Common Name: Egyptian woodrose Egyptian woodrose is a slender climber; the plant is covered with small white hairs. It twines around surrounding vegetation and grows to a height of about 2.5 meters. The plant has a sticky gum like secretion. The simple leaves are arranged in an alternate manner. The leaf is digitately five foliate. … Read More “Distimake aegyptius (Convolvulaceae- Morning glory family)” »
Common Name. Putranjeva. Tamil Name. Puttira-civi. Putranjeva is a handsome diocious (male and female flowers in different plant) evergreen tree that grows to a height of about 15 meters. The tree grows to height and then the branches tend to drupe down. The simple leaves are arranged alternatively; the leaf stock measure around 1 cm … Read More “Putranjiva roxburghii (Putranjivaceae- Putranjiva family)” »
Common Name: Malabar nut. Tamil Name: Adhatoda Malabar nut is an evergreen shrub which grows to a height of about 2.5 meter. The leaf stalk and leaf length is around 3 cm and 22 cm respectively. The leaves are simple and oppositely arranged and are bunched at the end of the branches. The leaf shape … Read More “Justicia adhatoda (Acanthacae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Rangoon creeper. Tamil Name. Irangun malli Rangoon creeper is large woody creeper which can climb over nearby vegetation and grow to around 10 meters. It is a popular garden and house hold plant in Tamilnadu. The young stem is round and tomentose; the simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner. The leaf … Read More “Combretum indicum (Combretaceae- Rangoon creeper family)” »
Common Name: Black oil plant, Intellect plant. Tamil Name: Kuvarikuntal Black oil plant is a woody shrub with climbing tendency and grows to a height of about 6 meters. The plant is occasionally seen along rocky mountain slopes of Nilgiri and Valpari ghat road. The lenticulate bark is light grey colored. The leaf stalk and … Read More “Celastrus paniculatus (Celastraceae- Spike thorn family)” »
