Common Name: Sleepy morning. Tamil Name: Shengalipoondu. This plant is commonly seen in Tamil Nadu with a marked presence in fallow lands, road sides and forest edges. The entire plant is densely stellate-tomentose and grows to a height of about two meters in height. Leaves are elliptical to oval in shape. The leaf base is … Read More “Waltherica Indica (Streculiaceae- Cacao family)” »
Common Name: Creeping blepharis. Tamil Name: Naalilai, Kooravaal Chedi. Creeping Blepharis is herb commonly seen in forest fringes and road sides of Tamilnadu. Leaves are node arranged in a whorled manner and at each there are about four sessile unequal sized leaves. It is a perennial herb. The leaves are abovate in shape, leaf apex … Read More “Blepharis madraspatenis (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Arrow leaf morning glory. Tamil Name: Mutiyar-kuntal Trailing herb found in fallow lands and forest edges. The often seen to march in straight lines. The leaves are arrow shaped; leaf base is auricled, the leaf apex is acute, mucronate. Flowers are tubular and yellow in color; the center portion of the flower is … Read More “Xenostegia tridentata (convolvulaceae- Morning glory family)” »
Common Name: Two leaf Zornia. Tamil Name: Arundhalai otti. Z. diphylla is a slender spreading herb often found in fallow lands and grasslands. The leaves are arranged 2 foliate. The leaf shape is linear to lance shaped and have a pointed tip. Leaf margin is ciliated. Flowers are in the form of racemes in leaf … Read More “Zornia diphylla (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common Name: Golden Daisy. Tamil Name: Mukkuttipoo V. Indica is an annual herb often seen in forest fringes and waste lands in Peninsular India. It grows to a height of about a meter; the stem is terete, grooved and rusty in color. The simple leaves are arranged in alternate manner. The leaves are elliptic-ovate in … Read More “Vicoa Indica (Asteraceae- Sunflower family)” »
