Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. Vernacular name: Shankhpushpi, Dwarf morning glory, VishnukranthiSpecies Name: Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.Family: ConvolvulaceaeHabit: Perennial prostrate or ascending herbStem: Slender, trailing or creeping, 10-30 cm long, pubescent…
Ficus virens Aiton. Vernacular name: Pilkhan, White figSpecies Name: Ficus virens AitonFamily: MoraceaeHabit: Deciduous TreeStem: tall, woody,Leaf: Large, elliptical, whitish midrib, stipulate, longer than wider, acute-tipped, cystoliths present only on…
Excoecaria bicolor (Hassk.) Zoll. ex Hassk. Vernacular name: Chinese croton, Bicolor ExcoecariaSpecies Name: Excoecaria bicolor (Hassk.) Zoll. ex Hassk.Family: EuphorbiaceaeHabit: Evergreen ornamental shrubStem: Woody, erect, smooth grey bark; branches green…
Ficus religiosa L. Vernacular name: Peepal, Sacred Fig treeSpecies Name: Ficus religiosa L.Family: MoraceaeHabit: Deciduous tree, Epiphytic when youngStem: Pale, aerial roots fused with stemLeaf: Simple, Leathery, somewhat egg-shaped or…
Ficus racemosa L. Vernacular name: Goolar, Cluster figSpecies Name: Ficus racemosa L. (syn. Ficus glomerata L.)Family: MoraceaeHabit: Evergreen treeStem: Smooth trunk, grey bark, almost no aerial rootsLeaf: Ovate-elliptic to oblong-elliptic, entire,…
Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G.Don Vernacular name: IndrajaoSpecies Name: Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G.DonFamily: ApocynaceaeHabit: Deciduous TreeStem: Pale Bark, Branched,Leaf: Opposite, ovate, oblong, thin, obtuse, pointed, subsessile.Flowering: February-JuneFlowers: Corymbose cyme inflorescence,…
Ficus krishnae C.DC Vernacular name: Krishna’s butter cup, makhan katoriSpecies Name: Ficus benghalensis L. var. krishnae C. DC.Family: MoraceaeHabit: Evergreen treeStem: Aerial roots function as stem on reaching ground, dull white bark, distant horizontal…
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz Vernacular name: MadhavilataSpecies Name: Hiptage benghalensis (L.) KurzFamily: MalpighiaceaeHabit: Extensive ClimberStem: WoodyLeaf: Elliptic-oblong or ovate-oblong, coriaceous, glabrous, Drooping.Flowering: January-MayFlowers: bisexual flowers, Showy, White, FragrantFruit: 3-winged, seeds solitary,…
Ficus benghalensis L. Vernacular name: Banyan tree, BargadSpecies Name: Ficus benghalensis L.Family: MoraceaeHabit: Evergreen treeStem: Spreads over a large area, aerial roots from branches later function as stemLeaf: Simple, Ovate,…
Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis L. Vernacular name: Shoe flower, china rose, gudhalSpecies Name: Hibiscus x rosa-sinensis L.Family: MalvaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrubStem: Woody and solid but herbaceous at upper portion,aerial, Erect, branched, cylindrical,…