Common Names: Tropical sage, River sage, Blue creeping sage This plant of tropical American origin grows to a height of about 2 feet and is generally considered as an annual. Stems are ribbed and found rectangular in shape. All parts of the plant are sticky by nature. The aromatic leaves are arranged in opposite; broadly … Read More “Salvia misella (Lamiaceae (Mint family)” »
Common Name: Egyptian woodrose Egyptian woodrose is a slender climber; the plant is covered with small white hairs. It twines around surrounding vegetation and grows to a height of about 2.5 meters. The plant has a sticky gum like secretion. The simple leaves are arranged in an alternate manner. The leaf is digitately five foliate. … Read More “Distimake aegyptius (Convolvulaceae- Morning glory family)” »
Common Name. Putranjeva. Tamil Name. Puttira-civi. Putranjeva is a handsome diocious (male and female flowers in different plant) evergreen tree that grows to a height of about 15 meters. The tree grows to height and then the branches tend to drupe down. The simple leaves are arranged alternatively; the leaf stock measure around 1 cm … Read More “Putranjiva roxburghii (Putranjivaceae- Putranjiva family)” »
Common Name: Malabar nut. Tamil Name: Adhatoda Malabar nut is an evergreen shrub which grows to a height of about 2.5 meter. The leaf stalk and leaf length is around 3 cm and 22 cm respectively. The leaves are simple and oppositely arranged and are bunched at the end of the branches. The leaf shape … Read More “Justicia adhatoda (Acanthacae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Rangoon creeper. Tamil Name. Irangun malli Rangoon creeper is large woody creeper which can climb over nearby vegetation and grow to around 10 meters. It is a popular garden and house hold plant in Tamilnadu. The young stem is round and tomentose; the simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner. The leaf … Read More “Combretum indicum (Combretaceae- Rangoon creeper family)” »
