• Nepal- fungi at Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur

      SK1879 30 April 2019 – Mycophyta : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Location: Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur Date: 28 April 2019 Elevation: 1550 m. Habit : Wild  this makes me believe that the fungi do clean up a mess in forest floor Any idea about the Order or family…

  • Didymocarpus parryorum

    Didymocarpus parryorum C.E.C. Fischer; . Southern Asia as Catalogue of Life; . MS Sept., 2016/05 Didymocarpus sp. for ID : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Location : Lungpuizawl to Sairep road, Mizoram Altitude : 1,300 to 1,500 m. Date :22/09/2016 Habit : Herb Habitat : Growing wild on…

  • Grey pansy on Arecaceae member

      SYMBIOSIS : 1279 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Grey pansy visiting flowers of Palm sp.  

  • Machilus species- Arunachal Pradesh

      Arunachal Pradesh – ID290419PJ2 : (mixed thread): 5 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1)- 5 Mb.  Sending some photos for identify. Photos are not up to the mark. They are from Arunachal Pradesh growing in about 1000 m This may be some Machilus‎ or Persea species as per comparative images…

  • Lycoperdon species- Lele, Lalitpur, Nepal

      SK1868 26 April 2019 – Mycophyta : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)- around 700 kb each.  Location : Lele, Lalitpur Date : 13 September 2014 Elevation :  1330 m. Habit : Wild Is this same as SK1865 25 April 2019 – Mycophyta ?? Yes. Appears to be some Lycoperdon species …

  • Hands-on training on lichen systematics

    Fwd: Hands-on training on lichen systematics : Attachments (1)- Lichen workshop brochure_compressed.pdf ILS and CSIR-NBRI is organizing a week long ‘Hands-on training program on lichen systematics’ (collection, preservation and identification) during 28th Sept. to 5th October 2019, at Sattal (Nainital), Uttarakhand. The training is targeted for young researchers, especially holding…

  • Major Flowering Trees of Tropical Garden

    Fwd: Major Flowering Trees of Tropical Garden : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) You will recollect you had written to me earlier about sharing my pictures with Dr S L Kochhar. I have shared more than 50 of my pictures with him for this book. ”Major Flowering Trees…

  • Origins of Plant Names

    New Book : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) – 1 Mb. Just received a book from Mumbai. OK good news  

  • Nepal- Fungi at Telkot, Nagarkot

        SK1895 06 May 2019 – Mycophyta : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)- around 700 kb each.  Location: Telkot, Nagarkot Date: 8 September 2016 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit : Wild  Scleroderma sp.?   Can’t say anything from these images. agree with … nothing is really discernible Something like Astraeus species as…

  • Ganoderma species- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal

      SK1893 06 May 2019 – Mycophyta : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)- 793 kb.  Location: Phedi, Nagarkot Date: 13 August 2016 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit : Wild  May be from Order Polyporales /species–fungi/a—l/b/basidiomycota/agaricomycetes/polyporalesPl. check representative images here.   Most likely some Ganoderma sp.But i am not sure without underside view….

  • Bidens

    Keys as per Flora of China: Leaflet margin entire, sometimes ciliolate; leaves 2- or 3-pinnatisect, terminal leaflet narrow.   9 B. bipinnata (Illustration) Leaflet margin prominently serrate; leaves subpinnately divided, terminal leaflet broad, ovate.   10 B. biternata (Illustration) Bidens aurea (Aiton) Sherff Bidens bipinnata L.         Bidens biternata…

  • Amanita species- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal

        SK1892 05 May 2019 – Mycophyta : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)- around 900 kb each. Location: Phedi, Nagarkot Date: 13 August 2016 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit : Wild  Gills are required to be seen.  May be from Agaricaceae‎ Pl. check comparative images herein.  Yes its something in…

  • Trametes species- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal

      SK1890 05 May 2019 – Mycophyta : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Location: Phedi, Nagarkot Date: 13 August 2016 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit : Wild  Underside needs to be seen May be some Polyporaceae member as per this image ?  Yes …, it is likely some Polyporaceae however underside image…

  • Drimycarpus

    Drimycarpus racemosus (Roxb.) Hook.f. ex Marchand.  

  • Russula species- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal

      SK1896 06 May 2019 – Mycophyta : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)- around 900 kb each.  Location: Phedi, Nagarkot Date: 8 September 2016 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit : Wild  Pl. check comparative images at  /species–fungi/a—l/b/basidiomycota/agaricomycetes/agaricales Can be Russula sp. Family – Russulaceae  Underside gills images are required. 

  • Boletaceae member- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal

      SK1897 07 May 2019 – Mycophyta : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Phedi, Nagarkot Date: 8 September 2016 Elevation: 1500 m. Habit : Wild  Underside is missing.  On the bases of Pileus structure and after closely looking at the first image i found tiny droplets(secretion) on the underside…

  • 99. Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th April’19

    Efloraofindia website updated upto 30th April’19 – more than 12,000 species : 5 posts by 4 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 3,21,400…

  • Hygrocybe species- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal

      SK1881 01 May 2019 – Mycophyta : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) – 3 Mb each. Location: Phedi, Nagarkot Date: 9 August 2016 Elevation: 1600 m. Habit : Wild  Can we have any idea about the family with these images ? Any ‎Hygrocybe species as per representative images herein ? Hygrocybe coccinea…

  • Hemerocallis ‘Bonanza’

    Hemerocallis ‘Bonanza’;   Lilly for identification 250611MK01:   Please help to identify this ornamental herb. Date/Time- 09-04-2011 / 05:10 PM Location- Place, Altitude, GP ca.1800m ASL; Kothagiri, TN Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- garden Plant Habit- herb Height/Length- 0.5 m long bush Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- c. 20 – 30 cm…