Caladium

classification of Caladium

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Caladieae
Genus:	Caladium

A genus of tuberous-rooted plants, native of Brazil, leaves large arrow-headed rich-green, spotted and bloched with white, pink, rose and red.
They are shade and shelter loving and are striking objects between May and October. Propagated by young offsets.
Most of the varieties cultivated are hybrids of caladium bicolour Vent.

Begonia Trichocarpa

Begonia Trichocarpa

Family – Begoniaceae

A succulent, small, tuberous-rooted plant; bears handsome white flowers, 4-6 at the of the peduncle; wild in Konkan and Kanara.
Worth cultivating in gardens.

Begonia Concanensis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia

A succulent, small, tuberous rooted plant; bears a few handsome rosy flowers on elongate peduncles; wild in Konkan, Ghats and Lonawala.
Worth cultivating in gardens.

Asparagus Racemosus | Shatavari

Classification of Asparagus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Genus:	Asparagus
Species:	A. racemosus
Binomial name
Asparagus racemosus

Common Name – Shatavari

Extremely scandent, spinous undershrub with tuberous root-stock; flowers white, fragrant in simple racemes. Wild in dry deciduous and monsoon forests in the state.
Cultivated in gardens for its graceful feathery foliage and fragrant white flowers.

Anthurium

Classification of Anthurium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Tribe:	Anthurieae
Genus:	Anthurium

It is a tropical American genus of more or less epiphytal growth, with hermaphrodite flowers, densely arranged on spadices, often with brilliantly coloured spathes.
Leaves leathery, large, more or less heart shaped, with a strong stalk, curved at the apex and often of brilliand metallic hues, relieved by prominent ribs and veins.
They are moisture and shade loving. They are handsome and form most striking features of green houses with their large ornamental leaves.
Propagated easily by cuttings; also by seeds. There are a large number of species cultivated in the gardens.

Alpinia Nutans | Nag-damani | champa

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:	Alpinioideae
Tribe:	Alpinieae
Genus:	Alpinia
Species:	A. nutans
Binomial name
Alpinia nutans

Common Names – Nag-damani, champa

A very handsome tall plant, a native of the East Himalayas, Burma. Leaves long. Flowers in long panicles. Corolla white with a tinge of pink, the lip beautifully variegated with red and yellow.
In blossom, generally, most of the year, thrives well in swampy ground. Propagated by division of rhizomes.

Alpinia Allughas | Taraka

Classification of Alpinia Allughas

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:	Alpinioideae
Tribe:	Alpinieae
Genus:	Alpinia

Common Name: – Taraka

A stout perennial herb with stout tuberous, aromatic roots, leaves lanceolate polished; flowers large, numerous in succession, of a beautiful rose-colour, inodorous.
Flowering in the beginning of the rainy season.
Propagated by division of rhizomatous roots; found in S. Konkan.
Worth growing in gardens.

Agave Americana | American Aloe | Ghayapat

Classification of Agave Americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Agavaceae
Genus:	Agave
Species:	A. americana
Binomial name
Agave americana

Common Names
English : American Aloe;
Marathi – Ghayapat

A stout shrubby rhizomatous perennial plant, with very stout, commonly variegated thick, fleshy long leaves. Cultivated in gardens as an ornamental and mostly as a hedge plant.
Propagated by suckers and bulbi

Achimenes Hirsuta

Achimenes Hirsuta

Family – Gesneriaceae

A small hairy plant; a native of Brazil. Flowers reddish, with yellow eye and spotted throat.

Achimenes

Classification of Achimenes

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Gesneriaceae
Genus:	Achimenes

A genus of herbaceous, tuberous-rooted, showy flowering plants; flowering during the rains, flowers with mauve, white, purple, pale-blue shades; suitable for hanging pots and shady borders; propagated by tubers.