Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz Vernacular name: Sarpagandha, Indian snakeroot (Hindi: सर्पगंधा)Species Name: Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex KurzFamily: ApocynaceaeHabit: Evergreen undershrubStem: Erect, branched, pale brownLeaf: Whorls of 3-4…
Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U. Manns & Anderb. Vernacular name: Scarlet pimpernel, Poor man's weatherglass (Hindi: लाल चंदेरा / शेफर्ड्स क्लॉक)Species Name: Anagallis arvensis L. (syn. Lysimachia arvensis)Family: PrimulaceaeHabit: Low-growing annual forb/herbStem:…
Litchi chinensis Sonn. Vernacular name: LichiSpecies Name: Litchi chinensis Sonn.Family: SapindaceaeHabit: Evergreen treeStem: Tall and broad, greyish black bark, brownish red branches.Leaf: Pinnately compound, petiolate leaflets, 2-4 pairs of leaflets.Flowering: March-OctoberFlowers:…
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. Vernacular name: Parijat, HarshringarSpecies Name: Nyctanthes arbor-tritis L.Family: OleaceaeHabit: Evergreen treeStem: Rectangular, bark dark brownLeaf: Opposite, broadly ovate, acuminate, rough above with stiff hairs from bulbous bases,…
Nicotiana alata Link & Otto Vernacular name: Jasmine Tobacco, Winged TobaccoSpecies Name: Nicotiana alata Link & OttoFamily: SolanaceaeHabit: Annual or short-lived perennial herb.Stem: Erect, branched, glandular-pubescent, 0.5–1.5 m tall.Leaf: Alternate,…
Nerium oleander Mill Vernacular name: Kaner, OleanderSpecies Name: Nerium oleander MillFamily: ApocynaceaeHabit: ShrubStem: Milky sap filled stemLeaf: Verticillate in 3 or 2 opposite, linear- lanceolate, narrow at both ends.Flowering: All…
Lawsonia inermis L. Vernacular name: Henna, MehendiSpecies Name: Lawsonia inermis L.Family: LythraceaeHabit: ShrubStem: Branched, 4 angled with sharp pointsLeaf: Opposite, elliptic acute mucronate, entire, base narrow, Fragrant.Flowering: April-JulyFlowers: Terminal panicled…
Lantana camara L. Vernacular name: Lantana, IndradhanuSpecies Name: Lantana camara L.Family: VerbenaceaeHabit: Perennial shrub, InvasiveStem: Erect, ornamental, dark green, woody at bottom, quadrangular, hairyLeaf: Ramal and cauline, simple, exstipulate, opposite…
Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser Vernacular name: Krishna kadambSpecies Name- Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) BosserFamily: RubiaceaeHabit: Deciduous treeStem: Sometimes with buttresses, crown umbrella shaped, branches characteristically arranged in tiersLeaf: Opposite, decussate, elliptic-oblong,…
Lagerstroemia tomentosa C.Presl Vernacular name: Bentham's Crape Myrtle, Banaba (regional: Lendia, Lendra)Species Name: Lagerstroemia tomentosa C.PreslFamily: LythraceaeHabit: Deciduous tree.Stem: Medium to large tree 10–20 m tall; bark grey to brown,…