Morning glory (Ipomoea nil) - Sikkim Flora

  Morning glory (Ipomoea nil)

Place : Gangtok, East Sikkim
Date: November 25,  2011
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:          Angiosperms

Class:             

Order:             Solanales

Family:           Convolvulaceae

Genus:            Ipomoea

Species:           I. nil

Binomial name: Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth

Other Names:  Morning glory

Slender Anthogonium (Anthogonium gracile) - Sikkim Orchid

  Slender Anthogonium (Anthogonium gracile)

Place : Zaluk, East Sikkim
Date: September 15,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:          Angiosperms

Class:             

Order:            Asparagales

Family:           Orchidaceae

Subfamily:     Epidendroideae

Tribe:             Arethuseae

Subtribe:       Bletiinae

Genus:           Anthogonium

Species:          A. gracile

Binomial name: Anthogonium gracile Wall. ex Lindl. (1836).

Other Names:  Slender Anthogonium

Special feature: “Anthogonium is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). At the present time (May 2014), only one species is recognized, i.e., Anthogonium gracile found in India, Assam, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Guangxi, Guizhou, Tibet, and Yunnan”.  (Source: Wikipedia)

Hymenocallis littoralis (Spider lily) - Sikkim Flora

  Hymenocallis  littoralis (Spider lily)

Place : 32 Number, East Sikkim
Date: July 27, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:          Angiosperms

Class:              Liliopsida

Order:            Asparagales

Family:           Amaryllidaceae

Genus:            Hymenocallis  

Species:           H. littoralis

Binomial name: H. littoralis ( Jacq. ) Salisbury

Other Names:  Spider lily, Beach spider lily

Special feature: It is a perennial plant and bulbous family of Amaryllidaceae native to Mexico and Guatemala

It grows well in sandy, well drained and in warm, sunny places. You need abundant watering during the warm season and requires protection in extremely cold winters. It can survive being on the banks of canals and rivers, flowers in summer.

Hymenocallis: generic name comes from Greek and means "beautiful membrane", alluding to the staminal corona that characterizes the genre.

littoralis: epithet Latin meaning "the coast, near the sea".  (Source: Wikipedia)

Zephyranthes candida (white rain lily) - Sikkim Flora

Zephyranthes candida (white rain lily)

Place : Science Cantre, Marchak, Ranipool, East Sikkim
Date: May 25, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:          Angiosperms

Class:             

Order:            Asparagales

Family:           Amaryllidaceae

Genus:            Zephyranthes

Species:           Z. candida

Binomial name: Zephyranthes candida (Lindl.) Herb.

Other Names:  August rain lily, white zephyr lily, Peruvian swamp-lily, white fairy lily, and autumn zephyr lily.

Special feature: It is a species of rain lily native to South America including Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil.

Zephyranthes candida was first described by John Lindley in 1823 as Amaryllis candida. It was transferred to its current genus in 1826 by William Herbert. (Source: Wikipedia)