Common Name: Garlic vine. Tamil Name: Vellullipachai Garlic vine is a large woody liana often planted in house gardens and parks. It can easily grow around hedges to around 10 meters. When leaves are wounded they emit pungent garlicky smell. The stem is dotted with brown spots. The leaves are arranged in opposite manner, two … Read More “Mansoa alliacea (Bignoniaceae- Jacaranda family)” »
Common Name: Bread flower. Bread flower is a woody large climber. They can grow to nearly 6 meters in height. When wounded the plant discharge white latex. The grey colored bark of the plant is dotted with grey spots and has rectangular fissures. The leaf size is variable; they can grow to nearly 13 cm … Read More “Vallaris solanacea (Apocynaceae- Oleander family)” »
Common Name: Lignum Vitae, Tree of life Medium sized tree with cream color bark grows to a height of about 8-10 meters. The leaves are arranged in opposite manner. The leafing node is enlarged in thickness They have bipinnate, opposite and paripinnate leaflet arrangement.. The leaflets are elliptic in shape somewhat unequal. The flowers have … Read More “Guaiacum officinale- Zygophyllaceae- Caltrop family)” »
Common Name: Dancing Lady Orchid This plant is a cross between O. flexuosum and O. sphacelatum. Oncidium genus has its origin in tropical America and these orchids are epiphytic. They have pseduobulbs which typically have several bracts and one to three leaves. Flowers are generally yellow or brown in color. This plant was encountered in … Read More “Oncidium ‘Goldiana’- Orchidaceae (Orchid family).” »
Common Name: Indian Privet. Tamil Name: Pumalekkinam V. Inerms is often found near shorelines and beaches. The branches are quadrangular in shape. The plant can assume the shape of a roundish bush of about 2 meters high. The plant also has climbing tendency and is often seen rambling over other plants. The simple leaves of … Read More “Volkameria inerms (Verbanacae- Verbena family)” »
