Tamil name: Thurai Poondu. The plant is often seen near damp sandy soil areas. It is a much branched prostrate herb. It forms extensive mats on the floor which extend to more than 40 cm. The plant is glabrous with leaves seen in whorls of 3-5 numbers (of differing sizes) arranged in opposite manner. The … Read More “Glinus oppositifolius (Family-Mulluginaceae-Carpetweed family” »
This plant is seen in both Western and Eastern Ghats regions. It is a small shrub growing to a height of about two feet. The stem and branches are terete (cylindrical), the plant is mostly glabrous. The leaf arrangement is alternate simple. Leaves have an elliptical shape; tip is pointed; base cuneate. Flowers are pea … Read More “Crotalaria heyneana (Fabaceae family-pea family)” »
Endemic to South Western Ghats this plant is a shrub growing to a height of about 2 meters. It has an angular stem which is often seen in green color. Unique features of this plant are the palmately compound leaf: about 5-7 foliate. Crotalarias belong to the pea family and are one of the important … Read More “Crotalaria grahamiana (Fabaceae family-pea family).” »
This plant is an annual hairy prostrate plant. The leaves are arranged in alternate manner; margin entire; margin ciliated with thin hairs. The petiolate leaves are ovate to round in shape. The flowers are typically yellow in color and are pea flower shaped. The lateral raceme is two flowered. The fruit pod is sub-orbicular hairy … Read More “Crotalaria angulata (Fabaceae family-pea family)” »
Drosera Indica is an insectivorous plant and a native of tropical regions and is found in India, Africa and Australia. It is an annual which grow to a height of about 50 cm. it prefers acidic soil environment. Leaves are narrowly linear fringed with gland tip tentacles-which produce a sticky fluid in which insects get … Read More “Drosera indica (Sundew family)” »
