இரும்பிலி

Ironwood (Diospyros ferrea)  Family Ebenaceae

The ripe fruit is pulpy and edible.

குருவிஞ்சி

Philippine tea (Carmona retusa)  Family: Boraginaceae.  A shrub growing to 4 m height

எப்படி இருந்த இடம் இப்படியும் மாற்றலாம் என்பதற்கு உதாரணம்

                        View of the Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park (NBNP) at Anaikatti during 1992 (Photo by: Mr. Karivaradhan, Lakshmi Mills, Coimbatore).

View of the Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park at Anaikatti during 2011 (Photo by Mr. K. Maruthachalam, Photocenter, Coimbatore.

Past two decades (1992-2012)  I had been involved in the ecological restoration of a degraded land at the NBNP Anaikatti. The arboretum consists of nearly 400 species of 25000 plants predominantly of Western Ghats region. 

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.