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  • Wrightia tinctoria R. Br.

    Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. (APOCYNACEAE) Common namesKannada: Beppalli, Kodamurki, Kodesige.Malayalam: Aiyapala, Kotakappalla.Sanskrit: Hvamovaka, Sveta kutaja.Tamil: Nilapalai, Irumpalai, Veypale.Telugu: Amkudu, Tedla pala.English: Pala Indigo plant. Description: Small deciduous trees up to 8-10 m tall with milky latex; bark scaly, smooth. Leaves opposite, variable, elliptic-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, up to 15 x 5 cm, acute or rounded at base,…

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  • Wendlandia thyrsoidea

    Wendlandia thyrsoidea (Roemer & Schultes) Steudel (RUBIACEAE) Common namesMalayalam: Pavu.Tamil: Kadamban. Description: Small trees, 5-10 m tall; young branches pubescent. Leaves usually ternately whorled, elliptic-lanceolate, 5-10 x 2.5-4 cm, cuneate or acute at base, acute at apex, pubescent beneath; main nerves 8-10 pairs, prominent, pink on the young leaves; petioles 5-8 mm long. Flowers in…

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  • Wattakaka volubilis

    Wattakaka volubilis (L. f.) Stapf (ASCLEPIADACEAE) Common namesKannada: Hegalu balli.Tamil: Kurincha. Description: Large twining shrubs with watery sap except milky in follicles; older branches ash-colored; often with lenticels; young branches green, slender, smooth. Leaves opposite, broadly ovate or subordicular, 6-15 x 4-12 cm, rounded or cordate at base, acuminate at apex, glabrous, softly pubescent; petioles…

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