Day: March 18, 2019

English : Fumitory/Common fumitory Urdu : Shahtarah/Shahterah/Pitpara/Pitpapda Telugu : Chata-rashi/Chatha-rasi Description : It is not indigeneous to india but imported from iran. An allied variety Fumaria parviflora , Lamk-subsp. Vaiilantii Hook .f. Or Fumaria vailantii, Loisel syn Fumaria indica ,…

English : Sebesten plum or fruit/ Sebestan Urdu : Sapistan/Lasora Telugu : Botuku/Nakkaeru/Bankana Keru Description : It is a medium-sized tree with a short usually crooked trunk 0.9-1.2 m in high its fruits are known as Sebestan. There are two…

English : Fish-head-stone/Otolith of fish Urdu : Sang-e-Sar-e-Mahi Telugu : __ Description : It is a variety of lime stone resembling human incisor in colour, form and appearance. It is triangular and biconvex in shape i.e. Broad at one end…

English : True Alexandrian Senna/Indian or Tinnevelly Senna Urdu : Sana Telugu : Suna-mukhi/ Naelaponna Description : Cassia acutifolia which is known as True or Alexadrian senna, is a bushy herbaceous plant with leaves having 5-8 pairs of leaflets and…

English : Garden rue Urdu : Sadab/Suddab/Titlee Telugu : Arudu/Sadapaka/Sadapu Description: This is a strong-scented erect and glabrous herb which is 30-90 cm high.The leaves are green on the borders and white in the middle portion. Flowers are small,white or…

RITHA English : Soap-nut/Soap-nut tree/Indian Filbert Urdu : Ritha/Rithah Telugu : Kunkudu/Kunkudu chettu Description : The fruit of the tree is used as medicine.It is of the size of betel-nut.Its outer-skin is wrinkled and darkish yellow.On breaking it,a dark stone…

RAL English : Sal tree/ Sal resin/ Sal dammar Urdu : Ral/Safed dammar Telugu : Jalari chettu/Guggilamu/Sarjakama/Telladamaramu Description : It is a large sub-deciduous tree,18-30 m high and 1.8-2.1 m wide seldom quite leafless, having reddish brown or grey and…

PODINA English : Mint/Marsh Mint/Field Mint Peppermint Urdu : Podina/Pudina/Pudinah Telugu : Pudina Description : Mentha arvenis grows in kashmir near Gulmarg and cultivated through India.It is known as ‘Field mint’ which is an erect hairy or glabrous herb, 10-60…

PIPPALI/PIPPALA MUL English : Long peppar or Pipal Urdu : Pippali and Pippla Moul Telugu : Pippalu/Modi Description : It is a slender,aromatic climber with perennial woody roots occuring in the hotter parts of India and Ceylon.Stems are creeping,jointed,young shoots…

PERSIAVISHAN English : Maiden-hair fern Urdu : Persiavishan/Hansraj Telugu : Hansa-peddamu Description : It is beleived that nearly 190 species arefound in tropical America and about nine species in india chiefly at higher altitudes.Many are cultivated in gardens and green-houses.It…