Category: Botany & Taxonomy related

Dictionary of Tamil Plants and trees: These two books contain Tamil names and botanical names. You won’t find “Tamil Names with Tamil script” (that is available with these two books) even on the  internet up to what I have searched in Google. It’s a rare book and I found no errors in it, up to my knowledge. Also, it’s not only just  a […]

Native, invasive naturalized, non-invasive but naturalized and exotic: I am working on phylogeny project according to APG system of classification . So I initially need to sort the species that I collected on the basis of Native, invasive naturalized, non-invasive but naturalized and exotic. Therefore please suggest me any website to check whether a species is […]

What is correct: POWO page listed name or specimen name in herbarium sheets ?: I have been encountering this issue both in POWO and GBIF. The Listed name (including synonyms mentioned) is different on the page (e.g. in POWO and specimen details, it is given as Lectotype of Mussaenda macrophylla Wall.), but many times I find the name given in […]

Carnivorous Angiosperms in India: 1 pdf attached. eFlora of India is not only showcasing general plants of the Indian subcontinent but it is also rich in specific types of plants like carnivorous angiosperms. I tried to compile a list of carnivorous angiosperms of India and their presence in eFlora of India. As evident in the list […]

I have a question: In Taxonomy, why species having inferior ovary are considered advanced than species containing superior ovary. A flower has four series on thalamus from base to top: calyx, corolla, androecium (stamens) and Gynoecium (Carpels with ovary at base). Naturally ovary is superior to all other whorls. flower hypogynous; during the course of […]

What is the secret behind so many endemic species in Kerala ?: While browsing through Flora of Peninsular India, I generally found that Kerala is having so many endemics (including narrow endemics with distribution shown in only one place or district) compared to other states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka etc. What can be the […]

Microscope suggestion: Please suggest a microscope which i can use for multiple purposes especially systematic studies of plants. Budget 30k to 45k Just I would like to share my experience. As a student of Taxonomy (special) under the guidance of Prof B.A.Razi (taxonomist – a legend) I was using simple dissection microscope and binocular microscopes […]

An inventory of the native flowering plants in East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh, India 1 pdf.     References: An inventory of the native flowering plants in East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh, India– Momang Taram, Dipankar Borah, Dr HUI Tag and Ritesh Kumar Choudhary- December 2020 Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(17):17299–17322 (Abstract- The present […]

NATIVE VASCULAR FLORA OF BEHALI RESERVE FOREST (ASSAM, INDIA) 1 pdf.     References: Native vascular flora of Behali Reserve Forest (Assam, India) with global IUCN Red list assessment of two endemic species– Dipankar BORAH, Sumpam TANGJANG, Abhaya P. DAS, Parixit KAFLEY, Anatoliy A. KHAPUGIN- Contribuţii Botanice – 2020, LV: 27–48 (Abstract- The investigations of flora […]

Santali Names for Various Plant species I have added some Names of Plants in the Santali language with the Ol Chiki script along with its transcription. Ol Chiki is now used as an official script for writing Santali Language. I have tried to add as many as references to satisfy my correctness of research. Also, […]

Translation of the name of a plant in Gujarati : 7 posts by 3 authors. I am looking for the English equivalent of the name of a plant in Gujarati: ગબડી Gujarati dictionaries say it is the name of a “vanaspati”. The context leads me to believe that it is an oil bearing plant. A translation […]

Botanical Latin Website reaches 9000 entries : The website Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin by P. M. Eckel has recently exceeded 9000 entries. A large percentage of the entries are mini-essays on use of Latin terms and English equivalents. It is a work in progress, but should be useful to both botanists and zoologists interested […]

Dr. Kanchi Gandhi : 12 posts by 5 authors. I hope this would be interesting for all members. l.php Tough job, dealing with quarrelsome professors from around the world !  Indeed ! Very interesting indeed.  Yes, …! I cant open that link. bing does not work with it. is there another one I copied from FB. […]

Leaf veins are important for id in closer species : 21 posts by 5 authors. Now that we have plenty of photographs in efi site, I find that leaf veins play an important role in id not only for general posts, but also for species which otherwise may look similar and confusing.I generally try to […]

WILD FLOWERS FROM THE HIGH-ALTITUDE BATTLE ZONES OF THE MASHKOH-DRASS-BATALIK LOC SECTORS : (mixed thread): Could the members of this esteemed group assist in a brief description and possibly ID of these wild flowers I photographed while climbing with Indian Army expeditions to 15000 feet and above to commemorate the 20 years of the Kargil War. […]

Nighantu adarsh PDF : 1 post by 1 author. 📕 નિઘંટુ આદર્શ (વૈદ્ય શ્રી કે.જે.ઝાલા) પીપળી તા.મોરબીhttp://wt1.in/d/chjtr_agjemcpchm 126.88 MB, pdf   Fwd: Nighantu adarsh pdf : 1 post by 1 author. 📕 નિઘંટુ આદર્શ (વૈદ્ય શ્રી કે.જે.ઝાલા) પીપળી તા.મોરબીhttp://wt1.in/d/chjtr_agjemcpchm 126.88 MB, pdf  

Which factor/factors makes the flower colour differentiation in the same species ? : 3 posts by 3 authors. As we see the Clitoria ternetea like species which are found with two different coloured flowers white and blue. Which factor/factors makes the flower colour differentiation in the same species ? I didn’t understand your question. Do […]

  Fwd: Endangered plants : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) – 900 kb. Critically Endangered plants of Gujrat   

Fwd: Emailing વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી.(વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા).pdf : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)- 534 kb- વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી.(વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા).pdf Thanks a lot, Kiratsinh ji, for compiling so many names of plants in Gujarati. It is really a wonderful resource. It would help if the data […]

… some trivial query :: 13 JUL 2018 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Often we find scientific names where genus and species are made of same names, for example: Cajanus cajan, Samanea saman, Sesbania sesban, and so on. Are such scientific names known by some term ? I got response in facebook group Indian […]