Givotia moluccana (L.) Sreem.
Givotia moluccana (L.) Sreem.
Givotia moluccana (L.) Sreem., commonly known as Poothali or Vellaipoothalai, is a deciduous tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family...
Scoparia dulcis L.
Scoparia dulcis L.
Scoparia dulcis L., commonly known as Kallurukki and traditionally referred to as "Rishi Bakshanam" or "Muni Bakshanam" ("Food of Sages"),...
Biancaea sappan(L.) Tod.
Biancaea sappan(L.) Tod.
Biancaea sappan which is more popular as Caesalpinia sappan L. belonging to family Fabaceae is a small to medium-sized...
This Week Plant – Strychnos nux-vomica
Strychnos nux-vomica
Strychnos nux-vomica is a deciduous tree belonging to the family Loganiaceae. It is a medium-sized tree with a dense crown and...
Nypa fruticans Wurmb.
Nypa fruticans Wurmb.
Nypa fruticans, a distinctive member of the family Arecaceae commonly known as Nipa Palm or Mangrove Palm, is naturally distributed...
This Week Plant – Cissus quadrangularis L
This Week Plant – Cissus quadrangularis L
Cissus quadrangularis, popularly known as Changalam peranda is member of the family Vitaceae. The plant is...
This Week Plant – Tamarix dioica
Tamarix dioica
Tamarix dioica belonging to the family Tamaricaceae is a tree externally looking like a Casuarina with slender needle like branches....
This Week Plant – Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble
Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble
This bamboo is commonly known as Kornu locally in Palakkad and Thotti mula in Malayalam. T. oliveri is an introduced species...
This Week Plant – Utleria salicifolia
Utleria salicifolia Bedd. ex Hook. f.
Utleria salicifolia belonging to family Apocynaceae is a deciduous shrub with milky latex commonly known as Mahali...
This Week Plant – Gymnema sylvestre R. Br.
Gymnema sylvestre R. Br.
Gymnema sylstre belonging to the family of Apocynaceae locally known as Sarkarakolli, Madhunasini is a woody much branched twining...
