Common Name: Blood berry, Pigeon berry. Tamil Name: Rakthanelli Blood berry perennial sub-shrub of Southern USA often seen around shady edges of Western Ghats area. The plant is often planted as an ornamental, the main attractions being its bloody colored berries. The simple leaves are arranged in an alternate manner. The stem is mostly green … Read More “Rivina humilis (Phytolaccaceae- Pokeweed family)” »
Common Name: Toxic gooseberry. Tamil Name; Otuvankkay Toxic gooseberry is a deciduous small tree with a round crown and grows to a height of about 7 meters. It is native tree of Indian subcontinent. The bark of the tree is brown in color with flaking scales. The leaves are arranged in an alternate manner; leaf … Read More “Cleistanthus collinus (Phyllanthaceae- Amla family)” »
Common Name: Cat’s claw creeper Cat’s claw creeper is a large creeper of South American origin often planted in Tamilnadu as an ornamental plant. The plant to grow to more than 10 meters and has a woody lenticulate stem. The plant has compound leaf arrangement with 2 leaflets (opposite arrangement); along with the leaflets a … Read More “Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignonaceae-Jacaranda family)” »
Common Name: Paper flower climber. Tamil name: Pullandivalli Paper flower climber is commonly seen around dry deciduous slopes of Western Ghats. The plant climber which grows over other vegetation and can spread itself to over 5 meters. Gentonia is a monotypic genus. The new branches and rust colored. The mature branches store water: often used … Read More “Getonia floribunda (Combretaceae- Rangoon creeper family)” »
Common Name: Forest spider lily Forest spider lily is native to Indian sub-continent and is seen around deciduous forest areas. The entire plant is basal and has no stem. The leaves are belt-like and as long as 32 cm and around 4 cm broad. One to three inflorescence stalks emerge from below and are around … Read More “Pancratium triflorum (Amaryllidaceae- Nargis family).” »
