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: Triangular horse bush This trifoliate shrub was encountered near Malampuzha dam in Palakkad district of Kerala. The branches are three angled. The leaves are narrowly elliptic and flowers are white in color. Flowers are bunched around the leaf axis. The fruit is in the form of a curved sutured pod. This plant has … Read More “Dendolobium triangulare (Fabaceae- Pea Family)” »
Common Name: Narrow leaved kandelia. Tamil Name: Kanthal Kandelia genus belongs to Rhizophoraceae family and is a mangrove plant. It has wide distribution over the Indian coast, Burma and China. It grows to a height of about 2 meters. Leaves are opposite and decussate in arrangement. Leaf shape is elliptic-oblong and margins are entire. The … Read More “Kandelia candel (Rhizophoraceae- Burma mangrove family)” »
Common Name: Panicled Rattlepod. Panicled Rattlepod is a shrub which grows to a height of about one meter. The entire plant is sticky, on touch the viscous substance gets attached to hand. The leaves are simple and alternatively arranged; leaf shape is oblong to inverted lance shape; leaf tip is pointed. The stipules are notably … Read More “Crotalaria paniculata (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common Name: Gin Berry. Tamil Name: Amutham, Kattu-k-konci This plant grows to a height of about one meter and is commonly seen in forest edges. The leaves are 3-7 foliate. Leaf arrangement is opposite (sub-opposite?), leaf margins shallowly crenulate, leaf base is attenuate and leaf apex is roundish. Flowers are seen in panicles on leaf … Read More “Glycosmis pentaphylla (Rutaceae- Lemon family)” »
