Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf Vernacular name: Flame tree, GulmoharSpecies Name: Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf.Family: Fabaceae (Caesalpiniaceae)Habit: Deciduous treeStem: Grey to pale-brown barkLeaf: Pinnae 8-20 pairs, leaflets…
Datura innoxia Mill. Vernacular name: DaturaSpecies Name: Datura innoxia Mill.Family: SolanaceaeHabit: Perennial HerbStem: Covered in short with short, soft grayish hair.Leaf: elliptic entire-edged leaves.Flowering: May-SeptemberFlowers: Solitary inflorescence, bisexual flowers, White, stout…
Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC. Vernacular name: Indian Rosewood, SisumSpecies Name: Dalbergia sisso DCFamily: Fabaceae (Papilionaceae)Habit: TreeStem: Rough bark with longitudinal furrows, velvety hair on young branchesLeaf: Compound, Alternate, distichous, imparipinnate,…
Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze Vernacular name: Flame of the forest, Palash (Hindi: पलाश)Species Name: Butea monosperma (Lam.) KuntzeFamily: FabaceaeHabit: Medium deciduous treeStem: Stout trunk, grey-brown bark, young parts with orange-red hairs.Leaf:…
Buddleja madagascariensis Lam. Vernacular name: Madagascar Butterfly Bush, Orange BuddlejaSpecies Name: Buddleja madagascariensis Lam.Family: ScrophulariaceaeHabit: Evergreen scandent shrub or woody climber.Stem: Long arching to climbing branches; young stems densely tomentose,…
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. Vernacular name: Paper flower, Great bougainvillea, Buganvel (Hindi: बूगनबेल)Species Name: Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.Family: NyctaginaceaeHabit: Thorny woody vine or shrubStem: Scandent, quadrangular, armed with spines 1-2 cm long.Leaf:…
Bergera koenigii L. Vernacular name: Kari patta Species Name: Bergera koenigii L.Family: RutaceaeHabit: ShrubStem: Weak, BrownishLeaf: Pinnate, strong aroma, leaflets 11-25, ovate, serrate, shiningFlowering: February-AprilFlowers: Panicle inflorescence, bisexual flowers, White, Calyx…
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. Vernacular name: Indian oak, Hijjal (Hindi: हिज्जल)Species Name: Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn.Family: LecythidaceaeHabit: Semi-deciduous medium treeStem: Buttressed base, bark smooth grey-brown, branchlets lenticellate.Leaf: Simple, alternate, crowded…
Barleria cristata L. Vernacular name: Philippine Violet, Crested Philippine Violet (Hindi: वज्रदन्ती, नीली बारलेरिया)Species Name: Barleria cristata L.Family: AcanthaceaeHabit: Evergreen shrubStem: Erect, much-branched, 1–2 m tall; young branches pubescent, becoming…
Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss. Vernacular name: Spiny bamboo, Thorny bambooSpecies Name: Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.Family: PoaceaeHabit: Tall thorny bambooStem: Erect culms 15-35 m tall, 8-18 cm diameter, thick-walled, grey-green with white…