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Zephyranthes candida (white rain lily) - Sikkim Flora
Zephyranthes candida (white rain lily)
Place : Science Cantre, Marchak, Ranipool, East SikkimDate: 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)
Wednesday 9 July 2014
Erebomorpha fulgirita - Sikkim Moth
Erebomorha fulgurita
Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date:May 10, 2008Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Erebomorpha
Species:
E. fulgirita
Binomial name: Erebomorpha fulgirita
Other Names:
Special
feature:
Saturday 5 July 2014
Nepenthes khasiana (Indian Pitcher Plant) - Sikkim Flora
Nepenthes khasiana (Indian Pitcher Plant)
Venue: Ever Green Nursery, Rhenock, East Sikkim
Date: April 9, 2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan
|
Nepenthes khasiana (Indian Pitcher Plant)
Venue: Ever Green Nursery, Rhenock, East Sikkim
Date: April 9, 2010
|
Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class:
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. khasiana
Binomial
name: Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f. (1873)
Other
Names: Indian Pitcher Plant
Special feature: It is
a carnivorous plant endemic to the Khasi hills of Meghalaya and also the only
Nepenthes species native to India.
It is named after the Khasi
Hills, to which it is largely endemic.
The Khasi people call the plant
tiew-rakot, which means demon-flower or devouring-plant. The Jaintias call it
kset phare, which is roughly translated as lidded fly net. The Garo call the
plant memang-koksi, which literally means the basket of the devil.
Nepenthes khasiana is a protected species, classified as
Endangered, and is on CITES Appendix I. (Source: Wikipedia)
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