Common Name: Devils’s claw. Tamil Name: Puli-nakham Devils’s claw is an annual of Central American origin, it grows to height of about 1.5 meters; often found on road-sides and fallow lands in Tamilnadu. The entire plant is sticky, glandular and hairy (white hairs are found on all parts of the plant). The simple leaves are … Read More “Martynia Annua (Martyniaceae- Devli’s claw family)” »
Common Name: Rubber vine. Tamil Name: Palai Rubber vine is often seen planted in Tamilnadu as an ornamental shrub with climbing tendency; it grows to a height of about 1.5 meters in height. The plant has a milky sap and is considered poisonous. The simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner; the leaves are … Read More “Cryptostegia grandiflora (Apocynaceae-Oleander family)” »
Common Name: Lady Margaret passion flower This ornamental plant is an evergreen vine and is a hybrid between P. Coccina and P. Incarnata. The simple leaves are trilobed; leaf surface soft velvety and hairy on both sides; leaf margin toothed. The plant spreads itself over walls and other nearby vegetation and can grow to around … Read More “Passiflora ‘Lady Margaret’ (Passifloraceae-Passion flower family)” »
Common Name: Potato creeper, Brazilian nightshade. Tamil Name: Koriikikodi Potato creeper is a woody thorn-less vine of South American origin, often planted in Tamilnadu for its handsome flowers. The plant can also be seen around forest edges around the foothills of Nigiri Mountains. The leaves are pinnatifid: but almost look compound. The leaves are almost … Read More “Solanum seaforthianum (Solanaceae- Potato family)” »
Common Name: Long-leaf cordia. Tamil Name: Narivirian Cordia sinensis is a tree of African origin and grows to a height of about 8 meters. The bark of the tree is light colored and mature trunk has vertical fissures on them. The leaves are simple and arranged in an opposite or sub-opposite manner; the margin is … Read More “Cordia sinensis (Boraginaceae-Forget-me-not family)” »
