Helianthus debilis Nutt. Vernacular name: Beach Sunflower, Dune SunflowerSpecies Name: Helianthus debilis Nutt.Family: AsteraceaeHabit: Annual or short-lived perennial herb; often prostrate to spreading.Stem: Branched, decumbent to ascending, succulent to slightly…
Hamelia patens Jacs. Vernacular name: FirebushSpecies Name: Hamelia patens Jacq.Family: RubiaceaeHabit: Evergreen ShrubStem: Woody, solid, aerial, Erect, branched, cylindricalLeaf: Cauline, whorled, stipulate, petiolate, simple, ovate, entire, acute, unicostate reticulate venationFlowering:…
Ixora coccinea L. Vernacular name: Jungle geranium, RugmaniSpecies Name: Ixora coccinea L.Family: RubiaceaeHabit: Small shrubStem: Herbaceous, aerial, erect, branched, cylindrical, differentiating into nodes and internodes, greenLeaf: Ramal and cauline, simple,…
Ipomoea cairica L. Sweet Vernacular name: Railway Creeper, Mile-a-Minute Vine (Hindi: रेल बेल)Species Name: Ipomoea cairica (L.) SweetFamily: ConvolvulaceaeHabit: Perennial twining climber.Stem: Slender, vigorous, glabrous, twining and trailing; rooting at…
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…
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…
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. Vernacular name: Loquat, LokatSpecies Name: Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.Family: RosaceaeHabit: Evergreen small treeStem: Young shoots rusty-tomentose, older branches grey-brown, smooth.Leaf: Simple, alternate, elliptic-lanceolate, 10-20 cm long,…
Duranta erecta L. Vernacular name: Sky flower, Golden DewdropSpecies Name: Duranta erecta L.Family: VerbenaceaeHabit: Fast-growing shrubStem: Square, herbaceous but woody below, erect, branched, solid, green.Leaf: simple, opposite decussate or whorled,…
Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb. Vernacular name: Tendu, Bidi Leaf TreeSpecies Name: Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb.Family: EbenaceaeHabit: Deciduous TreeStem: Pelican in color, peeling in rectangular scales, which is an identifying featureLeaf: Elliptic-oblong, opposite or…
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum (Ortega) Gandhi & Reveal Vernacular name: Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal BeanSpecies Name: Dermatophyllum secundiflorum (Ortega) Gandhi & RevealFamily: FabaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrub or small treeStem: Multi-branched woody trunk; bark grey-brown,…