Plant Species – Catalogue

Climber, fruits bear red seeds. In ancient times, the seeds were used by jewellers to weigh gold.

Herb, prickly fruits. Monsoon plant whose leaves are used as a vegetable.

Tree, leaves arranged in whorled pattern and soft.

Tree, leaves unequal at base, toothed margins.

Tree, pods persistent till next flowering.

This herb has white with yellow and red variegated fragrant flowers resembling snapdragons.

The flowers in terminal spikes, are white with deep red-veining on the lip-petals.

A low growing annual plant also called the blue pimpernel. Now naturalised almost the world over.

Tree, leafy branches hang down gracefully.

Tree, drooping branches. Very good fuel wood.

Tree, fissured bark, branches horizontal. Evergreen avenue tree.

Tree, branches, warty, young leaves velvety, pubescent all over.

Tree, dark brown bark. Fruit is widely eaten and also a favourite of elephants.

Fern, look like bird nest, spore arrangement near midrib.

Shrub, flowers opposite, leaf axils.

Shrub, nodes are swollen and hairy.

Shrub, flowers occur in large branches.

Tree, rough fissured bark, dark grey.

Tree, large leaves, broad at apex narrow at base, young leaves born with pinkish veins. Seeds & fruits float on water while trying to locate spot for germination.

Tree, deeply notched leaves. Flower buds are used to make chutney.

Tree, bark grey with black patches.

Tree, palmate leaves, bark thickly spiny. Flowers are devoured by wild animals.

Tree, bark papery ash coloured peeling off in large flex, leaves compound. Resin is highly valued for its medicinal properties.

Herb, thin basal leaves with strong aroma. Famous dish 'sarso ka saag' is prepared from its leaves.

Tree, large thorns on young branches, distinct venation. Common plant of the Western Ghats.

Tree, dark grey crocodile bark with red blaze. Seeds are used to add flavour in many sweet dishes.

Tree, three leaflet with central bigger in size. Birds and insects love to feed on its nectar.

Climber, pods prickly seed red coloured. Grown along boundaries to create a natural fence.

Tree, thick trunk with resinous Bark. Resin is highly valued as incense.

Shrub, climbing shrub with curved spines.

Shrub, stem quadrangular erect. Mass flowering after every seven years.

Shrub, bark smooth reddish brown.

Tree, with variable leaves.

This climber is called Frangipani vine because the fragrant white flowers resemble the Frangipani.

Flowers contain �pyrethrins� which attack the nervous systems of all insects, and inhibit female mosquitoes from biting.

Tree, leaflets unequal, smooth beneath.

Tree, crooked trunk, young branches hairy, thorny.

Tree, leaves shiny , leathery with narrow wings on petiole.

Belongs to the pea family (leguminosae). Its roots fix nitrogen and, therefore, it improves soil quality.

Large climber, thin papery leaves.

Shrub, branches covered with papery bark.

Herb, stem velvety with hairs.

Useful against urinary disorders.

Climber, rope like stem.

Twining shrub, leaves heart shaped.

Tree, leaves dark green. Evergreen tree used to make furniture.

As the name Jewel Vine suggests, the rose coloured flowers are an inflorescence of pea-like flowers, twice as long as the leaves.

Tree, flowers half pink half yellow.

Tree, think large leaves, blunt at tip, smooth above, velvety below. Dried leaves are used in making 'bidis'.

Tree. Highly threatened species.

It has a particularly tough root system and is hard to pull out.

Tree, spines on young branches. Brilliant red coloured flowers.

Tree, bark smooth, branches prickly.

Tree, bark grey coloured Exfoliating. One of the best timbers of the tropical region.

Herb, stem stiff, leaves white hairy.

Tree, heart shaped leaves, light grey bark. Wood is used in making matchsticks.

Herb, grapelike leaves, densely velvety hairy all over.

Tree, fissured bark, blaze pinkish, leaves with long pointed tips.

Becomes dormant in winter. The rhizomes of the plant, have medicinal properties which can cure indigestion, colds, abdominal pains and headaches.

Tree, bark light grey, peeling.

Shrub, small blunt leaves, flower tube with swollen base.

Tree, light green leaves, reddish gland can be seen in the sunlight. Natural dye for silk and wool.

Tree, deep green leaves, closely clustered towards end of the branchlet with conspicuous scars. Host plant for grafting Chickoo.

Tree, bark reddish brown fissured, leaves pointed and dented. Planted in gardens for its canopy.

Tree, bark blackish brown, thick leathery leaves.

Climber, 3 leaflets, grey silky beneath, terminal leaflet smaller.

Tree, cream yellow bract, flowers yellow.

Tree, cream yellow bract, red Flowers. Grows along rivers and streams.

Tree, bark grey, smooth.

Herb, hairy leaves and bracts, white flower.

Sweet odour of the leaves used to flavour rice and other food in Asian countries.

Grown in the Indian subcontinent and Africa since prehistoric times. Well adapted to grow in drought prone areas.

A large grass used as a fodder crop.

Palm, leaves gently re-curved, leaf base with spines near the base. Used to prepare a local drink called 'neera�.

Tree, leaves soft, shiny, often attacked by gall insects. Seed oil is used in skin ointments.

Tree, bark reddish in color.

Tree, stem grey, soft and scaly.

Is called Weavers� Beam Tree because the wood is used by weavers to make the beam of the looms.

Tree, stiff leaves rounded at tip. Used in marking laundry tags.

Tree, bark with few long deep vertical furrows.

Suaveolens means sweet scents and refers to the fragrant flowers of this shrub.

Climbing shrub with cylindrical branch-lets, leaves densely velvety on underside.

Herb, narrow toothed leaflets, aromatic.

Used as a fish poison; the leaves and seeds contain tephrosin, which paralyzes fish.

Tree, white, smooth bark, flakey. Bark is highly valued for its medicinal properties.

Tree, horizontal, whorled branches, large leaves oval.

Tree, leaves heart shaped. Wood is used in making wheels of bullock carts.

Herbaceous vine, dark green leathery heart shaped leaves.

The young shoots of this bamboo are harvested for the production of bamboo shoots.

Tree, drooping branches, flakey bark, small spines, leaves three nerved, dark above light beneath. Ability to grow in arid zones.