Herbs perennial, rhizomatous. Stems ascending to erect, 5.5-38 cm tall, densely puberulent, reddish, unbranched, apically leafless. Stem leaves in 2-4(-7) pairs; petiole 0.5-2.2(-4.8) cm; leaf blade elliptic-ovate to broadly elliptic,…
The mint family Lamiaceae Martnov (also known asLabiatae Juss.) has profound distributon, confning 232accepted genera. According to Angiosperm PhylogenyGroup (APG IV), the genus `Clinopodium´ is boundwithin the sub-family Nepetoideae (Dumorter)…
Berberis napaulensis (DC.) Spreng. Nepal Barberry is an erect evergreen shrub to 3 m, with stout little-branched stems and large pinnate leaves borne at the ends of the stems. Flowers are…
Local names: Beng.: Massandari: Hindi: Bastra: Kan.: Ardri; Mal.: Aattathekku: Mar.: Aisar: Tam.: Pandakaiyamaram. Small tree, 4 - 6 m high; branches and branchlets subterete or obtusely 4-angular; young parts…
Nervilia simplex tuber is subglobose to ovoid, 1 – 2 cm across, whitish, sparsely covered with root-knobes. Just one leaf produce annually; lamina 2.5−4 × 2.5−5 cm, reniform to suborbicular,…
Botanical name: Aerides multiflora Family:Orchidaceae (Orchid family)Synonyms: Aerides affinis, Aerides lobbii, Aerides veitchii Many Flowered Fox Brush Orchid is a beautiful, fragrant, foxtail orchid, native to Eastern Himalayas and SE Asia at…
Botanical name: Artabotrys hexapetalus Family: Annonaceae (sugar apple family) Manoranjitham, the climbing ylang-ylang, is a shrub found in India through to Burma, southern China and Taiwan, having flowers that are renowned for their…
Botanical name: Impatiens scabrida Family: Balsaminaceae Impatiens scabrida Location: Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Date of Collection: 28 September 2019. Rough Yellow Balsam is a plant closely similar to the Three-Horned Balsam but with smaller…
Strelitzia reginae Family: Strelitziaceae (bird-of-paradise family) The uniquely shaped flower of this exotic tropical perennial resembles a bird's head, and due to it's brilliant orange and blue colors and unique form, it…
Medicago falcata Family: Fabaceae (Pea family) Sickle Medick is an erect perennial herb with trifoliate leaves, and short rounded stalked clusters of small yellow pea-like flowers, each 8-11 mm long. Leaflets are…