On my way to Ranipet.........
Every day I have to travel 23+23 kms to complete my official work.  Travelling by motor cycle is an awesome experience every day.  To over come this monotony I tried to observe the plants.  If I happen to see a plant species unknown to me I stop immediately and begin to observe the leaves, flowers, fruits etc just to identify the species.  I used to carry a sony handycam, which was gifted by my elder son, when he departed from Dammam.

Looking to plants gave me relief from the boredom of travelling and now-a-days I like to travel anywhere with my handycam always.
Here are some of the plants I have noticed on June 26th of 2014.

Pedalium murex
Family : Pedaliaceae
பெ ரு  நெ ரு ஞ் சி )

It is a mucilaginous plant giving a pungent smell.  The flowers are bright yellow in colour and are bigger in size. The fruit will a spines all over the body.It  is an useful herb in treatment of urinary disorders like urethral irritation, calculi.  The fruit is used as an aphrodisiac along with the Tribulus terrestris

 ( நெ ரு ஞ் சி ) 

It is an inflorescence of Sansivieria zeylanica, belongs to the Family Asperagaceae.

This is thorny semi erect push with beautiful violet coloured flowers.

The Botanical name is Solanum trilobatum

 (தூ து வ ளை ) It is a very useful herb in Herbal Medicine, used from time immemorial for the treatment of bronchitis, cough and other respiratory disorders. People from Tamil Nadu use it as a green vegetable (கீ ரை ).

A cluster of unripened fruits of Jatropha crucas
(கா ட் டா ம ண க் கு ). This belongs to the Family Euphorbiaceae.
 This pant is usually a hedge plant used for fencing.  But the latest trend is production of Bio-diesel from the nuts.  But I wonder as to why it is not popularised in our country having lot of waste lands.  This plant needs less water, survive well in poor soils and needs less care.

A beautiful flower of  Martynia annua
(பு லி  ந க ம் ) belongs to the Family Martyniaceae.  The pant has large leaves with unpleasant odour. The flowers appears in clusters.  The fruits have a pair of sharp nails.

My first Blog

This Plant was noticed in the Waste Land area at Valliyur, a small town in Tirunelveli District.  The flowers look like a flying butterfly with wings, body and head.  Unfortunately I could not identify the species. As I am new to Photography the capture is not satisfactory.  Any how it will have all the essential features of the Plant.
(Later on the Plant was identified as Polygala sp.) belonging to Polygalaceae

This was also noticed at Valliyur.  The plant has long leaves with tubular flowers appearing at the nodes.  I am not sure about the species and the Family.
(Later on the Plant was identified as Enicostema axillare, belonging to the Family Gentianaceae)

This plant was noticed at Puzhal, near Chennai.  The plant appears to belong to the Family Verbanaceae, but I am not sure.  The suburbs of Chennai has a rich store house of many medicinal plants. Later on it was identified as Heliotropium europeum.

This plant was noticed at Puzhal, near Chennai.  The plant was identified as Letadenia reticulata  belong to the Family Aclepiadaceae. It is a medicinal plant used in Ayurveda.