Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. Vernacular name: Pride of India, Queen’s Crape Myrtle (Hindi: जरुल, ताम्हण)Species Name: Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.Family: LythraceaeHabit: Deciduous tree.Stem: Straight trunk 10–25 m tall; bark smooth, grey…
Lagerstroemia indica L. Vernacular name: Cape Myrtle,Species Name: Lagerstroemia indica L.Family: LythraceaeHabit: Deciduous shrubStem: woody,Leaf: Alternate, oblong or ovate, entire, acute, mucronate.Flowering: March-JulyFlowers: Terminal panicle inflorescence, bisexual flowers, white to pink…
Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. ex R.Br. Vernacular name: Silver oakSpecies Name: Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. ex R.Br.Family: ProteaceaeHabit: Tall Perennial TreeStem: Greyish brown barkLeaf: deeply pinnatisect, linear, entire or pinnatifid, softly pubescent,…
Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Vernacular name: Liquorice, MulethiSpecies Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra L.Family: FabaceaeHabit: Perennial herbStem: Grows upto 1m tallLeaf: Pinnate leaves, alternate leaflets, Oblong or lanceolateFlowering: June-JulyFlowers: Loose inflorescence, bisexual flowers,…
Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis Vernacular name: Bush gardenia, Cape jasmine, Sugandha phalaSpecies Name: Gardenia jasminoides J.EllisFamily: RubiaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrubStem: Woody stem, usually resinous.Leaf: Lanceolate, acuminate at apex, opposite,Flowering: Throughout the yearFlowers:…
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Vernacular name: Bermuda grass, Durva grass (Hindi: दूर्वा)Species Name: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.Family: PoaceaeHabit: Perennial creeping grassStem: Rhizomatous and stoloniferous, prostrate runners 1-10 m, erect culms…
Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. Vernacular name: Dodder, Amarbel (Hindi: अमरबेल)Species Name: Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.Family: ConvolvulaceaeHabit: Leafless holoparasitic annual vineStem: Filiform, yellow-orange, twining 1-2 mm diameter, haustoria-bearing.Leaf: Absent (reduced to minute scales).Flowering:…
Curcuma longa L. Vernacular name: Turmeric (Hindi: हल्दी)Species Name: Curcuma longa L.Family: ZingiberaceaeHabit: Rhizomatous perennial herbStem: Erect pseudostem 60-100 cm from rhizome.Leaf: Lanceolate 30-70×10-20 cm, petiolate, glabrous.Flowering: Pre-monsoonFlowers: Bracteate central…
Crinum asiaticum L. Vernacular name: Poison bulb, Spider lily (Hindi: नागदमणि / सुघांटा)Species Name: Crinum asiaticum L.Family: AmaryllidaceaeHabit: Bulbous perennial herbStem: Leafless scape 60-120 cm tall, terete.Leaf: Basal rosette, linear-lanceolate…
Convolvulus arvensis L. Vernacular name: Field bindweed, (Hindi: हिरनखुरी)Species Name: Convolvulus arvensis L.Family: ConvolvulaceaeHabit: Perennial twining vineStem: Slender, trailing/climbing, 0.5-2 m long, glabrous to hairy.Leaf: Alternate, sagittate-ovate 2-5 cm long,…