Toddalia asiatica L.- Jangali Kalimirc (जंगली कालीमिर्च)
Family: RutaceaeSynonyms: Aralia labordei, Paullinia asiatica,Toddalia aculeata,Toddalia angustifolia,Toddalia floribunda,Toddalia nitida,Toddalia rubricaulis,Toddalia tonkinensis.Common Name: Forest pepper, lopez-root tree, Wild Orange tree.Local Name: Jangali Kalimirc (जंगली कालीमिर्च) Jangali Kalimirc is a prickly, climbing, evergreen shrub of Western Himalayas attaining 15-20m hight. It is occasionally seen growing in shrubberies in scrub forests and forests near rivers or streams upto an altitude
Rubia cordifolia L.- Majeet (मंजीत ), Pagalpathi, Usba
Family: RubiaceaeSynonym: Dioscorea verticillata, Galium cordifolium, Rubia alata, Rubia clematifolia, Rubia conotricha, Rubia cordata, Rubia javana, Rubia lanceolata, Rubia longipetiolata, Rubia mitis, Rubia pratensis, Rubia pubescens, Rubia purpurea, Rubia scandens, Rubia secunda, Rubia sylvatica.Common Name: Indian MadderLocal Name: Majeet (मंजीत ), Pagalpathi, Usba. Majeet is a climbing or creeping herbaceous perennial of Western Himalayas identified
Ehretia acuminata (R.Br.) var. serrata (Roxb.) Johnst- Punyan (पून्या)
Family: EhretiaceaeSynonyms: Cordia thyrsiflora, Ehretia argyi, Ehretia kantonensis. Ehretia polyantha, Ehretia serrata, Ehretia taiwaniana, Ehretia thyrsiflora.Common Name: KodowoodLocal Name: Punyan (पून्या) Punyan is small to medium-sized, deciduous tree of Western Himalayas ranging from 3 to 15 m in height. It is with a dense canopy bearing dense sprays of delicately scented, white flowers. In spring Punyan is in full bloom.
Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don- kana ghaa (काना घा )
Family: CommelinaceaeCommon name: Crested Dew-GrassSynonyms: Cyanotis cristata, Commelina cristata, Cyanotis cavaleriei, Cyanotis huegelii,Cyanotis imbricata,Cyanotis racemosa, Ephemerum cristatum,Siphostigma cristata,Tonningia cristata, Tradescantia imbricata ; Tradescantia cristata, Zygomenes cristata. Local name: kana ghaa (काना घा ) kana ghaa is a prostrate herbaceous annual to perennial succulent plant of Western Himalayas. It can have erect or ascending branches reaching up to 15-30 cm
Chamaecrista absus (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby-Chaksoo (चकसू)
Family: FabaceaeSynonyms: Cassia absus,Cassia babylonica, Cassia coccinea, Cassia exigua, Cassia foliolis, Cassia thonningii, Cassia viscida, Grimaldia absus, Grimaldia absus, Grimaldia opifera, Senna absus, Senna exigua, Senna quadrifolia.Common Name: Pig’s SennaLocal Name: Chaksoo (चकसू) Chaksoo is a sparsely-branched, erect or sometimes more or less clambering, annual of Western Himalayas commonly seen growing on grassy slopes,
Peperomia pellucida (L.)-Poori patta (पूरी पत्ता)
Family: Piperaceae Synonyms: Micropiper pellucidum; Peperomia concinna; Peperomia ephemera; Peperomia translucens; Piper concinnum; Piper pellucidum, Peperomia exigua,Common name: Shiny Bush, Slate pencil plant, pepper elder, rat’s ear, Silverbush Local Name: Poori patta (पूरी पत्ता) Poori patta is a slender herbaceous annual to perennial succulent of Western Himalayas. It is commonly seen growing on old walls,
Anisomeles indica (L.)- Kala bhangra (काला भंग्रा), Codhara
Family: LamiaceaeSynonyms: Ajuga disticha, Ajuga glabrata, Ajuga mollissima, Anisomeles albiflora, Anisomeles disticha, Anisomeles glabrata, Anisomeles malabarica albiflora, Anisomeles mollissima, Anisomeles ovata, Anisomeles secunda, Anisomeles tonkinensis, Ballota disticha, Ballota mauritiana, Epimeredi indicus, Epimeredi secundus, Marrubium indicum, Monarda zeylanica, Nepeta amboinica, Nepeta disticha, Nepeta indica, Phlomis albaCommon name: Indian Catmint, Malabar catmintLocal Name: Kala
Dysphania ambrosoides (L.)- Dunger ajwain (डंगर अजवाइन), Longo
Family: ChenopodiaceSynonyms:Ambrina ambrosioides, Ambrina incisa, Ambrina parvula, Ambrina spathulata, Atriplex ambrosioides, Blitum ambrosioides, Botrys ambrosioides, Chenopodium album ambrosioides, Chenopodium amboanum, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Chenopodium angustifolium, Chenopodium citriodorum, Chenopodium cuneifolium, Chenopodium integrifolium, Chenopodium opulifolium amboanum, Chenopodium querciforme, Chenopodium sancta-maria, Chenopodium santamaria, Chenopodium spathulatum, Chenopodium suffruticosum, Chenopodium vagans, Chenopodium variegatum. Orthosporum ambrosioides,Orthosporum suffruticosum, Teloxys
Grewia optiva J. R. – Bihul (बिहुल)
Family: TiliaceaeSynonym: Grewia oppositifoliaCommon Name: Bhimal, biul, beul, bhiunal, dhaman, bihul.Local Name: Beul, Bihul (बिहुल) Bihul is a deciduous or semi-decidous small to moderate-sized multipurpose tree of Western Himalayas. It is extensively used as fodder, fuel and material. Its multifarious traditional uses includes; ripe fruits are eaten; wood employed for making cot frames and tool handles; Infusion of leaves and
Abrus cantoniensis Hance – Safed rati (सफ़ेद रत्ती), Naryaanae.
Family: FabaceaeSynonyms: , Abrus melanospermus, Abrus fruticulosus, Abrus gorsei, Abrus mollis, Abrus pulchellus, Abrus repens, Abrus stictospermus, Abrus tenuiflorus.Common Name: Liquorice Root,Guangdong Abrus, Guangzhou Abrus, Canton AbrusLocal Name: Safed rati (सफ़ेद रत्ती),,Naryaanae Safed rati is a branched woody climber of Western Himalayas ocassionaly found along roadside, scrub jungles,valley forests, in moist slopes of shrubs and bushes up to an altitude