Jacaranda mimosifolia D. don Vernacular name: Neeli gulmoharSpecies Name: Jacaranda mimosifolia D.DonFamily: BignoniaceaeHabit: Large Deciduous treeStem: Bark is thin, gray-brown, scaly in older trees,Leaf: Opposite, distant, bipinnate, leaflets oblong-rhomboid, the…
Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn. Vernacular name: Wild jujube, Jharberi (Hindi: झारबेरी)Species Name: Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn.Family: RhamnaceaeHabit: Thorny spreading shrub/small tree (2-6 m)Stem: Divaricate flexuous branches,…
Euphorbia milii Des Moul. Vernacular name: Crown of thorns, Christ plant, Christ thornSpecies Name: Euphorbia milii Des Moul.Family: EuphorbiaceaeHabit: Evergreen succulent shrubStem: Succulent, 5-7 angled, greyish-brown, branched, up to 2-3…
Euphorbia hirta L. Vernacular name: Asthma Weed, Dudhi (Hindi: दूधी, बड़ी दूधी)Species Name: Euphorbia hirta L.Family: EuphorbiaceaeHabit: Annual prostrate to ascending herb.Stem: Much-branched, reddish to purplish, cylindrical, densely pubescent, exuding…
Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Vernacular name: Nilgiri, SafedaSpecies Name: Eucalyptus globulus Labill.Family: MyrtaceaeHabit: Tall evergreen treeStem: Smooth bluish-white bark peeling in patches.Leaf: Lanceolate, 10-20 cm long, glaucous when young, glossy green…
Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. Ex Klotzsch Vernacular name: Poinsettia, Christmas flower, Lobster flowerSpecies Name: Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex KlotzschFamily: EuphorbiaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrubStem: Smooth, green to reddish, hollow, glabrous, branching from base;…
Erythrina variegata L. Vernacular name: Indian coral tree, Pangara, MandaraSpecies Name: Erythrina variegata L.Family: FabaceaeHabit: Deciduous thorny treeStem: Greenish, armed with conical spines, smooth bark peeling in patches.Leaf: Trifoliolate, leaflets…
Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. Vernacular name: Mauritius Hemp, Green Aloe, False Agave (Hindi: मॉरीशस सन)Species Name: Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.Family: Asparagaceae (Agavoideae)Habit: Perennial succulent shrubStem: Stem very short or absent;…
Euphorbia tirucalli L. Vernacular name: Pencil cactus, Indian tree spurge, Milk bush, Fire stickSpecies Name: Euphorbia tirucalli L.Family: EuphorbiaceaeHabit: Evergreen succulent shrub or treeStem: Leafless, smooth, cylindrical, pencil-thick (0.7-1 cm…
Flueggea leucopyrus Willd. Vernacular name: Bushweed, Ghat baurSpecies Name: Flueggea leucopyrus Willd.Family: PhyllanthaceaeHabit: Perennial shrubStem: branches obtusely angular when young, gray; Final branchlets spine-tipped, cylindrical and rigidLeaf: Leaf blade is…