Common name: Spiked ginger lily, Perfume ginger. Tamil Name: Poolakizhangu, Kichilikizhangu. Spiked ginger lily is an evergreen, perennial, rhizomatic plant native to China-Myanmar region. It grows to a height of around 1 meter. The leafs are simple, dark green in color, sessile, ovate-lanceolate in shape with clasping sheets. The leaf measure around 30-35 cm in … Read More “Hedychium spicatum- Zingiberaceae (Zinger family)” »
Ranunculus reniformis is endemic to the Western ghats area of Tamilnadu and Kerala. It is a rare perennial herbaceous plant found above 2000 msl in shola grassland habitat. The simple leaves form a rosette at the base of the stem. They are unlobed, orbicular in shape with a crenate margin. The leaf length measures around 6-7 cm. … Read More “Ranunculus reniformis -Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)” »
Common name: Water hyssop, Indian penny wort. Tamil Name: Neera brahmi Indian penny wort is a creeping perennial that grows to a height of about 7.5 cm, the plant is also seen t times erect. They are succulent plants, rooting at nodes, they prefer aquatic and marshy habitats. They do grow well even in fully … Read More “Bacopa monnieri (Plantaginaceae- Plantain family)” »
Common name: Japanese Mazus. Japanese Mazus is an annual herb that prefers to grow in wet areas. It is a prostrate to near prostrate plant- they root an nodes to form a green ground cover. It is native to the South East Asia, often seen in India in wet-marshy habitats. The leafs are mostly basal … Read More “Mazus pumilus- Mazaceae (Mazus family)” »
Common Name: Sparrow false Pimpernel. Zigzag flower Tamil Name: Thanni Poondu Bonnaya is a genus under Linderniaceae family and consists in total about 14 species. They are mostly seen in Tropical and semi-tropical areas in Africa, Asia and Australia. They are adapted to grow in wet marshy habitats. Plants in this genus have a pair … Read More “Bonnaya antipoda – Linderniaceae (Linderna or false Pimpernel family)” »
