Common Name: Cork Bush, Silver bush. Tamil Name: Vellai porasu Cork bush is a small tree with a roundish crown and grows to a height of about 4 meters. Often seen in dry deciduous forest patches areas in Anaikatti forest range in Coimbatore district of Tamilnadu. The entire plant has silvery appearance. The bark of … Read More “Mundulea sericea (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common name: Umbrella thorn. Tamil Name: Kudaivel Umbrella thorn is native to India, often seen on dry thorny forest zones of Western ghats. The tree grows to a height of about 6 meters. The branches spread out horizontally and evenly and the tree assumes a round umbrella shaped crown. The bark of the tree is … Read More “Acacia planifrons (Mimosaceae- Touch-me-not family)” »
Common Name: Shrubby Balsam Shrubby balsam is endemic to Souther Western Ghats. The plant belongs to the wet biome and is occasionally found on mountain road sides in hilly areas-generally above 1000 msl. It is a shrub and can grow to around 4-5 feet in height. The stem is rather succulent and glabrous and leaf … Read More “Impatiens fruticosa (Balsaminaceae- Balsam family)” »
Common Name: Indian Sarasparilla. Tamil Name: Nannari. Indian sarasparilla is native to South Asia and commonly found in most parts of India. The plant is commonly seen in deciduous forests areas of Western Ghats. It is a twinning plant that climes over other nearby vegetations or hedges. It grows to around 2 meters in length. … Read More “Hemidesmus indicus (Apocynaceae-Oleander family)” »
Common Name; Wooly nightshade, Tobacco tree Wooly nightshade is an unarmed shrub native to South America that grows to a height of about 4 meters. The plant is considered highly invasive in many parts of world. It has rapidly spread to most parts of Western Ghats: more common around towns and road-sides in hilly areas. … Read More “Solanum mauritianum (Solanaceae- Potato family)” »
