Common Name: Two leaf Zornia. Tamil Name: Arundhalai otti. Z. diphylla is a slender spreading herb often found in fallow lands and grasslands. The leaves are arranged 2 foliate. The leaf shape is linear to lance shaped and have a pointed tip. Leaf margin is ciliated. Flowers are in the form of racemes in leaf … Read More “Zornia diphylla (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common Name: Golden Daisy. Tamil Name: Mukkuttipoo V. Indica is an annual herb often seen in forest fringes and waste lands in Peninsular India. It grows to a height of about a meter; the stem is terete, grooved and rusty in color. The simple leaves are arranged in alternate manner. The leaves are elliptic-ovate in … Read More “Vicoa Indica (Asteraceae- Sunflower family)” »
Common Name: Panicled Rattlepod. Panicled Rattlepod is a shrub which grows to a height of about one meter. The entire plant is sticky, on touch the viscous substance gets attached to hand. The leaves are simple and alternatively arranged; leaf shape is oblong to inverted lance shape; leaf tip is pointed. The stipules are notably … Read More “Crotalaria paniculata (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common Name: Narrow Leaf Blepharis. Tamil Name: Elumbotti. B. Integrifolia is a much branched herb often forming small mats on floor. The plant is covered with soft white hairs the stem is terete in shape. The leaves are simple and arrangement is verticillate with 4 leaves at each node. The sessile leaves are obovate, margin … Read More “Blepharis Integrifolia (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Gin Berry. Tamil Name: Amutham, Kattu-k-konci This plant grows to a height of about one meter and is commonly seen in forest edges. The leaves are 3-7 foliate. Leaf arrangement is opposite (sub-opposite?), leaf margins shallowly crenulate, leaf base is attenuate and leaf apex is roundish. Flowers are seen in panicles on leaf … Read More “Glycosmis pentaphylla (Rutaceae- Lemon family)” »
