Botanical name: Syzygium lanceolatum (Lam.) Wight & Arn. Local name: Kattunjaval Habitat: Evergreen and shola forests Flowering & fruiting: April to November Distribution: South India and Sri Lanka Description: Trees of about 12 m high, the bark are grayish-brown in color. The Leaves are simple and opposite. The Fruit is berry with 10-12 mm long. […]
Botanical name: Syzygium munronii (Wight) Chandrab. Local name: Malamchamba Habitat: Evergreen forests Flowering & fruiting: November to May Distribution: Western Ghats Description: It is mostly seen as large shrubs or small trees. Leaves is simple, opposite, decussate and the petiole is 0.4-0.8 cm long, canaliculate, base cordate or subcordate, margin entire, chartaceous to coriaceous, pellucid […]
Botanical name: Oryza rufipogon Griff. Local name: Kattunellu Habitat: Marshy grasslands Flowering & fruiting: September to March Distribution: India, Sri Lanka and Tropical Australia Description: Oryza rufipogon is an annual plant and the stem is culms, erect and tufted. The leaves are of 15-35 x 0.8-1.2 cm in length and it is linear-lanceolate, rounded base, […]