Common Name: White bark acacia, Brewers acacia. Tamil Name: Akamanaram, Velvel. White bark acacia is medium sized tree, native to the Indian sub-continent and grows to around 15 meters in height. It forms a umbrella like crown. The tree is identified by its white-yellowish bark and is historically associated agro-pastoral systems of Tamilnadu. It is … Read More “Vachellia leucophoea-Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not family)” »
Common Name: Padri tree. Tamil Name: Mann kombu Padri tree is occasionally found in dry deciduous forest ranges around Western Ghats and it grows to a height of about 5 meters. The tree is native to the South East Asian region. The leafs are bi-pinnate and arranged in an opposite manner. The entire leaf measure … Read More “Radermachera xylocarpa-Bignoniaceae-(jacaranda family)” »
Common name: Bracewood, Torchwood. Torchwood is native to the Centra American and Caribbean region, its is small tree and and grows to around 3 meters in height. The tree is known to reach heights of about 5 meters in its native range. . The trees i saw planted inside TNAU are old and stand at … Read More “Jacquinia arborea- Primulaceae (Primrose family)” »
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)” »
