Common Name: Obscure morning glory. Tamil Name: Chirutali This plant is a twinning perennial plant seen in rural areas and forest edges in Peninsular India. The stem is light purple in color. Leaves are simple and arranged alternatively. The petiole is bend and measure around 3 cm. The leaf length is around 3.2 cm and … Read More “Ipomoea obscura (Convolvulaceae- Morning glory family)” »
Box-leaved barleria is sub-shrub that grows to a height of about 1 foot. The plant is much branched and forms a mass of thorny impenetrable mound on ground. The stem is green in color with a soft hair covering. Leaves are sub-sessile and appear whorled and arranged opposite. Prominent two thorns are seen on the … Read More “Barleria buxifolia (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Ceylon caper. Tamil Name: Atandy, Ekkathari Ceylon caper is straggling large climber with arching branches which can grow to more than 10 meters. The branches are tomentose and have a rusty appearance. The simple leaves are arranged alternatively in a spiral manner. The plant has small stipular spines which are in pairs and … Read More “Capparis zeylanica (Capparis- caper family)” »
Common Name: Bread flower. Bread flower is a woody large climber. They can grow to nearly 6 meters in height. When wounded the plant discharge white latex. The grey colored bark of the plant is dotted with grey spots and has rectangular fissures. The leaf size is variable; they can grow to nearly 13 cm … Read More “Vallaris solanacea (Apocynaceae- Oleander family)” »
Common Name: Lignum Vitae, Tree of life Medium sized tree with cream color bark grows to a height of about 8-10 meters. The leaves are arranged in opposite manner. The leafing node is enlarged in thickness They have bipinnate, opposite and paripinnate leaflet arrangement.. The leaflets are elliptic in shape somewhat unequal. The flowers have … Read More “Guaiacum officinale- Zygophyllaceae- Caltrop family)” »
