KARELA English : Bitter ridged gourd urdu : Karela Telugu : Kakara Description : This is a climbing plant having hairy stem, toothed leaves and pale yellow flowers. It is a cultivated every where in india for its fruit which…

KARAFS English : Apium/Celery Urdu : Karafs Telugu : Ajamonda Description : This is a biennial or annual herb with erect and branching stem 0.3-2.4 m high,pinnate and deeply-lobed leaves,small and white flowers,and small fruits containing minute seed. Fruit is…

KAMELA English : Indian kamela/Rottlera/Monkey-face-tree Urdu : Kamala/Kamela Telugu : Kumkuma Description : It is a small, much-branched,evergreen tree having thin, grey and somewhat rough bark, broadly ovate or ovate-lanceolate leaves, glabrous above, pubescent with numerous red glands beneath, small…

KALONGI English : Black seeds/Black cumin Urdu : Kalonji Telugu : Nallajilakarra Description : This is a small plant with pungent odour, about 30-60 cm high, having 2.5-5 cm long leaves and pale, blue flowers. Seeds are 3- angled tubercular,…

KALI MIRCHI English : Black pepper/Pepper Urdu : Kali Mirch/Gol Mirch Telugu : Miriyalu/Marichamu Description : Pepper is one of the most ancient crops cultivated in India. Several types are known in cultivation. It is a stout and glabrous creeper…

KAHU English : Lettuce/Garden lettuce Urdu : Kahu/Salad Telugu : Kavu/Shallattu/Salattu Description : There are several species available in the world. About 25 species are found in India. All theSpecies contain a milky latex which yields lactucarium also known as…

KABABCHINI English : Tali-pepper/Cubebs Urdu : Kabab-chini/Sital-chini Telugu : Toka-miriyalu/Chalava-miriyalu Description : It is climbing and twining plant of Indonesia and Malaysia.The leaves are glabrous, ovate oblong with cordate or rounded base and the fruits are gobular with a slender…

JAMUN English : Jambul/Blcak plum or berry Urdu : Jamun/Jaman Telugu : Naraedu/Nareyr/Neereedu Description : Jamun is a well-known indian fruit. It is eaten like other fruits and the seed or kernel is used as a drug. It is a…

JAIPHAL Englsih : Nutmeg/Mace Urdu : Jaiphal/Javatri Telugu : Jajikaya Description : It is a tall,glabrous and aromatic tree, usually 9-12 m or sometimes 20m with greyish black bark,5-12.5 cm long,elliptic or oblong,lanceolate,pale yellow brown leaves, creamy yellow and fragrant…

ISRA Englsih : Iris root/Orris root Urdu : Irsa/Sosun/Beikh-e-Sosun Telugu : Pushkaramulamu Description : Iris ensata is a perennial, herb having stout and creeping rootstock, tufted upto 40-60 cm high, linear and greenish blue leaves and lilac or white flowers. …