Common name: Rushlike dopartrium. Rushlike Dopartrium is a small semiaquatic herb which grows to around 10-15 cm in height. It can survive in semi-submerged conditions. Locally found in abandoned paddy fields and such marshy areas. The plant looks delicate, succulent, glabrous. The plant is upright with few branching below. The leaf size decreases towards the … Read More “Dopartrium junceum- Scropholariaceae (Plantain family)” »
Common name: Mountain knot grass. Tamil name: Ciru-pulvai, Ulinai. Moutain knot grass is a woody herb/sub-shrub abundantly seen in dry fallow lands and road-sides of Tamilnadu. It is a strongly rooted plant with spreading tendency but can go upright to around 2 feet in height. The plant is covered with soft wooly white hairs which … Read More “Ouret lanata – Amaranthaceae- (Amaranth family)” »
Common name: Showy spider flower Showy spider flower is native to tropical America, probably introduced into India as an ornamental plant. It is an annual that grows to around 3 feet in height. The plant grows upright with little branching. The flowers are attractive and come various shades of pink/ or white. The leafs are … Read More “Cleome speciosa – Cleomaceae (Spider flower family)” »
Common name: Axelwood tree. Tamil name: Vel-maram, Namai. Axelwood tree is native to India and is a deciduous tree that grows to around 15 meters in height. It has a straight trunk and the bark is pale-grey. Young parts of the plant are rusty the entire tree has a distinct yellowish-wash look. The leafs are … Read More “Terminalia anogeissiana – Combretaceae (Rangoon creeper family)” »
Common name: Checkered vanda, Grey orchid. Tamil name: Katankuli Checkered Vanda is monopodial , epiphytic, perennial orchid native to Indo-China region. It is a fairly big orchid, the stem can grow to more than 60 cm and the roots spread over 2 meters on the bark of trees. The leafs are succulent they are curved … Read More “Vanda tessellate – Orchidaceae (orchid family)” »
