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| Glow Vine (Saritaea magnifica) is native to South America. Mainly planted as an ornamental plant. |
Monday, August 29, 2011
நெய்வேலி காட்டு ஆமணக்கு
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| Ipomoea carnea introduced plant from Tropical America as a hedge plant. Flowers attract birds and butterflies. |
Crotalaria sp.
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| Seeds (During August, 2011) |
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| Well grown plant |
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| Flower of Crotalaria sp. Location near Coimbatore Air Port road side plant. |
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Climber, New record to India
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This is a climber I have notice at CODISSIA to AIR PORT ROAD (Coimbatore), After indetification I found that this is new record to India.
Specimens Examined
India: Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore District,
Maruthamalai. By :Sarvalingam, Sivalingam & Rajendran, 006145(BH).
A native of Sudan and Southern
Egypt Africa and widely spread in Ethiopia,
Kenya, Somali, Tanzania, Uganda (Kirkbride,
1993), probably recently introduced into India
in the state of Tamil Nadu.
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Ehrenb. ex Spach is recorded for the first time from India 
Cucumis dipsaceus
By
A. Sarvalingam,
Thanks to Sasiramasamy,
R. Sivalingam*, A. Rajendran, and C. Kalidass#Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India – 641046. Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore, India – 641003.Research Scholar, Bharathiar University for his help in indentification and the literature abou the plant. |
Friday, August 26, 2011
எள் செடி
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| எள் செடி (Sesamum indicum). Sesame oil ,also known as gingelly oil. நல்லெண்ணெய் சருமத்தின் ஈரப்பதத்தை சமப்படுத்துகிறது. உடல் வெப்பத்தைத் தணிக்கிறது. ரத்தத்தில் கொலஸ்டிராலைக் குறைக்கிறது. |
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Silver-leaved Nightshade
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| Silver-leaved Nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) is a perennial weed , Photographed at Vadavalli to Kanuvai Road. Coimbatore Dist. |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
சீமை கருவேல்
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| Algaroba (Prosopis juliflora) |
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| It has become well established as a weed in Asia,(Native to South America) |
Friday, August 19, 2011
Erect Clematis
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| Erect Clematis (Clematis recta) ornamental climber, photographed at Esha Center, Parking complex (August, 2011). |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
நாட்டு அக்ரோட் நெய்
Native to southern China, Burma and Vietnam. Fast growing avenue tree
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| Tungoil Tree (Aleurites fordii) 12 year old tree at NBNP, Anaikatti |
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| Ripened fruit (July 2011) |
நீரடி முத்து நெய்
Plant animal interaction
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Chaulmoogra (Hydnocarpus pentandra) economically beneficial tree for low rainfall area. Oil extracted from the seed are used in treatment of Leprosy and healing wounds Pod sucking bugs mostly seen while the fruits get ripened.
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நீர் பருத்தி
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| Fruit |
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| Yellow mallow tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus). Fast growing and planted as an avenue tree in many parts of India. |
Earleaf Acacia
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| Earleaf Acacia (Acacia auriculiformis) is an evergreen tall tree like Polyalthia (
நெட்லிங்கம்)
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
சித்திர மூலம்
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Chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica) is a herb that grows wild in India and has been used by rural and tribal people for hundreds of years as a traditional system of medicine. Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Chitrak.html
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Stick Insects
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Carausius sp. Stick Insects have suckers and claws on their feet, allowing them to walk up vertical walls and even upside down.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Bleeding Heart Vine
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| Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) Native to West Africa and introduced to other countries as ornamental climber. |
Kollidam River
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The Kollidam is a river in southeastern India flows through the Thanjavur Dist. நமது அன்றாட தேவைகளில் மணலும் ஒன்று. The photos clearly indicates the requirements of Sand (from one river)? imagine how much from other rivers?
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
India Forest cover increase
India has 21 Percent of her geographical area under forest cover. According to the State Forest Report 2009, in the last 10 years, forest cover in the country has increased by 3.31 million hectares, showing an average 0.46% increase every year. Source from the following link:
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
மூடாக்கு
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மூடாக்கு போடுதல்
Mulching was done using the leaf litter. |
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| Mulching using coconut shell |
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காய்ந்த இலை மற்றும் தென் மட்டை வைத்து மூடாக்கு
செய்தால் செடிகளுக்கு குறைந்த அளவு நீர் போதுமானது.(வாரம் இருமுறை போதும்).
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
பூவம்
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| Ceylon oak (Schleichera oleosa) wide spread to tropical countries. Fruiting at Nature Park, Anaikatti (July, August 2011). |
விரலி
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Hop Bush (Dodonaea viscosa) perennial shrub naturalised in tropics and sub tropics countries
Dodonaea - named after a Flemish botanist of the 16 th century; Rembert Dodoens
viscosa -latin term - meaning sticky.
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கிலுகிலுப்பை
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Blue Rattlepod, (Crotalaria verrucosa) is an annual herb found along the road side.
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Flowering twig. (July 2011)
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விலங்குகள் பெயர் (அடை மொழியாக)கொண்ட தாவரங்கள்
கழுதை தும்பை - Indian Borage (Trichodesma indicum),
குதிரைவாலிப் பூண்டு- (Merrimia tridentalia)
சிறுதேள் கொடுக்கு-(Heliotropium indicum)
நாய்த்துளசி- (Ocimum americanum)
நாகமல்லி-Snake Jasmine (Rhinacanthus nasutus)
நாகலிங்கம் Couropita guinensis
நாய்வேளை-(Cleome viscosa)
நாய்க்கடுகு-Asian spider flower (Cleome viscosa)
நாயுருவி-Prickly Chaff Flower (Achyranthes aspera)
பூனைக்காலி- (Mucuna pruiens)
சிறு பூனைக்காலி -Stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida)
புலி நகம்- Devil's Claws ( Martynia annua)
யானைச்சுவடி- (Elephantopus scaber)
யானைத்திப்பிலி- (Scindapus officinalis)
யானை நெருஞ்சில்- (Pedalium mure)
யானைக் குண்டுமணி-(Adenathera pavania)
E.g: இலை மயில் கால் போன்ற தோற்றம்.
விலங்குகள் உறுப்புகளை (அ) வடிவம்
போன்ற காரணத்தினால்
அழைக்கப் படுகின்றன.
பூனைகாலி- விதை மேற்பகுதி- ரோமம்
பூனைமுடி போல் கவர்ந்து இருக்கும்.
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