Systematic Classification: Common Name: Kamala tree, red kamala, kumkum tree, Red Berry, Money face tree General Information: Mallotus philippensis is a plant in the spurge family. A bush to small or medium-sized tree, up to 25 metres tall and a trunk diameter of 40 cm. The trunk is fluted and irregular at the base. The […]
Systematic Classification: Common Name: Ebony Tree, Mandaram, Kovidaram and Malayakatti General Information: Bauhinia variegata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is native to an area from China through Southeast Asia to the Indian subcontinent. It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 10–12 metres (33–39 ft) tall, deciduous […]
Systematic Classification: Common Name: Kulamavu, Ooravu, Iruli, Kolamavu, Kolarmavu General Information: Persea macrantha is a evergreen tree, which attains height to 30 m high, bark 20-25 mm thick, surface pale brown, mottled with dark blotches, scurfy and thinly scaly, rough, exfoliations small, brittle; blaze pinkish; branchlets glabrous. Leaves simple, alternate, clustered at the tip of […]
Systematic Classification: Common Name: Karakong, Eeyakam, Karankongu General Information: Hopea erosa is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to the southern end of the Western Ghats in India. This tree has thin trunk, smooth bark Trees about 18 m tall. Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole stout, ca.0.5 cm long; lamina […]