All Entries in the "Xerophytes" Category
Argemone(Mexican prickly poppy)
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Papaveraceae Subfamily: Papaveroideae Tribe: Papavereae Genus: Argemone Hindi: Shialkanta, Satyanashi Gujrati: Darudi Danarese: Balurakkisa, Datturi, Pirangi, datturi Marathi: Daruri, Firangi-kote-pavola, dhotara. Sanskrit: Brahmadandi, Pitopushpa, Srigalkanta, Svarnakshiri. Malyalam: Ponnummattu, Kantankattiri Tamil: Kutiyotti, Ponnummuttai Telugu: Brahmadandicettu Mexcian prickly poppy, Satyanashi (Hindi), Kudiyotti (Tamil), Ponnummattu (Malayalam), BaraShil-Kantal (Bengali), Firangi [...]
admin | Oct 02, 2011 | Comments 0
Xerophytes
xerophyte or xerophytic organism (xero meaning dry, phyte meaning plant) is a plant which is able to survive in an environment with little available water or moisture, such as a desert. Xerophytic plants may have adaptations of their shape and form (morphology) or physiology that reduce their water loss or store water during periods of [...]
admin | May 22, 2011 | Comments 0
Euphorbia milli thai
Euphorbia milii, commonly called the Crown of Thorns, is an old pot and house plant. In the tropics & subtropics it has been long used as a landscape plant, valued for its toughness and possibly even more for being inedible to cattle! Euphorbia milii , known in Thai as Poy-sean. Euphorbia milii need full sun [...]
admin | May 21, 2011 | Comments 0