Common name: Tropical sensitive pea. Tamil name: Edikkol, Karunganam. Small herb grows to around 2 feet in height. The plant has a coarse/rough rusty stem with glandular hairs. The plant has large geographical presence, mostly found in tropical and sub-tropical areas. However, i saw them mostly in fridges of deciduous forest areas around Wester ghats. … Read More “Chamaecrista absus- Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)” »
Common name: Monarch Amazonvine Moharch Amazonvine native to the Caribbean and Central America is a vigorous climber. A relatively new exotic introduced to India as an ornamental plant. The plant grows to around 6 feet in height and spreads over 3-4 meters across. The simple leafs are arranged in an opposite manner, the leaf margin … Read More “Stigmaphyllon emarginatum – Malpighiaceae (Barbaodos Cherry family)” »
Common: Dwarf Asiatic dewflower M spirata is native to the Indian sub-continent, naturalized in many parts of the globe. The plant is an annual that grows to around 7 cm in height. The plant has intermittent white long hairs on its stem. The plant spreads around by rooting at nodes. The plant is not entirely … Read More “Murdannia spirata- Commelinaceae (Day flower family)” »
Common name: Tranquebar spur anther flower. This orobachaceae member is a small herb that grows to around 10-12 cm in height. Mostly found around rocky shallow areas filled with slush and water. The plant is vigorously branched below towards the upper end generally only on stem appears. The flower are mostly borne on the upper … Read More “Centranthera tranquebarica -Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)” »
Common name: Chickweed lobelia Chickweed lobelia is a herb belonging to topical Asia. It grows to around 8-10 cm in height and is generally found in damp marshy areas. The stem is 3 angled and the plant spreads around rooting at nodes. The plant is succulent with an erect stem. The simple leafs are arranged … Read More “Lobelia alsinoides -Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)” »
