Calotropis gigantea (L.) Vernacular name: Safed aak, MandaarSpecies Name: Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.AitonFamily: ApocynaceaeHabit: ShrubStem: Gregarious, young branches covered with white, cottony hairs, contains milky latexLeaf: Simple, Entire, decussate, obovate,…
Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl. Vernacular name: Priyangu (Hindi: प्रियंगु)Species Name: Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl.Family: Lamiaceae (Verbenaceae)Habit: Evergreen shrubStem: Quadrangular, woolly-hairy, branched.Leaf: Opposite, ovate-lanceolate 18-30 cm long, crenate margins, hairy beneath, dark green…
Zephyranthes citrina Baker Vernacular name: Yellow rain lily, Lemon zephyrlilySpecies Name: Zephyranthes citrina BakerFamily: AmaryllidaceaeHabit: Bulbous herbaceous perennial.Stem: Leafless scape, 15–25 cm tall.Leaf: Narrow, linear, basal, dark green, emerging after…
Zephyranthes candida Herb. Vernacular name: White rain lily, Autumn zephyrlily, Fairy lilySpecies Name: Zephyranthes candida (Lindl.) Herb.Family: AmaryllidaceaeHabit: Bulbous herbaceous perennial.Stem: Hollow, leafless scape, 15–30 cm tall.Leaf: Linear, grass-like, deep…
Volkameria inermis L. Vernacular name: Scrambling Clerodendrum, Indian privet (Hindi: भौंरा)Species Name: Volkameria inermis L.Family: LamiaceaeHabit: Straggling shrub or vine, 1–4 m tall.Stem: Woody, smooth, drooping, with purplish twigs.Leaf: Opposite, elliptical,…
Oxalis debilis Kunth. Vernacular name: Pink woodsorrel, Large-flowered pink-sorrel (Hindi: त्रिपत्री)Species Name: Oxalis debilis Kunth.Family: OxalidaceaeHabit: Perennial tuberous geophyte.Stem: Erect or ascending, 10–30 cm tall, glabrous, arising from underground bulbils.Leaf:…
Oxalis corniculata L. Vernacular name: Creeping woodsorrel (Hindi: चरी)Species Name: Oxalis corniculata L.Family: OxalidaceaeHabit: Perennial creeping herb.Stem: Prostrate to ascending, 10–40 cm long, rooting at the nodes, pubescent with appressed…
Ocimum tenuiflorum L. Vernacular name: TulsiSpecies Name: Ocimum sanctum L.Family: LamiaceaeHabit: An erect, much-branched, pungent-odoured perennial herb.Stem: Subquadrangular, often tinged with purple, somewhat woody at the base, softly and densely…
Musa × paradisiaca L. Vernacular name: Banana (Hindi: केला)Species Name: Musa paradisiaca L.Family: MusaceaeHabit: Herb, resembling a tree.Stem: Pseudostem, fleshy and succulent, formed by the imbricate leaf sheaths.Leaf: Large, oblong, with long channelled…
Murraya paniculata L. Jack Vernacular name: KaminiSpecies Name: Murraya paniculata (L.) JackFamily: RutaceaeHabit: Evergreen small tree.Stem: Multi-trunked.Leaf: Imparipinnate; leaflets 3–7, alternate, ovate-elliptic, acute, glabrous, oblique, and shining.Flowering: June–October.Flowers: Axillary corymb…