: 25 September 2019 Elevation:1400 m. Habit : Wild Pl. check with comparative images at Order Agaricales   Looks Psathyrella sp. Family – Psathyrellaceae

  • Argyreia bella

    Argyreia bella (C. B. Cl.) Raiz. (syn: Convolvulus vestitus Wall.; Lettsomia bella C. B. Cl.; Mouroucoa bella (C. B. Cl.) Kuntze); . India, Nepal as per Catalogue of Life; . SK 4055 11 February 2025: 8 very high res. images. Location: Kantipath, Makawanpur, Nepal Date: 08 February 2025 Elevation: 740m. Habitat:…

  • Arunachal Pradesh- Tree

      Tree from Arunachal Pradesh : 3 posts by 1 author. 3 images. This Tree stands in an Arboretum in western France, (USDA Winter Hardness Zone 9). Unfortunately we only know its origin.  Thank you very much for your help. Location: collected in Arunachal Pradesh Date:  Elevation:  Habit : Arboretum/ Wild…

  • Balsams of Eastern Himalaya- A Regional Revision

    Balsams of Eastern Himalaya- A Regional Revision by Rajib Gogoi, Souravjyoti Borah et al : 1 post by 1 author. One of our esteemed member (who is always helping us) and an Expert on Impatiens, has written a wonderful book details of which are give below: About this book Impatiens, commonly…

  • Lentinula edodes ?

    Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler, 1976 (syn: Agaricus edodes Berk., 1878; Armillaria edodes (Berk.) Sacc., 1887; Armillaria edodes f. edodes (Berk.) Sacc., 1887; Armillaria edodes f. sterilis Iwade, 1944; Collybia shiitake J. Schröt., 1886; Cortinellus edodes (Berk.) S. Ito & S. Imai, 1938; Cortinellus edodes f. edodes (Berk.) S. Ito &…

  • Dendrobium hybrids- Jawalakhel Flower Show, Lalitpur

      SK 2325 17 December 2019 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 7 mb.  Location: Jawalakhel Flower Show, Lalitpur Date: 20 October 2019 Elevation: 1300 m. Habitat: Cultivated Dendrobium hybrid ? Attachments (1)- 6 mb.  Attachments (1)- 6 mb.  Dendrobium hybrid  

  • Miltonia hybrids- Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal

    SK 2324 17 December 2019 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 6 mb. Location: Jawalakhel Flower Show, Lalitpur Date: 20 October 2019 Elevation: 1300 m. Habitat: Cultivated Attachments (1)- 6 mb.  Miltonia hybrid. . SK 2322 16 December 2019 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) –…

  • barks and trunks

    barks and trunks :: Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary :: 14 NOV 19 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 2 images. Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary  Wayanad Date: November 14, 2019 … Altitude range: about 650 to 1150 m (2,100 to 3,800 ft) asl   … barks and trunks   Dear friends, I will be…

  • Argyreia species- Pookode lake, Wayanad, Kerala

      Argyreia FOR ID :: Pookode lake, Wayanad :: 13 NOV 19 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Pookode Lake  Wayanad Date: November 13, 2019 … Altitude: about 770 m (2,530 ft) asl … some Argyreia ?   Dear friends, I think this could be Argyreia; please validate the genus….

  • Dischidia major

    Dischidia major (Vahl) Merr. (syn: Collyris major Vahl; Dischidia bauerlenii Schltr.; Dischidia clavata Wall.; Dischidia merguiensis Becc.; Dischidia pubiflora Schltr.; Dischidia rafflesiana Wall.; Dischidia timorensis Decne.; Dischidia viridescens Griff.); . peninsular Malaysia, NE-India, Bangladesh, Myanmar [Burma], Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor), Singapore, Thailand, Philippines,…