Common Name: Indian spinach, Malabar spinach. Tamil Name: Vasalakkirai Indian spinach is succulent, edible green climber with a watery sap. The plant is native to Indian sub-continent. It coils around surrounding vegetation and can grow to around 9 meters in length. The plant is extremely fast growing and often planted in home gardens. The leaf … Read More “Basella alba (Basellaceae- basella family)” »
Common Name: Five fingered morning glory, Rock rosemary. Rock rosemary is a slender stemmed twinning herb and native of Central America, naturalized in India. The plant is commonly seen along fences and hedges in rural areas of Tamilnadu. The stem is round in cross-section the plant is mostly glabrous; some hairs are seen in patches. … Read More “Merremia quinquefolia (Convolvulaceae- Morning glory family)” »
Common Name: Panicled fold wing. Tamil Name. Kara-k-kanciram Panicled fold wing is an erect herb that grows to a height of about 3 feet and is commonly seen in fallow-lands and road-sides in Tamilnadu. The plant is much branched can spread across to two meters. The stem is six angled and has some white hairs … Read More “Dicliptera paniculata (Acanthacae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Mexican poppy. Tamil Name: Piramathanda, Kudiyotti Mexican poppy is a native of Central American region naturalized in India. It grows to a height of about 2.5 feet and is an annual. The entire plant is hairless but extremely prickly. The leaves are sessile and pinnatified and measure about 15 cm in length. The … Read More “Argemone Mexicana (Papaveraceae- poppy family)” »
Common Name: Bush morning glory. Tamil Name: Neyvelik kattamanakku Bush morning glory is a native of South America and grows to a height of about 2 meters. The plant is commonly seen in fallow lands and shallow water bodies in Tamilnadu. The stem of the plant is hallow, grey dotted and produce white sap when … Read More “Ipomoea carnea (Convolvulaceae- Morning glory family)” »
