Common Name: Rubber vine. Tamil Name: Palai Rubber vine is often seen planted in Tamilnadu as an ornamental shrub with climbing tendency; it grows to a height of about 1.5 meters in height. The plant has a milky sap and is considered poisonous. The simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner; the leaves are … Read More “Cryptostegia grandiflora (Apocynaceae-Oleander family)” »
Common Name: Lady Margaret passion flower This ornamental plant is an evergreen vine and is a hybrid between P. Coccina and P. Incarnata. The simple leaves are trilobed; leaf surface soft velvety and hairy on both sides; leaf margin toothed. The plant spreads itself over walls and other nearby vegetation and can grow to around … Read More “Passiflora ‘Lady Margaret’ (Passifloraceae-Passion flower family)” »
Common Name: Potato creeper, Brazilian nightshade. Tamil Name: Koriikikodi Potato creeper is a woody thorn-less vine of South American origin, often planted in Tamilnadu for its handsome flowers. The plant can also be seen around forest edges around the foothills of Nigiri Mountains. The leaves are pinnatifid: but almost look compound. The leaves are almost … Read More “Solanum seaforthianum (Solanaceae- Potato family)” »
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: Cat’s claw creeper Cat’s claw creeper is a large creeper of South American origin often planted in Tamilnadu as an ornamental plant. The plant to grow to more than 10 meters and has a woody lenticulate stem. The plant has compound leaf arrangement with 2 leaflets (opposite arrangement); along with the leaflets a … Read More “Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignonaceae-Jacaranda family)” »
