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Friday, April 1, 2011

Lantana

Botanical Name : Lantana camara
Family: Verbenaceae
Common Name :
English : Common Lantana
Hindi : Raimuniya (राईमुनिया)
Tamil : Unni chedi(உன்னிச்செடி)
Malayalam : Arippoo (അരിപ്പൂവ്‌)

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)

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)

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Melon

Botanical Name : Cucurbita maxima
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Common Name :
English : Pumpkin, Melon, Squash
Hindi : Lalkumra
Malayalam : Mathan (
മത്തന്‍)

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

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

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)

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Ginger

Botanical Name : Zingiber officinale
Family: Zingiberaceae
Common Name :
English : Ginger
Hindi : Singivera (
सिन्गिभेर)
Tamil : Inji
(இஞ்ஜி)
Malayalam : Inchi (ഇഞ്ചി)

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)

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

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

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)

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Fire-flame Bush

Botanical Name : Woodfordia Fruticosa
Family: Lythaceae
Common Name :
English : Fire-flame Bush
Hindi : Dhawai
Malayalam : Thathiri (
താത്തിരി)

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)

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Bird's Nest Fern

Botanical Name : Asplenium nidus
Family: Aspleniaceae
Common Name :
English : 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)

Friday, January 8, 2010

Snake gourd - (Flower)

Botanical Name : Trichosanthes anguina
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Common Name :
English : Snake gourd
Hindi : Chichonda
Malayalam : Padavalam (
പടവലം)

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

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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