Touch-me-not plant

✅Touch-me-not plant is a wonder-inducing plant that grows wild in the tropical world. Its scientific name is Mimosa pudica; the species name ‘pudica’ is Latin for bashful, shrinking. ✅The leaflets are sensitive to touch, heat, blowing, and shaking. This reflex has evolved against predators as a defense mechanism and/or to protect plants from loss due … Read more

Sandalwood

-Sandalwood or Chandan in Hindi is an evergreen short to medium-height tree. It is originally native to dry areas such as Indonesia, Western Australia, Philippines. Now it is naturalized and cultivated in India, and Sri Lanka also. -Sandalwood is recognized as a Vulnerable species due to over-exploitation and degraded land use. -The flowers are bright … Read more

Krishna Kamal

✅Krishna Kamal in Hindi and Passionflower in English are tendril-bearing vines that are either woody or herbaceous. ✅Their distribution is neotropical although they have been naturalized beyond their native range. ✅The flowers are brightly colored and adapted to pollination by many animals. Usual pollinators are bumblebees, carpenter bees, sunbirds, and hummingbirds. ✅The vine itself is … Read more

Copper pod

✅Commonly called Copper pod in English or Pila Gulmohar in Hindi is a very handsome tree with Gulmohar-like feathery leaves. ✅This tree is native to the Indo-China range and Northern Australia. It is grown popularly as an ornamental plant around the world. ✅The flowers are bright yellow and are used as decorations in the Batukamma … Read more

Tamarind, Chinch

✅Tamarind, Chinch in Marathi, or Imli in Hindi is a very common tree with massive trunks. ✅The name derives from Arabic Tamar-Hindi meaning “Indian Dates”. Now Tamarind is both its common name and genus name. ✅The flowers are pale yellow with purple or red veins. They are edible with a tangy taste to them. The … Read more

Yellow Orchid

-The yellow orchid tree or Pili Kachnar in Hindi is a species of Bauhinia. It is a small tree or a bush with many stems which doesn’t usually grow beyond 4m in height.-It is found in South Africa, Tropical Africa, India and Sri Lanka. It is majorly an ornamental plant and due to its fast … Read more

Baobab

✅Baobab, an Upside-down tree or Gorakhchinch is a deciduous tree native to Africa. It is a medium-height tree with massive trunks, trunks growing up to 35 feet in diameter. ✅Baobabs store water in their trunks and branches on a seasonal basis as they are mostly found in areas with sustained droughts. ✅Pollination in baobabs primarily … Read more

White Crape Myrtle

✅White Crape Myrtle is a medium size deciduous tree, from the family- Lythreaceae, Native from Southeast Asian Countries ✅Flowers are born in panicle (compound branched raceme) some petals are white, pale pink even sometimes pale purple in colour, many small stamens are arranged in a circular cluster in the centre of the cup shape sepal … Read more

Pink Cassia

✅Pink Cassia is a tree native to Southeast Asia. It is a deciduous tree that is fast-growing. ✅It is widely cultivated for its shade and ornamental value along the roadside and in gardens. ✅Multiple parts especially seeds and bark are used as traditional medicine in several parts of Southeast Asia. ✅Two beautiful blooming Individuals of … Read more

Bahava(Amaltaas)

✅Bahava in Marathi and Amaltas in Hindi is also commonly known as The Golden Shower tree or India Laburnum. ✅It is native to the Indian subcontinent and is a medium-sized deciduous tree. It is the official state flower of Kerala and Delhi UT. ✅To commemorate this tree a stamp was released in 1981. Its fruit … Read more