Common Name: Ceylon tea. Tamil Name: Kanniramaram Evergreen tree of Sri Lankan origin grows to a height of about 12-13 meters. The bark is gray in color and smooth in appearance. The simple leaves are arranged in an opposite decussate manner. The leaf shape is oval, young leaves may have a round shape. The base … Read More “Cassine glauce (Celastraceae-Spike-thorn family)” »
Common Name: Garlic Pear tree, Sacred Barna. Tamil Name: Adhicharam, Mavilankai Sacred barna is a small deciduous tree found around dry forest ranges. It has great medicinal and religious value. It grows to around 7 meters in height, the bark of the tree is light grey in color and the trifoliate leaves are arranged in … Read More “Crateva adansonii subsp odora (Capparaceae- Caper family)” »
Common Name: Indrajao, Tellicherry tree. Tamil Name: Kirimllikai Indrajao is a medium sized deciduous tree growing to around 8 meters often seen in dry deciduous forest ranges of Western Ghats. Indrajao remains nearly leafless during the flowering months of April and May. The simple leaves are arranged in an opposite manner; the leaf margin is … Read More “Holarrhena pubescens (Apocynaceae- Oleander family)” »
Common Name: Toxic gooseberry. Tamil Name; Otuvankkay Toxic gooseberry is a deciduous small tree with a round crown and grows to a height of about 7 meters. It is native tree of Indian subcontinent. The bark of the tree is brown in color with flaking scales. The leaves are arranged in an alternate manner; leaf … Read More “Cleistanthus collinus (Phyllanthaceae- Amla family)” »
Common Name: Cat’s claw creeper Cat’s claw creeper is a large creeper of South American origin often planted in Tamilnadu as an ornamental plant. The plant to grow to more than 10 meters and has a woody lenticulate stem. The plant has compound leaf arrangement with 2 leaflets (opposite arrangement); along with the leaflets a … Read More “Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignonaceae-Jacaranda family)” »
