Hydrangea macrophylla (Big leaf hydrangea) - Sikkim Flora

Hydrangea macrophylla (Big leaf hydrangea)

Place : Khechuperi Lake ,  West Sikkim
Date: May 25, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Hydrangea macrophylla (Big leaf hydrangea)

Place : Khechuperi Lake ,  West Sikkim
Date: May 25, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:         

Class:             

Order:             Cornales

Family:           Hydrangeaceae

Genus:            Hydrangea

Species:           H. macrophylla

Binomial name: Euphorbia milii Des Moul.

Other Names:  bigleaf hydrangea, French hydrangea, lacecap hydrangea, mophead hydrangea, penny mac and hortensia

Special feature: It is a native to China and Japan.

“H. macrophylla blooms can be blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple. The color is affected by soil pH. An acidic soil (pH below 7) will usually produce flower color closer to blue, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will produce flowers more pink. This is caused by a color change of the flower pigments in the presence of aluminum ions which can be taken up into hyper accumulating plants”. (Source: Wikipedia)

Aeschynanthus hookeri (Hooker's Blushwort )

Clerodendrum thomsoniae (bleeding-heart vine)

Place : Dentam,  West Sikkim
Date: May 24, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:          Magnoliophyta

Class:              Dicot

Order:           Scrophulariales

Family:          Gesneriaceae

Genus:           Aeschynanthus

Species:        Aeschynanthus hookeri

Binomial name: 
 

Other Names: 

Special feature:

Clerodendrum thomsoniae (bleeding-heart vine)- Sikkim Flora

Clerodendrum thomsoniae (bleeding-heart vine)

Place : Legship,  West Sikkim
Date: May 25, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:         

Class:             

Order:            Lamiales

Family:           Verbenaceae (or Lamiaceae)

Genus:            Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Species:          C. thomsoniae

Binomial name: Clerodendrum thomsoniae Balf.

Other Names:  bleeding glory-bower, glory-bower, bag flower, bleeding-heart vine

Special feature: It is a native to tropical West Africa from Cameroon west to Senegal.

The plant was named at the request of Rev. William Cooper Thomson (1829-22 March 1878), a missionary and physician in Nigeria, in honor of his late first wife. This plant was very popular during the mid 19th century under the name "beauty bush". It lost favour only when its unusual culture conditions were forgotten. Specifically, its root system must be partially submerged in water most of the time, and it wants very good light.

Source: Wikipedia

Rubus ellipticus (Yellow Himalayan raspberry) - Sikkim Shrub

Rubus ellipticus (Yellow Himalayan raspberry)

Place : Chayataal, Hee,  West Sikkim
Date: May 24, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Rubus ellipticus (Yellow Himalayan raspberry)

Place : Chayataal, Hee,  West Sikkim
Date: May 24, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:         

Class:             

Order:             Rosales

Family:           Rosaceae

Genus:            Rubus

Species:           R. ellipticus

Binomial name: 

Other Names: Hisalu, ashilo or aisayloo

Special feature: It is sweet to the taste, though it is not harvested for domestic use. The fruit perishes quickly after plucking from the thorny bush.

Rubus ellipticus is listed in the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group database as an Invasive species, one of the World's 100 worst invasive species