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#Muscari comosum is another common (sub)Mediterranean #geophyte. However, its white form made me happy today. #Sicily #Asparagaceae #iambotanist
Some image from my recent field explorations in Khokhan Wildlife Sanctuary #Kullu Came across #Biancea decapetala, tree #Rhododendron, #Buddleja crispa (Butterfly Bush) & Oak trees #Quercus leucotrichophora in flowering #exploration #biodiversity #Himalayas #iambotanist #flora
Rhododendron campanulatum Pink Bell #Rhododendron #Stateflower of Himachal Pradesh. It’s a big shrub #Rhododendron sp & prefers growing along the tree line with sp. like Betula utilis (Bhojpatra) above 3500 m elevation. #flora #iambotanist #botany #ericaceae #frlh #alpineplant
Calanthe tricarinata Lindl. A beautiful #Calanthe species #orchid flowering in a moist temperate forest of Western Himalaya. Don’t miss the trinerved labellum/lip petal of flower #orchidaceae #iambotanist #flora #natureinfocus #taxonomy #orchid #eFlora #biodiversity #plant
I am back in the #Himalayas and see what's flowering! Rhododendron arboreum (Tree #Rhododendron) in full bloom. Observed two color forms (common dark red & rarer pale pink), flowers are edible & source of #nectar for bees #iambotanist #ericaceae #burans #taxonomy #natgeo #flora
Happy to announce our publication on #rediscovery of #rare steno-endemic #Impatiens violoides after 179 years of type collection in #Phytotaxa It's a big flowered spurless #balsam #endemic to Western #Himalayas & was last collected by MP Edgeworth in 1844 #iambotanist #taxonomy
Calanthe plantaginea Lindl. Plantain leaf Calanthe A beautiful sweet scented terrestrial orchid with pale lilac flowers from temperate #Himalaya p.s. don't miss the call of Asian Barred #Owlet in the later part of the video! #biodiversity #flora #Calanthe #orchids #iambotanist
Viola canescens Wall. Himalayan White Violet Another early spring flowering #Viola sp. from temperate Himalayas aka #Banafsha/बनफ़्शा and is used in traditional folk & #ayurveda medicine system. #flora #Violaceae #pansy #spring #iambotanist #taxonomy #flowersofIndia #Himalayas
Primula sessilis Royle ex Craib Stalkless Primrose A lovely temperate Himalayan endemic #Primrose having a short staked inflorescence bearing pale lilac flowers with an orange eye #flora #Primula #habitat #spring #iambotanist #endemic #tqxonomy #flowersofIndia #Himalayanflora
Allium humile Small Alpine Garlic One of the 40 sp. of wild #Allium from Western #Himalayas. This one was clicked after a day-long hike in #GHNP, #Kullu at 4000 m in a #subalpine meadow with #Rhododendron campanulatum. #iambotanist #taxonomy #flora #Allium #plants #garlic
Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa Kiwi fruit from my garden in #Kullu #HimachalPradesh The generic name #Actinidia is derived from the Greek word ‘aktin’ meaning radiating like wheel spoke, exemplified by radiating #styles of its #species #iambotanist #Kiwi #fruit #taxonomy
Adding two more images (habit & flower closeup) of this lovely #androsace rotundifolia in full bloom. #IamBotanist #botany2024 #taxonomy #rockjasmine #flora #floraofIndia #Himalayas #biodiversity #androsace #rotundifolia #frlh #eflora #Himlayanplants #floraof_Himalaya #spring
Exacum courtallense Arn. BottleAnther Persion Violet #Gentianaceae A rare beautiful #Exacum species endemic to southern #WesternGhats #TamilNadu #Kerala Exacum is an old world tropical #genus of the #Gentian family with ca. 75 accepted #species #iambotanist #flora #taxonomy
The great degree of variations in color & shape of floral parts makes balsams taxonomically very challenging group to #delimit the species. But it comes with a great opportunity to study #speciation, trait #evolution & natural #hybridization events. #iambotanist #flowers #FRLH
Fresh from our recent #expedition in Kanyakumari, Southern #WesternGhats Came across several #rare #endemic & poorly known #species adapted to survive in #Shola forest and high altitude tropical #grassland ecosystems. #botany #frlh #iambotanist #taxonomy #flora #biodiversity
Liparis elliptica #orchidaceae An #epiphytic orchid sp. from the tropical evergreen rainforest of southern Western Ghats, #TamilNadu India. #liparis #Cestichis #taxonomy #frlh #herbarium #iambotanist #botany #orchids #rainforest #westernghat #flora #species
A rare steno #endemic species of #Henckelia from Southern #westernghats Henckelia missionis #gesneriaceae The Area of Occupancy of this #species is less than 10 sq km with less than hundred individuals known. #rarespecies #frlh #iambotanist #taxonomy #IUCN #westernghat #flora
My hiking shoes #adidaskampung almost destroyed. It means that its a wrap! Some interesting news from past few days later😉 #fieldwork #Borneo #iambotanist
Corydalis diphylla Wall. #family #Papaveraceae A beautiful rosa flowered endemic (Western #Himalaya & Nepal) sp. of #Corydalis Flowering just after snowmelts in early springs. #rareplants #botany23 #endemic #species #glacial #flora #alpine #taxonomy #iambotanist #FRLH #plants