A study on Spices in Idukki District
Idukki is famous for its everlasting greenery since time immemorial. Its evergreen cool climatic conditions in the higher reaches owe a lot to its greenery thus it’s a favorite tourist destination for all those who longs for a calm and quite atmosphere. So, here the flora play a crucial role in making Munnar a wonderful green emerald. Its unique diversity of plants and some imported plants from the European soil desere mentioning here,
*PEPPER
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Piper nigrum
FAMILY: Piperaceae
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning, known as a peppercorn. When fresh and fully mature, it is approximately 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter and dark red, and contains a single seed like all drupes
CARDAMOM
SCIENTIFIC NAME: ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM
FAMILY: ZINGIBERACEAE
Cardamom sometimes cardamon or cardamum, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae. Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent (known as "ellakkai" in Telugu, elakkai in Tamil, elaichi in Hindi/Urdu-speaking India/Pakistan), Bhutan, Indonesia and Nepal. They are recognized by their small seed pods: triangular in cross-section and spindle-shaped, with a thin, papery outer shell and small, black seeds; Elettaria pods are light green and smaller, while Amomum pods are larger and dark brown.
COFFEE PLANT
SCIENTIFIC NAME: COFFEA ARABICA
FAMILY: RUBIACEAE
Coffea is a genus of flowering plants whose seeds, called coffee beans, are used to make various coffee beverages and products. It is a member of the family Rubiaceae. They are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. Coffee ranks as one of the world's most valuable and widely traded commodity crops and is an important export product of several countries, including those in Central and South America, the Caribbean and Africa
MANGO TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Mangifera indica
FAMILY: Anacardiaceae
Mangifera indica, commonly known as mango, is a species of flowering plant in the sumac and poison ivy family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent where it is indigenous. As we truck through the higher reaches of Munnar Spice tree hills and down the valley, we can see mango trees in different varieties. The English word "mango" (plural "mangoes" or "mangos") originated from the Malayalam word māṅṅa (or mangga) via Dravidian mankay and Portuguese manga during the spice trade period with South India in the 15th and 16th centuries
SILVEROAK TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Grevillea robusta
FAMILY : Proteaceae
It’s a usuall Grevillea robusta, commonly known as the southern silky oak, silk oak or silky oak, or Australian silver oak, is the largest species in the genus Grevillea of the family Proteaceae. It is not closely related to the true oaks, Quercus.
EUCALYPTUS TREE / GUM TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Eucalyptus
FAMILY : Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus L'Héritier 1789 is a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia, and include Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest known flowering plant on Earth. Eucalypts have special flowers and fruits that no other trees have. When it flowers a bud cap made of petals grows around the flower until it is ready to open. Then the bud cap falls off to reveal a flower with no petals.
TEAK TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Tectona grandis
FAMILY : Lamiaceae
Teak is a tropical hardwood tree species placed in the flowering plant family Lamiaceae. Tectona grandis is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. Teak is propagated mainly from seeds. Germination of the seeds involves pretreatment to remove dormancy arising from the thick pericarp.
NEEM TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Azadirachta indica
FAMILY :Meliaceae
Azadirachta indica, commonly known as Neem, Neem tree or Indian lilac, is a tree in the mahoganyfamily Meliaceae. It is one of two species in the genus Azadirachta, and is native to the Indian subcontinent, i.e. India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Maldives. It is typically grown in tropical and semi-tropical regions
CORAL TREE ( FLAME TREE)
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Erythrina
FAMILY : Fabaceae
Indian coral tree is a much-branched deciduous tree growing from 3 - 27 metres tall[ It has a fluted bole, the thick and sappy bole and branches are armed with large, scattered prickles, though cultivated forms are often unarmed.The plant is widely cultivated throughout the tropics, but especially in India, as an ornamental tree, a living fence, hedge plant, medicinal plant, shade tree and for soil conservation. It is very important as a support plant for crops such as betel, black pepper, jasmine, grape and yams.
TEA PLANT
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Camellia sinensis
FAMILY : Theaceae
Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. It is of the genus Camellia of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. The leaves are 4–15 cm (1.6–5.9 in) long and 2–5 cm (0.79–1.97 in) broad. Fresh leaves contain about 4% caffeine, as well as related compounds including theobromine. The young, light green leaves are preferably harvested for tea production; they have short white hairs on the underside. Older leaves are deeper green. Different leaf ages produce differing tea qualities, since their chemical compositions are different. Usually, the tip (bud) and the first two to three leaves are harvested for processing. This hand picking is repeated every one to two weeks.
.TAMARIND TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Tamarindus indica
FAMILY : Fabaceae
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a leguminous tree in the family Fabaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. The genus Tamarindus is a monotypic taxon, having only a single species.
The tamarind tree produces pod-like fruit, which contain an edible pulp that is used in cuisines around the world. Other uses of the pulp include traditional medicine and metal polish. The wood can be used for woodworking, and tamarind seed oil can be extracted from the seeds. Because of the tamarind's many uses, cultivation has spread around the world in tropical and subtropical zones.
GOLDEN RAIN TREE , GOLDEN SHOWER TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Cassia fistula
FAMILY :Fabaceae
Cassia fistula, known as the golden rain tree, canafistula and by other names, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It is the state flower of Kerala in India and of immense importance amongst the Malayali population. It is a popular ornamental plant and is also used in herbal medicine.
BEETLE NUT (ARECA NUT)
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Areca catechu
FAMILY : Arecaceae
The areca nut is the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu), which grows in much of the tropical Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia), Southeast and South Asia, and parts of east Africa. This fruit is commonly referred to as betel nut
COCONUT TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Cocos nucifera
FAMILY : Arecaceae
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the whole coconut palm or the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut.
GUAVA TREE
Guavas (singular guava are common tropical fruits cultivated and enjoyed in many tropical and subtropical regions. Common guava, lemon guava is a small tree in the Myrtle family (Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.
BAMBOO
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Bambusoideae
FAMILY : Poaceae
The bamboos are evergreen perennial flowering plants in the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. In bamboo, as in other grasses, the internodal regions of the stem are usually hollow and the vascular bundles in the cross section are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindrical arrangement
SACRED FIG
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Ficus religiosa
FAMILY : Moraceae
Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to the Indian subcontinent, and Indochina. It belongs to the Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family. It is also known as the bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree or ashwattha tree (in India and Nepal).
OAK TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Quercus
FAMILY : Fagaceae
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 600 extant species of oaks.
HIBISCUS
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Hibiscus
FAMILY : Malvaceae
Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member species are renowned for their large, showy flowers and those species are commonly known simply as "hibiscus", or less widely known as rose mallow
MACARANGA HYPOLEUCA (VATTA MARAM)
SCIENTIFIC NAME : MACARANGA HYPOLEUCA
FAMILY : Euphorbiaceae
VATTA is a resinous tree, to 10 m tall. Young parts are velvet hairy. Leaves are 20-50 x 12-21 cm, alternately arranged, circular or broadly ovate, entire or minutely dentate, palmately 9-nerved. Leaf stalk is attached on the lower surface of the leaf, not on the base. Flowers occur in long panicles in leaf axils; male minute, numerous, clustered in the axils of large bracts with dentate apex, 5-6 mm long. Petals (rather perianth lobes) 3, stamens 3 ; filaments short ; anthers 2-celled. Capsule 4-5 mm across, spherical ; 2-valved ; seed 1, rounded, blackish. Flowering:January-February.
RUSTY KAMALA (MALLOTUS TETRACOCCUS)
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Mallotus tetracoccus
FAMILY : Euphorbiacea
Mallotus tetracoccus, also known as the Rusty Kamala, is a species of flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family. It is a tree species found in parts of south Asia, typically occurring in the edges of tropical wet evergreen and semi-evergreen forests.
GOOSEBERRY TREE
Goose bThe gooseberry with scientific names Ribes uva-crispa (and syn.Ribes grossularia), is a species of Ribes (which also includes the currants). It is native to Europe, the Caucasus and northern AfricaGooseberry bushes produce an edible fruit and are grown on both a commercial and domestic basis.
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Ribes uva-crispa
FAMILY : Grossulariaceae
JAVA PLUM
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Syzygium cumini
FAMILY : Myrtaceae
A plum is a fruit of the subgenus Prunus of the genus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc.) in the shoots having terminal bud and solitary side buds (not clustered), the flowers in groups of one to five together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one side and a smooth stone (or pit)
BANYAN TREE
Scientific name :Ficus benghalensis
Family :Maraceae
A banyan, also spelled "banian", is a fig that begins its life as an epiphyte, i. e. a plant that grows on another plant, when its seed germinates in a crack or crevice of a host tree or human edifice. "Banyan" often specifically denominates Ficus benghalensis (the "Indian banyan"), which is the national tree of the Republic of India,[3] though the name has also been generalized to denominate all figs that share a common life cycle and used systematically in taxonomy to denominate the subgenus Urostigma
TALIPOT PALM,FAN PALM
Sceintific name: Corypha Umbraculifera
Family : Arecaceae
Fan palm as a descriptive term can refer to any of several different kinds of palms (Arecaceae) in various genera with leaves that are palmately lobed (rather than pinnately compound). Most are members of the subfamily Coryphoideae, though a few genera in subfamily Calamoideae (Mauritia, Mauritiella and Lepidocaryum) also have palmate leaves.
JACK TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Artocarpus heterophyllus
FAMILY : Moraceae
Travelling by the road from the outskirts of Cochin town to the higher reaches of Munnar we can see Jack tree plantations in plenty. Its botanical name, Artocarpus, is derived from the Greek words artos (bread) and carpos (fruit). The name jackfruit is derived from the Portuguese jaca.
PASSION FRUIT
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Passiflora edulis
FAMILY : Passifloraceae
Passiflora edulis is a vine species of passion flower that is native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy fruit. The passion fruit is a pepo, a type of berry, round to oval, either yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds. The fruit is both eaten and juiced; passion fruit juice is often added to other fruit juices to enhance aroma.
ASHOKA PLANT
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Saraca asoca
FAMILY : Fabaceae
Saraca asoca (the ashoka tree; lit., "sorrow-less") is a plant belonging to the Caesalpinioideae subfamily of the legume family. It is an important tree in the cultural traditions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent areas. It is sometimes incorrectly known as Saraca indica.
AVOCADO
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Persea americana
FAMILY :Lauraceae
The avocado (Persea americana) is a tree, long thought to have originated in South Central Mexico, classified as a member of the flowering plant family Lauraceae. Avocado (also alligator pear) refers to the tree's fruit, which is botanically a large berry containing a single large seed. Avocados are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world. They have a green-skinned, fleshy body that may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. Commercially, they ripen after harvesting.
PAPAYA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Carica papaya
FAMILY : Caricaceae
JCARANDA TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Jacaranda mimosifolia
FAMILY : Bignoniaceae
Jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Mexico, Central America, Argentina, South America, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.
GUL MOHAR TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Delonix Regia
FAMILY : Leguminosea
Delonix regia, the flame tree, is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree and in English it is given the name royal poinciana or flamboyant. It is also one of several trees known as "flame tree
SPATHODEA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Spathodea campanulata
FAMILY : Bignoniaceae
Spathodea is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, Spathodea campanulata, is commonly known as the African tuliptree, fountain tree
MALABAR TAMARIND
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Garcinia gummi-gutta
FAMILY :Clusiaceae
Garcinia gummi-gutta is used in cooking, including in the preparation of curries.
NUTMEG
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Myristica fragrans
FAMILY : Myristicaceae
Nutmeg is the spice made from the seed of the fragrant nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) tree. The spice has a distinctive pungent fragrance and a warm slightly sweet taste; it is used to flavour many kinds of baked goods, confections, puddings, potatoes, meats, sausages, sauces, vegetables, and such beverages as eggnog.
SENSITIVE PLANT / SHAMEPLANT
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Mimosa pudica
FAMILY : Fabaceae
ALOCASIA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Alocasia macrorrhizos
FAMILY : Araceae
Alocasia is a genus of broad-leaved rhizomatous or tuberous perennials from the family Araceae. he stem (a corm) is edible, but contains raphid or raphide crystals of Calcium oxalate along with other irritants (possibly a protease)[3] that can numb and swell the tongue and pharynx resulting in difficult breathing, and sharp throat pain. The lower parts contain more of the poison. Prolonged boiling before serving or processing may reduce the risks but acidic fruit such as tamarind may dissolve the
LOBSTER-CLAWS
SCIENTIFIC NAME: HELICONIA
FAMILY : HELICONIACEAE
Heliconia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Heliconiaceae. Most of the ca 194 known species are native to the tropical Americas, but a few are indigenous to certain islands of the western Pacific and Maluku. Many species of Heliconia are found in rainforests or tropical wet forests of these regions. Several species are widely cultivated as ornamentals
BIRDS OF PARADISE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Strelitzia
FAMILY : Strelitziaceae
Strelitzia is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. It belongs to the plant family Strelitziaceae. The genus is named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, birthplace of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom. A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower / plant, because of a resemblance of its flowers to birds-of-paradise
BUSY LIZZIE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Impatiens walleriana
FAMILY : Balsaminaceae
Busy Lizzie is a species of the genus Impatiens, native to eastern Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. It is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant growing to 15–60 cm (6–24 in) tall, with broad lanceolate leaves 3–12 cm long and 2–5 cm broad. Leaves are mostly alternate, although they may be opposite near the top of the plant
ARUM LILLY ,PEACE LILLY
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Zantedeschia
FAMILY : Araceae,
Zantedeschia is a genus of 8 species of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa from South Africa north to Malawi. The genus has been introduced on all continents except Antarctica. Common names include arum lily for Z aethiopica and calla and calla lily
AMARYLLIS
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Amaryllis
FAMILY : Amaryllidoideae
Amaryllis is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. In areas of its native habitat with mountainous fynbos flowering tends to be suppressed until after bush fires as dense overhead vegetation prevents growth. In more open sandy areas of the Western Cape, the plant flowers annually. Plants tend to be very localized in dense concentrations due to the seeds' large size and heavy weight. Strong winds shake loose the seeds, which fall to ground and immediately start to germinate, aided by the first winter rains
GOLDENROD
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Solidago
FAMILY : Asteraceae
Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas
LANTANA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Lantana camara
FAMILY : verbena
Lantana camara, also known as big-sage (Malaysia), wild-sage, red-sage, white-sage (Caribbean) and tickberry (South Africa), is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to the American tropics.
FLAMINGO FLOWER / PAINTERS PALETTE / LACELEAF
SCIENTIFIC NAME : ANTHURIUM
FAMILY : Araceae
Anthurium as a pot plant also has an air purifying effect. Anthurium is not the only houseplant with that positive characteristic, but the big advantage of an anthurium is that its blooming shelve life is very long in time. This distinguishes an anthurium from other flowering plants. The air purifying qualities of Anthurium have an effect on formaldehyde, ammonia and volatile organic gases. Several anthuriums in a room reduce the harmful substances in buildings by more than 50% in 24 hours.
LILY
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Lilium
FAMILY : Liliaceae
Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics.
ROSE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Rosa
FAMILY : Rosaceae
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over a hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia.
DAISY
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Bellis perennis
FAMILY : Asteraceae
Bellis perennis is a common European species of daisy, of the Asteraceae family, often considered the archetypal species of that name.Many related plants also share the name "daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy. Historically, it has also been commonly known as bruisewort and occasionally woundwort
JASMIN
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Jasminum
FAMILY : Jasmineae
Jasmine (taxonomic name Jasminum is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae). It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Australasia and Oceania. Jasmines are widely cultivated for the characteristic fragrance of their flowers.
POINSETTIA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Euphorbia pulcherrima
FAMILY : Euphorbiaceae
The poinsettia is a commercially important plant species of the diverse spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). The species is indigenous to Mexico. It is particularly well known for its red and green foliage and is widely used in Christmas floral displays. It derives its common English name from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico, who introduced the plant to the US in 1825.
HYDRANGEA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Hydrangea
FAMILY : Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea common names hydrangea or hortensia) is a genus of 70–75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas, and Indonesia) and the Americas
IXORA / WEST INDIAN JASMIN
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Ixora
FAMILY : Ixoroideae
MARIGOLD FLOWER
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Tagetes erecta,
FAMILY : Asteraceae
Marigolds are hardy, annual plants and are great plants for cheering up any garden. Broadly, there are two genuses which are referred to by the common name, Marigolds viz. Tagetes and Celandula. Tagetes includes African Marigolds and French Marigolds. Celandula includes Pot Marigolds
WATER LILY
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Nymphaea nouchali
FAMILY : Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains five genera with about 70 known species. Water lilies are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on or emergent from the surface. The leaves are round, with a radial notch in Nymphaea and Nuphar, but fully circular in Victoria and Euryale.
BRUGMANSIA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Brugmansia Feingold
FAMILY : Solanaceae
Brugmansia is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are woody trees or shrubs, with pendulous flowers, and have no spines on their fruit. Their large, fragrant flowers give them their common name of angel's trumpets, a name sometimes used for the closely related genus Datura.
MORNING GLORY
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Ipomoea nil
FAMILY : Convolvulaceae
Morning glory (also written as morning-glory) is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics are in flux. Morning glory species belong to many genera,
PRINCESS FLOWER
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Tibouchina semidecandra
FAMILY :melastomataceae
Tibouchina semidecandra, the princess flower, glory bush, or lasiandra, is a sprawling, evergreen shrub or small ornamental tree native to Brazil and ranges from 10 to 15 feet (20 feet with proper training) in height. It can be trimmed to any size and still put on a vivid, year-long flower display.
NEELAKURINJI FLOWER
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Strobilanthes kunthianus
FAMILY : Acanthaceae
Kurinji or Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthianus) is a shrub that is found in the shola forests of the Western Ghats in South India. Nilgiri Hills, which literally means the blue mountains, got their name from the purplish blue flowers of Neelakurinji that blossoms only once in 12 years.
DWARF POINCIANIA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Caesalpinia pulcherrima
FAMILY : Fabaceae
Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas. It could be native to the West Indies, but its exact origin is unknown due to widespread cultivation. Common names for this species include poinciana, peacock flower, red bird of paradise, Mexican bird of paradise, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados, flos pavonis, and flamboyant-de-jardin.
BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Clitoria ternatea
FAMILY :fabaceae
Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as Asian pigeonwings bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea and Darwin pea, is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family. The flowers of this vine were imagined to have the shape of human female genitals, hence the Latin name of the genus "Clitoria", from "clitoris".
BRIDAL BOUQUET FLOWER
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Clematis virginiana
FAMILY : Ranunculaceae
ALLAMANDA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Allamanda cathartica
FAMILY : Apocynaceae
Allamanda is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. They are native to the Americas, where they are distributed from Mexico to Argentina. Some species are familiar as ornamental plants cultivated for their large, colorful flowers. Most species produce yellow flowers; A. blanchetii bears pink. The genus name Allamanda honors the Swiss botanist and physician Frédéric-Louis Allamand (1735–1803). It also is official flower of Kuching North City Hall.
BOUGAINVILLEA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Bougainvillea
FAMILY :Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers. Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus.
CREEPING OXEYES
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Sphagneticola trilobata
FAMILY :Asteraceae
Sphagneticola trilobata, commonly known as the Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye, Singapore daisy, creeping-oxeye, trailing daisy, and wedelia, is a plant in the Heliantheae tribe of the Asteraceae (sunflower) family. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, but now grows throughout the Neotropics. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental groundcover.
COLEUS BROWN
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Coleus blumei
FAMILY : Lamiaceae
Plectranthus scutellarioides, commonly known as coleus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to southeast Asia through to Australia.
Elephent Ear / CALADIUMS VERIGATED
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Caladium
FAMILY : Araceae
Caladium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. They are often known by the common name elephant ear, Heart of Jesus, and Angel Wings. There are over 1000 named cultivars of Caladium bicolor from the original South American plant.
ARACA PALM
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Dypsis lutescens
FAMILY : Arecaceae
Dypsis lutescens, also known as golden cane palm, areca palm, yellow palm, or butterfly palm is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family, native to Madagascar. It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens in tropical and subtropical regions, and elsewhere indoors as a houseplant.
SMOKETREE SPURGE CARRIBIAN COPPER PLANT
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Euphorbia cotinifolia
FAMILY : Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia cotinifolia is a broadleaf red shrub native to Mexico and South America.. Small white flowers with creamy bracts bloom at the ends of the branches in summer. The purplish stems, when broken, exude a sap that is a skin irritant. The species is well known in Central America, where its poisonous sap has been used both as a medicine and a poison. As a medicine, it has been used in folk remedies as both an emetic and cathartic substance. Fishermen have been known to add the sap to water in fishing grounds to stun fish and force them to float to the top. It was also historically used as a poison for arrowheads by the natives of Curaçao.
CHRISTMAS TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Araucaria Cookii / Heterophylla
FAMILY : Araucariaceae
BUDDHA BAMBOO
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Bambusa ventricosa
FAMILY : Poaceae
Buddha Belly Bamboo is scientifically known as Bambusa Ventricosa. This species is perfect for growing outdoors, or as a bonsai or indoor plant. However, one of its best advantages is its ability to adapt to a wide range of growing conditions. Buddha Belly bamboo was named for the plant’s characteristic tendency to have bulging culms, or to ‘belly out’. In order to make it belly out, this plant needs to be stressed for water. Many people have made an art of carefully starving this bamboo in order to achieve maximum ‘belly’ results.
ARALIA GOLDEN
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Aralia
FAMILY : Araliaceae
TMC MINI
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Tabernaemontana coronaria
FAMILY : Apocynaceae
TMC Mini/Tagar Mini common flowering, ornamental shrub blooms year around.
RED GINGER / CONE GINGER
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Alpinia purpurata
FAMILY : Zingiberaceae
Alpinia purpurata, red ginger, also called ostrich plume and pink cone ginger, are native Malaysian plants with showy flowers on long brightly colored red bracts. They look like the bloom, but the true flower is the small white flower on top
FLAMING TRUMPT
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Pyrostegia venusta
FAMILY : Bignoniaceae
Flaming trumpet is a vigorous, fast-growing, evergreen woody vine that blooms in winter and spring with spectacular reddish-orange flowers.
NIGHT BLOOMING JASMINE / LADY OF THE NIGHT
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Cestrum nocturnum
FAMILY : Solanaceae
It is native to the West Indies, but naturalized in South Asia
MONEY PLANT MARBLE QUAEN
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Epipremnum aureum
FAMILY :Araceae
Money plant have unique place in houseplants grown indoors. It is common belief that having money plant at home brings wealth, health, prosperity and happiness. They are climbers by nature. This plant is also known as Malabar Chestnut or Saba nut.
PERIWINKLE WHITE AND RED
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Catharanthus roseus
FAMILY : Apocynaceae
Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as the Madagascar periwinkle, rose periwinkle, or rosy periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant, a source of the drugs vincristine and vinblastine, used to treat cancer.
ASPARAGUS SETACEUS
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Asparagus setaceus
FAMILY : Asparagaceae
Asparagus setaceus, commonly known as common asparagus fern, lace fern, climbing asparagus, or ferny asparagus, is a climbing plant in the genus Asparagus. Despite its common name, the plant is not a true fern, but has leaves that resemble one. It is native to Southern Africa, and is grown elsewhere as an ornamental plant.
BLEEDING GLORY BOWER / BLEEDING HEART VINE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Clerodendrum thomsoniae
FAMILY : Verbenaceae
Clerodendrum thomsoniae is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clerodendrum of the family Lamiaceae, native to tropical west Africa from Cameroon west to Senegal.
INDIAN CLOCK VINE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Thunbergia mysorensis
FAMILY : Acanthaceae
CURTAIN CREEPER / VERONICA CREEPER / PARDA BEL
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Tarlmounia elliptica
FAMILY : Asterracea
ALTERNENTHERA RED
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Alternanthera
FAMILY : Amaranthaceae
LEMON GRASS
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Cymbopogon citratus
FAMILY : Poaceae
VETIVER
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Chrysopogon zizanioides
FAMILY : Poaceae
ALOE VERA
SCIENTIFIC NAME :
FAMILY : Asphodelaceae
Aloe vera is a succulent plant species of the genus Aloe. An evergreen perennial, it originates from the Arabian Peninsula but grows wild in tropical climates around the world and is cultivated for agricultural and medicinal uses. The species is also used for decorative purposes and grows successfully indoors as a potted plant
MINT
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Mentha
FAMILY : Lamiaceae
TULASI ( Holy Basil )
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Ocimum tenuiflorum
FAMILY : Lamiaceae
DAHLIA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Dahlia pinnata
FAMILY : Asteraceae
MISSION GRASS
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Pennisetum polystachion
FAMILY : Poaceae
THEMEDA QUADRIVALVIS
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Themeda quadrivalvis
FAMILY : Poaceae
CRAB GRASS SEED HEAD
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PINK MIST GRASS
BEGONIA
VIPERS BROWSTRING HEMP
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Sansevieria trifasciata
FAMILY : Asparagaceae
CROWN OF THORNS
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Euphorbia milii
FAMILY : Euphorbiaceae
BLUE POETER WEED
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
FAMILY : Verbenaceae
YELLOW COSMOS
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Cosmos sulphureus
FAMILY : Asteraceae
APRICOT SUN FIRECRACKER FLOWER
GLOBE AMARANTH ( VADAMALLI)
FOUR O CLOCK FLOWERS
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Mirabilis jalapa
FAMILY : Nyctaginaceae