Common Name: Tanner’s cassia. Tamil Name: Avaram Tanner’s cassia is a shrub native to the Indian sub-continent and grows to a height of about 2 meters. This shrub is commonly found around dry forest zones of Western Ghats. The leaves are pinnate and arranged in an alternate manner. The leaf base has a conspicuous auricle … Read More “Senna auriculate (Caesalpiniaceae- Gulmohar family)” »
Common Name: Ranabili. Tamil Name: Puilipan cheddi Ranabili is a monotypic plant of genus Cipadessa under Meliaceae family. The plant is a shrub that grows to a height of about 1.5 meter and is endemic to the Western Ghats. The young branches are yellowish and lenticulate. The single compound leaves are arranged in an alternate … Read More “Cipadessa baccifera (Meliaceae- Neem family)” »
Common Name: Lemonia Lemonia is a shrub of Brazilian origin, it grows to a height of about 2 meters. This plant is off-late planted in Tamilnadu in urban house gardens and parks as a ornamental plant. The shrub has a brownish bark and emits a garlic smell when crushed. The glossy green leaves are arranged … Read More “Ravenia spectabilis (Rutaceae- Lemon family)” »
Common Name: Pagoda flower. Tamil Name: Krishna Kireedam Pagoda flower is a shrub native to south-east Asia, it grows to a height of about 1.5 meters. The plant is highly valued for its ornamental orange colored pyramid shaped inflorescence. The simple leaves are arranged in an alternate manner; the leaves are shallowly lobed and are … Read More “Clerodendrum paniculatum (Verbenaceae- Verbena family)” »
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)” »
