Common Name: Bhoca Indian redwing. Tamil Name: Kokkimull, Karu indu Bhoca is native to the Indian subcontinent and is seen in deciduous forest ranges of Peninsular India. It is a large well armed straggling liana which can grow to more than 6 meters. The branches are cement colored, young branches are purple in color and … Read More “Pterolobium hexapetalum (Caesalphiniaceae- Gulmohar family)” »
Common Name: Siratro, Purple Bush-bean. Tamil Name: Pudhar avarai Siratro is native to Central and South America. It is a trifoliate twinning herb occasionally found as a prostrate plant. This plant can be encountered along high-ways and road-sides in Tamilnadu. Siratro is inter cropped with forage grass plants, it is an excellent ground cover plant … Read More “Macroptilium atropurpureum (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common Name: Velvet leaf. Tamil Name: Vatta-t-tiruppi. Velvet leaf is a slender, twinning, dioecious (female and male plant separate) herb with pan-tropical presence. The simple leaves are arranged alternatively and spirally. The leafs are pale green in color and soft hairy on both sides. The stem of plant is light green in color with some … Read More “Cissampelos pareira var. hirsuta (Menispermaceae- Moonseed family)” »
Common Name: Cassia indigo. Tamil Name: Naarinchi Cassia indigo is shrub that grows to a height of about 2 meters. Commonly seen around Western Ghat slopes of Maharashtra and it bears attractive bright pink colored flowers. This plant is not common in Nilgiri area of Western Ghats. The leaves are single pinnate; 10 pinnae are … Read More “Indigofera cassioides (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common Name: Kukurbicha. Tamil Name: Kalummu, Tavadu. G. hirsuta is a shrub native to Indo-China region and grows to a height of about 2 meters. Often found around dry and deciduous forest ranges of the Western Ghat region. The simple leaves are arranged in an alternate manner; the leaf margin is toothed. The leaf is … Read More “Grewia hirsuta (Tiliaceae- Phalsa family)” »
