Morus alba L.

Morus alba L. Vernacular name: White mulberry, Shahtoot (Hindi: शाहतूत)Species Name: Morus alba L.Family: MoraceaeHabit: Deciduous tree.Stem: Short trunk with spreading branches, 10–20 m tall, with smooth grey-brown bark becoming…

Moringa oleifera Lam. Vernacular name: Drumstick tree, Horseradish tree, Sahjan (Hindi: सहजन)Species Name: Moringa oleifera Lam.Family: MoringaceaeHabit: Fast-growing deciduous tree.Stem: Slender, soft-wooded, 8–12 m tall, with white-grey corky bark; gum-producing.Leaf:…

Mirabilis jalapa L. Vernacular name: Four o'clock flower, Marvel of Peru (Hindi: गुलअब्बास)Species Name: Mirabilis jalapa L.Family: NyctaginaceaeHabit: Perennial bushy herb (annual in temperate zones)Stem: Succulent, branched, 30–90 cm tall,…

Mimusops elengi L. Vernacular name: Bakul, Spanish cherry, Bullet wood (Hindi: बकुल)Species Name: Mimusops elengi L.Family: SapotaceaeHabit: Medium evergreen treeStem: Erect trunk 9–18 m high, 1 m girth, greyish-black scaly…

Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Vernacular name: Indian sweetclover (Hindi: मधुयस्ती)Species Name: Melilotus indicus (L.) All.Family: FabaceaeHabit: Annual erect herbStem: Branched, cylindrical 20–100 cm tall, glabrous to sparsely hairy.Leaf: Trifoliate, alternate;…

Melia azedarach L. Vernacular name: Bakain, Persian lilac, Chinaberry (Hindi: बकैन)Species Name: Melia azedarach L.Family: MeliaceaeHabit: Deciduous treeStem: Spreading rounded crown 7–12 m tall, furrowed dark brown bark with lighter…

Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum.Cours. Vernacular name: BottlebrushSpecies Name: Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum.Cours.Family: MyrtaceaeHabit: Evergreen Perennial TreeStem: Woody but upper portions herbaceous, erect, smooth grey bark.Leaf: Ramal and cauline, simple, alternate,…

Mazus pumilus var. pumilus (Thunb.) Kuntze Vernacular name: Japanese mazus (Hindi: जापानी माज़ुस)Species Name: Mazus pumilus var. pumilus (Thunb.) KuntzeFamily: Mazaceae (formerly Scrophulariaceae)Habit: Annual/perennial creeping herbStem: Erect or prostrate 10–30 cm, glabrous…

Maranta arundinacea L. Vernacular name: Arrowroot, West Indian arrowroot (Hindi: अर्वारूत)Species Name: Maranta arundinacea L.Family: MarantaceaeHabit: Perennial erect herbStem: Cane-like 0.5–1.5 m tall, shallow-rooted with fleshy rhizomes 5–40 × 2–5…

Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen Vernacular name: Sapodilla, Chikoo, Naseberry (Hindi: चीकू)Species Name: Manilkara zapota (L.) P. RoyenFamily: SapotaceaeHabit: Evergreen treeStem: Erect trunk 20–30 m tall, dark grey scaly bark…