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Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of Calotropis native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan, and Nepal. [2] It is a large shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall. It has clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in colour.
List of Indian state flowers State Common name [3] Binomial name [4] Image Andhra Pradesh: Jasmine: Jasminum officinale [5] Arunachal Pradesh: Foxtail orchid: Rhynchostylis retusa [6] Assam: Bihar: Kachnar: Bauhinia variegata [7] Goa: Red jasmine: Plumeria rubra: Gujarat: Marigold: Tagetes erecta: Haryana: Lotus: Nelumbo nucifera: Himachal ...
Senna auriculata is a leguminous tree in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.It is commonly known by its local names matura tea tree, avaram or ranawara, (Kannada: ಆವರಿಕೆ āvarike, Marathi: तरवड, Malayalam: ആവര, Sinhala: රණවරා ranawarā,Telugu: తంగేడు taṃgēḍu, Tamil: ஆவாரை āvārai) or the English version avaram senna.
Black Stone Flower: It has a strong earthy aroma and a very dry, light fluffy texture and feel to it. It is widely used in Chettinad cuisine and to some extent in Hyderabadi and Marathi cuisine. (Hindi: Pathar phool पत्थर फूल) Guizotia abyssinica: Kaaral/khuraasni/raamtill: Liquorice powder (Hindi: Mulethi मुलेठी ...
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 ...
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is a shrub or a small tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall, with flaky grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple, 6–12 cm (2.4–4.7 in) long and 2–6.5 cm (0.79–2.56 in) broad, with an entire margin. The flowers are fragrant, with a five- to eight-lobed white corolla with an orange-red centre; they are produced in ...
Sesbania grandiflora is a fast-growing tree. The leaves are regular and rounded and the flowers white, red or pink. The fruits look like flat, long, thin green beans. The tree thrives under full exposure to sunshine and is extremely frost sensitive. It is a small soft wooded tree up to 5–25 m (16–82 ft) tall.
Jasmine flower vendors sell garlands of jasmine, or in the case of the thicker motiyaa (in Hindi) or mograa (in Marathi) varieties, bunches of jasmine are common. [26] They may be found around entrances to temples , on major thoroughfares, and in major business areas .