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Friday, April 1, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Cockscomb
Botanical Name : Celosia argentea var. plumosa
Family: Amaranthaceae
Common Name :
English : Cockscomb, Red Fox, Woolflower
Hindi : Lalmurga (लाल मुर्ग़ा)
Malayalam : Kozhipoo (കോഴിപ്പൂവ്)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 10:47 PM 0 comments
Labels: Amaranthaceae, Celosia argentea, Cockscomb
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Needle bush
Botanical Name : Azima tetracantha Lam
Family: Salvadoraceae
Common Name :
English : Needle bush
Hindi : Kanda gur kamay
Malayalam : Yasank (യശങ്ക്)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 5:50 PM 0 comments
Labels: Azima tetracantha Lam, Needle bush, Salvadoraceae
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Melon
Botanical Name : Cucurbita maxima
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Common Name :
English : Pumpkin, Melon, Squash
Hindi : Lalkumra
Malayalam : Mathan (മത്തന്)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 1:39 AM 0 comments
Labels: Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbitaceae, Melon, Pumpkin, Squash
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Black musali
Botanical Name : Curculigo orchioides Gaertn
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Common Name :
English : Black musali
Hindi : kali musli,Musli, Siyah musli
Malayalam : Nilappana (നിലപ്പന)
Habit : Annual Herb
Posted by AdhiKiran at 1:29 AM 0 comments
Labels: Amaryllidaceae, Black musali, Curculigo orchioides
Monday, March 1, 2010
Vetiver
Botanical Name : Vetiveria zizanioides
Family: Poaceae
Common Name :
English : Cuscus, Kuss-kuss grass, Vetiver
Hindi : Khus (ख़स)
Malayalam : Ramacham (രാമച്ചം)
Habit: Perennial grass
Posted by AdhiKiran at 2:57 AM 0 comments
Labels: Poaceae, Vetiver, Vetiveria zizanioides
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Botanical Name : Ocimum sanctum
Family: Lamiaceae
Common Name :
English : Holy Basil, Sacred basil
Hindi : Tulsi (तुलसी )
Malayalam : Thulasi (തുളസി)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 2:48 AM 0 comments
Labels: Holy Basil, Lamiaceae, Ocimum sanctum, Sacred basil
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Ginger
Botanical Name : Zingiber officinale
Family: Zingiberaceae
Common Name :
English : Ginger
Hindi : Singivera (सिन्गिभेर)
Tamil : Inji (இஞ்ஜி)
Malayalam : Inchi (ഇഞ്ചി)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 2:41 AM 0 comments
Labels: Ginger, Zingiber officinale, Zingiberaceae
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Cannon ball tree
Botanical Name : Couroupita guianensis
Family: Lecythidaceae
Common Name :
English : Cannon ball tree
Hindi :Nagalinga (नागलिंग)
Tamil : Nagalingam (நாகலிங்கம்)
Malayalam : Nagalingam (നാഗലിംഗം)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 6:39 AM 0 comments
Labels: Cannon ball tree, Couroupita guianensis, Lecythidaceae
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Bullet wood tree
Botanical Name : Mimusops elengi
Family: Sapotaceae
Common Name :
English : Bullet wood tree
Hindi : Maulsari (मौलसरी)
Malayalam : Ilanji (ഇലഞ്ഞി)
Habit: Perennial tree
Posted by AdhiKiran at 6:49 AM 0 comments
Labels: Bullet wood tree, Mimusops elengi, Sapotaceae
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Long pepper
Botanical Name : Piper longum
Family: Piperaceae
Common Name :
English : Long pepper
Hindi : Pippali (पिप्पली )
Malayalam : Thippali (തിപ്പലി)
Habit: Perennial creeper
Posted by AdhiKiran at 6:40 PM 0 comments
Labels: Long pepper, Piper longum, Piperaceae
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tomato (Flower)
Botanical Name : Solanum lycopersicum
Family: Solanaceae
Common Name :
English : Tomato
Hindi : Tamatar (टमाटर)
Tamil : Thakkali (தக்காளி)
Malayalam : Thakkali (തക്കാളി)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 1:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Solanaceae, Solanum lycopersicum, Tomato
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Fire-flame Bush
Botanical Name : Woodfordia Fruticosa
Family: Lythaceae
Common Name :
English : Fire-flame Bush
Hindi : Dhawai
Malayalam : Thathiri (താത്തിരി)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 1:26 AM 0 comments
Labels: Fire-flame Bush, Lythaceae, Woodfordia Fruticosa
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Cardamon Ginger
Botanical Name : Alpinia calcarata
Family: Zingiberaceae
Common Name :
English : Cardamon Ginger, Indian Ginger, Snap Ginger
Hindi :Kulainjan
Sanskrit : Rasna
Malayalam : Chittaratha (ചിറ്റരത്ത)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 10:42 AM 0 comments
Labels: Alpinia calcarata, Cardamon Ginger, Zingiberaceae
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Bird's Nest Fern
Posted by AdhiKiran at 10:33 AM 0 comments
Labels: Aspleniaceae, Asplenium nidus, Bird's Nest Fern
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Tapioca
Botanical Name : Manihot esculenta
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Common Name :
English : Tapioca
Hindi : Shakarkand (शकरकंद )
Malayalam : Marachini (മരച്ചീനി)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 5:34 AM 0 comments
Labels: Euphorbiaceae, Manihot esculenta, Tapioca
Friday, January 8, 2010
Snake gourd - (Flower)
Botanical Name : Trichosanthes anguina
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Common Name :
English : Snake gourd
Hindi : Chichonda
Malayalam : Padavalam (പടവലം)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 5:24 AM 0 comments
Labels: Cucurbitaceae, Snake gourd, Trichosanthes anguina
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Mountain ebony
Botanical Name : Bauhinia racemosa
Family: Caesalpiniceae
Common Name :
English : Mountain ebony
Hindi : Sirhatta (सिर्हत्ता)
Malayalam : Vella mandaram (വെള്ളമന്ദാരം)
Habit: Perennial tree
Posted by AdhiKiran at 9:12 PM 0 comments
Labels: Bauhinia racemosa, Caesalpiniceae, Mountain ebony
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
Posted by AdhiKiran at 5:11 AM 0 comments
Labels: Bacopa monnieri, Scrophulariaceae, Thyme-Leaved Gratiola
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)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 6:51 PM 0 comments
Labels: Cacao, Sterculiaceae, Theobroma cacao
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Sikerpud
Botanical Name : Biophytum sensitivum
Family : Oxalidaceae
Common Name : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
English : Sikerpud
Hindi : Lakshmana(लक्ष्मणा ),Lajjalu (लज्जालु)
Malayalam : Mukkutti (മുക്കുറ്റി)
Posted by AdhiKiran at 12:27 AM 0 comments
Labels: Biophytum sensitivum, Oxalidaceae, Sikerpud
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
Posted by AdhiKiran at 9:15 AM 0 comments
Labels: Butterfly Pea [Blue], Clitoria ternatea, Fabaceae
Friday, November 13, 2009
Butterfly Pea [White]
Botanical Name : Clitoria ternatea
Family : Fabaceae
Common Name :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Butterfly Pea
Hindi : Aparajita
Malayalam : Sankhupushpam (ശംഖുപുഷ്പം)
Habit : Creeper
Posted by AdhiKiran at 4:21 AM 0 comments
Labels: Butterfly Pea, Clitoria ternatea, Fabaceae
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Citrin
Botanical Name : Garcinia cambogea
Family: Clusiaceae
Common Name :
Citrin, Gambooge, Malabar Tamarind, Brindal
Malayalam : Kudampuli (കുടമ്പുളി)
Habit: Perennial tree
Posted by AdhiKiran at 3:39 AM 0 comments
Labels: Citrin, Clusiaceae, Garcinia cambogea
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
Posted by AdhiKiran at 8:44 AM 0 comments
Labels: Averrhoa bilimbi, Bilimbi, Cucumber tree, Oxalidaceae
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
Posted by AdhiKiran at 7:53 AM 0 comments
Labels: Aboli, Acanthaceae, Crossandra infundibuliformis
Monday, November 2, 2009
Turmeric - Flower
Posted by AdhiKiran at 9:46 PM 0 comments
Labels: Curcuma aromatica, Turmeric, Zingiberaceae
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
Posted by AdhiKiran at 11:33 AM 0 comments
Labels: Monkey cups, Nepenthaceae, Nepenthes khasiana, Pitcher plant
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.
Posted by AdhiKiran at 10:39 AM 0 comments
Labels: Asteraceae, Bull's Tongue, Elephant Foot, Elephantopus scaber, Prickly-leaved elephant's foot
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.
Posted by AdhiKiran at 7:07 AM 0 comments
Labels: Acanthaceae, Gesneriaceae, Hemigraphis colorata, Red Flame Ivy
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Cardboard Palm
Botanical Name : Zamia Furfuracea
Family : Zamiaceae
Common Names : Cardboard Palm, Cardboard Plant, Mexican Cycad, Cardboard Sago, Jamaican Sago
Posted by AdhiKiran at 9:54 AM 0 comments
Labels: Cardboard Palm, Zamia Furfuracea, Zamiaceae
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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Medicinal Value: Used for the treatment of Urinary retentions,Menstrual disorders,Kidney and vesicle calculi,Burns and scalds
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Posted by AdhiKiran at 3:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Ensete superba, Musaceae, Wild plantain
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Victoria Amasonica
Botanical Name : Victorica Amazonica
Family : Nymphaeaceae
Common Name : Amazon water lily ,Giant water lily
Posted by AdhiKiran at 10:53 PM 0 comments
Labels: Magnoliophyta, Nymphaeaceae, Nymphaeales, Plantae, V. amazonica, Victoria Amasonica