Copperpod Tree – Yellow-flamboyant Tree – Yellow Flame Tree
Common names of Copper Pod Tree is Yellow Gulmohar and Rusty Shield Bearer and the botanical name is Peltophorum pterocarpum…
8 years ago
Trees
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…
8 years ago
Orchid Tree
Other common names are Butterfly tree, Mountain Ebony, Kachnar in Hindi, Devakanchan or Basavana pada in Kananda, Mandara in Sanskrit.…
9 years ago
Teak tree
Teak tree is the most precious deciduous tree in India and as you traverse into Western Ghats, you come across…
9 years ago
Punnaga Tree
Widely grown in the coastal region of most of the tropical countries, Punnaga tree is an evergreen beautiful tree grown…
10 years ago
Parijata Tree – Coral Jasmine Tree – Har Singar Tree
I always dreamt of a garden space where a marble Gopala Krishna idol is installed below a Parijata tree. By…
10 years ago
Sea Poison Tree
Sea Poison Tree is a beach tree native of Asia and Australia. Sandy beaches and coastal regions with a dash…
10 years ago
Arjuna Tree
The name Arjuna conjures up the image of the Pandava brother Arjuna with bow and arrow riding on the chariot…
10 years ago
Chaste Tree
In winter, I keep dreaming about the flowering trees of Bangalore-Mysore during spring and summer. One such soothing flowering tree…
10 years ago
Peacock Flower
Peacock flower with other common names like Pride of Barbados, and Dwarf Poinciana belongs to Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. The Botanical…
10 years ago
Geiger Tree
A very striking tree when in bloom, Geiger Tree is gaining popularity to beautify Indian cities. This evergreen tree is…
10 years ago
White Gulmohar Tree
Again our car screeched to a halt while coming back from Hogenakkal waterfalls hearing me exclaim over something that I…
10 years ago
Coral Shower Tree
Plant Summary: Flowering trees have started to bloom to welcome spring and warmth into our lives. One of the most…
11 years ago
Tamarind Tree
Childhood memories of preparing and devouring Chigali (tamarind sweet-sour lollipop) flash as I write about this tree. I also remember…
11 years ago
Powder Puff Plant
Plant Summary: The botanical name of Powder Puff Plant is Calliandra haematocephala belonging to the family Fabaceae. Powder puff plant…
11 years ago
Deodar Tree
Deodar tree is also known as Himalayan Cedar and Devadar in Hindi. The botanical name is Cedrus deodara and belongs…
11 years ago
Paper Chase Tree
As you whiz into the Western Ghats, you must have observed greenery all around and intermittently you would have observed…
11 years ago
Peepal Tree
Botanical name of Peepal Tree is Ficus religiosa and belongs to the Moraceae. Peepal tree is native of South East Asia.…
11 years ago
Crocodile Bark Tree
Plant Summary: The state tree of Goa is Crocodile Bark Tree belonging to family Combretaceae*. Botanical name of the tree…
11 years ago
Bakula Tree
I remember collecting the fallen Bakula flowers with the scent intact and stringing it together into a garland. The tree…
11 years ago