Plumeria obtusa L. Vernacular name: Singapore graveyard flower, White frangipani (Hindi: गोल चम्पा)Species Name: Plumeria obtusa L.Family: ApocynaceaeHabit: Deciduous small tree or shrubStem: Succulent thick branches 3-6 m tall, grey…
Punica granatum L. Vernacular name: Pomegranate, Anar (Hindi: अनार)Species Name: Punica granatum L.Family: LythraceaeHabit: Deciduous large shrub or small treeStem: Multi-stemmed thorny 3-7 m tall, reddish-brown peeling bark, suckering habit.Leaf:…
Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. Vernacular name: Putranjiva, Child-life tree (Hindi: पौधर, पुत्रजीवक)Species Name: Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.Family: Putranjivaceae (APG); formerly classified under EuphorbiaceaeHabit: Evergreen moderate-sized treeStem: 10-15 m tall with drooping branches,…
Plumbago auriculata Lam. Vernacular name: Cape leadwort, Blue Plumbago (Hindi: नीला चित्रक)Species Name: Plumbago auriculata Lam.Family: PlumbaginaceaeHabit: Evergreen scrambling shrub/vineStem: Long slender scandent 2-6 m tall, hairless, new growth bright…
Plantago major L. Vernacular name: Common Plantain, Greater Plantain (Hindi: इसबगोल पत्ता, प्लैन्टेन)Species Name: Plantago major L.Family: PlantaginaceaeHabit: Perennial herbStem: Stem very short or absent; flowering scapes erect, leafless, 10–50…
Piper betle L. Vernacular name: Betel vine, Paan (Hindi: पान)Species Name: Piper betle L.Family: PiperaceaeHabit: Evergreen perennial climberStem: Slender scandent 5-15 m long, nodes swollen, rooting at nodes, glabrous to…
Phyllanthus niruri L. Vernacular name: Stonebreaker, Bhumyamla (Hindi: भूई आंवला)Species Name: Phyllanthus niruri L.Family: PhyllanthaceaeHabit: Erect annual herbStem: Slender branched 30-60 cm tall, light green, angular/smooth.Leaf: Distichous spiral (compound-like branchlets),…
Phyllanthus emblica L. Vernacular name: Indian gooseberry, Amla (Hindi: आंवला)Species Name: Phyllanthus emblica L.Family: PhyllanthaceaeHabit: Deciduous small treeStem: Mottled grey bark 5-18 m tall, branchlets finely pubescent.Leaf: Simple subsessile light…
Parthenium hysterophorus L. Vernacular name: Congress grass, Gajar Ghass, Feverfew, Whitetop Weed (Hindi: गajar danda)Species Name: Parthenium hysterophorus L.Family: AsteraceaeHabit: Erect annual herb, 30-180 cm tallStem: Erect, branched, striate, hairy,…
Papaver rhoeas L. Vernacular name: Common poppy, Corn poppy, Flanders poppy (Hindi: पोस्ता)Species Name: Papaver rhoeas L.Family: PapaveraceaeHabit: Annual erect herbStem: Branched bristly-hairy 25-90 cm tall, terete with milky latex.Leaf:…