Monday, July 12, 2010

Carissa carandas from West Godhavari

Common Name: Karanda
Telugu Name : Vakkaya or Vagakaya



Oxalis corniculata from Gopalaswamy Betta


Common Name: Procumbent Yellow-sorrel
Malayalam Name: Poliyarala
Tamil Name: Paliakiri


Triumfetta rhomboidea from West Godhavari


Common Name: Chinese burr
Marathi Name: Thinjhira

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Quisqualis Indica from West Godhavari



Common Name: Rangoon Creeper
Telugu Name: Radha Manoharam
Marathi Name: Vilayati chambeli
Tamil Name: Irangun malli

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Commelina paludosa from Goplaswamy Hills

Common name: Swamp Dayflower
Hindi name: Kena
Kannada name: Kanjura

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Plumbago Zeylanica from Rangaswamy betta

Common Name: White Leadwort
Sanskrit: Chitraka
Telugu: Chitra mulam

Other info : Roots of this plant are used in Ayurveda. It is extremely dangerous to take this herb in raw form.

Sunday, June 7, 2009


Curculigo orchioides from Nandihills

Common name: Yellow ground star
Sanskrit: Talamuli, Hindi: Kali musli, Telugu: Nelatadi, Kannada:Nelataligadde