Common name: Common wire weed. Tamil Name: Arivalmvkkan, Ariva Mooku Keerai Common wire weed is a small shrub that grows to around 1.5 feet in height. It is abundantly found around fallow-lands, road sides and forest edges around western ghats area. Not common in higher elevations. It is a mucilaginous undershrub with linear-lanceolate serrated leafs … Read More “Sida acuta- Malvaceae (Mallow family)” »
Common name: Indian Sauvage Indian sauvage is a perennial plant found on road-sides and fallow lands and the plant prefers dry climatic conditions. Generally seen growing along the ground forming mats: sometimes the plant is seen growing erect and reaches a height of about 10 cm. The leafs are double pinnate arranged in an alternate … Read More “Tephrosia pumila – Fabaceae (Pea family)” »
Common name; Spreading diamond flower Tamil name: Parpatakam Spreading diamond flower is a small herb which grows to around 8-10 cm in height and often found on fallow lands and roadsides. The plant has round shaped stem and is very slender. The simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner. They are sessile and measure … Read More “Scleromitrion diffusum-Rubiaceae (Coffee family)” »
Common name: Shield leaf ariopsis. Local name: Kalthamara A peltata is a small herb endemic to the western ghat regions of India. It is found on mountainous rocky cliff surfaces in Tropical habitat areas of the Western Ghats. The leafs are arranged in an alternate manner and have a heart shaped base and are orbicular … Read More “Ariopsis peltata – Araceae (Arum family)” »
Common Name: Hairy mistletoe This is a hemirparasitic (they have chlorophyll and undertake photosynthesis but also depend on host plant for water and nutrients) perennial shrub mostly seen around tropical forest areas at altitudes of more than in 500 msl. It is an shrub with attaches to the host plant via haustoria- to extract water … Read More “Taxillus tomentosus- Loranthaceae (Mistletoe family)” »
