Common Name: Java cassia, Pink Cassia. Medium sized beautiful tree with white-pinkish flowers, the tree grows to around 7-8 meters. The branches tend to droop down. The leafs are bi-pinnate and arranged in an alternate manner. The leaf is paripinnate and may contain around 12 pairs. The number of leaflets vary : generally 11 to … Read More “Cassia javanica – Fabaceae (pea family)” »
Common name: Warty marble tree. Tamil name: Malampinnai, Rudraksham Warty marble tree belongs to the Indo-Malayan region it grows to over 40 meters in height. However, most of the trees i have seen in Nilgiris look much smaller. The is rather uncommon in Wester ghats area. I have seen a few of these trees inside … Read More “Elaeocarpus tuberculatus- Elaeocarpaceae (Rudraksh family)” »
Butterfly pea tree Tamil name: Mara shankapushpam This is an exotic tree of tropical South American origin and grows to around 4 to 5 meters in height. It forms a round canopy above and branches tend to droop down almost to ground level. The plant is mostly glabrous with pinnate leafs. The leaflets are large … Read More “Clitora arborea-Fabaceae (pea family)” »
Common name: Nilgiri cheese wood Tamil name: Analivegam Nilgiris cheese wood is seen around evergreen shola forest areas, and prefers the elevation range of 1500 msl to 2300 msl. The tree grows to a height of about 5-6 meters. It is one of most handsome trees of the shola forest, especially when in full bloom. … Read More “Pittosperum neelgherrense- Pittosporaceae (Cheese wood family)” »
Common name: Nilgiri privet. Tamil name: Punku Nilgiri privet is an endemic (to Western ghats)small tree that grows to around 5 meters. This tree is commonly seen in Western ghats habitat, and prefers altitudes above 1000 msl. The bark of the tree is light in color and lenticulate. The tree is often seen on ghat … Read More “Ligustrum perrottetti- Oleacae (Jasmin family)” »
