Common Name: Fringed spider flower. Tamil Name: Nila veli Fringed spider flower is a herb native to the African tropics and grows to a height of about 1-1.5 feet. The plant can be seen around road-sides in Tamilnadu. The stem is squarish, ribbed and has some scattered white hairs. The leaves are arranged in an … Read More “Cleome rutidosperma (Cleomaceae- Spider flower family)” »
Common Name: Pagoda flower. Tamil Name: Krishna Kireedam Pagoda flower is a shrub native to south-east Asia, it grows to a height of about 1.5 meters. The plant is highly valued for its ornamental orange colored pyramid shaped inflorescence. The simple leaves are arranged in an alternate manner; the leaves are shallowly lobed and are … Read More “Clerodendrum paniculatum (Verbenaceae- Verbena family)” »
Common Name: Silky morning glory. Silky morning glory is a native plant and is thick-set climber often seen on the fallow-lands around forest areas of Western Ghats. It also grows on mountain slopes at lower altitudes. The entire plant is hairy and tomentose covered with whitish hairs; the plant has a milky sap. The simple … Read More “Argyreia sericea (Convolvulaceae- Morning glory family)” »
Common Name: Velvet beauty berry. Tamil Name: Kattu-k-Kumil Velvet beauty berry shrub is an intensely wooly-tomentose shrub that grows to a height of about 3 meters. This shrub is seen around Western Ghats in India and in Sri Lanka. The simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner; young branches of the plant are four … Read More “Callicarpa tomentosa (Verbenaceae- Verbena family)” »
Common Name: White catamaran tree. Tamil Name: Puttali, Ventali White catamaran tree is a native species and often seen growing in scrub and dry forest areas in Peninsular India. The tree grows to a height of about 7-8 meters. This tree often grows on rocky slopes-in these habitats they are seen with stunted growth and … Read More “Givotia rottleriformis (Euphorbiaceae- Castor family)” »
