tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90036175238259999802024-03-13T18:52:18.648+08:00Names of Plants - TamilR. Sabapathy, that's me, owns the pictures in this blog. They may be used freely by anyone, without my permission for any purpose. But kindly place some words of thanks on whatever media you use them, with a note to me, via email so that I can go around braging about their usefulness.R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-75537783651508462002011-03-16T07:22:00.009+08:002011-03-16T10:05:55.298+08:00நொச்சி (ஐந்திலை) The Vitex negundoThe நொச்சி (ஐந்திலை) Vitex negundo seems to have a lesser appearance in Singapore than its 'close cousin' the Vitex trifolia, which I have mentioned earlier in this blog.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2naNewSk9eo89uvTvOZJvnQ42n5JeG2lddFzk6Ivv0YPCknmm8DoTlJez4AiQj12ik4ck3Qaf6pjCHjHZ1Y8X25mPzXSOgYNHomjIOpTo1OVWmB0gDqofD0Gx5rrcFtPmCIxkT_n91Q/s1600/SAM_0107.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2naNewSk9eo89uvTvOZJvnQ42n5JeG2lddFzk6Ivv0YPCknmm8DoTlJez4AiQj12ik4ck3Qaf6pjCHjHZ1Y8X25mPzXSOgYNHomjIOpTo1OVWmB0gDqofD0Gx5rrcFtPmCIxkT_n91Q/s400/SAM_0107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584469094209513554" border="0" /></a>The Vitex negundo seen at Serangoon Avenue 1, Singapore.<br /><br />The obvious difference between two species being the V. trifolia has leaflets 3-foliate and glossy - while the V. negundo has 3-5 (rarely 3) and dull.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDZzIf6yPdbwO7oI9x0B9CfciJET6ifYI4XjlMMG0368x9ftklAHL93fNyH37trhj5YeRc4OwPtYsxdUj7MLbLqi65RO4rfxU-Xsf6_ihQcHEfMD1vHyNrSG5mmehyphenhyphenSvmbe3pTNhGlg/s1600/SAM_0135.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDZzIf6yPdbwO7oI9x0B9CfciJET6ifYI4XjlMMG0368x9ftklAHL93fNyH37trhj5YeRc4OwPtYsxdUj7MLbLqi65RO4rfxU-Xsf6_ihQcHEfMD1vHyNrSG5mmehyphenhyphenSvmbe3pTNhGlg/s400/SAM_0135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584471030884429554" border="0" /></a>A five-lobed leaf of the Vitex negundo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2Q0pRSsdIYs3Z9Z0XjtFKAxB0g8wX4id5csR0SjNd7rWRYJqLgdmS8KDPSOZ-CDEIsXACiyIVEDTcnKZEMnioEAo1Bb1GN-gSXvwchkXI1GxClpkRdQPa6Jq19f_exxeCpKlclBCjw/s1600/SAM_0123.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2Q0pRSsdIYs3Z9Z0XjtFKAxB0g8wX4id5csR0SjNd7rWRYJqLgdmS8KDPSOZ-CDEIsXACiyIVEDTcnKZEMnioEAo1Bb1GN-gSXvwchkXI1GxClpkRdQPa6Jq19f_exxeCpKlclBCjw/s400/SAM_0123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584473545805513218" border="0" /></a>The flowers of the Nochi in terminal clusters.<br /><br />Nochi, the Tamil name, commonly refers to this plant, the five-lobed Vitex negundo. It is the 'prefered nochi' in traditional medicine probably due to the stronger scent its leaves have, which they readily release even when brushed against.<br /><br />But the Vitex trifolia is a more common house-plant in Singapore as it has a neater appearance, I think.R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-39871000369046099402009-02-05T16:35:00.007+08:002010-04-13T00:25:32.091+08:00The Tamarindus indica - புளிThe tamarind tree - புளியமரம் (Asam Jawa - in Malay) is native to Tropical Asia and Africa, as most botanist would like to say.<br /><br />But the specific name 'indica' means 'of Indian origin'. And the genus name 'Tamarindus' is of Arabic root; Tamar = date, (h)ind = Indian, meaning Indian date, as the dried pulp resembles the fruits of date palm. Probably it IS native of India, relying on its Arabic name, as the Arabs came to India long before the British botanists did!<br /><br />But, Africa, Asia or India, the Tamarind Tree just wouldn't care where it grows, so long as the climate is right, tropical, thriving on various soil conditions, clayish, loamy or slightly sandy, telling us just one thing - "If you don’t care where you are, you ain’t lost".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5uXPQsFRA_A4B4d3UiHBn9lNH6zK662y10QRgzlT1o4WYCvBbkXjBPrOa4vQ9k1Z4lX1sMzlCs4zH2e4Ypi5w74M40KaFhw4SzFNdM7DQSQLs-oOe-5QKrWEOliWMYFWXjJ4K8zBCg/s1600/R0010790.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5uXPQsFRA_A4B4d3UiHBn9lNH6zK662y10QRgzlT1o4WYCvBbkXjBPrOa4vQ9k1Z4lX1sMzlCs4zH2e4Ypi5w74M40KaFhw4SzFNdM7DQSQLs-oOe-5QKrWEOliWMYFWXjJ4K8zBCg/s400/R0010790.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459286664569983426" /></a><br /><br />And sure enough, it is planted all over Singapore, for its looks - pretty, cute, handsome or majestic, you may call.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vUBlinSz7GGUFb2DNqaaOtUC6J1sY7eBYLitMfmMAK1VwlflfBn8apaZkQjnxC_e8fQbGjvQfykkmXNgY5bDvgTj3TKQMkunBbkyis9yYoOQhGIIX-T04LcYhDOsNSdeapSYBHYBLg/s1600-h/R0010774.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299244337922846082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vUBlinSz7GGUFb2DNqaaOtUC6J1sY7eBYLitMfmMAK1VwlflfBn8apaZkQjnxC_e8fQbGjvQfykkmXNgY5bDvgTj3TKQMkunBbkyis9yYoOQhGIIX-T04LcYhDOsNSdeapSYBHYBLg/s400/R0010774.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Seen here, is a row of them along Woodlands Avenue 7.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9s6mC2YyQpS3m3YRD84wNNd5C1m9pb-mvia8ljGlObIFweQiBUnVbAEM9Wcl5up62tRSwI89I_k_XSBP8BVXArykyAg8f0YxefSywwfOaNrzlPTWboezuzkmLwvW1SqU6clP27Y7cw/s1600/R0010804.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9s6mC2YyQpS3m3YRD84wNNd5C1m9pb-mvia8ljGlObIFweQiBUnVbAEM9Wcl5up62tRSwI89I_k_XSBP8BVXArykyAg8f0YxefSywwfOaNrzlPTWboezuzkmLwvW1SqU6clP27Y7cw/s400/R0010804.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459285471844391906" /></a><br /><br />Elsewhere it is grown for its edible fruits, used for food flavouring, and timber. A slow growing tree that can reach up to 30 metres in height.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsoQJIyvu0bVPYNu-r2ofHj7OE6EwByvbBwuXyyPGI50ybj-TfKQSk9ujxBXmXCyeiiZyuU9zgmoxPYvzX3drcLiN_Dryl_E_-JhL3GSR9UWW7fq5hPP-_j43iQWdxboiirUSapm2fQ/s1600/R0010807.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsoQJIyvu0bVPYNu-r2ofHj7OE6EwByvbBwuXyyPGI50ybj-TfKQSk9ujxBXmXCyeiiZyuU9zgmoxPYvzX3drcLiN_Dryl_E_-JhL3GSR9UWW7fq5hPP-_j43iQWdxboiirUSapm2fQ/s400/R0010807.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459287519172101634" /></a>R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-30969034097731654172008-12-03T12:47:00.021+08:002008-12-05T10:39:28.276+08:00The Pithecellobium dulce - கொடுக்காய்ப் புளி<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKOSQDwbLVhFithVd5GbTPPiVyv0gy09kIWRrkTKUsuriKZasGyhNlksrPzHUoGDXzMi_baQP24i9bbUCJu6XvKVL_gAS8Xk3-yYfkH_WtwPbdSzifdmxYGnqjgE9Uy0fEFGQFt6hjw/s1600-h/R0010669.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276113823904935762" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKOSQDwbLVhFithVd5GbTPPiVyv0gy09kIWRrkTKUsuriKZasGyhNlksrPzHUoGDXzMi_baQP24i9bbUCJu6XvKVL_gAS8Xk3-yYfkH_WtwPbdSzifdmxYGnqjgE9Uy0fEFGQFt6hjw/s400/R0010669.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p>The Pithecellobium dulce - கொடுக்காய்ப் புளி - 'Madras Thorn' seen at Kampong Kapor Road, Singapore. This tree was widely planted in Singapore during the sixties for its evergreen bushy crown, then gave up its space to other trees as its seedlings tend to get weedy.<br /></p><p>The dry, thorny twigs, that fall off, never failed to pierce the feet of some causal walkers if not cleared soon. The tree was seen to attract some moths in large numbers, whose caterpillars, big and 'scary', but harmless tend to wriggle their way into homes being a nuisance.<br /><br />If you saw a few worms on your bed in the morning, some squashed, then you can be sure that those large trees nearby were the Madras Thorn. But they are no longer seen as the number of trees in Singapore is very much reduced.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GHZ6tYJ2WrflxjmVO71-AZnZW-kfcBf4fP18IMHqQF8U1jgPiBx6_-2tkfFkbzNub7Js1v_0X-3WBfy3lwoWhsOjIRJ3LgJIqiaDQRqWVatAgB1944NksLIcfxV7QXM3p4bFgDe93Q/s1600-h/R0010674.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276118462870623666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GHZ6tYJ2WrflxjmVO71-AZnZW-kfcBf4fP18IMHqQF8U1jgPiBx6_-2tkfFkbzNub7Js1v_0X-3WBfy3lwoWhsOjIRJ3LgJIqiaDQRqWVatAgB1944NksLIcfxV7QXM3p4bFgDe93Q/s320/R0010674.jpg" border="0" /></a> Trees over 12 metres, trunks with curious swellings, like 'scuptures' of undefinable shapes.</p><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1n0Lfgj9urvjntnEwNzU-kiDwBw84sNbijxFtG_xYQwZzeSbRoV_tl5msS1YkwRcVKlryHE6oL-RSdwoxJNnyTnrx7jgusyd216NfTpzAERbG_zdUVoGvgF7_mkMTH1H7_rYb5cDww/s1600-h/R0010704.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276124572332557634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1n0Lfgj9urvjntnEwNzU-kiDwBw84sNbijxFtG_xYQwZzeSbRoV_tl5msS1YkwRcVKlryHE6oL-RSdwoxJNnyTnrx7jgusyd216NfTpzAERbG_zdUVoGvgF7_mkMTH1H7_rYb5cDww/s400/R0010704.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Flowers, greenish-white with corolla hairy, that eventually become spiral pods, with a sweet pulp - hence Pithecellobium (ape's earings) dulce (sweet).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq5NO4BZVMknIYgRDXTvd080jNqEVndc9gMzgvgWfDRFybSI1IpXSBkF0nFg-pdZLcfF7mKn9drCb0NxlMaNHZ5RQO2Vm-0KnhS9eHZelxiJ40FywI4BMUaK9XGYVNkXf2DVY3ZUWWQ/s1600-h/R0010666.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276123296216792738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq5NO4BZVMknIYgRDXTvd080jNqEVndc9gMzgvgWfDRFybSI1IpXSBkF0nFg-pdZLcfF7mKn9drCb0NxlMaNHZ5RQO2Vm-0KnhS9eHZelxiJ40FywI4BMUaK9XGYVNkXf2DVY3ZUWWQ/s320/R0010666.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Tamil name 'kodukkaai' means 'curved fruit'. They are edible - harvested and sold along streets in some countries.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDh4GidDrBYwkt7V2IDMeY4XVrxssn8cE10VZ9aJ4T3efJdx_AAlYr1ABRTPR-r1X7nPHKmqb72k1fnGF2nYG02sj6_4jGbsECmEuAEjG4mIZ5K3ZO7IDROYCaA1t-1PMr8fooQSsDQ/s1600-h/R0010667.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276123744856112978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDh4GidDrBYwkt7V2IDMeY4XVrxssn8cE10VZ9aJ4T3efJdx_AAlYr1ABRTPR-r1X7nPHKmqb72k1fnGF2nYG02sj6_4jGbsECmEuAEjG4mIZ5K3ZO7IDROYCaA1t-1PMr8fooQSsDQ/s320/R0010667.jpg" border="0" /></a> <p></p><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvaefwNu2tpG71CJGk0GaObKARtCVEg0Gl8HJ115Mzg3ANFdB3OuCXRFV7CWI62LO2UY1qVnkYIY3zydVgzBhEFuz4RuRq9MOtanr2L3MblElATULNCXhcH07PVzi7D3HSmUJWud1yQ/s1600-h/R0010671.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276125996077733730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvaefwNu2tpG71CJGk0GaObKARtCVEg0Gl8HJ115Mzg3ANFdB3OuCXRFV7CWI62LO2UY1qVnkYIY3zydVgzBhEFuz4RuRq9MOtanr2L3MblElATULNCXhcH07PVzi7D3HSmUJWud1yQ/s320/R0010671.jpg" border="0" /></a>Leaves compound, dark green. One variety with white-green variegated leaves is getting popular as an ornamental plant in Singapore.R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-84795023338264765022008-11-18T12:23:00.014+08:002008-11-18T19:15:18.978+08:00The Vernonia cinerea - நெய்ச்சிட்டி<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGud_suNZpG90d1L63kjEuPrLK66hUKQnBXE0D7G4F16jdcPUGIBHdEgdBnBZYGUKm2js6q-UajJHD_iWMzAYAYOtt3Xwlc1QaXgmQA6kk4gD6xcVnaM04T43g23xrC9Uobl251V8gA/s1600-h/R0010639.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269851055717063538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGud_suNZpG90d1L63kjEuPrLK66hUKQnBXE0D7G4F16jdcPUGIBHdEgdBnBZYGUKm2js6q-UajJHD_iWMzAYAYOtt3Xwlc1QaXgmQA6kk4gD6xcVnaM04T43g23xrC9Uobl251V8gA/s400/R0010639.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Vernonia cinerea - நெய்ச்சிட்டி is a widespread weed, in waste places and gardens. These pictures taken at Bedok Road, Singapore.<br /><br />Grows not more than 1 metre tall, usually 0.5 meters. Purple flowering heads, called "cupid's shaving brush", sometimes pinkish, small 6 -7 mm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVAODNWzI-9V7o_RPDHlbJXi4XKBRJRilz5K2vTwGMxfWAO4GTRC7EWhsycU_gGXLuzE-LrbTqt_RrK1VcB2loVVvnrIaG0iqXnQt4vyyS0ZcNohyLV50Qm5J5biQSjsjge_J4lSWFw/s1600-h/R0010649.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269854179760445842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVAODNWzI-9V7o_RPDHlbJXi4XKBRJRilz5K2vTwGMxfWAO4GTRC7EWhsycU_gGXLuzE-LrbTqt_RrK1VcB2loVVvnrIaG0iqXnQt4vyyS0ZcNohyLV50Qm5J5biQSjsjge_J4lSWFw/s400/R0010649.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Leave your lawn unmowed for a month and the Vernonia cinerea will be the first to sprout to prominence .<br /><br />Used in traditional medicine in most cultures. In Tamil medicine, its juice is used mainly as a vehicle for other compositions, besides being a lone prescription.<br /><br />And Siddhar Theraiyar says:<br />தூயழகி றப்புரியுஞ் சூதகந்த மாதிகளால்<br />வாயழுகி நாறுப்புண்ணை மாற்றிவிடுந் - தீயழலை<br />நீக்கிவிடு நிம்பநெய்யை நெய்யாக் கிடும்வமன்ம்<br />போக்கிவிடு நெய்ச்சிட்டிப் பூண்டு.<br />.... தேரையர் வெண்பா<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUdeZH5pxwC30Wz8VYmkLWnrGHNlzPrA7lSLStBs11j-wvNCp_vhuDbfD5UjDmpC5JVGD_KMDMupGXd8rNh1mR1b-picRQLuuG86bF4_dgxHMT1YmUfhD9KVQ6sS0x-cFCpapo6daUg/s1600-h/R0010654.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269874337338716386" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUdeZH5pxwC30Wz8VYmkLWnrGHNlzPrA7lSLStBs11j-wvNCp_vhuDbfD5UjDmpC5JVGD_KMDMupGXd8rNh1mR1b-picRQLuuG86bF4_dgxHMT1YmUfhD9KVQ6sS0x-cFCpapo6daUg/s400/R0010654.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The ripe seeds, with 'feathers' waiting for a wind to blow them to your grass patch.R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-77450792374735631482008-11-12T13:38:00.018+08:002008-11-12T14:39:30.969+08:00The Caesalpinia pulcherrima - நாழல்<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkI0qrKepPm3ZkS2Xn4pI5pN-GB2wFFSbm8PWJcJJs3eip2kiSFWmt1SeklSfa-Xd99lyrMtH4_ryoxbALqZ5uisiJYwU8SskHS-RP5v-2lhiAdz7AceBGumcZ4OCE6EoneFvpuzlKg/s1600-h/R0010623.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267644236387473474" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkI0qrKepPm3ZkS2Xn4pI5pN-GB2wFFSbm8PWJcJJs3eip2kiSFWmt1SeklSfa-Xd99lyrMtH4_ryoxbALqZ5uisiJYwU8SskHS-RP5v-2lhiAdz7AceBGumcZ4OCE6EoneFvpuzlKg/s400/R0010623.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiBs85QUooQSFvqzTX-3Ed6abiH4rirtIYAeImag_jX51PiaOkN6xtfItO-qd8RrSwR-vke28_foJSgx9_CJQhHvtF5uMxkPVvxtKBAV1RQ6ao8Uu-vKvUo218FicivdIviQgxEJT-g/s1600-h/R0010619.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267649934432732930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiBs85QUooQSFvqzTX-3Ed6abiH4rirtIYAeImag_jX51PiaOkN6xtfItO-qd8RrSwR-vke28_foJSgx9_CJQhHvtF5uMxkPVvxtKBAV1RQ6ao8Uu-vKvUo218FicivdIviQgxEJT-g/s400/R0010619.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Caesalpinia pulcherrima - நாழல் seen at Lorong 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore.<br /><br />A popular shrub, up to about 3 metres tall, stems thorny, flowers strikingly yellow, red or orange. Known as the 'peacock flower'.<br />Botanical syn: <em>Poinciana pulcherrima</em><br /><br />Pods, flat, up to 10cm long.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFdhjvpA2YqoZPASPn17O2S9l0BKQ6JCZ-v0sJgic7vK9hqel-V-KJc5SIMUn8UrsLl7h11wzymrTVQoOV7fqnp_XdsIHhK947JJ3qz-9zCjuwjiykPZaAed_SS0iPC_iPlCRgLbNrQ/s1600-h/R0010626.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267653001092717122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFdhjvpA2YqoZPASPn17O2S9l0BKQ6JCZ-v0sJgic7vK9hqel-V-KJc5SIMUn8UrsLl7h11wzymrTVQoOV7fqnp_XdsIHhK947JJ3qz-9zCjuwjiykPZaAed_SS0iPC_iPlCRgLbNrQ/s320/R0010626.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-bI48yNDhzFjT70W6l4jdO8qH3DQ35WBHLUS1JEfOFSiM4gi6UkxqsqjcuEzU91k4UJxc8Us5bLWAfMYXTjLgvIr0EoSoYmU4Dd8jcDzcM_WgajX-yMks6QKAKYAEwiAunM3zbJKbg/s1600-h/R0010616.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267652995517296274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 187px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-bI48yNDhzFjT70W6l4jdO8qH3DQ35WBHLUS1JEfOFSiM4gi6UkxqsqjcuEzU91k4UJxc8Us5bLWAfMYXTjLgvIr0EoSoYmU4Dd8jcDzcM_WgajX-yMks6QKAKYAEwiAunM3zbJKbg/s320/R0010616.jpg" border="0" /></a>R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-25892732913124541522008-11-10T11:00:00.010+08:002008-11-10T15:33:41.397+08:00The Vinca rosea - நித்திய கல்யாணி<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueiN2ENjBdveh6H7-C52A7fkpuJ70rM3bOb0z3YI_05KY2OElsf2-WIdfgzEJmty7rK4UkWqyM6jXooEAxwaKG-GIkhTPp4KNvrtqF3icQoYMH09MK4POoY79mgIVpFbYkqrsmPdpyw/s1600-h/Picture1+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266867358422724946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueiN2ENjBdveh6H7-C52A7fkpuJ70rM3bOb0z3YI_05KY2OElsf2-WIdfgzEJmty7rK4UkWqyM6jXooEAxwaKG-GIkhTPp4KNvrtqF3icQoYMH09MK4POoY79mgIVpFbYkqrsmPdpyw/s400/Picture1+021.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Vinca rosea - நித்திய கல்யாணி seen at Hougang Avenue 4, Singapore.<br /><br />This is a perennial herb, everblooming with flowers commonly rose-purple or white. Cultivated as an ornamental plant, often running wild. Seen to grow even in cracks of concrete paves. Some cultivars with red, pink and multi-coloured petals.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rg9kEoVsVO22VuSUDN3zh8R4lSM4F5KDyYHNOm_A32atJgQzJG1d2RUSsZkq5-I1QEiCMWWtJQlhrkrjwEUe8bN199YqrppvJNAmfltJ3laNnDjveCaG8U6rPCcWiPJlB8cFYLjuqA/s1600-h/banner+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266870427171533170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rg9kEoVsVO22VuSUDN3zh8R4lSM4F5KDyYHNOm_A32atJgQzJG1d2RUSsZkq5-I1QEiCMWWtJQlhrkrjwEUe8bN199YqrppvJNAmfltJ3laNnDjveCaG8U6rPCcWiPJlB8cFYLjuqA/s400/banner+066.jpg" border="0" /></a>Fruits follicular, about 25mm long, with many small seeds.<br /><br /><strong>Common names:</strong> Periwinkle, pin-wheel flower...<br /><strong>Botanical synonyms:</strong> Catharanthus roseus, Lochnera rosea.R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-30416463030410206612008-11-08T03:05:00.006+08:002008-11-08T04:36:00.235+08:00The Aloe vera - கற்றாழை<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6IfxKCZo0IdDct84XDBr9-DJ3hDre4TnvTGauQ9QUGuxqyWnvydHKjw9-ejqQmsft43Jondl76e5_RVRgcBgWEYJ3uMsDC5ZfKA7LYtf9xJKTfJXO4-WwVvoVdRzjq_m27lHVwjBuA/s1600-h/aloe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265997050123279074" style="WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6IfxKCZo0IdDct84XDBr9-DJ3hDre4TnvTGauQ9QUGuxqyWnvydHKjw9-ejqQmsft43Jondl76e5_RVRgcBgWEYJ3uMsDC5ZfKA7LYtf9xJKTfJXO4-WwVvoVdRzjq_m27lHVwjBuA/s400/aloe.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Aloe vera - கற்றாழை seen in blooms at Lorong 16 Geylang, Singapore. There are many varieties of this species seen in Singapore, big and small, sometimes called Aloe barbedensis.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliGvJqXBR2_CkJOnHBVdWs7IBosfL3MaGIAxTt5H9fToutMvMxe5lTrl9Amh25qm0uwen-5u-Hk3DMlWnv-GtGZOX6Fu3YMjn_YtjHr_m_oRQbUcufEwPpX9rtCqlDM9ztv2jTOmXOg/s1600-h/aloe1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265997043014844466" style="WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliGvJqXBR2_CkJOnHBVdWs7IBosfL3MaGIAxTt5H9fToutMvMxe5lTrl9Amh25qm0uwen-5u-Hk3DMlWnv-GtGZOX6Fu3YMjn_YtjHr_m_oRQbUcufEwPpX9rtCqlDM9ztv2jTOmXOg/s400/aloe1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em></em>R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-15838158616150840022008-11-03T11:08:00.013+08:002008-11-03T12:15:49.384+08:00The Dioscorea bulbifera - காய்வள்ளிக் கொடிThe Dioscorea bulbifera - காய்வள்ளிக் <span class="">கொடி s</span>een at Avenue 10 Ang Mo Kio, Singapore.<br /><br />A vigourous twiner, stems barely woody. This is a monocotyledon, the first that I have brought up in my blog, with no regrets as I am sure this is truly an eye-catcher - for its mysterious looking aerial tubers, (bulbils) - commonly called the air-potato.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAh_HObzhrX15Uhd0q-MuKKOjtdGnFFc6hSqL29o-XxqDcWicXqQsKPUZ3ikCJ0or_4mWs2m6TzUvyZCCn0Fa6T0FfYkpD25mbgwp-sV8hYIcTdx09Pny_bW61MxI7-_YTEiqgBYhDQ/s1600-h/R0010436.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264265131014808258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAh_HObzhrX15Uhd0q-MuKKOjtdGnFFc6hSqL29o-XxqDcWicXqQsKPUZ3ikCJ0or_4mWs2m6TzUvyZCCn0Fa6T0FfYkpD25mbgwp-sV8hYIcTdx09Pny_bW61MxI7-_YTEiqgBYhDQ/s400/R0010436.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is not a friut! It is a tuber that grows at leaf axils up to a size of a regular pumelo. I have not seen its fruits. Perhaps it doesn't fruit!<br /><br />The bulbils are planted and it grows easily; in some countries it is the "poor man's" food. Elsewhere, it is considered and invasive plant - that it encroaches the space of other plants.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxB3yN_38LacC8AXmr7tB1D4NgtPNHzoyECzBCcWoFT-qUQ8e7leJnKtFhtRG9T2tcjB58y3K6H13Vrw7ijrzUHAOGyokObDI7uhiXT6qShbMACrtn_ydJss8Pw21Wfs9mUXX3IdBUA/s1600-h/R0010434.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264264715734848130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxB3yN_38LacC8AXmr7tB1D4NgtPNHzoyECzBCcWoFT-qUQ8e7leJnKtFhtRG9T2tcjB58y3K6H13Vrw7ijrzUHAOGyokObDI7uhiXT6qShbMACrtn_ydJss8Pw21Wfs9mUXX3IdBUA/s400/R0010434.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nQZx6PQTFUbh_9hOoppfFY660ovKiuAxmsmWpkXdaT-1YpJNDNC5VqiXuvHyPjSmmx5JSPECh3l5kf1mikL5jOEagIVqokuQBkSTENxvwLJEoMm1jfTz4-Q6d4B8LriuDThAqeVuZQ/s1600-h/R0010441.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264266358897927602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nQZx6PQTFUbh_9hOoppfFY660ovKiuAxmsmWpkXdaT-1YpJNDNC5VqiXuvHyPjSmmx5JSPECh3l5kf1mikL5jOEagIVqokuQBkSTENxvwLJEoMm1jfTz4-Q6d4B8LriuDThAqeVuZQ/s320/R0010441.jpg" border="0" /></a>The flowers are tiny, white sometimes pale green. Seen here are the female spikes - up to 20 cm long, the male spikes being shorter about 4 cm.<br /><br />More a food than a medicine. But then, there is no disease worse than hunger!R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-47179927588850980462008-11-01T10:07:00.060+08:002008-11-01T22:33:25.464+08:00The Plumeria rubra - பெருங்கள்ளி<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263547559351495794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspSd9jCDX57lmzLjtCvYK8WuRks3T9NBJT5b88zA1oB6sdj-UNMIqqG4iCAzR6FyXzwcPmavZ-2wSc6_gRUgvBVh0AABNT4bHMwAouPia-wfgI5tjHc4M4r6cbSle6jrzEys3yTza1Q/s320/Picture1+048.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263547228996814978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3xhClk4joF37Ozh2wsPHQy_b4WBWnYaQp7-AObjpwTENt42_smfTIXqTqe7QOK5F9QYJPXPcQ7IqzfDFmQrmcwZ0YYOC6QcJigUyiO4FqqClZLk1K0kOh1ufxa4krtacrOpg1pG8fQ/s320/Picture1+040.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUxxz9uYT98mP3TSRh9BrPIdpRWvi5Y4zPD3bNIw1KVpWmlzOXLIQ4HGB15-G050TD7Otw1YK0sHxGU1UP0FlbG39wjcCI8BuyHGQ9vCthyphenhyphenesp1kWANdY-icsiKR214BLKWtVnjtlag/s1600-h/Picture1+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263527056137518802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUxxz9uYT98mP3TSRh9BrPIdpRWvi5Y4zPD3bNIw1KVpWmlzOXLIQ4HGB15-G050TD7Otw1YK0sHxGU1UP0FlbG39wjcCI8BuyHGQ9vCthyphenhyphenesp1kWANdY-icsiKR214BLKWtVnjtlag/s400/Picture1+034.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Common Frangipani, <em>Plumeria rubra,</em> பெருங்கள்ளி or ஈழத்தலரி, seen at an open field near Lavender MRT Station, Singapore. </div><div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263507700007475938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_num7PpUjCgpOWhVwN4s97MstF8uokfhebyhGUCUrN6_VC7sk-AGkiXPJnUFJ-ZmYze1dyibbA3JZeME6OxMsjI1WXefqKgYuU-LTN6ShfTA_NDzh4XTZ6kd3FhdHTQd3qyNI6eiCQ/s320/Picture1+047.jpg" border="0" /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>What you see is a fruit bearing stalk!</div><div> </div><div>Plants in this family, <em>Apocynaceae,</em> produce such follicles occasionally.</div><div></div><div></div><div>.<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>This plant is extensively planted all over Singapore, even on traffic islands for its profuse, fragrant and brilliant flowers, colours - white, yellow and red with the combinations and shades of the three, including orange and pink.</div><div>.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The Great Frangipani, <em>P. acuminata </em>and <em>P. alba,</em> also cultivated here, but less often, have the same names in Tamil. </div><p>Some plants in this family, like the <em>Nerium Oleander - </em>அலரி are poisonous, with many fatalities reported, but the <em>Plumeria </em>is nowhere near the <em>Oleander</em> on the poison scale. Still I wouldn't chew on it. </p><p>In native Tamil medicine its milky sap and various parts are used to treat skin ailments - FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY! So don't worry if you get the sap on your hands. </p><p>"ஈழத்தலரிப் பாவேறு புரைப்புண் <span class="">தொடையின் </span>வாழைப் புற்றும்போக்கும் மால்" --- அகத்தியர் குணவாகடம்</p></div></div>R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-12634927227730296312008-10-29T09:54:00.008+08:002008-10-29T13:12:14.361+08:00The Mimusops elengi - மகிழ மரம்<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpoiGl4qy_p36ptpXbBV7evsghzyAeRTK4BGJ_5KOEM5j796tUJ1vFk3iz3su2_oqEGXdzsnroRFxJfcp6sxTRScJyb-T4oS9pdo3phqR6K6Aet7OYcHoljoWIkicBTA1iyF96_qa_A/s1600-h/magilam5.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 220px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262393801475839202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpoiGl4qy_p36ptpXbBV7evsghzyAeRTK4BGJ_5KOEM5j796tUJ1vFk3iz3su2_oqEGXdzsnroRFxJfcp6sxTRScJyb-T4oS9pdo3phqR6K6Aet7OYcHoljoWIkicBTA1iyF96_qa_A/s320/magilam5.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#330033;">The Mimusops elengi - மகிழ மரம் is a common roadside tree, small, neat and known for its fragrant flowers. A night-bloomer, you can't miss its smell when you walk past it when in blooms.<br /><br />Very popular on Town-Council lands, this tree is seen at Lorong 3, Toa Payoh, Singapore. <img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262393434016146482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55Igxtp1dRoMUnyxyGQFzxEawcFx4ZKbvzRknm2t_iWQ0GFUxArXNtSYg8dV-UFRVWO_2fj7JRZVWNA0HUOKA1PJDZK2W0m4aB-ZygUxDyYPiwdGD5DC85sZNnGOnYrwf1PkGhXzuRQ/s400/magilam1.jpg" /></span><span style="color:#330033;"><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42YIrL5XSiIpsxCoy7kAwq71vjd6_AD91oO0Vbbmp84aeKuiGHkW0k_v2SyWHdfGEO98T7OJ3_J2KSFVsZZ9x01ltPHzCzklzK5V8JN7r4MVJe8-ou-LmhgH3MIyxGTcTDtwlt40GEA/s1600-h/magilam3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262392582351644066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42YIrL5XSiIpsxCoy7kAwq71vjd6_AD91oO0Vbbmp84aeKuiGHkW0k_v2SyWHdfGEO98T7OJ3_J2KSFVsZZ9x01ltPHzCzklzK5V8JN7r4MVJe8-ou-LmhgH3MIyxGTcTDtwlt40GEA/s400/magilam3.jpg" /></a> </div><div></div></div>R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-33330893918419358132008-10-28T23:48:00.005+08:002008-10-29T00:15:16.455+08:00The Calotropis gigantea - எருக்கன்<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rpvo2nPc1rFx2gKWIr5CgXYzzTS3bXIvuYjImoNmUBbGBZL-CvLMhYayL7FVDK0VF8ZcXSXEnypXFmi299_aHYb-JJp44B6n0CGz8bQ-JgG_k647aJM2EQUFLo77F9UniaA3Xa7d1g/s1600-h/erukkan2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262238582603163074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rpvo2nPc1rFx2gKWIr5CgXYzzTS3bXIvuYjImoNmUBbGBZL-CvLMhYayL7FVDK0VF8ZcXSXEnypXFmi299_aHYb-JJp44B6n0CGz8bQ-JgG_k647aJM2EQUFLo77F9UniaA3Xa7d1g/s400/erukkan2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzrF4PxVloVCJU9Z64Zkt5-cAS5LiVfprUhqjBPI4Hxq2Fw2rjRGofwd2YgUZuQxvN3B68QL8Sha6qjUQ3mpMQ0k-U7YtttpJVw3ilHN5UOPqwfNR1e_RV0rPzJcMOhTR0gaaXIwD-Q/s1600-h/erukkan3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262235991310987666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzrF4PxVloVCJU9Z64Zkt5-cAS5LiVfprUhqjBPI4Hxq2Fw2rjRGofwd2YgUZuQxvN3B68QL8Sha6qjUQ3mpMQ0k-U7YtttpJVw3ilHN5UOPqwfNR1e_RV0rPzJcMOhTR0gaaXIwD-Q/s320/erukkan3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>The Ca<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6IY_rue112NXf8wjaCNGneMqv7Sm19Mz5PKLEKOn84ZuYUlfQjvwyKfWULp_tBwNS0rjeIoBDuRymfMI0xSLDIuf8VH7P2-EA3ir6ecnGspZ7a0x5kK5hiRxq3Z-k1xR910z5Ybdyg/s1600-h/erukkan2.jpg"></a>lotropis gigantea - எருக்கன் seen at Arulmigu Senpaga Vinayagar Temple, Ceylon Road, Singapore. Another variety, with purple flowers is also found in Singapore. </div><div> </div></div>R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-55957232314951888342008-10-24T11:48:00.013+08:002008-11-12T19:45:50.032+08:00The Cannon Ball Tree - நாகலிங்கம் - Couroupita guianensis<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixg6ZZyHityWmjFNqELxLQrPMrhZemNVOwRYlcslV6uSAfc_8eOU209vpIJReKj0XvumLB3oV6VxFdoMweQWQeuug6fnhnEprJ5OnuqI08KwTPT35XsnX6OLBadzzCIAV5dsC-n87Jtw/s1600-h/B024_naga.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260566599217553378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 217px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixg6ZZyHityWmjFNqELxLQrPMrhZemNVOwRYlcslV6uSAfc_8eOU209vpIJReKj0XvumLB3oV6VxFdoMweQWQeuug6fnhnEprJ5OnuqI08KwTPT35XsnX6OLBadzzCIAV5dsC-n87Jtw/s320/B024_naga.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Cannon Ball Tree - நாகலிங்கம் - Couroupita guianensis, planted along the Pan Island Expressway near Simei, Singapore.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4jHBdF7R1pU21j2Xia3WHV-9bxckfOV90WwFntlrEkFNAK8BgPVkSqQQI56W1D87MCORfjlGvtubQLmCyEUf7DDGXtTDZUzIVUjohjs_jsdmVvl4EkPUAgO1KPmr7SkFS71E8Ki9Sw/s1600-h/B029_naga.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267734880280979474" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4jHBdF7R1pU21j2Xia3WHV-9bxckfOV90WwFntlrEkFNAK8BgPVkSqQQI56W1D87MCORfjlGvtubQLmCyEUf7DDGXtTDZUzIVUjohjs_jsdmVvl4EkPUAgO1KPmr7SkFS71E8Ki9Sw/s320/B029_naga.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4cldjob5tVrdt5JwLXf8ytvPVVM6vmevF0jJGjmm5RNSF-r-Y0kkuqhBvb3dbV0ieIzr2zJ7YtExdzmE17z_gitQG0iWLiLKPDdVW_1aSc3pP6UByLuhVBqxeA-deyS01bG-swXgkQ/s1600-h/B037_naga.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260565392871004786" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4cldjob5tVrdt5JwLXf8ytvPVVM6vmevF0jJGjmm5RNSF-r-Y0kkuqhBvb3dbV0ieIzr2zJ7YtExdzmE17z_gitQG0iWLiLKPDdVW_1aSc3pP6UByLuhVBqxeA-deyS01bG-swXgkQ/s400/B037_naga.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-31451052046444484072008-10-23T02:27:00.010+08:002011-03-16T07:28:16.180+08:00நொச்சி (மூவிலை) The Vitex trifolia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIP057hS1n7AdvjF6EqcVhjzoeX-1c_LNPRTN2prFEXYoWPG1yhGqgsC04D-uNxg_xHQCyQbb82L9sSu9jJZNuo2lV7_NwPwq5ueP73O0G-bVa3qra7rgQAujeGTxv9t1U4vr5PvxYw/s1600-h/RIMG0114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260049912143245618" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIP057hS1n7AdvjF6EqcVhjzoeX-1c_LNPRTN2prFEXYoWPG1yhGqgsC04D-uNxg_xHQCyQbb82L9sSu9jJZNuo2lV7_NwPwq5ueP73O0G-bVa3qra7rgQAujeGTxv9t1U4vr5PvxYw/s400/RIMG0114.JPG" border="0" /></a> The நொச்சி (மூவிலை) Vitex trifolia seen at Kranji Loop, Singapore<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGs9iT8fAQUSeS6_cMg3SbBgYPrXozUCAW7LdSvR-fBeF-mJuBea2DmVfmgMab7xPYSQ3YeB1I09EygssDQlUZzLhnUbi2LHHzxf4mevR6wH1D4KFUdhi1PBbd7VIfbCg0EoJyY5uCw/s1600-h/RIMG0112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260049919482030498" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 139px; height: 191px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGs9iT8fAQUSeS6_cMg3SbBgYPrXozUCAW7LdSvR-fBeF-mJuBea2DmVfmgMab7xPYSQ3YeB1I09EygssDQlUZzLhnUbi2LHHzxf4mevR6wH1D4KFUdhi1PBbd7VIfbCg0EoJyY5uCw/s400/RIMG0112.JPG" width="142" border="0" height="200" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmdHo9MDeAkuY2Z5Pe-Gi_avyylYc_ZSoxVM9vJVP4604fnMWYNpVeQM5l7JoK5_q1QsATSZ2yRfR8W-0KCkMo87v2InCDxE4zxNlcyu4klSgXz0jRHE6S7Ku36P4BRRq9GYQ6D1NxQ/s1600-h/RIMG0113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260049934902564786" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 174px; height: 260px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmdHo9MDeAkuY2Z5Pe-Gi_avyylYc_ZSoxVM9vJVP4604fnMWYNpVeQM5l7JoK5_q1QsATSZ2yRfR8W-0KCkMo87v2InCDxE4zxNlcyu4klSgXz0jRHE6S7Ku36P4BRRq9GYQ6D1NxQ/s400/RIMG0113.JPG" width="245" border="0" height="192" /></a>R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-52184808188903841582008-08-15T16:32:00.002+08:002008-10-31T01:39:44.168+08:00கருங் கொடிவேலி - The Plumbago capensis<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtITYDrDmWdCHh_L9Yf_ZjzZZC8tNdu7nqSymmMy8pz3rLHYm_OmXJXfPRPF6dQx24XrhOVxMgu80BqV4MtiBrMds7v2N7KZIlGurI1Q4jLgQpd_OY_6PXHL1B2nVVEcCwUBC2A9wFiQ/s1600-h/A006_kodiveli.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259962253901837442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtITYDrDmWdCHh_L9Yf_ZjzZZC8tNdu7nqSymmMy8pz3rLHYm_OmXJXfPRPF6dQx24XrhOVxMgu80BqV4MtiBrMds7v2N7KZIlGurI1Q4jLgQpd_OY_6PXHL1B2nVVEcCwUBC2A9wFiQ/s400/A006_kodiveli.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YEfqe-Qo4SptmQ2WWZ-96hHFan5KgquMZ-0AfasVjkqPfBNpqhDb3VB8ZUiSTAV_1NFJY2Z7S-33IegA2Rm2mAZHB3Ew5EHpxI0fvYAVS1MN_QpX14LesuqPWiQGkXESBzhgK08RuA/s1600-h/A021_kodiveli.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259962270136776114" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YEfqe-Qo4SptmQ2WWZ-96hHFan5KgquMZ-0AfasVjkqPfBNpqhDb3VB8ZUiSTAV_1NFJY2Z7S-33IegA2Rm2mAZHB3Ew5EHpxI0fvYAVS1MN_QpX14LesuqPWiQGkXESBzhgK08RuA/s400/A021_kodiveli.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />The Plumbago capensis - கருங் கொடிவேலி seen at Toa Payoh Lorong 8, Singapore.</div>R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003617523825999980.post-28142284400887465642008-08-15T12:32:00.001+08:002008-10-29T01:58:37.906+08:00சரக் கொன்றை - The Cassia fistula<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD85LsLtfRc44toikYRjUznVvhjUAWjE4rocvRb1dfUQw2Ki8uMd6ohr_Y_8r47DY_HXWWgsfJtQfEe76VltsSE-JAhlXHb0zG8_DnvjKwTdzhFmxED9BRbDOeDk3Ueq73nkSmBcfIqg/s1600-h/C.+Fistula1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234602798484854802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD85LsLtfRc44toikYRjUznVvhjUAWjE4rocvRb1dfUQw2Ki8uMd6ohr_Y_8r47DY_HXWWgsfJtQfEe76VltsSE-JAhlXHb0zG8_DnvjKwTdzhFmxED9BRbDOeDk3Ueq73nkSmBcfIqg/s320/C.+Fistula1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxVmvm9_0Nfg4bEAqx9sbPrLBq93VUH4Qowcyuugk4vQB4nZ51A_EMx7jJrLZvpB1yfNBW005pf1gmHHLm_kctpU08tgDN_Z5ppoy6Gm9YUrhvOZhM-MJYfJHhH8gjGC6tfTTRKe4FQ/s1600-h/C.Fistula2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234604738148596162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxVmvm9_0Nfg4bEAqx9sbPrLBq93VUH4Qowcyuugk4vQB4nZ51A_EMx7jJrLZvpB1yfNBW005pf1gmHHLm_kctpU08tgDN_Z5ppoy6Gm9YUrhvOZhM-MJYfJHhH8gjGC6tfTTRKe4FQ/s200/C.Fistula2.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uge7ZHaLzjws9WbAkVeebDFp9IuZQL-CxnMyw9FOxu1tUsftEaG5y4kowav8vPtWJX6sLl4kiHlzuJ5i3NgEnsXj7Uuut9SiDGE-tClzf6bh0OGjeBNVXBKyP9qrmNXfGbC66uUG-g/s1600-h/C.+Fistula3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234604745128927106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uge7ZHaLzjws9WbAkVeebDFp9IuZQL-CxnMyw9FOxu1tUsftEaG5y4kowav8vPtWJX6sLl4kiHlzuJ5i3NgEnsXj7Uuut9SiDGE-tClzf6bh0OGjeBNVXBKyP9qrmNXfGbC66uUG-g/s200/C.+Fistula3.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The Cassia fistula சரக் கொன்றை seen at Braddell Road, Singapore. Also called just, கொன்றை (as in கொன்றை வேந்தன்).R. Sabapathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172220153008330508noreply@blogger.com2