Category: Apocynaceae

Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. ex Hook.f. (Images by Raghu Ananth (Validated by Vijayasankar Raman), Balkar Singh, Surajit Koley (id by Neil Soares) & Dinesh Valke (id by Anil Rajbhar) (inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))  ‎Dregea (‎‎Apocynaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author Pl. […]

Dischidia bengalensis Colebr.     Dischidia major (Vahl) Merr.   Dischidia nummularia R.Br. (Images by Ritesh Kumar Choudhary (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Dischidia vidalii Becc. (Cultivated) (Images by Rashida Atthar (Id by Satish Chile) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Dischidia […]

Cynanchum acutum L.  Images by Prashant Awale (Validation by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight (Images by Dinesh Valke (Id by Tabish & Umeshkumar Tiwari), Prashant Awale (Validation by Balkar Singh), Nidhan Singh (Validation by Gurcharan Singh) & Balkar Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) […]

  Cryptostegia grandiflora Roxb. ex R.Br.  (Images by Santhan P. & (Dev -identified by Hemson) & Raghu Ananth (Id by Dinesh Valke & Pankaj Joshi), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)) Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer ex Decne. (Images by Ranjini Kamath & Shubhada Nikharge (Identified by J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) These are the differences given in Factsheet: Rubber […]

Cryptolepis buchananii Schultes in Roemer & Schultes Images by J.M.Garg, Rashida Atthar, Dinesh Valke & Prashant Awale (Id by Dinesh Valke & Ajinkya Gadave) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Cryptolepis grandiflora Wight (Images by Vijayasankar Raman (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the […]

   Chonemorpha fragrans (Moon) Alston         Chonemorpha griffithii Hook.f.   ‎Chonemorpha (‎‎Apocynaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author Pl. go through ‎Chonemorpha (‎‎Apocynaceae) page with images of species (done by me) in efloraofindia. If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send […]

Taxonomic revision of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) in India (pdf), Kambale S.S. & S.R. Yadav, Rheedea Vol. 29(1): 01–115 (2019) (Abstract: The genus Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) is revised for India based on field observation, literature survey and extensive herbarium studies. Sixty one taxa are recognized under seven sections. Nomenclatural anomalies are resolved. Distribution status is given […]

Keys as per Flora of Singapore & UBC Botanical garden forum & cookislands flower photos: There is much debate as to the importance of the eye colour, which seems to be the only feature separating the two species.​ Cerbera odollam can be readily told apart by the yellow-centred flowers vis-à-vis initially orange-pink, but becoming red to purple with […]

Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G.Don (Images by J.M.Garg (Id by Nayan Singh Dungriyal),  Prashant Awale, Raghu Ananth &  Gautam (Id by D S Rawat) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don (Images by Dinesh Valke, Padmini Raghavan, Surajit Koley & P. Santhan (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete […]

Carissa carandas L. (Images by Balkar Singh & Surajit Koley (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A.DC. (Cultivated) (Images by Nidhan Singh (Validated by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg))   Carissa spinarum L. (Images by J.M.Garg, Neil Soares, Dinesh Valke & Nidhan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))   . […]

Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) R.Br. (Images by tspkumar) Caralluma adscendens var. attenuata (Wight) Gravely & Mayur. (Images by tspkumar & K M Prabhu Kumar (inserted by TSP Kumar & J.M.Garg)) Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata (Wall.) Gravely & Mayur. (Images by Sushant More & Gopal Shinde (Id by Subbiah Karuppusamy) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on […]

Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand. (Images by tspkumar) Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton (Images by Balkar Singh, Prasad Dash & (Mani – identified by Pankaj Kumar), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))  Differences: C. procera: Flower buds subglobose; corolla 1.5-2 cm across; lobes broadly ovate or ovate-triangular, 0.7-1 cm long; corona lobes equalling or exceeding gynostegium, straight on […]

Beaumontia grandiflora Wall. (Images by Raju Das, Gurcharan Singh, Satish Phadke (Id by Rashida Atthar) & Satish Chile (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  ‎Beaumontia page (‎‎‎‎Apocynaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Beaumontia page (‎‎‎Apocynaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by […]

Asclepias curassavica L. (Images by tspkumar)   Asclepias tuberosa L. (USA) (Images by Ranjini Kamath (Id by Vijayasanakr Raman) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :   Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution Asclepias curassavica L. Herb Plains to  High Altitude, Cultivated/ Naturalized, Native of Tropical […]

Allamanda blanchetii A.DC. (Images by (SIva Siva – identified by Alka Khare),(Siva Siva – identified by Prabhu Kumar) & (Debashish Bhaduri – identified by Nidhan Singh), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))     Allamanda cathartica L. Allamanda schottii Pohl . As per efi thread: I think the difference given in another post as below by … may be […]

Aganosma cymosa (Roxb.) G. Don var. elegans (G. Don) Hook. f. (Images by Anita Dake (Id by Vijayasankar Raman & Shrikant Ingalhalikar), Prasad Dash (Id by Vijayasankar Raman), A Shivaprakash & Dinesh Valke (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  Aganosma heynei (Spreng.) I.M.Turner (Images by Malyada, Anand Kumar Bhatt, Dinesh […]

Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. (Images by tspkumar & …)   Re: completed insertion of identified species of Adenium : 1 post by 1 author ‎Adenium page (Apocynaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Adenium page (Apocynaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done mainly by …). […]

Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don (Images by J.M.Garg, Mahadeswara Swami & (Aarti Khale – identified by Raman), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))  Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. (Images by Bhagyashri Ranade & J.M.Garg)   Alstonia venenata R.Br. (Images by Santhosh Kumar & (N Arun – identified by Mahadeswara Swamy, Prasad Dash & Giby Kuriakose), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))    Re: […]