Common Name: Triangular horse bush This trifoliate shrub was encountered near Malampuzha dam in Palakkad district of Kerala. The branches are three angled. The leaves are narrowly elliptic and flowers are white in color. Flowers are bunched around the leaf axis. The fruit is in the form of a curved sutured pod. This plant has … Read More “Dendolobium triangulare (Fabaceae- Pea Family)” »
Common Name: Caribbean stylo. Tamil name: Muyalmasal This trifoliate plant has its origin in Caribbean islands origin is naturalized in India. The plant is an erect annual growing to around one foot in height. Leaves are arranged alternatively, leaf shape is lanceolate and margins entire. The plant produces single flower of less than one centimeter … Read More “Stylosanthes hamate (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common Name: Narrow leaved kandelia. Tamil Name: Kanthal Kandelia genus belongs to Rhizophoraceae family and is a mangrove plant. It has wide distribution over the Indian coast, Burma and China. It grows to a height of about 2 meters. Leaves are opposite and decussate in arrangement. Leaf shape is elliptic-oblong and margins are entire. The … Read More “Kandelia candel (Rhizophoraceae- Burma mangrove family)” »
Common Name: Mexican clover. Tamil Name: Beelie chedi. Mexican clover is a plant of American origin naturalized plant in India. It is commonly seen around middle and high altitudes areas of Western Ghats. One can easily encounter this plant in hill cities like Ooty, Kodaikanal and Valparai along fridges of forest areas, tea estates and … Read More “Richardia scabra (Rubiaceae- Coffee family)” »
Common Name: Sleepy morning. Tamil Name: Shengalipoondu. This plant is commonly seen in Tamil Nadu with a marked presence in fallow lands, road sides and forest edges. The entire plant is densely stellate-tomentose and grows to a height of about two meters in height. Leaves are elliptical to oval in shape. The leaf base is … Read More “Waltherica Indica (Streculiaceae- Cacao family)” »
