Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex Ohashi & K.Ohashi Vernacular name: Salparni, Salvan, Salpan, Shalaparni, Orila, Pulladi (Hindi: सालपर्णी / सालवन)Species Name: Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex Ohashi & K.Ohashi (syn.…
Petunia × atkinsiana (Sweet) D.Don ex W.H.Baxter Vernacular name: Petunia, Garden Petunia, Common PetuniaSpecies Name: Petunia × atkinsiana (Sweet) D.Don ex W.H.Baxter (Syn. Petunia × hybrida)Family: SolanaceaeHabit: Annual or short-lived…
Ocimum gratissimum L. Vernacular name: Ban Tulsi, Van Tulsi, Ram Tulsi; Wild Basil, Shrubby Basil, Lemon Basil, Tea BushSpecies Name: Ocimum gratissimum L.Family: LamiaceaeHabit: Aromatic perennial herb to undershrub/shrub, usually…
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv. Vernacular name: Wild tobacco, Jangli tambaku (Hindi: जंगली तंबाकू)Species Name: Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv.Family: SolanaceaeHabit: Annual herb, erect, glandular-pubescent, often branched.Stem: Slender, erect, green, glandular-hairy.Leaf: Lower leaves oblong…
Neltuma juliflora (Sw.) Raf. Vernacular name: Vilayati Kikar, Vilayati Khejri, Babul/Seemai Karuvelam, MesquiteSpecies Name: Neltuma juliflora (Sw.) Raf. (syn. Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.)Family: FabaceaeHabit: Evergreen or semi-evergreen, thorny shrub or…
Momordica charantia L. Vernacular name: Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon, Karela (Hindi: करेला)Species Name: Momordica charantia L.Family: CucurbitaceaeHabit: Annual climbing herbaceous vine.Stem: Slender, angular, branched, pubescent; climbs by simple, unbranched tendrils.Leaf:…
Mimosa pudica L. Vernacular name: Touch-me-not, Sensitive plant, Lajjalu (Hindi: छुई-मुई)Species Name: Mimosa pudica L.Family: Fabaceae (Mimosoideae)Habit: Annual/perennial creeping herbStem: Prostrate/spreading 15-60 cm long, prickly, 4-angled, rooting at nodes.Leaf: Abruptly…
Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. Vernacular name: Ghia Torai, Sponge Gourd, Smooth Loofah, Vegetable SpongeSpecies Name: Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.Family: CucurbitaceaeHabit: Annual climbing herbaceous climber.Stem: Slender, herbaceous, angular and branched; climbing with the…
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet Vernacular name: Sem, Hyacinth bean, Indian bean (Hindi: सेम)Species Name: Lablab purpureus (L.) SweetFamily: FabaceaeHabit: Annual or perennial twining herb, climbing or scrambling.Stem: Slender, branched, glabrous…
Ipomoea hederacea Jacq. Vernacular name: Kaladana, Ivy-leaved morning glory (Hindi: कलादाना)Species Name: Ipomoea hederacea Jacq.Family: ConvolvulaceaeHabit: Annual twining climber, densely pubescent.Stem: Slender, branched, twining, hairy.Leaf: Alternate, cordate-ovate, entire to 3-lobed,…