Common name: Java olive, Indian almond. Tamil name: Kutraippitukku, Pinari Java olive is native to the Indian sub-continent and is a large tree that can grow to over 30 meters in height. The bark of the tree is grey in color, the branching patter in notably horizontal. It is a dioecious tree with female and … Read More “Sterculia foetida -Sterculiaceae (Cacao family)” »
Common name: Perfumed passion flower, Grape leaved passion fruit. Perfumed passion flower plant is a large tendril based climber. It spreads more side-ways that vertical. It can easily spread out to around 8 meters. The plant is native to the tropical South America. The stem of the plant is cylindrical with brown short soft hairs. … Read More “Passiflora vitifolia – Passifloraceae (Passion fruit family)” »
Common name: Drooping prickly pear, Barbary fig. Tamil Name: Sappathikalli Barbary fig is native to South America and it is shrub that grows to around 2-3 feet in height. The plant prefers the dry scrubby habitat but can be seen often in surprisingly varying habitats along the Western Ghats. The plant is a succulent thorny … Read More “Opuntia monacantha – Cactaceae (cactus family)” »
Common name: Common wire weed. Tamil Name: Arivalmvkkan, Ariva Mooku Keerai Common wire weed is a small shrub that grows to around 1.5 feet in height. It is abundantly found around fallow-lands, road sides and forest edges around western ghats area. Not common in higher elevations. It is a mucilaginous undershrub with linear-lanceolate serrated leafs … Read More “Sida acuta- Malvaceae (Mallow family)” »
Common name: Chinaberry tree, Pride of India, Persian lilac. Tamil Name: Kattu vembu Chinaberry is a deciduous tree of Indian origin, often deployed as an avenue tree in Tamilnadu. The tree grows to a height of about 10 meters and has a roundish crown. The bark of young trees are grey in appearance. The leafs … Read More “Melia azedarach -Meliaceae (Neem family)” »
