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Ironwood Tree (Memecylon umbellatum) Family: Melastomataceae (Photos By A. Rajan). |
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| This tree is not only beautiful, but also useful. It provides hard timber used for building houses and boats. A yellow dye can be extracted from the leaves and the bark is used to treat bruises. Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ironwood%20Tree.html |
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| Some of the stone carving at the Pitchandikulam Bio Resource Center (PBRC), Auroville, Pondichery |
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| Banyan Tree at the Adyar Theosophical Society- Adyar Banyan Tree or the Adayar Bodhi Tree, believed to be around 450 years old, is located on the campus of Theosophical Society at Adyar in Chennai. |
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பப்பரப்புளிBaobab (Adansonia digitata) |
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| Aechmea are known for beautiful foliage, long lasting color and vivid berry-like fruit. |
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| Aechmea gamosepala (Bromeliaceae -Pineapple family) |
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| Sandbox tree (Hura crepitans) Family Euphorbiaceae |
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| These spines have caused it to be called Monkey no-climb. Ref. Wikipedia |
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| Sekku traditional wooden oil extractor in Tamil Nadu (before 1970 to 1985) |
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தானியம்/
பயிர் இவற்றில் இருந்து எண்ணெய் எடுக்க
பயன் படுத்தப்பட்ட சாதனம்.
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| Sugarcane Extractor Thanks to Joss Brooks, Pichandikulam, for the photographs. |
