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: Deccan spike thorn Deccan spike thorn is a shrub that grows to around 2 meters in height with straggling tendencies, branches arch down from above. The plant has some thorny, but thorns are not regularly seen in all parts, some thorns look like abrupt branch extensions. The simple leafs are arranged in an … Read More “Gymnosporia rothiana- Celastraceae (Spikethron 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)” »
Common name: African milktree. Tamil name: Palkalli Native to Africa this plant grows to a height of about 5 meters. The branches are held close to the center and several branches emerge out in a columnar manner. The green stem in triangular in cross section, and edges are lined with paired thorns. It can easily … Read More “Euphorbia trigona- Euphorbaceae (Castor family)” »
