Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Thyme-Leaved Gratiola

Botanical Name : Bacopa monnieri
Family : Scrophulariaceae
Common Name :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
English : Thyme-Leaved Gratiola
Hindi : Brahmi (ब्राह्मी )
Malayalam : Brahmi (ബ്രഹ്മി)
Habit : Creeping plant

Friday, December 4, 2009

Cacao

Botanical Name : Theobroma cacao
Family : Sterculiaceae
Common Name :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
English : Cacao, chocolate tree
, Kakao, Cacoa
Hindi : Kokko (कोक्को
)
Malayalam : Kokko (കൊക്കൊ)


Saturday, November 21, 2009

Sikerpud


Botanical Name : Biophytum sensitivum
Family : Oxalidaceae
Common Name : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
English : Sikerpud
Hindi : Lakshmana(लक्ष्मणा ),Lajjalu (लज्जालु)
Malayalam : Mukkutti (മുക്കുറ്റി)

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Butterfly Pea [Blue]

Botanical Name : Clitoria ternatea
Family : Fabaceae
Common Name :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Butterfly Pea [Blue]
Hindi : Aparajita
Malayalam : Sankhupushpam (ശംഖുപുഷ്പം)
Habit : Creeper

Friday, November 13, 2009

Butterfly Pea [White]

Botanical Name : Clitoria ternatea
Family : Fabaceae
Common Name :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Butterfly Pea
Hindi : Aparajita
Malayalam : Sankhupushpam (ശംഖുപുഷ്പം)
Habit : Creeper


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Citrin


Botanical Name : Garcinia cambogea
Family: Clusiaceae
Common Name :
Citrin, Gambooge, Malabar Tamarind, Brindal
Berry, Gorikapuli
Malayalam : Kudampuli (
കുടമ്പുളി)
Habit: Perennial tree


Saturday, November 7, 2009

CUCUMBER TREE

Botanical Name: Averrhoa bilimbi

Family : Oxalidaceae


Common Name :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cucumber tree,Bilimbibaum

Hindi : Bilimbi (बिलिम्बी)

Malayalam : Pulinchi (പുളിഞ്ചി)

Habit: Shrub


Thursday, November 5, 2009

Firecracker Flower

Botanical Name : Crossandra infundibuliformis
Family : Acanthaceae
Common Name :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
English:
Firecracker Flower,Crossandra
Malayalam/Tamil : Kanakambaram | கனகாம்பரம் (Tamil) | കനകാംബരം (Malayalam)
Hindi : Aboli (आबोली )
Habit : Herb

Monday, November 2, 2009

Turmeric - Flower

Botanical name : Curcuma aromatica
Family : Zingiberaceae

Habit : Annual rhizomatous Herb




Saturday, October 31, 2009

Pitcher plant

Botanical name: Nepenthes khasiana
Family: Nepenthaceae
Common Name:Pitcher plant,Monkey cups
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Pitcher plants are Carnivorous plants.
Deep cavity filled with pitfall trap liquid for prey trapping

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Elephantopus scaber

Botanical name: Elephantopus scaber
Family: Asteraceae
Common Name:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
English: Elephant Foot, Bull's Tongue, Prickly-leaved elephant's foot
Malayalam: Anachuvadi (ആനച്ചുവടി)
Habit: Herb
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Medicinal Values:
Using for the treatment of bronchitis and smallpox.Roots and leaves are using for swellings, dysentery and stomach pain.Leaf is using for ulser and root using for preventing vomiting.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Red Flame Ivy (Hemigraphis colorata)

Scientific Name : Hemigraphis colorata


Family: Acanthaceae / Gesneriaceae


Common Name :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


English : Cemetery Plant, Red Flame Ivy, Red Ivy


Malayalam : Murikoodi (മുറികൂടി)


Habit : Perennial creeper (Herb)


Medicinal Values : 'Hemigraphis Colorata' cures fresh wound, cuts, inflammation. It is used internally for anemia.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Cardboard Palm

Botanical Name : Zamia Furfuracea

Family : Zamiaceae


Common Names : Cardboard Palm, Cardboard Plant, Mexican Cycad, Cardboard Sago, Jamaican Sago


Friday, October 23, 2009

Wild plantain (Inflorescence)


Botanical Name : Ensete superba
Family : Musaceae
Habit : Herb
Common Name ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
English : Wild plantain, Indian bead
Hindi : Sabbajaya (सब्बाजय)
Sanskrit : Devakeli, Kamakshi, Krishna-tamara (देवकेली,कामाक्षी , कृष्ण-तामरा)
Malayalam : Malavazha,Kalluvazha, Kattuvazha (മലവാഴ,കല്ലുവാഴ, കാട്ടുവാഴ)
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Solitary, non suckering. Whole plant dies down after fruit are ripe and new populations originate from seeds.
Useful parts: Fruits,Leaf juice,Seed

Medicinal Value: Used for the treatment of Urinary retentions,Menstrual disorders,Kidney and vesicle calculi,Burns and scalds

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Victoria Amasonica


Botanical Name : Victorica Amazonica


Family : Nymphaeaceae


Common Name : Amazon water lily ,Giant water lily


Victoria Amazonica is the largest of Nymphaeaceae family.It is a flowering plant.




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