Common Name: Woolly coneflower. This plant is endemic to Western Ghats and is generally seen in altitudes above 2000 msl. The plant is shrub-size and forms a neat one meter high dome shape. The branches are tetragonal in shape. The entire plant is cottony and wooly. The leaves are elliptic-ovate and rounded at base. The … Read More “Strobilanthes lanatus (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Triangular horse bush This trifoliate shrub was encountered near Malampuzha dam in Palakkad district of Kerala. The branches are three angled. The leaves are narrowly elliptic and flowers are white in color. Flowers are bunched around the leaf axis. The fruit is in the form of a curved sutured pod. This plant has … Read More “Dendolobium triangulare (Fabaceae- Pea Family)” »
Common Name: Caribbean stylo. Tamil name: Muyalmasal This trifoliate plant has its origin in Caribbean islands origin is naturalized in India. The plant is an erect annual growing to around one foot in height. Leaves are arranged alternatively, leaf shape is lanceolate and margins entire. The plant produces single flower of less than one centimeter … Read More “Stylosanthes hamate (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common Name: Dancing Lady Orchid This plant is a cross between O. flexuosum and O. sphacelatum. Oncidium genus has its origin in tropical America and these orchids are epiphytic. They have pseduobulbs which typically have several bracts and one to three leaves. Flowers are generally yellow or brown in color. This plant was encountered in … Read More “Oncidium ‘Goldiana’- Orchidaceae (Orchid family).” »
Common Name: Narrow leaved kandelia. Tamil Name: Kanthal Kandelia genus belongs to Rhizophoraceae family and is a mangrove plant. It has wide distribution over the Indian coast, Burma and China. It grows to a height of about 2 meters. Leaves are opposite and decussate in arrangement. Leaf shape is elliptic-oblong and margins are entire. The … Read More “Kandelia candel (Rhizophoraceae- Burma mangrove family)” »
