Nice details. Looks like Commelina benghalensis L.
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Type: Posts; User: Dr Hari Venkatesh K R
Nice details. Looks like Commelina benghalensis L.
Beautiful picture. If not wrong, based on your explanations, it is Gardenia gummifera L.f. known as Nadi hingu in Ayurveda. These droplets are gum-resins with distinct strong odour. These droplets if...
This is Stachytarpheta indica (L.) Vahl. Nice composition
Shot at Irumbai Village, Tamil Nadu, at the outskirts near Pondicherry state
Canon 7D
Lens - EF50mm
f - 8
Manual mode
SS - 1/80sec
ISO - 100
FL - 50mm
White balance - Daylight
Shot in Mysore. Not sure about the id of the bird.
Canon 7D
Lens - EFS 55-250mm
f - 5.6
SS - 1/3200sec
ISO - 250
FL - 250 mm
Manual mode
Ghost crab - Ocypode sp
Shot in Pichavaram, Tamil Nadu
Canon - 7D
Lens - 55-250mm
F-5.6
SS- 1/1328 sec
Manual mode
ISO - 250
FL - 250mm
This is Plumbago auriculata, an ornamental plant. Nice composition
Have got a tentative ID for this. They are known as Fluffy bums, the nymph of Scolypopa australis. Request experts to validate it.
Dear all,
Thanks for the comments. It was around 11AM to 12 Noon when i took the shot. Was sitting by the roadside, where a few wild grasses had grown which have framed the lower part of the snap.
Found this small insect on our terrace. The insect measures almost the size of a pepper corn. Sorry for a poor background with dried leaves. Requesting ID help
Canon EOS 7D, 55 to 250 mm
Aperture -...
This was shot in a paddy field near Davanagere - Honnali, Karnataka
Canon EOS 7D, 55-250mm IS
SS - 1/400
aperture - 5.6
ISO - 125
FL - 250mm
The plant is Elephantopus scaber, Asteraceae
Looks like Nymphaea sp.
Regards
This was shot at the shores of Pichchavaram, Near Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu.
Ghost crab - Ocypode sp. (ID courtesy - Abishek Jamalabad)
Camera - Canon 7D
Lens - 55 to 250mm
SS - 1/1250
Aperture -...
Nice Photograph. The ID is Papaver somniferum L. of Papaveraceae. The dried latex from the fruit of this plant is the Narcotic drug Opium. It is banned from cultivation.
The active principles in the...
The flowers look like that of Nerium oleander L. of Apocynaceae.
Regards
Dear Prajwal,
Nice photograph. The inflorescence is of Chassalia curviflora (Wall.) Thwaites of Rubiaceae
Often it is mistaken for Sarpagandha (Rauvolfia serpentina) because of the morphological...
Dried leaf of Ziziphus rugosa of Rhamnaceae family. A fine day got to see this unusual yet beautiful expression from nature...
Location: Koppa, Chikkamagalur District, Karnataka, Circa:2011
Camera...
If am not wrong, it may be the flowers of Adina cordifolia, Rubiaceae. Nice picture, a macro would have been great
Looks like the flowers of Cassia fistula, of Caesalpinaceae Known as Aragvadha in Ayurveda. The bark is mainly used in the form of a decoction to treat Skin diseases including Psoriasis. The fruit...
Nice Photograph. Looks like Costus pictus of Costaceae. If the leaves have a typical sour taste, then the ID is right. Commonly known as the Insulin plant, used for reducing Blood sugar levels. Not a...
Looks like Holarrhena antidysentrica, named as Kutaja in Ayurveda, Kurchi in trade, the bark is used in medicine. TFS
This plant is Nymphaea indica, Nymphaeceae, commonly known as Indica Tropical water Lily. Nice shot!
Dear Murugan ji,
This must be a variant of Hibiscus sabdariffa var. rubra. The leaves are sour in taste and cooked in S. India. TFS
Dear Sanjiv ji,
This is from the family Convolvulaceae. It may be of the Genus Ipomoea or Argyreia. Not sure. Will have to look into further more details on the fruits and plant. TFS