Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal Vernacular name: Creeping Launaea, Desert Lettuce (Hindi: जंगली सलाद)Species Name: Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & RajagopalFamily: AsteraceaeHabit: Prostrate to ascending annual or perennial herb.Stem:…
Gmelina arborea Roxb. Vernacular name: Gamhar, White Teak (Hindi: गम्हार, गम्भारी)Species Name: Gmelina arborea Roxb.Family: LamiaceaeHabit: Fast-growing deciduous tree.Stem: Straight trunk 12–30 m tall; bark grey to pale brown, smooth…
Fernandoa adenophylla (Wall. ex G.Don) Steenis Vernacular name: Fernandoa, Yellow Trumpet Tree, Karen woodSpecies Name: Fernandoa adenophylla (Wall. ex G.Don) SteenisFamily: BignoniaceaeHabit: Deciduous tree.Stem: Medium to large tree, 15–30 m…
Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L. Vernacular name: Dwarf Morning Glory, Round-leaved Evolvulus (Hindi: विष्णुक्रान्ती छोटी)Species Name: Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.Family: ConvolvulaceaeHabit: Prostrate perennial herb.Stem: Slender, creeping, much-branched, rooting at the nodes,…
Euphorbia cotinifolia L. Vernacular name: Caribbean copper plant, Red spurgeSpecies Name: Euphorbia cotinifolia L.Family: EuphorbiaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrub or small treeStem: Smooth, slender, multi-branched, deep burgundy to purple; exudes milky irritant…
Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. Vernacular name: Lilac Tasselflower, Cupid's Shaving Brush (Hindi: सदाबहार जंगली, लाल भंगरा)Species Name: Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.Family: AsteraceaeHabit: Annual erect herb.Stem: Slender, branched, glabrous to sparsely…
Dypsis lutescens (H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf. Vernacular name: Areca Palm, Butterfly Palm, Golden Cane PalmSpecies Name: Dypsis lutescens (H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf. (syn. Chrysalidocarpus lutescens H.Wendl.)Family: ArecaceaeHabit: Evergreen clustering palm.Stem:…
Digera muricata (L.) Mart. Vernacular name: Latjira, False Amaranth (Hindi: लटजीरा)Species Name: Digera muricata (L.) Mart.Family: AmaranthaceaeHabit: Annual erect herb.Stem: Much-branched, green to reddish, cylindrical, glabrous to sparsely pubescent, 30–100…
Coriandrum sativum L. Vernacular name: Coriander, Cilantro (Hindi: धनिया)Species Name: Coriandrum sativum L.Family: ApiaceaeHabit: Annual aromatic herb.Stem: Erect, slender, branched, glabrous, 20–70 cm tall, striate.Leaf: Alternate; lower leaves broadly lobed…
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. Vernacular name: Ti Plant, Good Luck Plant, Hawaiian TiSpecies Name: Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.Family: AsparagaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrub.Stem: Erect, slender, unbranched or sparingly branched, 1–4 m tall,…