Common Name: Bel Tamil name: Vilva maram Aegle is a small genus under family Rutaceae and consists of only 3 species. Bel tree is a well armed (thorns 1.5 cm) and grows to around 7-8 meters in height. It is a native tree extensively planted for its medicinal and religious purposes. The bark of the … Read More “Aegle marmelos- Rutaceae (lemon family)” »
Common name: Star fruit tree Tamil name: Tamarattai Averrohoa is a genus under Oxalidaceae, it consists of woody trees and shrubs. A carambola grows to around 4 to 7 meters in height. A carambola has bipinnate leaf arranged in an alternate manner. The leaf size and number of leaf let pairs vary. The leaf measure … Read More “Averrhoa carambola-Oxalidaceae (Sorrel family)” »
Common name: Maple leaf tree, Dinner plate tree. Tamil Name: Kanaka champa Native to the Indian sub-continent Kanaka champa is a evergreen tree that grows to around 30 feet in height. Young branches, leafs and young flowering shoots have a rusty appearence. The leafs are simple and alternate, the leafs are shallowly lobed with the … Read More “Pterospermum acerifolium (Malvaceae- Cotton family)” »
Common name: Charor Tamil name: Kalvirasu Charor is a small tree deciduous that grows to around 5 meters in height. The branches have a tendecy to droop down. The bark is pale in color, the simple leaves are arranged in an alternate manner. The leafs are oblong-elliptic in shape and measure around 4.5 cm in … Read More “Ehretia laevis (Boragiaceae-Borag family)” »
Common Name: White Manjack White Manjack is a small tree that grows to about 6 meters in height. At the base it is generally multi-branched forming a crown above. Often branches droop down. The tree bark is light brown in color with vertical fissures. It is native to the Central American region. It belongs to … Read More “Cordia dentata (family Boraginaceae)” »
