Tuesday, May 29, 2012

வேர்க்கடலை


Ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)

China leads in production of peanuts, having a share of about 41.5% of overall world production, followed by India (18.2%) and the United States of America (6.8%). Ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut

பப்பாளி

Female flowers of   Papaya 

Female flower of  Papaya  (Carica papaya) 

Carica papaya female tree

Fruit

Male flowers of  Papaya (Carica papaya) 

 Papaya  (Carica papaya) male tree

Monday, May 14, 2012

பூம்பாதிரி

Yellow Snake Tree (Stereospermum tetragonum)     is a deciduous tall tree native to India.
Padaleeshwarar temple at Tiruppathiripuliyur have this tree as sthalavriksha of the temple


பனிவாகை




Dalbergia paniculata
A large deciduous tree, with irregularly fluted trunk with light grey bark. The wood of the tree is yellowish white and is used for building purposes and for musical instruments.

தேத்தாங்கொட்டை

 Clearing Nut Tree. (Strychnos potatorum) From the bark structure the tree can be easily distinguishable from other species.



Flower

Local people use the seeds to treat unclear water to make it potable
.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

கல்லில் செதுக்கப்பட்ட விலங்குகள்

Stone carving at the Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park (NBNP), Anaikatti, Coimbatore. (New addition May 2012)


Friday, May 4, 2012

இந்திய மலைப் பாம்பு


Indian Rock Python (Python molurus molurus) hatched at the VOC Park Reptile House, Coimbatore

Hatched 22 of the 23 eggs it had laid 40 days ago. 03.05.2012.As per the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Indian python has been classified as Near Threatened Category RED DATA BOOK 1996. 

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Cocoa tree

 Cocoa tree  (Theobroma cacao)


Flower

Fruit. Its seeds are used to make cocoa powder and chocolate.

Purple Passion Flower

Purple Passion Flower   (Passiflora incarnata) Its a fast growing climber and an ornamental plant.  

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

வெள்ளையிலை

வெள்ளையிலை Mussaenda  (Mussaenda erythrophylla)   


Mussaenda is an evergreen shrub related to coffee trees and native to Asia. Manily grown as an ornamental plant.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

நெட்டிலிங்க மரம்

Polyalthia longifolia flower (Picture taken on 5th March 2012 at NBNP, Anaikatti, Coimbatore.
Well grown tree at the NBNP Garden.

நெட்டிலிங்க மரம், இந்தியாவின் தென்பகுதிகளையும் இலங்கையையும் தாயகமாகக் கொண்டது. சில சமயங்களில் அசோக மரம் என தவறாக அழைக்கப்படுகிறது.இது சுமார் 10-15 மீட்டர் வரை உயரமாக வளரக்கூடியது. (Adjacent to compound wall )மதிலோரமாகவும், (along the Road Side) பாதைகளின் இருபுறமும் வரிசையாக நட்டு வளர்ப்பதற்குப் பொருத்தமானது. இது கிளைகள் பரப்பி வளர்வது இல்லை

Indian cherry

Indian cherry Cordia dichotoma trunk  (NBNP, Anaikatti, Coimbatore Dist.,). Its a medium size deciduous tree native to India, China,Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Cordia dichotoma flowers (NBNP, Anaikatti, Coimbatore Dist.,)