Common Name: Green chiretta. Tamil Name: Nilavembu Green Chiretta is native to the Indian Peninsular region and Sri Lanka, it grows to a height of about 1.5 feet. It is found as a sub-shrub in deciduous forest areas. The stem is green in color and square shaped with striations. Most part of the plant are … Read More “Andrographis alata (Vahl) Nees (Acanthaceae-Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Ceylon Hydrolea. Tamil Name: Vellel. Celylon hydrolea is an annual seen in marshy and swamp areas. The plant grows to a height of about 1.5 feet, sometimes the branches are seen prostrate. The plant is mostly glabrous and leafs are pale green in color. The simple sessile leaves are arranged in an alternate … Read More “Hydrolea zeylanica (Hydroleaceae- Hydrolea family)” »
Common name: Fleshy Epithema Fleshy epithema is an annual that grows to around 15 cm in height and has wide distribution in the Indian Sub-continent region. They prefer to grow on rocky moist areas. The leaves are oval-roundish in shape with an rounded apex and a heart shaped base. The leaf margin is toothed. The … Read More “Epithema carnosum (Gesneriaceae- Gloxinia family)” »
Common Name: Two-color wishbone flower Two-color wishbone is a herb endemic to the Wester Ghat region and is mostly a prostrate plant. It is found in moist places and sometimes on road-sides. Although the plant has an extensive range over the Wester Ghats region one rarely encounters it. The plant stem in rectangular in shape … Read More “Torenia bicolor (Linderniaceae- Linderna family)” »
Common Name: East India Klugia, South-Indian Toungue-lip. East India Klugia is commonly seen around rocky areas near streams and waterfalls in Western Ghat’s region. It grows to a height of about 2 feet. The simple leaves are glossy green in color; leaf margin is entire. The leaves are ovate in shape with a heart shaped … Read More “Rynchoglossum notonianum (Gesneriaceae- Gloxinia family)” »
