Dear Dinesh sir,
One of my Assamese friends transliterated চানেকীয়া শাক as Chanekiya
Haak.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Dinesh sir,
Just now my another friend from Upper Assam informed some names for
these plants:
Portulaca oleracea: In Upper Assam they call it Hanh-
thengia (because the leaves look like Legs of a duck), Hanh = Hans
(Hindi) and Teng =Taang (Hindi)
Bodo people of Assam call it Mephrai.
Dear Amit ji,
This looks like Kaempferia pulchra to me.
What do u say?
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Amit ji,
Pl follow this link to get more info on this sp.
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Kaempferia
The site mentions a close similarity between K. elegans and K.
pulchra. Quoting them as it is Some taxonomists consider this
species and Kaempferia pulchra to be the
Thanks for nicely clarifying the facts sir!
Regards,
Ritesh.
Yes Neil Ji,
Looks same to me!
Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Katrina ji is right!
This is Hydnophytum formicarum of Rubiaceae. Popularly known as 'Ant
Plant'. (Myrmecodia tubers are spiky).
Recently I came across this plant in Vietnam where it is listed under
the threatened category. It is distributed from Andaman islands to S.
Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam,
Oh, very innocent question! ;-)
Both are same sir! This is called var. typica which is automatically
established whenever a new species is described.
Like Mangifera indica var. indica will automatically be established
with the description of M. indica.
Hope I am able to convey my message to
I think they just picked up this name form some other data source.
That's why the confidence level is very low in C. benghalensis var.
benghalensis. Tropicos also follows the same pattern.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Oh really? :-(
Thanks for the correction Shrikant sir!
Regards,
Ritesh.
I think Berginia ciliata
Regards,
Ritesh.
Very interesting!
Thanks for posting sir!
Regards,
Ritesh.
This is Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Blume
Family: Araceae
Regards,
Ritesh.
Coriaria nepalensis from me too!
Have collected this from Arunachal Pradesh also.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Rajuji,
This is Memecylon sp. (Melastomataceae).
Regards,
Ritesh.
Pl check for Memecylon edule
Regards,
Ritesh.
No Ninad,
This cant be Goldfussia! Pl follow this link..
http://mail.ssps.tpc.edu.tw/~yafen/flora/acanthaceae/goldfussia%20formosanus%20001large.jpg
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Sir,
Thanks for digging out into the species. Actually, I am also searching
for the original description but not able to find yet. And I am also
not convinced with S. diphyllum sir! Pictures available on net looks
very different.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Yes! Rubus ellipticus from me too.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Sorry Sir,
I've these fotos only.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Thanks a lot Prashantji for sharing complete details of the plant.
I wish one day I'll get an opportunity to join you and Dinesh sir in
floristic exploration work.
Regards,
Ritesh.
I hope Persicaria posumbu
Regards,
Ritesh.
Yes Aartiji,
This is Coccoloba uvifera. Recently I came across this plant at
NhaTrang in Vietnam also.
You can refer to the following link
http://www.tropicos.org/Image/30800
Regards,
Ritesh.
Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
Acanthaceae.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Freycinetia cumingiana Gaudich.
Family: Pandanaceae
Regards,
Ritesh.
Yes Nidhan ji,
The identity is correct. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Ritesh.
I think Sanicula elata Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
Family: Apiaceae
Regards,
Ritesh.
Cymbidium aloifolium
M I right Pankaj?
Ritesh.
Same plant's foto posted for two times?
Cymbidium aloifolium
Regards,
Ritesh.
Thanks for the information Sir!
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Rajuji,
Thanks for posting this photo.
As said by Mahadeswara Ji, I too think this as a different species of
Sauropus. Pl follow the below given link to see the images of S.
androgynous posted by me a few days before. The leaves look very
different here.
I request you to pl check with Fl.
This appears to me as:
Oreocnide frutescens (Thunb.) Miq.
Family: Urticaceae
Regards,
Ritesh.
Its really very interesting to go through this discussion sir! I
learnt a lot. Thanks to you and Pankaj for putting lot of efforts.
Best regards,
Ritesh.
Thanks for sharing sir!
Close up shot is excellent.
Best regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Satish Ji,
Yes from me! Have seen it many times in North East India.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Satishji and Rajan Ji,
Pl correct the typo error: It is indeed Beaumontia and belongs to
the family Apocynaceae.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Panda da,
The plant appears very close to Litsea cubeba (Lauraceae) which is
grown in most of the houses in Arunachal Pradesh. Though the leaf
shape looks different here. The fruits of L. cubeba have a very strong
taste and are eaten after making Chutney.
Waiting for more comments.
Ritesh.
Yes, I too love this group very much!!
Thanks Gurucharan Sir for this mail.
Due to my busy schedule and a visit to India, I missed to go through
the recent developments and could not contribute much to the group.
But I realized that I cannot keep myself away from this group for a
long time as I
Yes Persicaria barbata from me too.
The seeds are used in griping colic pain in Kalahandi area of Orissa
state whereas, the aerial parts possess antinociceptive, anti-
inflammatory and diuretic properties. Roots are used as an astringent
and cooling remedy. Decoction of leaves and shoots is used
Not Debregeasia longifolia which has oblong to lanceolate leaves and
dichotomously branched inflorescence.
Pl follow this link:
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=50542flora_id=2
To me this also looks like Boehmeria glomerulifera (B. malabarica).
Regards,
Ritesh.
Beautiful photos Praveen!
But please follow the posting guidelines and post 1 photo in one mail.
Happy posting.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Thanks Maniji for showing this beautiful plant. But what is the
meaning of 'Talimkhana'? Or is it Taal-Makhana?
waiting to hear from you.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Sedum?? Looks like some Asteraceae to me.
Ritesh.
Thanks Satish sir for sharing the fotos.
Loved the name 'Maryada-bel'...but why it is called so?
Regards,
Ritesh.
Thanks ma'm!
Have seen this bamboo many times in Arunachal Pradesh. It is widely
utilized in upper reaches of Siang districts. For making huts, water
channels and to make pickles from the young shoots.
Regards,
Ritesh.
The same plant was posted by me for a few days before. Still the
identity is not confirmed. But guessed as H. strigosum by Gargji.
http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/27792539f6e0405a/9d14a0eaec35a099#9d14a0eaec35a099
Waiting for some more opinion.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Raghuji,
I think Daemonorops is a correct choice.
However, I've forwarded the photos to Mr. Senthil Kumar of ATREE,
Bangalore who is working on Rattans of India. He is also an eFlora
member. Waiting to hear from him.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Thanks a lot Vijayji!
I appreciate ur minute observation.
Best regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Prasad Dash ji,
I would request you to post different plants in separate mails and
resizing your photos upto 150K only.
BTW, your photo 1 (Orissa.jpg) is Alpinia malaccensis (Zingiberaceae).
Regards,
Ritesh.
I think Dendrocalamus giganteus Wall ex Munro.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Very interesting Pankaj!!!
I never knew this.
Thanks for sharing.
Ritesh.
Thanks Pankaj for showing 'Ramphal' to us! U might be aware that
Annona squamosa is known as 'Sitaphal'.
Don't know why they are called so.
Ritesh.
Thanks for the information Prashantji.
Best regards,
Ritesh.
In Arunachal Pradesh, I enjoyed them a lot. They are cultivated in
high altitude areas and sold at a cheaper rate.@ Rs. 20/- to 50/-
kg. But in S. Korea, they are available @ Rs. 300/- kg.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Sir,
Thanks a lot for the ID. The link is also very informative.
Best regards,
Ritesh.
Could it be some Litsea?
Ritesh.
Ohh..Its very unusual! I too have never seen this. Thanks a lot sir
for sharing this.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Ohh...missed the attachments...Sending it again.
Ritesh.
Sorry for the typo..
Pl read it as 'Spilanthes calva'
Regards,
Ritesh.
May be our group member Dr. L. Rasingam can help us to get the correct
ID. He has worked on the Flora of Little Andaman Island.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Yes Chrysopogon aciculatus from me too. I had uploaded a photo during
Grass Week.
Regards,
Ritesh.
I think Thunbergia coccinea Wall.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Yes Duabanga grandiflora from me too. Very common in NE India. Have
also seen at Andaman Islands.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Manudev ji,
Dr. Nguen Van Du from Vietnam is an Araceae expert and nowadays
working in my lab here at S. Korea. He is also in the same opinion
with you.
Typhonium trilobatum.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Cuphea carthagensis
Lythraceae
Regards,
Ritesh.
Aartiji,
To me it looks like Aconogonon molle (D. Don) H. Hara
=Polygonum molle D. Don
(Polygonaceae)
Pl have a look on this link
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=90628flora_id=800
Regards,
Ritesh.
To me it appears more as Lindernia crustacea (L.) F. Muell. Very
common in Arunachal Pradesh.
Pl have a look on the images provided on this link
http://www.tropicos.org/Name/29201037
Regards,
Ritesh.
Looks like some Amaryllidaceae member Agapanthus??
regards,
Ritesh.
Oh thanks for ur comments Vijayji!
It was just a guess.Neither leaves nor the flowers can be seen in
these photographs.
Anyway...whats ur opinion on this plant?
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Gargji,
Do you have some more photographs with basal leaves?
Most probably it is Polygonum microcephalum D. Don (Polygonaceae).
Regards,
Ritesh.
Hello Rajuji,
Finally I got the ID for this plant.
This is Kadusra heteroclita (Roxb.) Craib from Schisandraceae.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Yes! Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross from me too.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Sir,
Looks like Globba schomburgkii
Pl refer to the following link
http://www.gingersofindia.com/
Regards,
Ritesh.
Yes! Bistorta affinis (=Polygonum affine) from me too.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Could it be some Panicum sp.?
Regards,
Ritesh.
Aponogeton sp.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Correct Pankaj!
Polygonum amplexicaule (=Bistorta amplexicaulis)
Regards,
Ritesh.
On Dec 18, 3:56 pm, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote:
Polygonaceae
Pankaj
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya
shnt...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi
got this wild flower during my
Litsea monopetala??
Ritesh.
Neyraudia arundinacea? Pl send some better photographs.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Thanks a lot Floden ji, Pankaj and Gurucharan sir. Never saw in E.
Himalaya..new to me.
Best regards,
Ritesh.
Ohhsorry for the mixing of two plants together.
Sending it again.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Thanks for the lead Vijayji. Unfortunately, I have only these
photographs.
Waiting for other comments.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Yes Pankaj,
I've seen Leucosceptrum canum and Vernonia volkameriifolia in
Arunachal Pradesh. Tree species from Lamiaceae and Asteraceae
respectively. I'll share the photographs soon.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Gurucharan Sir and Pankaj,
Words really fail to express my joy on this overwhelming response
received from you all. I am highly thankful to you for the kind letter
congratulating me on the success of Grass Week. Infact the success is
no less due to the good wishes and enthusiasm shown by you
Dear Nidhan Singh Ji,
Thanks for your views.
Actually P. aviculare L. and P. plebeium R. Brown are very closely
allied but distinct species. Primarily they can be distinguished on
the basis of tepal character which is 1 veined in later and
dendricularly branched in former. Unfortunately, we
Thanks for the appreciation Sirji. Thanks Tanayji.
Ritesh.
Looks like Dichanthium.
Regards,
Ritesh.
On Dec 8, 9:33 am, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear All,
I would like to know the name of our grass. Thank you.
Pudji Widodo
Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
PURWOKERTO 53122 INDONESIA
296_1617.JPG
900KViewDownload
How about Psychotria?
Regards,
Ritesh.
On Dec 8, 9:42 am, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Resurfacing again for ID
Earlier feedback
Mahadeswara ji.Could be one of Coffea?
Yazdy ji...This is no Coffea
--
Dr. Gurcharan
Oops...Not C. maximaPl read it as T. maxima.
Ritesh.
Dear all,
Please find the links for all the poaceous taxa discussed on eflora
group till 15th October, 2010. You are requested to add the links if I
missed some of them.
1. Apluda mutica L.
For Id Grass- 081109Jm1 - indiantreepix | Google Groups
2. Aristida species
Ladakh Grass - ID
Ooops!
There seems to have some technical problems with the links provided by
me. I shall try to post the links again.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Fimbristylis from me too.
Ritesh.
On Dec 6, 4:39 pm, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
Some earlier relevant feedback:
*“Fimbristylis sp.
*--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh”
“*Fimbristylis indeed* not sure of species
Tanay”
It is *either
Dear Satishji,
I appreciate the microphotographs. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Ritesh.
On Dec 7, 3:53 pm, satish pardeshi satishparde...@gmail.com wrote:
*Echinochloa frumentacea *Link, Hort. Berol. *1:* 204, 1827; Bor, Grass.
Ind. 311, 1960*.*
*Synonyms:** Panicum crusgalli *var.
Very nicely illustrated.
Thanks again.
Regards,
Ritesh.
On Dec 7, 3:54 pm, satish pardeshi satishparde...@gmail.com wrote:
*Dendrocalamus strictus* (Roxb.) Nees in Linnaea *9:* 476, 1834; Gamble in
Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India *7:* 404, 1896; Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay *3:* 572,
1958 (Repr.);
Also known as 'Buddha Belly Bamboo' due to its swollen culm.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Ritesh.
Dear Sir,
Thanks for your support by uploading a series of Bromus and other
grasses.
Hope the same spirit will be shown by other members too.
Best regards,
Ritesh.
On Dec 6, 12:59 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
*Bromus tectorum* Linn., Sp. Pl. 1:77. 1753.
Photographed from
Dear Gurucharan Sir, Balkar Sir and Rashida Ji,
Thanks for the appreciation. I really need your constant support and
inspirational words.
Here are some useful references and links related to Classical and
modern phylogenetic works carried out on Poaceae.
I think Juncus prismatocarpus (Juncaceae)
Regards,
Ritesh.
On Dec 2, 5:19 pm, Rohit Patel rmpecol...@gmail.com wrote:
this may a member of Cyperaceae
On 12/2/10, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Wild Grass captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000
ft.) to
Could it be some Luzula??
Ritesh.
On Dec 2, 4:41 pm, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Wild Grass captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000
ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.).
--
With regards,
J.M.Garg
Juncus thomsonii?
Regards,
Ritesh.
On Dec 2, 4:41 pm, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:
Wild Grass captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000
ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.).
--
With regards,
J.M.Garg
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