குதிரைவால் புல்

Indian Comet Grass (Perotis indica), Family: Poaceae (Grass family)

  One of the common Grass along the river banks and sandy places.

Gorbale

Gorbale   Ixora brachiata    Family: Rubiaceae (coffee family) is a small tropical tree found in evergreen forests of southern India.

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Bicolor Alyce Clover

Alysicarpus pubescens    Family: Fabaceae (pea family)

Beautiful flowers are 8 mm across, with a yellow standard petal, red wings and dark-pink keel. Flowers open in the morning. Flowers open in pairs. Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bicolor%20Alyce%20Clover.html

 

Goat Foot Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae, a very good sand-binder, common
along coasts/beaches.

தைவேளை

Cleome felina

Lollipop Climber

Lollipop Climber Diplocyclos palmatus    Family: Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin family)

Lollipop Climber is a perennial climber with hairless stem. t is found in India, including the Himalayas, at altitudes of 200-1500 m. Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lollipop%20Climber.html

Butterfly Ginger Lily

Butterfly ginger lily

(Hedychium coronarium)

Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)Butterfly ginger lily is beautiful and fragrant flower native to East India

முல்லுபுலட்டீ

Flueggea leucopyrus    Family: Phyllanthaceae (Amla family)

Fruits edible.  Flowers attract numerous honeybees.

Skyblue Clustervine

Jacquemontia pentantha (Jacq.) G. Don Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

பூனை மீசை

பூனை மீசை cat whisker,

Cat's Whiskers Orthosiphon stamineus. (Family:Lamiaceae)
A tradition of use in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia for several centuries. Cat’s Whiskers is an esteemed tea for kidney diseases, disorders causing wasting disease, dysuria, and for the treatment of kidney and urinary stones or discharge  http://vanillaseven.com/2009/02/03/purple-cats-whisker/: Ccourtesy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 http://vanillaseven.com/2009/02/03/purple-cats-whisker/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hare and rabbit

Hare and rabbit

Banana

Banana (Musa paradisiaca)

1000 fingers banana from the Singapore Zoo (Photo by Mr. R. Marimuthu)