Common Name: Yellow alder, Yellow buttercup. Yellow alder is a shrub that grows to around 3 feet in height and a native of Tropical America. It is planted in India as an ornamental plant. The flower opens during the morning time and closes off by mid-afternoon. The young branches are greenish in color and pubescent … Read More “Turnea ulmifolia (Passifloraceae- Passion flower family)” »
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Common Name: Port St. John’s creeper, Pink trumpet vine. Pink trumpet vine is a woody creeper and a native of South Africa. Although a creeper it produces no tendrils: often pruned and shaped as a hedge-cum-ornamental plant in Tamilnadu. It produces bell shaped pink colored flowers which are attractive. Pink trumpet vine is often planted … Read More “Podranea ricasoliana (Bignoniaceae-Jacaranda family)” »
Common Name: Indrajao, Tellicherry tree. Tamil Name: Kirimllikai Indrajao is a medium sized deciduous tree growing to around 8 meters often seen in dry deciduous forest ranges of Western Ghats. Indrajao remains nearly leafless during the flowering months of April and May. The simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner; the leaf margin is … Read More “Holarrhena pubescens (Apocynaceae- Oleander family)” »
Common Name: Lobed-leaf mallow. Tamil Name: Magathutthi Lobed-leaf mallow is a woody sub-shrub of Tropical African origin, often found on road-sides and fallow lands in Tamilnadu. The leaf shape and size are variable. The young shoots of the plant are green in color with purple patches. The simple leaves are arranged in an alternate manner; … Read More “Hibiscus lobatus (Malvaceae- Mallow family)” »
Common Name: Blood berry, Pigeon berry. Tamil Name: Rakthanelli Blood berry perennial sub-shrub of Southern USA often seen around shady edges of Western Ghats area. The plant is often planted as an ornamental, the main attractions being its bloody colored berries. The simple leaves are arranged in an alternate manner. The stem is mostly green … Read More “Rivina humilis (Phytolaccaceae- Pokeweed family)” »