காட்டு எலுமிச்சை

 Wild lime  (Atalantia monophylla)    Family: Rutaceae (Citrus family)

கடல் திராட்சை

Seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera)  Family, Polygonaceae. Predominantly found in  coastal  regions. Most often used in landscaping.

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The reddish fruits of the sea grape may be eaten raw, cooked into jellies and jams, or fermented into sea grape wine.

நீர் அடம்பை

 Freshwater Mangrove (Barringtonia acutangula) Family- Lecythidaceae (Brazilnut family). This tree has long been used for medicine, timber and as a fish poison.Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Barringtonia.html

 Red flowers are produced on pendulous racemes about 20 cm. long. 

Sand paper tree

 Sand Paper Tree (Streblus asper)    Family: Moraceae (Mulberry family) is a medium height
tree (4-8 mt.) and leaves are very rough on both sides.

Fruit

படாலாகொன்னை

Ochna obtusata
சிறியமரங்கள் 8 மீ. உயரம் வரை  வளரக்கூடியது.
தெற்கு ஆசியா; மேற்கு_தொடர்ச்சி மலைகளில் - தெற்கு, மத்திய மற்றும் மஹாராஷ்ட்ரா சயாத்திரியிலும் காணப்படுபவை. 

Indian Cadaba

Cadaba fruticosa   (Capparaceae (Caper family) is mainly planted as an ornamental climber.

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நீர் கடம்பை

 Kaim  Mitragyna parvifolia Family: Rubiaceae (coffee family. Native to India.Mitragyna species are used medicinally as well as for their fine timber throughout the areas they grow.)

Co-existence

Pelican and Painted stork  (Photo by A. Lakshmikanthan)

To exist together, at the same time, or in the same place.

தில்லை மரம்

Blind Your Eye (Excoecaria agallocha) a mangrove species

 Like other mangrove trees, they help stabilise the ground and provide shelter and food for small creatures.
Widely occurs in the Pichavaram mangrove forest and  also a Sthalaviruksham TREE of Natarajar Temple, Chidambaram.

அஞ்சனை , காசை

Ironwood Tree  (Memecylon umbellatum)  Family: Melastomataceae (Photos By A. Rajan).

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

Wildlife Art at PBRC

Some of the stone carving at the Pitchandikulam Bio Resource Center (PBRC), Auroville, Pondichery

ஆலமரம்,

 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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Baobab (Adansonia digitata)