Botanical name: Myristica beddomei King. Local name: Kattujathi Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests Flowering & fruiting: December to May Distribution: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests Description: Evergreen dioecious tree with a height up to 25 m, the bark is of 10-14 mm thickness with blackish-green color surface, smooth with small exfoliations. Outer bark is of 1-2 […]
Botanical name: Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels. Local name: Njaval Habitat: Evergreen forests and in the plains Flowering & fruiting: December to April Distribution: Indo-Malesia Description: It is a medium sized tree can reach up to 30 m of height and can live more than 100 years. The bark is white in color with light pink […]
Botanical name: Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich. Local name: Kattupayar Habitat: Moist deciduous forests Flowering & fruiting: January to April Distribution: Paleotropics Description: the wild pea is a slender climber but fairly strong twiner, stems usually clothed with spreading silky hairs. The long trailing vines have narrow pointed bean-like leaves. The flowers are pink or […]
Botanical name: Ficus laevis Blume Local name: Peyathi Habitat: Evergreen and shola forests Flowering & fruiting: August to April Distribution: Southern Western Ghats Description: large climbers with leaves of 19 x 12 cm long and broadly ovate, apex acuminate, base shallowly cordate, subcoriaceous and basally 3-nerved. The petiole is of 7 cm, receptacle cauliflorus and […]