Monday, August 22, 2011

Dillenia pentagyna flowers | Karmal image | Aggai , Kanagola

Dillenia pentagyna flowers

Family.—Dilleniacea

Common Names :- Aggai , Kanagola ,Karmal.

A rather large seasonal tree ; found throughout the State in deci¬duous forests. Fruit, size of a cherry, globular, smooth, orange-yellow, surrounded by enlarged fleshy sepals, has a pleasant acid taste and is eaten raw or cooked.

See—Timbers, Fibres, Fodder Plants.

Cocculus hirsutus | Jamtikihel , Sugadi-balli ,Vasanvel. | images

Cocculus orbiculatus image,photo

Scientific classification of Cocculus hirsutus with images and common names

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Cocculus


Common names :— Jamtikihel , Sugadi-balli ,Vasanvel.

A straggling, scandout shrub; common in hedges throughout the Slide.

Leave* are eaten by buffalo.



Clerodendrum Serratum | Bharang ,Gantubarangi | image

Clerodendrum trichotomum image

Scientific classification of Clerodendrum Serratum

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Ajugoideae
Genus: Clerodendrum



Common names:— Bharangi;

Hindi. Bharangi;

K. Gantubarangi;

Marathi. Bharang.

A small shrub ; growing throughout the State, often in deciduous forests.

Leaves are eaten by buffaloes.