Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps Vernacular name: Rangoon creeper (Hindi: मधुमालती)Species Name: Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilippsFamily: CombretaceaeHabit: Large woody climberStem: Slender, twining, quadrangular, 10+ m long.Leaf: Opposite, elliptic 7-15×4-8 cm, petiolate,…
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss. Vernacular name: Garden croton, Variegated laurel (Hindi: पत्ता रंग / कण्टकी)Species Name: Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss.Family: EuphorbiaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrubStem: Woody, thick, often milky…
Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt Vernacular name: Ivy gourd, Scarlet gourd (Hindi: तिंडोरा / लोबेद बिल्व)Species Name: Coccinia grandis (L.) VoigtFamily: CucurbitaceaeHabit: Perennial dioecious climberStem: Slender, tendril-bearing, 5-10 m long, pubescent.Leaf:…
Clitoria ternatea L. Vernacular name: Butterfly pea, Shankpushpam, (Hindi: अपराजिता)Species Name: Clitoria ternatea L.Family: FabaceaeHabit: Perennial twining climberStem: Slender, trailing/climbing 3-5 m, sparsely hairy.Leaf: Pinnate 5-9 elliptic-obovate leaflets 2-4×1.5-2.5 cm,…
Citrus × microcarpa Bunge Vernacular name: Calamansi, Philippine lime (Hindi: कलामांसी)Species Name: Citrus × microcarpa BungeFamily: RutaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrub/small treeStem: Nearly thornless, slender branches, 2-6 m tall.Leaf: Unifoliolate, ovate 4-8×3-5…
Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. Vernacular name: Pomelo, Pummelo (Hindi: चकोतरा)Species Name: Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.Family: RutaceaeHabit: Evergreen treeStem: Thorny when young, smooth grey bark, 5-15 m tall.Leaf: Unifoliolate, elliptic-oblong 10-20×5-8…
Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck Vernacular name: Lemon (Hindi: निम्बू)Species Name: Citrus limon (L.) OsbeckFamily: RutaceaeHabit: Evergreen small treeStem: Thorny, pale grey bark, 3-6 m tall.Leaf: Unifoliolate, elliptic 4-8×3-5 cm, petiolate…
Cissampelos pareira L. Vernacular name: Velvetleaf, Patha (Hindi: पाठा)Species Name: Cissampelos pareira L.Family: MenispermaceaeHabit: Slender dioecious climberStem: Scandent, glabrous or hairy, 3-5 m long, swollen nodes.Leaf: Alternate, peltate orbicular 7-14…
Chenopodium album L. Vernacular name: Lamb's quarters, Bathua (Hindi: बथुआ)Species Name: Chenopodium album L.Family: AmaranthaceaeHabit: Annual erect herbStem: Erect, branched, 30-150 cm tall, mealy-farinose, grooved.Leaf: Alternate, triangular-ovate 2-10×1-5 cm, petiolate,…
Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna Vernacular name: Silk floss tree, Kapok tree (Hindi: सेमल)Species Name: Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) RavennaFamily: Malvaceae (Bombacoideae)Habit: Large deciduous treeStem: Buttressed trunk 15-30 m,…