Plants

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Phyllanthus emblica-ನೆಲ್ಲಿ ಮರ

A medium-sized, deciduous tree; bark light grey, exfoliating in irregular patches Leaves up to 13 x 3 mm, subsessile, oblong-elliptic, acute or...

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Polyalthia longifolia-ಮದ್ರಾಸ್ ಅಶೋಕ

An evergreen tree with a straight trunk, conical crown and slender drooping branches, about 10-25 m tall. Bark dark grayish brown, branches sparsely puberulous when young, glabrous when mature....

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Spondias dulcis-ಕಸಿ ಅಂಬಟೆ

A small evergreen tree. Leaves up to 45 cm long; leaflets 9 - 21, opposite or subopposite, oblong-lanceolate, up to 10 x 3 cm, acuminate at apex;...

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Swietenia macrophylla-ಮಹಾಗನಿ

The Mahogany Tree (Swietenia Mahagony) is regarded as a beautiful shade tree. These elegant, fragrant trees form rounded, uniform crowns, make really cool trees of shade. Mahogany trees grow...

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Wodyetia bifurcate(FOX TAIL PALM)-ವೊಡೇಶಿಯಾ ಬೈಫ಼ರ್ಕೇಟ್

Foxtail palm is thornless and has a slender, closely ringed bottle shaped to columnar trunk that grows up to 30 ft tall. It bears white blossoms of both sexes at the base of its crown, and a...

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Cajanus cajan-ತೊಗರಿ

The pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae.  Since its domestication in the Indian subcontinent at least 3,500 years ago, its seeds have become a common food in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It is consumed on a large scale in South Asia and is a major source of protein for the population of the Indian subcontinent.

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Carissa carandas-ಕರಂಡೆ ಕಾಯಿ

Carissa carandas                                                                                                Kingdom: PlantaeClade:     ...

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Ficus Benjamina - Trees_ಫೈಕಸ್ ಬೆಂಜಮಿನಾ

Ficus benjamina, commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig or ficus tree, and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Asia and Australia.

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Grewia wightiana- Trees-ಗ್ರೇವಿಯಾ ವೈಟ್ಯಾನಾ

Scandent shrubs. Leaves to 8 x 4 cm, ovate-oblong, acute, subcordate at base, midrib with 4 lateral nerves, thickly stellate-hairy on nerves; petiole 5-7 mm long. Peduncle 10 mm long, 3-flowered; pedicel 10 mm long, hairy; sepals 25 x 4 mm, 3-ridged; petals 8 x 4 mm, emarginate at apex, gland 4 x 3 mm, thick, with brownish tomentose margins; gynandrophore 8 mm long, tomentose; filaments 9 mm long

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Holigarna arnottiana-ಹೊಲಗೇರು

Endemic to westernghat -Holigarna arnottianaClassificationKingdom-PlantaeClade- AngiospermsOrder-SapindalesFamily- AnacardiaceaeGenus-...

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Hydrophytes - Eichhornia-ಪಿಶಾಚಿತಾವರೆ

Eichhornia grows in shallow temporary ponds, wetlands and marshes, sluggish flowing waters and large lakes, reservoirs, and rivers. Plants can tolerate extremes of water level fluctuation and seasonal variations in flow velocity, and extremes of nutrient availability, pH, temperature and toxic substances.

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