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Aspidum Macrophyllum

Aspidum Macrophyllum

Stipes tufted, scaly below. Fronds 60 – 90 cm. long, pinnate, terminal pinnae 3 – lobed or segmented.

Aspidium Trifoliatum Bedd.
Stipes tufted, scaly. Fronds pinnate. 30 – 45 cm. long.

Adiantum Formosum | Scientific classification

Taxonomy of Adiantum Formosum

Scientific classification of Adiantum Formosum
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Adiantum
Species: A. formosum
Binomial name Adiantum formosum


Stipe black, glossy, very long. Fronds long, 3-4 pinnate.

Adiantum Cuneatum

Adiantum Cuneatum
Family – Polypodiaceae.
Stipeslender, black bark on stem , naked stem in forest area , polished.
 Frond triangular, 3-4 pinnate.

Curcuma Zedoaria | Kachora

Curcuma Zedoaria

Family – Scitamineae.

Common Names : - Kachora.

Flowers yellow; flowering bracts green tinged with red; bracts of the coma crimson or purple; cultivated. Flowers in April.

Curcuma Aromatica | Ran–halad.

Curcuma Aromatica

Family – Scitamineae

Common Names :- Ran – halad.

Flowers bright yellow; flowering bracts pale – yellowish green; bracts of the coma, pink; will in Konakan, Deccan, Sinhagad near Poor, S.M. country.
Flowers during dry season or shortly after spring showers.

Curcuma Amada | Mango-ginger | Ambe halad.

Curcuma Amada

Family – Scitamineae.

Common Names :- Mango-ginger; Ambe halad.

Flowering bract greenish white, bract of the coma tinged with red or pink. Wild in Konkan and Gujrat. Often cultivated. Flowers –September.

Crinum Latifolium

Crinum Latifolium

Family – Amaryllidaceae.

A herb with a large bulb, leaves many, long, linear, bright – green. Flowers large, 10 – 20 in an umbel, white streaked with streaked with purple down the middle, fragrant; wild in the Konkan, Deccan, Lonavala and Bulbous and Kanara. Propagated by bulbs.
Worth growing in gardens as an ornamental plant.

Crinum Defixum | Family

Crinum Defixum

Family – Amaryllidaceae.

A bulbous herb; leaves linear, deeply channeled, thick, dark – green. Flowers large, 6 -12 in an umbel, white, fragrant at night, found wild in Konkan and S. M. country.
Worth growing in the gardens as an ornamental plant. Propagated by bulbs.

Crinum Asiztucum

Crinum Asiztucum

Common Name:- Nagdauna.

A herb with tunicated bulb; leaves linear, long, bright – green. Flowers large, 15 – 50 in an umbel, white fragment at night; found wild in the Konkan; often cultivated in gardens in the State. Propagated by bulbs.

Curcuma | Scientific classification | taxonomy

Curcuma Aromatica

Family – Scitamineae

Common Names :- Ran – halad.

Flowers bright yellow; flowering bracts pale – yellowish green; bracts of the coma, pink; will in Konakan, Deccan, Sinhagad near Poor, S.M. country.
Flowers during dry season or shortly after spring showers.

Curculigo Recurvata

Curculigo Recurvata

Family – Amaryllidaceqe

A herb with stout root-stock; a native of Tropical Himalayas, Bengal, Burma; leaves large, lanceolate; flowers yellow in heads.
There are many variegated forms.
Grown as a hot-house plant. Propagated by offsets and seeds.

Curculigo Orchioides | Kali-Musali

Curculigo Orchioides

Family – Amaryllidaeceae

Common Name – -Musali

A herb with a stout root-stock. Leaves long, linear; flowers rather small, bright yellow; wild in the Konkan, Deccan and Mahabaleshwar.
Propagated by offsets and seeds. Worth growing in the fernery or palm house.

Costus Speciosus | Koshi

Scientific classification of Costus Speciosus | Koshi
Kingdom:	Plantae
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Costaceae
Genus:	Costus
Species:	C. speciosus

Common Name :- Koshi

A tall erect tuberous-rooted plant; leaves large dark rich-green, lanceolate; flowers large white, numerous in very dense spikes; bracts bright red.
A common plant growing wild in swampy places in Konkan, Deccan and S. M. country. Flowering August-October.
When in blossom a most beautiful object due to the delightful combination of colours. An excellent plant in the neighbourhood of tank or pool in the gardens.

Chlorophytum Tuberosum | Kulai

Scientific classification of Chlorophytum Tuberosu
 | Kingdom:Plantae
Angiosperm:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
 Family:Agavaceae
Genus:Chlorophytum
 Species:C. tuberosum

Common Name :-Kulai

A small tuberous herb; leaves long with wavy margins; flowers white in short branched racemes; in bloom in July; wild in Konkan and round about Poona in pasture lands.
Worth growing in gardens for its wavy leaves and white flowers.
Propagated by tubers.

Canna Indica | Indian Shot, Kardali

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Cannaceae
Genus:	Canna
Species:	C. indica
Binomial name
Canna indica

Common Names – Indian Shot, Kardali
A perennial herb with tuberous root stock; bears small but vivid red and yellow flowers.
Found almost everywhere constantly in blossom

Canna Flower Image with scientific classification

A genus of numerous handsome leaved tuberous-rooted plants bearing brilliant flowers varying from white, pale yellow to deep crimson.
They have large Lancelot leaves 1-2m high.
Admirable as plants in wet soil round tanks and pools, in well watered beds under light shade or in pots in sheltered places.
A number of varieties are grown in the gardens. Propagated by division of root-stock.

Calathea zebrina

Scientific classification Calathea zebrina
Calathea images
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Calathea


A genus closely allied to Maranta
It contains many beautiful leaved plants.
Propagated by division of tuberous roots.