Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski Vernacular name: Chinese Wedelia, Creeping Ox-eye (Hindi: पीली भृंगराज)Species Name: Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski (syn. Wedelia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.)Family: AsteraceaeHabit: Perennial creeping herb.Stem: Prostrate to ascending,…
Salvia splendens Sellow ex Schult. Vernacular name: Scarlet Sage, Red SalviaSpecies Name: Salvia splendens Sellow ex Schult.Family: LamiaceaeHabit: Annual or short-lived perennial herb.Stem: Erect, quadrangular, branched, glabrous to sparsely pubescent,…
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. Vernacular name: Black Honey Shrub, Panjuli (Hindi: पंजोली, काली भुई आँवला)Species Name: Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.Family: PhyllanthaceaeHabit: Much-branched deciduous shrub or small tree.Stem: Woody, 2–6 m tall; bark…
Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene Vernacular name: Frog Fruit, Turkey Tangle, Jal Pippali (Hindi: जल पिप्पली)Species Name: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene (syn. Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx.)Family: VerbenaceaeHabit: Perennial creeping herb.Stem: Prostrate,…
Phlox drummondii Hook. Vernacular name: Annual Phlox, Drummond's PhloxSpecies Name: Phlox drummondii Hook.Family: PolemoniaceaeHabit: Annual herb.Stem: Erect, branched, softly hairy, 20–50 cm tall.Leaf: Opposite, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, 2–8 × 0.5–2…
Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz Vernacular name: Indian Trumpet Tree, Midnight Horror, Shyonaka (Hindi: श्योनक, सोनापाठा)Species Name: Oroxylum indicum (L.) KurzFamily: BignoniaceaeHabit: Medium-sized deciduous tree.Stem: Straight trunk 8–15 m tall; bark…
Ochna serrulata (Hochst.) Walp. Vernacular name: Mickey Mouse Plant, Small-leaved Plane (Hindi: मिकी माउस पौधा)Species Name: Ochna serrulata (Hochst.) Walp.Family: OchnaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrub or small tree.Stem: Much-branched, 2–5 m tall;…
Mussaenda philippica A.Rich. Vernacular name: Philippine Mussaenda, Queen Sirikit Mussaenda (Hindi: मुसेंडा)Species Name: Mussaenda philippica A.Rich.Family: RubiaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrub.Stem: Erect, much-branched, 1–3 m tall; bark grey-brown; young branchlets pubescent.Leaf: Opposite,…
Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M.Roem. Vernacular name: Madras Pea Pumpkin, Madras Creeper (Hindi: जंगल खीरा, मद्रासी ककड़ी)Species Name: Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M.Roem.Family: CucurbitaceaeHabit: Annual or perennial slender climbing herb.Stem: Slender, angular,…
Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart. Vernacular name: Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain PalmSpecies Name: Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart.Family: ArecaceaeHabit: Evergreen solitary palm.Stem: Single erect trunk, 8–15 m tall,…