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Neltuma juliflora (Spanish: bayahonda blanca, Cuji in Venezuela, Trupillo in Colombia, Aippia in the Wayuunaiki language and long-thorn kiawe[1] in Hawaii) is a shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae, a kind of mesquite. [2] It is native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. It has become established as an invasive weed in Africa ...
Leucocasia Schott. Elephant ear plant with yellow blossom. Elephant ear plant with blossom. Colocasia is a genus [3][4] of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southeastern Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions. [1][5]
The chital or cheetal (Axis axis; / tʃiːtəl /), also known as the spotted deer, chital deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described and given a binomial name by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777. A moderate-sized deer, male chital reach 90 cm (35 in) and females 70 ...
Central India, South India. It can be easily worked and is strong and durable especially when used under water. It is used for such products as furniture, carriage, well curbs, yokes, and door panels. Hopea. Hopea parviflora. Light to deep brown. 1,010 kg/m 3. 1,700 lb/cu yd. Madras, Kerala.
The pigeon pea[1] or toor dal (Cajanus cajan) is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere. [2] The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. [3]: 5941.
Native species. Large-leaved lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus): native to western North America but introduced and invasive in several areas worldwide. In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only local natural evolution (though often popularised as "with no human ...
With 23.39% of its geographical area under forest and tree cover, India is rich in biodiversity. A 2020 faunal survey of India by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) reported a total of 102,718 species of fauna, with 557 new species including 407 newly described species and 150 new country records. Among the new finds, 486 species were ...
The medical ethnobotany of India is the study of Indian medicinal plants and their traditional uses. Plants have been used in the Indian subcontinent for treatment of disease and health maintenance for thousands of years, and remain important staples of health and folk medicine for millions. Indians today utilize plants for both primary medical ...