Friday 3 July 2020

Bauhinia racemosa/Bidi leaf tree

  Bauhinia racemosa,is also known as the Bidi leaf tree. It has rare medicinal value and religious significance. It is a flowering shrub with drooping branches that grows 3–5 metres tall. flowering season is in between February and May. It is native to tropical Southeast Asia.


Scientific classification

Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Bauhinia
Species:
B.racemosum

Binomial name

Bauhinia racemosa

Synonyms

Bauhinia parviflora 
Piliostigma racemosum 
Piliostigma racemosa 





Wednesday 24 June 2020

Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Common Blue Bell / Blue Bell)

              
Blue bell

Scientific classification
Kingdom:    Plantae 
     Clade:     Tracheophytes
 Clade:    Angiosperms
Clade:        Monocots
Order:    Asparagales 
  Family:    Asparagaceae 
Subfamily:    Scilloideae 
Genus:    Hyacinthoides
 Species:    H. non-scripta

Binomial name

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Synonyms

                                                            Hyacinthus non-scriptus
                                               Scilla festalis  
                                               Scilla nutans
                                               Scilla non-scripta 
                                               Endymion nutans . 
                                               Agraphis nutans 
                                               Endymion non-scripta
                                               Hyacinthus cernuus 
                                               Scilla cernua 
                                               Endymion cernuus




                
                                         

Friday 14 March 2014

Prunus spinosa (Black Thorn)



Prunus spinosa  (Black Thorn)



Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Prunus
Subgenus:Prunus
Section:Prunus
Species:P. Spinosa
Binomial name
Prunus spinosa












Azalea



                                  Azalea











Malus (Apple blossom)



Malus  (Apple blossom)


Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Subfamily:Amygdaloideae[2]
Tribe:Maleae
Subtribe:Malinae
Genus:
Malus


Species
  • Malus angustifolia — Southern crabapple
  • Malus asiatica — Chinese pearleaf crabapple            
  • Malus baccata — Siberian crabapple
  • Malus bracteata
  • Malus brevipes
  • Malus coronaria — Sweet crabapple
  • Malus domestica — Orchard apple
  • Malus florentina
  • Malus floribunda — Japanese crabapple
  • Malus formosana
  • Malus fusca — Oregon or Pacific crabapple
  • Malus glabrata
  • Malus glaucescens
  • Malus halliana
  • Malus honanensis
  • Malus hopa — Flowering crabapple
  • Malus hupehensis — Tea crabapple
  • Malus ioensis — Prairie crabapple
  • Malus kansuensis
  • Malus lancifolia
  • Malus × micromalus — Midget crabapple
  • Malus prattii
  • Malus prunifolia
  • Malus pumila - feral M. domestica?
  • Malus rockii
  • Malus sargentii
  • Malus sieboldii
  • Malus sieversii — Asian wild or Almaty apple
  • Malus sikkimensis
  • Malus spectabilis
  • Malus sublobata
  • Malus sylvestris — European wild apple
  • Malus toringoides
  • Malus transitoria
  • Malus trilobata
  • Malus tschonoskii
  • Malus yunnanensis







Thursday 13 June 2013

Lavender

Lavender


Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Phylum:Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Lamiaceae
Subfamily:Nepetoideae
Tribe:Lavanduleae
Genus:Lavandula
L.
Type species
Lavandula spica
L.









Tuesday 21 May 2013

Ornithogalum


Ornithogalum

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Ornithogalum L.
Species
  • O. arabicum (Star-of-Bethlehem)
  • O. dubium (Sun Star)
  • O. maculatum (Snake Flower)
  • O. narbonense (Pyramidal Star-of-Bethlehem)
  • O. nutans (Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem)
  • O. pyrenaicum (Bath Asparagus/Prussian Asparagus/Spiked Star-of-Bethlehem)
  • O. umbellatum (Common Star-of-Bethlehem)
  • O. thyrsoides (Chincherinchee)O. candicans (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt (Summer Hyacinth, Cape Hyacinth)
  • O. viridiflorum (I.Verd.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt