Prostrate Gomphrena (Gomphrena serrata) is a perennial or annual herb. Found wild in lawns, roadsides, sandy open areas. Native to Americas, but naturalized in India. photo was taken at CODISIA Road. Source of information from: http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Prostrate%20Gomphrena.html |
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Prostrate Gomphrena
Thursday, September 22, 2011
கொடி ரோஜா
Coral Vine (Antigono leptopus, Polygonaceae family) commonly called railway creeper. I have seen this plant along the Forest college campus compound wall and Thadagam Road.
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Native of Mexico. It is a fast growing, evergreen vine, climbing with tendrils that will reach 40 feet. http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Coral%20Vine.html. Thanks to Dr Balkar Singh and Shri Hari Shankar Lal (efloragroup) for identification.of this plant. |
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Flax-leaf Fleabane
Conyza bonariensis horse weed. Derivation of the botanical name: Conyza, konops (Greek), "a gnat", and used by Pliny as a name for some kind of a fleabane, or konis (Greek), "dust", its powder being used to kill fleas. Source of information from: http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Conyzabonariensis_page.htm. Thanks to efloraindia group members for identification of this plant. |
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Alamo Vine
Its a Perennial climber. Can be seen along the road side of Anaikatti and also at the NBNP garden. Attracts butterflies. |
Alamo Vine (Merremia dissecta) |
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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Hiptage benghalensis flowering at NBNP garden, Anaikatti, |
Madhavi lata, native from India to the Philippines, is a vine like plant that is often cultivated in the tropics for its attractive and fragrant flowers. A woody climbing shrub with clusters of pink to white and yellow fragrant flowers and 3-winged, helicopter-like fruits.Source of information from: http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Madhavi%20Lata.html |
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
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Flowering bud of Ivy Gourd (Coccinia indica)
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Firecracker plant
Russelia equisetiformis is an ornamental plant. |
Firecracker plants name was inspired from the scarlet, long, tubular flowers which resemble red colored firecrackers, so common in India. Source from: http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Coral%20Plant.html |
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Perfumed Passion Flower
Passiflora vitifolia climber, is mainly planted as an ornamental plant. |
Perfumed Passion Flower is a vine, native to Central and South America. Source of information from http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Perfumed%20Passion%20Flower.html |
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Useful web sites (for plants identifications)
1.Flowers of India http://www.flowersofindia.in/
2. Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
3. Botanical Garden Conservational International. http://www.bgci.org/
4. National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow http://www.nbrienvis.nic.in/
5. Botanical Survey of India http://www.nbrienvis.nic.in/
IAPT - International Association for Plant Taxonomy http://www.iapt-taxon.org/index_layer.php
2. Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
3. Botanical Garden Conservational International. http://www.bgci.org/
4. National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow http://www.nbrienvis.nic.in/
5. Botanical Survey of India http://www.nbrienvis.nic.in/
Central Institute of Medical and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow | http://www.cimap.res.in |
Enviromental Information System (ENVIS), India | http://www.envis.nic.in |
Forest Survey of India, Dehradun | http://www.fsi.nic.in |
IAPT - International Association for Plant Taxonomy http://www.iapt-taxon.org/index_layer.php
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Heart Fern
Heart Fern (Hemionitis arifolia) |
Origin: India, Myanmar, Burma, Ceylon and Philippines. Dimorphic beautiful dwarf fern with spreading rhizomes. Very common in South India. Grows as epiphytes on the walls. Source of information from: http://www.mayflowersnursery.com/product_details.php?pid=93&sid=66&co=11&ch=1 |
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