Common name: Indian Sauvage Indian sauvage is a perennial plant found on road-sides and fallow lands and the plant prefers dry climatic conditions. Generally seen growing along the ground forming mats: sometimes the plant is seen growing erect and reaches a height of about 10 cm. The leafs are double pinnate arranged in an alternate … Read More “Tephrosia pumila – Fabaceae (Pea family)” »
Common Name: Java cassia, Pink Cassia. Medium sized beautiful tree with white-pinkish flowers, the tree grows to around 7-8 meters. The branches tend to droop down. The leafs are bi-pinnate and arranged in an alternate manner. The leaf is paripinnate and may contain around 12 pairs. The number of leaflets vary : generally 11 to … Read More “Cassia javanica – Fabaceae (pea family)” »
Common name: Warty marble tree. Tamil name: Malampinnai, Rudraksham Warty marble tree belongs to the Indo-Malayan region it grows to over 40 meters in height. However, most of the trees i have seen in Nilgiris look much smaller. The is rather uncommon in Wester ghats area. I have seen a few of these trees inside … Read More “Elaeocarpus tuberculatus- Elaeocarpaceae (Rudraksh family)” »
Common name; Spreading diamond flower Tamil name: Parpatakam Spreading diamond flower is a small herb which grows to around 8-10 cm in height and often found on fallow lands and roadsides. The plant has round shaped stem and is very slender. The simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner. They are sessile and measure … Read More “Scleromitrion diffusum-Rubiaceae (Coffee family)” »
Butterfly pea tree Tamil name: Mara shankapushpam This is an exotic tree of tropical South American origin and grows to around 4 to 5 meters in height. It forms a round canopy above and branches tend to droop down almost to ground level. The plant is mostly glabrous with pinnate leafs. The leaflets are large … Read More “Clitora arborea-Fabaceae (pea family)” »
