All Entries in the "Trees" Category
Vitex negundo
Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Vitex Species: V. negundo Synonyms Vitex cannabifolia Siebold & Zucc. Vitex incisa Lam. Vitex incisa var. heterophylla Franch. Vitex negundo var. heterophylla (Franch.) Rehder Vitex negundo, commonly known as the five-leaved cheste tree, is a large aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely whitish, tomentose branchlets. It is widely used [...]
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Terminalia chebula
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Myrtales Family: Combretaceae Genus: Terminalia Species: T. chebula Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family Combretaceae, comprising around 100 species distributed in tropical regions of the world. This genus gets it name from Latin terminus, referring to the fact that the leaves appear [...]
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Pongamia pinnata(Indian Beech)
Kingdom: Plantae Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Millettia Species: M. pinnata Synonyms Cytisus pinnatus L. Derris indica (Lam.) Bennet Galedupa indica Lam. Galedupa pinnata (L.) Taub. Pongamia glabra Vent. Pongamia mitis Kurz Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre Milletia pinnata is a species of tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, native in tropical and temperate Asia including [...]
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Madhuca longifolia Koen.
Kingdom: Plantae Order: Ericales Family: Sapotaceae Genus: Madhuca Species: M. longifolia Vernacular names: English: honey tree, butter tree French: illipe, arbre à beurre, bassie, madhuca India: moha, mohua, madhuca, illuppai, kuligam, madurgam, mavagam, nattiluppai, tittinam, mahwa, mahua, mowa, moa, mowrah Sri Lanka: mi, illuppai, kulilgam, maduragam, mavagam, nattiluppai, tittinam Synonymous names for this tree in [...]
admin | Sep 29, 2011 | Comments 0
Bombax malabaricum DC
Kingdom: Plantae Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Bombax Species: B. malabaricum DC Synonyms Bombax ceiba L. Salmalia malabarica Botanic description Bombax costatum is a deciduous tree up to 25 m high, in the Sahel hardly over 6 m. Crown structure of young trees storeyed, becoming irregular and sturdy in older trees. Bark thick, grey brown [...]
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Holoptelea integrifolia
Botanical name : Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch Family : Ulmaceae SANSKRIT SYNONYMS Chirivilva, Pootikaranja AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha, Virya : Ushna PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Indian elm, Kanju Hindi : Papri, Cilbil,Kanju, Banchilla, Chilbil, Dhamna, Begana. Malayalam : Aavil, Njettaval PLANT DESCRIPTION Medium to large sized [...]
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Ficus gibosa blume
Vernacular Names Malayalam : Ethi – ഇത്തി Sanskrit : Plaksha, Udhumbara Hindi : Pakar Bengali : Paakudu Tamil : Erulli, Ethi Telugu : Kappa, Konda juvvi Dye Fig is a climbing strangler, forming a tree with prop-roots, to 25m. Alternately arrange leaves, to 18×9 cm, are oval, glossy dark green above, pale green below, and [...]
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Semecarpus anacardium
Kingdom: Plantae Order: Sapindales Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Semecarpus Species: S. anacardium Many herbal remedies individually or in combination have beenrecommended in various medical treatises for the cure of different diseases.Semecarpus anacardium (SA) linn , is a plant well-knownfor its medicinal value in ayurvedic and siddha system of medicine. Chemical andphytochemical analyses of Semecarpus anacardium nut [...]
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Ficus religiosa
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Genus: Ficus Species: F. religiosa Ficus Religiosa is a large, fast growing deciduous tree. It has a heart shaped leaves. It is a medium size tree and has a large crown with the wonderful wide spreading branches. It shed its leaves in the month of [...]
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Azadirachta indica
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Order: Sapindales Family: Meliaceae Genus: Azadirachta Species: A. indica Neem is a fast-growing tree that can reach a height of 15–20 m (about 50–65 feet), rarely to 35–40 m (115–131 feet). It is evergreen, but in severe drought it may shed most or nearly all of its leaves. The branches are [...]
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