Vana Sampige or Mandara Hoo (Kannada) tree was in my uncle’s farm and everyday few of the flowers from this tree would be plucked to worship god. I used to touch these flowers to feel the silky-smooth … [Read more...]
Wood Apple – Beladahannu – Kaith – Katbel
The other common names of Wood Apple are Stone Apple, Elephant Apple, and Monkey fruit. The botanical name is Limonia acidissimia and belongs to Rutaceae (citrus) family. Wood Apple tree is a … [Read more...]
Silk Cotton Tree
In Bangalore there are many Silk Cotton Trees. It is interesting to observe the change the trees go through in different seasons. Other common names are Kapok, Ceiba, White Silk-Cotton Tree. In … [Read more...]
Butterfly Pea Tree
The botanical name is Clitoria arborea and belongs to Fabaceae (Pea) family. Butterfly Pea Tree is native to Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. I had only come across Butterfly Pea creeper and never a … [Read more...]
Talipot Palm
Talipot Palm is also known as Srithala, Indu Tree in Kannada, Alpayushi in Sanskrit, and Bajar-Battu in Hindi. The botanical name is Corypha umbraculifera and belongs to Arecaceae (Palm) … [Read more...]
Potato Tree
Another common name for potato tree is Giant Star Potato Tree. The botanical name is Solanum macranthum and belongs to Solanaceae (Potato) family. Potato tree is native to Brazil and grows to a … [Read more...]
Indian Coral Tree
Indian Coral Tree grows wild across India. Other common names are Corky Coral Tree, Lenten tree, Sunshine tree, and Tiger claw. They also grow in Burma, Java, and Polynesia. It is known as Mandara in … [Read more...]
Mast Tree
Mast tree is popularly known as Ashoka tree in India and is planted as roadside and garden tree in almost all the cities of India. Another common name is Cemetry tree. In Kannada it is known as … [Read more...]
Fiddlewood Tree
If not for mom, I wouldn’t have noticed the Fiddlewood Tree standing tall in Rajarajeshwari temple in Yercaud. She remembered that her dad had planted the tree in their garden and they used to call it … [Read more...]
Yellow Mimosa
Yellow stands for happiness and everything positive. When you see a Yellow Mimosa tree in bloom, you are happy with positive thoughts. The only reminder that there is negativity in life is the … [Read more...]
Java Cassia
Other common names of Java Cassia are Apple blossom cassia, Nodding cassia, Pink cassia, and Pink shower. Botanical name is Cassia javanica and belongs to Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. Java … [Read more...]
Indian Almond Tree
Indian Almond tree is planted widely in Bangalore and surrounding areas as an ornamental tree. It is known as Jangli Badam in Hindi, Kadu Badami in Kannada, and Kshudrabija or Desabadama in Sanskrit. … [Read more...]
Padauk Tree
Padauk tree is the state tree of Andaman and Nicobar islands. My wish to see this tree and photograph them was fulfilled when we went to Wandoor Beach. The tree is not on the beach but inside the … [Read more...]
Copper Pod Tree
Common names of Copper Pod Tree are Yellow Gulmohar and Rusty Shield Bearer. The botanical name is Peltophorum pterocarpum and belongs to Caesalpiniaceae family (Gulmohar family). It is a … [Read more...]
Honge or Indian Beech Tree
Spring is in the air for sure when Honge or Indian Beech Tree blooms! Other common names are Karnja in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and Gujarati, and Naktamala in Sanskrit. Botanical name is Pongamia … [Read more...]
Orchid Tree
Other common names are Butterfly tree, Mountain Ebony, Kachnar in Hindi, Devakanchan or Basavana pada in Kananda, Mandara in Sanskrit. Botanical name is Bauhinia and belongs to Fabaceae … [Read more...]
Teak tree
Teak tree is the most precious deciduous tree in India and as you traverse into Western Ghats, you come across these trees gloriously growing on the slopes of the hills. Common names are Indian … [Read more...]
Punnaga Tree
Widely grown in the coastal region of most of the tropical countries, Punnaga tree is an evergreen beautiful tree grown to beatify gardens and roads. Other common names in India are Sultan … [Read more...]
Parijata Tree
I always dreamt of a garden space where a marble Gopala Krishna idol is installed below a Parijata tree. By dawn, the idol would be worshipped automatically by the falling fragrant … [Read more...]
Sea Poison Tree
Sea Poison Tree is a beach tree native of Asia and Australia. Sandy beaches and coastal regions with a dash of salt in the soil is the ideal place for these trees to grow best. Sea Poison Tree … [Read more...]
