Common Name: Velvet beauty berry. Tamil Name: Kattu-k-Kumil Velvet beauty berry shrub is an intensely wooly-tomentose shrub that grows to a height of about 3 meters. This shrub is seen around Western Ghats in India and in Sri Lanka. The simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner; young branches of the plant are four … Read More “Callicarpa tomentosa (Verbenaceae- Verbena family)” »
Common Name: Barbados cherry, Acerola. Tamil Name: Nellivakai Barbados cherry is planted around Coimbatore areas for its edible fruit which is often consumed as cherry. The plant is an evergreen shrub of Central American origin and grows to a height of about 2 meters. The leaves are near sessile; the leaf measure around 3.9 cm … Read More “Malpighia emarginata (Malphighiaceae- Barbados cherry family)” »
Common Name: Gold shower Gold shower is an evergreen shrub native to South America and grows to a height of about 4 feet. The branches are lenticulate and young parts of the plant have a purplish tinge. The leaf stalk and leaf measure around 7 mm and 2.7 cm respectively. The oppositely arranged leaves are … Read More “Galphimia gracilis (Malpighiaceae- Barbados cherry family)” »
Common Name: Snow orchid tree, Dwarf white orchid tree. Tamil name: Vellaimandaarai Snow orchid tree is native to South East Asia and is a common household ornamental shrub in Tamilnadu. It grows to a height of about 2 meters. The leaf of this shrub is arranged in an alternate manner; the leaves are bifid; the … Read More “Bauhinia acuminata (Caesalpiniaceae Gulmohar family)” »
Common Name: Red mussaenda, Red flag bush. Red mussaenda is a shrub of Tropical African origin. It is a popular ornamental plant and is available with most plant nurseries in Tamilnadu. It grows to a height of about 2 meters; the simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner. The entire plant is pilose. The … Read More “Mussaenda erythrophylla (Rubiaceae- Coffee family)” »
