I also think it is T. Chrysantha
Since it has leaves palmately compound with 5 leaflets.
If the tree is 5-6 m high then its T. Chrysantha for sure.
Anita Dake
On Mar 11, 3:57 am, Kenneth Greby fstf...@yahoo.com wrote:
I tend to doubt T. chrysotricha (now Handroanthus chrysotrichus) because of
Yes Sir this Plant I too think is *A. uliginosa* (Syn: *Spilanthes
acmella*). Thank you for providing me with the link and making your
efforts to
accelerate my knowledge.
Regards
Tanay
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote:
Dear Tanay
A lot of good work has
Dear Raghu ji,
Thank you for providing us with slightly off the track information about
plant life. I cherished your information a lot.
Regards
Tanay
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 12:14 PM, raghu ananth raghu_...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Pala tree bark, exorcism practices..
An age old, huge Pala tree
Dear all,
i think the Poaceae member in the attached photo is *Erianthus
ravennae*[Ravennae Grass].
Regards
Tanay
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 1:50 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Forwarding again for Id assistance pl.
Earlier relevant feedback:
“This is *not Polygonum for sure*. It is one
Dear All,
The plant in the attached photograph is *Abutilon pictum* commomly known as
*Flowering Maple* from the family *Malvaceae*.
Regards
Tanay
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 1:53 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl.
Earlier relevant
Dear all,
I hope the plant in the attached photo is *Hypericum choisianum*.
Regards
Tanay
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 1:55 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
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Earlier relevant feedback:
“*A chance for Hypericum...?”* from Parjanya ji.
Thanks Rajani Ji, for correcting me.
Promila
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:43:33 +0530
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:29366] Tree for ID-150210-RK-2
From: ranjin...@gmail.com
To: landdes...@hotmail.com
CC: jmga...@gmail.com; indiantreepix@googlegroups.com;
navendu.p...@gmail.com;
Madhuri ji,
in North India Kumudni is Neel Kamal. And the folk lore is that it blooms at
moon rise.
Promila
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:55:58 +0530
Subject: [efloraofindia:29695] Re: Unidentified aquatic herb- 130310Jm1
From: jmga...@gmail.com
To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
A reply:
In
Shrikant ji
If the two are synonyms then of course N. hydrophylla should be the correct
because Lour. (1790) antedates Roxb (1798 or 1799) for basionym. Then of
course our identifications match.
It would, however, interesting to know the date of publication BSI
monograph, because both Flora of
whether it is a parasitic plant ?
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Pravir Deshmukh prav...@gmail.com wrote:
Here some more photo of *Aeginetia indica*.
Recorded from West Kameng Dist of Arunachal Pradesh in Month of September
2009.
--
Pravir Deshmukh
09717611977
--
You received
Dear Tanay
You seem to have identified the plant. To make it confirmed I request you to
go through the note in eflora of Pakistan:
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5taxon_id=200014200
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5taxon_id=200014200and
this photograph on the web
I consider it to be lobed leaf form of M. alba
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Sat, Mar 13,
On touching it appeared like rubbery.
On 13 March 2010 11:42, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
This fungi belongs to genus *Agaricus* but not sure of the species.
Regards
tanay
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 11:12 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Date/Time- 29/11/09
Vijayadas ji and Muthu ji
According to Eflora of Pakistan P. humilis Royle is synonym of *Phoenix* *
loureirii*
Kunthhttp://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5taxon_id=250077154
which
should be the correct name
It is differentiated from other common wild species P. sylvestris as follows
BSI Flora of Maharashtra mentions only *C.Wightii* species from Genus *
Commiphora*.
Can it be the *C.Wightii* then?
On 13 March 2010 10:04, Rohit Patel rmpecol...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
i have some query with the Species of Commiphora genus.
i had collected two specimen of this
Dear Gurcharan ji,
From the eflora of Pakistan it seems that *Hypericum hookeranum *and* Hypericum
oblongifolium* is synonym of *Hypericum choisianum.* I hope I am right hence
all the name indicate a single plant. It has also written that the older
stems are terate and are devoid of 4-lines. I
Dear all,
I hope thw plant in the attached photo is Nidularium sp but not confirm
about the species.
Regards
Tanay
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 8:30 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
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Earlier relevant feedback:
“*Nidularium?
*Regard
Dear all,
the plant can be *Peristrophe* but without the complete photo pf the plant
hard to determine !!!
Regards
Tanay
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 8:34 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Resurfacing again for ID
Earlier feedback
Parjanya ji..*May be
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 4:34 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Prabir Ji,
*Tubifera sp* is a genus of slime mold and not of angiospermic plant.
Please see anywhere I hope you will know what you suggested.
Regards
Tanay
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Pravir Deshmukh
Gurcharan Ji is right Verbenaceae has rare plants which shows alternate leaf
arrangement!!! the last photo of leaves are not of this plant.
Reagrds
tanay
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 8:37 PM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Resurfacing again for ID
Earlier feedback:
Parjanya
Dear Tanay
Hypericum hookerianum wight Arnott, 1834 can't be synonym of H.
choisianum, for the simple fact that when Robson validated H. choisianum in
1973 (Flora Pakistan), he gave differentiating features and latin diagnosis
separating it from H. hookerianum. These two as distinct species are
Dear Gurcharan Ji,
I understood your explanation . Is H hookerianum and H hookeranum are
different plants or a typing error?
Regards
Tanay
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Tanay
Hypericum hookerianum wight Arnott, 1834 can't be synonym of H.
Dear Tanay
They are orthographic variants, as are H. choisianum (Fl. Pakistan) and H.
choisyanum (Fl. China). I hope you remember nomenclature story of Tomato.
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas
I don't know, but foliage shape and veination suggests Zizyphus or some other
Rhamnaceae.
Regards--
Ken Greby,
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Cc: Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com; Dr. Santhosh Kumar
I'm not familiar with M. serrata. Is that a valid name?
This appears likely to be M. alba.
Regards--
Ken Greby.
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Cc: Alok Goyal alok12...@gmail.com; Gurcharan Singh
Here are a couple of pics of Handroanthus (Tabebuia) guayacan, umbellatus, and
serratifolius (all yellow-flowered spp with glabrous foliage) showing rather
distinct branching habits and inflorescences in the presence or absence of
foliage.
http://tropicalfloweringtreesociety.ning.com/
... Ken's hint tempts me to suggest *Ziziphus caracutta* (a small tree) ...
not sure of fruit colour ... think it ripens to black, in Tamil lnown as
கொட்டையிலந்தை *kottai-y-ilantai*
Regards.
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Kenneth Greby fstf...@yahoo.com wrote:
I don't know, but foliage
Definitely Brugmansia, likely a hybrid that includes B. versicolor due to the
long corolla tube. Sorry I can't name the cultivar, however.
Regards--
Ken Greby.
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Cc: Gurcharan
Yes of course its bala sir..one of the very well used plant in Indian
pharmacopoeia..especially its roots as a immuno-modulator, immuno-
enhancer..as its name indicates it promotes strength, vigour,
rejuvenates, in total a wonder drug and a gift for the mankind..
On Mar 12, 10:32 pm, J.M. Garg
Dear members,
its spilanthes acmella
On Mar 13, 2:16 am, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes Sir this Plant I too think is *A. uliginosa* (Syn: *Spilanthes
acmella*). Thank you for providing me with the link and making your
efforts to
accelerate my knowledge.
Regards
Tanay
On Sat,
Likely Brugmansia suaveolens 'Frosty Pink'
Regards--
Ken Greby.
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Cc: Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com; Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com
Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 4:29:54 AM
Nymphoides hydrophylla seems to be a synonym of Limnanthemum
cristatum..or N.cristata
On Mar 13, 4:41 am, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Shrikant ji
If the two are synonyms then of course N. hydrophylla should be the correct
because Lour. (1790) antedates Roxb (1798 or 1799) for
Looks very close to Solanum jasminoides.
Regards--
Ken Greby.
From: shobha chavda koa...@gmail.com
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 4:21:49 AM
Subject: [efloraofindia:29631] Request for ID – 12032010SC1
Dear All,
Dear Gurcharan ji,
How did you came know that I know the tomato story about the orthographic
change from *Lycopersicum lycopersicum* (Karsten 1882) to *Lycopersicon
lycopersicum* (Nicolson 1974). I am amazed by your speculative ideas !!
If *H hookerianum* and *H hookeranum* are only orthographic
Thanks Muthu--
That would most likely rule out Lauraceae. Hopefully someone else can be of
assistance here.
Regards--
Ken Greby.
From: Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com
To: Kenneth Greby fstf...@yahoo.com
Cc: Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com; efloraofindia
Color suggests Congea tomentosa, but I can't make a positive ID with the lack
of close-up quality.
Regards--
Ken Greby.
From: J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com
To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Cc: Suvarna Sarpotdar suvarna.sarpot...@gmail.com
Sent:
Dear Sir,
The nomenclature of Phoenix sylvestris is a difficult nut for me over 2
years. This species was originally proposed by Linneanus as Elate sylvestris
and later Roxburgh transferred this to Phoenix viz. P. sylvestris. The type
was based on Rheede's Kattu eethanl in his Hortus Malabaricus.
A reply:
*Sida cordifolia*
Santhosh
On 13 March 2010 23:32, Dr. Hari Venkatesh K Rajaraman
ayurharivenkat...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes of course its bala sir..one of the very well used plant in Indian
pharmacopoeia..especially its roots as a immuno-modulator, immuno-
enhancer..as its name
Trewia nodiflora
Santhosh
On 12 March 2010 15:24, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl.
Earlier relevant feedback:
“... wildly guessing it to be *some species of Mallotus*.” from Dinesh ji.
“*Could it be Trewia nodiflora* ” from
Seems to be Jasminum rottlerianum
Santhosh
On 22 February 2010 11:40, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Resurfacing again for ID
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
I am supporting Dr Vijayasankar, It is Commiphora caudata
Santhosh
On 11 March 2010 11:53, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote:
-- Forwarded message --
From: Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com
Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Subject: Ornamental plant for id 230210MK1
Dear all,
Coleus blumei has a lot of cultivated varieties. It shows a lot variations
in their foliage. Tropical Botanic Garden has more than 200 different
varieties at present.
Thanks
santhosh
On 12 March 2010 10:17, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
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Dear Devi Ji,
yes your plant is correct. It is scarcely distributed in the Northern
Kerala.
Dr E S Santhosh
On 12 March 2010 10:33, Devi Nair tcld...@gmail.com wrote:
Picture taken at Kozhikode, Kerala, at home in the first week of March,
2010.
I got the following information from this
Dear members,
Ken as we all love to call him, has been a great source of inspiration to
all of us at 'Efloraofindia'. He has been continuously helping us with Ids
sine long. His brief particulars are given below:
I'm 47, single, reside in Florida, USA, but spend considerable time in
California,
Forwarding again for any assistance pl. in the matter.
-- Forwarded message --
From: Samir Takaochi bandob...@gmail.com
Date: 2010/1/21
Subject: [efloraofindia:26680] Species of bougainvillea which is fertile
long day plant (Samir Takaochi)
To: indiantreepix
Dear Mr. Mani Nair,
First of all, how big is the tree, I mean the girth? Secondly find out
if there is any brown powdery stuff around its circumference. I have
seen badam trees attacked by white stem borers. In which case, you
will notice the presence of some powder around its girth clustered to
a
Dear Santhosh Ji,
Can you suggest me name which you think may be correct.
Regards
Tanay
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 7:17 AM, Dr Santhosh Kumar drsanthosh1...@gmail.com
wrote:
Tanay Ji
This is not Barleria obtusa
Santhosh
On 12 March 2010 16:05, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear
Dear All.
I whole heartedly appreciate his hard work and dedication in terms of
identification of flora as well as sharing available information about plant
life with all of us which to a great extent helps in acceleration of mind
which has always been a major aim of efloraofindia group. I
Dear Prasant Ji,
Yes the specific epithet of the plant is *Lepidagathis bandraensis*. I hope
this is the same photo which you submitted in Flowers of India website . I
think you has deciphered the name.
Regards
Tanay
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 8:26 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Forwarding
Dear Raghu Ji,
The plant in the attached photo is of *Ipomoea alba* *L.* commonly known as
*Moon flower* belonging to the family *Convolvulaceae*. This is a personal
request to you that please try to take the complete photo of a plant with
flowers, a potion of the vegetative shoot with leaves and
Dear Bharat Ji,
Well done !!
Regards
Tanay
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 8:29 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
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From: Bharat Bhushan bharatpri...@gmail.com
Date: 19 January 2010 20:21
Subject:
Dear all.
i hope this plant in the attached photo is *Myristica fragrance* from the
family Myristicaceae commonly know as Nutmeg.
Regards
Tanay
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 8:31 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
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Earlier relevant feedback:
Devendra ji,
please send photographs with flowers for identification of this plant.
regards
tanay
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 8:32 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
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Earlier relevant feedback:
“Devendra ji, please send photographs with flowers to
Dear Tanay/All
Thats the only photograph I took.. Will try to capture better details of the
plant and its parts here onwards.
Its not always possible to capture full plant details when we are photographing
in the field/forest and there are many valid reasons.
First,
It so happens that we
Yes, it is I. alba but every one would like to know why? Pls
appreciate that the length (even width) of flower can not be judged
from the picture, had it been just 1 cm it could have been said to be
Convolvulus sp. Here the bud would be 10-12 cm long and must be about
to open because this flower
Kenneth for me is special. On my first visit to California in 2008, nearly
30-40 per cent of my plants were unidentified. In my second visit to
California in 2009, when I came back to India, I had no pending
identifications. Not only all plants of 2009 but all pending 2008
identifications were
Its great to encounter such a rare tree, it is indeed Shorea. The
fruiting calyx shows 3 unequal enlarged lobes to be Shorea. How do you
reach the flowers of such lofty trees? Any special technique?
On Mar 12, 3:43 pm, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote:
*Name: Shorea roxburghii G. Don. of
Dear all,
Is this plant *Momordica Charantia, Linn*?
Regards
Tanay
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 10:19 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
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Earlier relevant feedback:
“Looks like Momordica.” from Hemant ji.
Further particulars
Dear All/ Ken,
i hope the plant is *Aeonium arboreum*.
Regards
tanay
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 10:21 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
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Earlier relevant feedback:
“* I'm not certain if it's an Echeveria or possibly an Aeonium
Dear all,
the plant in the attached photo is *Polyalthia longifolia* .
Regards
Tanay
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 10:28 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
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Earlier relevant feedback:
It *appears to be Polyalthia longifolia var.
Tanay now you are trying to confuse me. Let me put this way. hookeranum and
hookerianum are orothographic variants, so let us say same, although
hookerianum should be considered as grammatical correct and used preferably.
For a moment forget about these spelling differences. Now please note that
... *Ficus racemosa* (syn.: *Covellia glomerata*, *Ficus glomerata*, *Ficus
goolereea*) ... commonly known as: cluster fig, country fig, crattock, gular
fig, redwood fig • Bengali: উদুম্বর udumbara • Gujarati: ગૂલર goolar, ઉંબરૉ
umbaro • Hindi: डूमर dumar, धर्म पत्र dharma patra, गूलर goolar,
Please note plants originally described under Spilanthes acmella have now
been seperated into many species. The original Spilanthes acmella (L.) L. is
now correctly known as Blainvillea acmella (L.) Phillipson.
Spilanthes acmella var. paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) C. B. Cl. in FBI (based on
... my salutes to Kenneth.
Regards.
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote:
Kenneth for me is special. On my first visit to California in 2008, nearly
30-40 per cent of my plants were unidentified. In my second visit to
California in 2009, when I came
Hypericum sp.
On Feb 23, 10:24 am, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
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-- Forwarded message --
From: Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com
Date: 9 January 2010 17:29
Subject: [indiantreepix:26159] For ID:090110AK1
To:
Dear gurcharan ji,
Now the matter is completely clear for me thank you for helping me and
clearing my doubts.
Regards
tanay
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote:
Tanay now you are trying to confuse me. Let me put this way. hookeranum and
hookerianum are
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