Common Name: Indian Sandalwood. Tamil Name: Chandanam Sandal wood tree grows to a height of about 9 meters. It is a native of Peninsular India and mostly found in dry deciduous and scrub forest areas. The simple leaf is arranged in an opposite manner. The leaf stock and leaf length are 1.7 cm and 6.5 … Read More “Santalum album. Family: Santalaceae (Sandalwood family)” »
Common Name: Long-flower barleria. Tamil Name: Vellai kurinji Endemic plant of Western Ghats, the entire plant is velvety hairy it grows to a height of about 1.5 meters. The plant has simple leaf structure and leaf arrangement is opposite. The leaves are light green in color and velvety on both sides. The leaf stalk measures … Read More “Barleria acuminate (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Woolly coneflower. This plant is endemic to Western Ghats and is generally seen in altitudes above 2000 msl. The plant is shrub-size and forms a neat one meter high dome shape. The branches are tetragonal in shape. The entire plant is cottony and wooly. The leaves are elliptic-ovate and rounded at base. The … Read More “Strobilanthes lanatus (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Goanese Ipecac. Tamil Name: Nilanarakam. The plant belongs to the monotypic genus Naregamia. This plant is endemic to Peninsular India. The plant grows to a height of about 45 cm. Leaves are tri-foliate and dark green in color. The leaf stalk is winged; leaf shape obovate, leaf base cuneate and apex obtuse. The … Read More “Naregamia alata (Meliaceae- Neem family)” »
Tamil Name: Kattuchempakkam. M. nilagirica is a large evergreen tree which grows to more than 30 meters in height. The pale green colored leaves are simple and alternatively arranged. Leaf blade is obovate to elliptic; leaf base is wedge shaped and has a pointed tip. Leaf margin is entire. Flowers are creamy white in color … Read More ” Magnolia nilagirica (Magnoliaceae-Magnolia family).” »
