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The flowers are racemose panicles, bear numerous small yellow flower heads or capitula, but the silvery white silky covering of down gives the foliage a grey or white appearance. Dhavanam has alternate pinnasect leaves (leaf which is divided into opposite pairs of lobes cut almost to the midrib In narrow divisions) or palmatisect leaves (the ...
It grows as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist, neutral soil. Its most striking feature is the color of its flowers, a vivid deep blue; solitary, with light yellow markings. They are about 4 cm ( in) long by 3 cm ( in) wide. Some varieties yield white flowers and pink. The fruits are 5–7 cm (2– in) long, flat pods with six to ten seeds ...
Calophyllum inophyllum is a large evergreen plant, commonly called tamanu, oil-nut, mastwood, beach calophyllum or beautyleaf. It is native to tropical Asia and Wallacea.Due to its importance as a source of timber for the traditional shipbuilding of large outrigger ships, it has been spread in prehistoric times by the migrations of the Austronesian peoples to the islands of Oceania and ...
Lakshmi Mother Goddess Goddess of Prosperity, Fortune, Wealth, Power, Abundance, Beauty and Maya Supreme Goddess in Vaishnavism Para Brahman Member of Tridevi and Pancha Prakriti Sri Gaja Lakshmi by Raja Ravi Varma (1896) Other names Bhargavi, Kamala, Narayani, Padma, Sri Devanagari लक्ष्मी Affiliation Vaishnavism Shaktism Tridevi Adi Shakti Ashta Lakshmi Abode Vaikuntha ...
Dianthus caryophyllus. Dianthus caryophyllus ( / daɪˈænθəs ˌkɛəriəˈfɪləs / dy-AN-thəs KAIR-ee-ə-FIL-əs ), [1] [2] commonly known as carnation or clove pink, is a species of Dianthus native to the Mediterranean region. Its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive cultivation over the last 2,000 years.
Vasant Panchami and seventh day of Navaratri. Consort. Brahma. Saraswati ( Sanskrit: सरस्वती, IAST: Sarasvatī ), also spelled as Sarasvati, is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, flowing water, abundance and wealth, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. [1] She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati.
Borassus flabellifer is a robust tree and can reach a height of 30 metres (98 ft). The trunk is grey, robust and ringed with leaf scars; old leaves remain attached to the trunk for several years before falling cleanly. The leaves are fan-shaped and 3 m (9.8 ft) long, with robust black teeth on the petiole margins.
A white-flowered form, V. thapsus f. candicans, is known to occur. Flowering lasts up to three months from early to late summer (June to August in northern Europe), with flowering starting at the bottom of the spike and progressing irregularly upward; each flower opens for part of a day and only a few open at the same time around the stem.