Family: LauraceaeSynonym: Cinnamomum albiflorum, Cinnamomum veitchii, Cinnamomum reinwardtii, Cinnamomum  Common Name: Indian Cassia Local Name: Meetha patta (मीठा पत्ता), Tej patta Meetha patta is a small, evergreen trees or large shrubs of Western Himalayas. It is seen growing in full sun or partial shady habitat on hills, roadside, mountain slopes and other well

Family: Asphodelaceae Synonym:  Aloe vulgaris, Barbados aloe, Curaçao aloe. Common Name: Aloe Vera Local Name: Gawarpath (गवारपथा), Daware. Aloe Vera               Gawarpatha is bitter, nearly acaulescent, succulent, evergreen perennial herb, producing dense rosettes of long pointed leaves from a branched creeping rhizome. It occupies a wide range of habitat varying

Family: AraceaeSynonyms: Arisaema cornutum, Arisaema exileCommon Name: Cobra lilyLocal name: Chichyda (चिचिडा) Chichyda is a perennial herb of Western Himalayas. It is commonly seen growing in open grassy places, rocky slopes as well as margins of coniferous forests , Juniperus or Rhododendron thickets, shrubberies and alpine zones of drier parts

Family: Rutaceae Synonymy: Bergera koenigii Common Name: Curry Leaf Local name: Gandhelu (गंधेलू), Mitha neem, Gandhla, Gandhela Gandhelu is a small evergreen shrub or tree with pungent foliage. Gandhelu is very easily growing plant commonly seen growing up to an altitude of 1500 m above the sea level. It grows best in

Family:  Araceae (Arum Family) Synonym: Arisaema curvatum, Arum tortuosum Common Name: Cobra flower Local Name: Kadae ki chhali (कीड़े की छली), Ban chhali Kedae ki chhali is a perennial herb found growing in a wide range of climatic zones ranging from the warm foothills right up to cold, winter frost

Family: Solanaceae Synonym(s): Solanum surattense Solanum.armatum  Solanum.xanthocarpumCommon name(s): kantakari, Surrattense nightshadeLocal name: Chhoti Kateri (छोटी  कटेरी),, Choti- kanadyai Chhoti kateri is an erect or creeping herbaceous perennial plant, occasionally found in waste places, roadsides, degraded forest, open space, wet places, moist soil, damp area and in   watersheds, up to an

Family: AraceaSynonym: Colocasia antiquorumCommon name: Taro Local name: Jangli kachalu (जंगली कचालू) Ubad Kachalu. Jangli kachalu is an evergreen, perennial plant, usually grows in wet fields, near the banks of ponds, streams and rivers in wild habitat. It is a very important, staple food crop in many parts of the

Family:  Portulacaceae Synonym: Portulaca consanguinea Common name(s): Common purslane, verdolaga, red root, or parsley Local name: Kulpha (कुलफा) Kulpha is a annual succulent potherb of waste ground, garden, roadside, cultivated fields and wall margins It is grown as a common weed and found upto an altitude of 1700 in Western Himalaya. Kulpha

Family: RosaceaeSynonym: Persica vulgaris,Amygdalus persica.Common name: Peach, Flowering Peach, Ornamental Peach, Common PeachLocal Name:  Aaru, (आरू), Aadu, Phuniyee aaru. Aaru is deciduous fast-growing tree of Western Himalayas found upto an altitude of 2500 m.  It is seen growing in woodland, sunny edges of hills and dappled shady areas, Aaru is also cultivated

Family: Rosaceae Synonyms: Amygdalus mira. Persica mira.Common Name: Smoothpit Peach. smooth stone peach, smooth-pit peach, Tibetan peach, Local Name: Chulli (चुल्ली), Behmi, Behimi or Tirul Chulli is commonly seen growing at slopes in mixed forests, mountain valleys. open hillsides, ravines, woodland, garden sunny, edge and in dappled shady places in hills of Western Himalayas.. It