Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. Vernacular name: Soapnut, Ritha, Chinese soap berry (Hindi: रीठा)Species Name: Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.Family: SapindaceaeHabit: Large deciduous treeStem: Straight trunk, smooth grey bark peeling in scales.Leaf: Paripinnate, 5-10…
Yucca gloriosa L. Vernacular name: Spanish Dagger, Mound Lily YuccaSpecies Name: Yucca gloriosa L.Family: Asparagaceae (Agavoideae)Habit: Evergreen succulent shrub or small tree.Stem: Short to elongated woody trunk, often branched with…
Ruscus aculeatus L. Vernacular name: Butcher's broom, Knee hollySpecies Name: Ruscus aculeatus L.Family: AsparagaceaeHabit: Low evergreen rhizomatous subshrubStem: Much-branched, rigid, erect to knee heightLeaf: Reduced to scales; flattened leaf-like cladodes…
Ruellia simplex C. Wright Vernacular name: Mexican petunia, Wild petuniaSpecies Name: Ruellia simplex C. WrightFamily: AcanthaceaeHabit: Erect perennial herb/shrubStem: Quadrangular, green-purple, hairless or sparsely hairyLeaf: Opposite, lanceolate-linear, prominently veined, 6-20…
Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook Vernacular name: Royal palm, Florida royal palmSpecies Name: Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.CookFamily: ArecaceaeHabit: Tall majestic evergreen palmStem: Smooth silvery-grey trunk with basal bulge, green crownshaft.Leaf: Pinnate…
Rosa indica L. Vernacular name: Indian Fragrant Rose, Desi Gulab (Hindi: देसी गुलाब)Species Name: Rosa indica L.Family: RosaceaeHabit: Erect prickly shrubStem: Woody, branched, curved prickles or almost absent.Leaf: Evergreen compound,…
Robinia pseudoacacia L. Vernacular name: Black locust, False acacia (Hindi: विलायती कीकर)Species Name: Robinia pseudoacacia L.Family: FabaceaeHabit: Medium deciduous treeStem: Thorny, dark brown ridged bark, paired stipular spinesLeaf: Pinnate, 7-19…
Ricinus communis L. Vernacular name: Castor oil plant, Arandi (Hindi: अरंडी)Species Name: Ricinus communis L.Family: EuphorbiaceaeHabit: Fast-growing annual/perennial shrub or small tree.Stem: Hollow green to red, stout, often purple-tingedLeaf: Alternate,…
Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn. Vernacular name: Traveller's palm, Traveller's tree (Hindi: सफर का पेड़)Species Name: Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn.Family: StrelitziaceaeHabit: Palm-like unbranched treeStem: Grey cylindrical trunk marked with leaf scarsLeaf: Huge banana-like…
Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. Vernacular name: Devil Pepper, Be-Still Tree (Hindi: जंगली सर्पगंधा)Species Name: Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.Family: ApocynaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrubStem: Erect, much-branched, 1–4 m tall; bark grey-brown, smooth; latex present.Leaf: Whorled,…