Common Name: Garden Balsam Tamil Name: I balsamina is an annual- a popular garden plant world over; and comes in various colors like white, orange, purple and in double colors. The plant grows to around 1 to 1.5 feet in height. The stem is hairy, thick, fleshy and translucent. The leafs are simple and elliptical … Read More “Impatiens balsamina L. (Family Balsaminaceae)” »
Common name: Rough spider flower Herb with squarish rough stem with some prickles. Grows to around 10 cm in length. Weak stemmed diffuse branching. Trifoliate alternate gland dotted leafs. Leaf margin gland dotted, hairy with some prickles. Flower seen mostly solitary. Flower has four petals yellow in color. The fruit is in the form of … Read More “Cleome aspera Cleomaceae (Spider flower family)” »
Ground orchid found around Medekeri (Karnataka) in Feb 2025. Grows in moist areas with presence of humus on ground.
Common name: Butterfly orchid Found in India and Sri Lanka, this orchid is occasionally found on as an epiphyte on trees in mountainous regions of western ghat. This specimen was found in Munnar town growing on Prunus cerasoides (Himalayan cherry tree). The orchid seems to have cylindrical leafs and appear like sticks. The inflorescence is … Read More “Papilionanthe subulata (Willd.) Garay (Orchidaceae- Vanilla family)” »
Common Name: Konkan Eranthemum. Tamil Name: Krungu Konkan Eranthemum is a sub-shrub that grows to a height of about 2 feet in length. The plant is perhaps native to the Indian Peninsular region and often seen in moist deciduous forest zones. The plant is mostly glabrous and they have thin papery leaves. The simple leaves … Read More “Eranthemum capense L. (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
