Common Name: Purple heart. Purple heart is native to Mexico and introduced to India as an ornamental plant for its attractive purple colored leaves and pink flowers. In some countries it is considered as an invasive. The plant grows to a height of about 15 cm and covers ground quickly. The stem of the plant … Read More “Tradescantha pallida (Commelinaceae- Dayflower family)” »
Common Name: Babool. Tamil Name: Karuveli Babool is a native tree to our region, it grows to a height of about 10 meters. The tree is much branched and forms a round crown, the branches hang down bearing attractive yellow ball shaped flowers. The trunk is black in color, rough in texture, and have vertical … Read More “Vachellia nilotica (Mimocaceae- Touch-me-not family)” »
Common name: Day-flowering Cestrum. Tamil name: Nar pakal nayaki Day-flowering Cestrum is a shrub native to Central America, it is an evergreen shrub that grows to a height of about 4 meters. The plant should have been introduced into India as a ornamental, often seen planted in home gardens in Tamilnadu. The plant grows to … Read More “Cestrum diurnum (Solanaceae Potato family)” »
Common Name: Siamese senna. Tamil Name: Manjal konnai Siamese senna is a tree that grows to about 15 meters in height. The native of this tree is not well established: but likely to be of Asian origin. The leaves are pinnate, the rachis is rusty is color when young- the young leaflets are also rusty … Read More “Senna siamea (Caesalpiniaceae- Gulmohar family)” »
Common name: Pencil tree, Indian tree spurge. Tamil Name: Kalli, Chakkalavi Pencil tree is small tree of African origin, often deployed in Tamilnadu as a hedge plant and grows to a height of about 4 meters. The sub-branches are gree in color, thick, fleshy, smooth with milky sap. The leaves are rudimentary; measure around 1cm … Read More “Euphorbia tircucalli (Euphorbiaceae- Castor family)” »
