| Plant ID | Plant Name | Scientific Name | Family | Important Features | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Sadabahar | Vinca rosea | Apocynaceae | Garuda error system 🦅 | show image |
| Botanical Garden | 101 | Blue Sky Flower | Thunbergia sp. | Acanthaceae | Thunbergia grandiflora has an extensive tuberous root system can be weigh up to 70kg. The root system persistently sprouts from its many buds when cut back or pruned. Tubers can damage river banks, paths, fences and building foundations. It is a vigorous climber and can smother vegetation up to 12 metres above ground, reducing light levels for lower vegetation. The weight of the stems can kill trees during infestations. Although it is not currently regarded as a major threat in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, it is an important weed in Australia where is can infest agricultural lands and in some conservation areas can establish 100 per cent ground cover and exclude all native vegetation. A blue flower was a central symbol of inspiration for the Romanticism movement, and remains an enduring motif in Western art today. It stands for desire, love, and the metaphysical striving for the infinite and unreachable. It symbolizes hope and the beauty of things. They are well known for their rapid growth and need a climber. | show image |
| 102 | White Cedar | Thuja occidentalis | Cupressaceae | Their use is said to improve the growth of hair. They are used internally in the treatment of coughs, haemorrhages, excessive menstruation, bronchitis, asthma, skin infections, mumps, bacterial dysentery, arthritic pain and premature baldness. The leaves are harvested for use as required and can be used fresh or dried. Plant is highly cultivated for its ornamental and commercial value | show image |
| 103 | Dragon Tree | Draceena sp. | Aspargaceae | Dracaena is one of the most effective houseplants in air purification. It helps remove formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroethylene and carbon dioxide. Eliminating the pollutants with dracaena will make breathing easier, fight colds, remove airborne contaminants, and improve overall health. Injured bark and branches release red resin which is why this plant is known as dragon blood tree. Resin of dragon blood tree is used in treatment of diarrhea, superficial wounds, bleeding, ulcers, dysentery and fever. | show image |
| 104 | Copper Plant | Euphorbia cotinifolia | Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia is an herb. The parts of the plant that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. Euphorbia is used for breathing disorders including asthma, bronchitis, and chest congestion. It is also used for mucus in the nose and throat, throat spasms, hay fever, and tumors. | show image |
| 129 | Red Flag Bush | Mussaenda sp. | Rubiaceae | Since Red Mussaenda is a year-round performer, it is most ideal as an ornamental plant in parks and public gardens or along roadsides, streets, byways and highways. Great for landscapping as a single decorative specimen or amidst a crowd of low-growing plants in a border.The bracts of the shrub may have different shades, including red, rose, white, pale pink or some mixtures. Mussaenda erythrophylla grows best in warmly temperate or subtropical areas and is semideciduous in cooler parts. | show image |
| 111 | Chir Pine | Pinus roxburghii | Pinaceae | It is a valuable remedy used internally in the treatment of kidney and bladder complaints and is used both internally and as a rub and steam bath in the treatment of rheumatic affections. It is also very beneficial to the respiratory system and so is useful in treating diseases of the mucous membranes and respiratory complaints such as coughs, colds, influenza and TB. Externally it is a very beneficial treatment for a variety of skin complaints, wounds, sores, burns, boils etc and is used in the form of liniment plasters, poultices, herbal steam baths and inhalers. The wood is diaphoretic and stimulant. It is useful in treating burning of the body, cough, fainting and ulcers. | show image |
| 120 | Indian Mahogany | Toona ciliata | Meliaceae | In South-East Asia the wood is considered of high value and used in house and ship building, for joinery, high-grade furniture, tea chests and boxes, musical instruments, toys and novelties, carvings, veneer, plywood and pencils. The flowers yield a reddish or yellowish dye, which has been used in tropical Asia to colour silk. The bark may be used for tanning leather, and has been traditionally used to make twine and string bags. The foliage can serve as fodder, and has been used in tropical Asia as a vegetable. An aromatic oil can be extracted from the wood and fruits. Flowering trees are a good source of nectar for honey bees. | show image |
| 121 | Neelkanthi | Jacaranda sp. | Bignoniaceae | The bark and roots are used in the treatment of syphilis. The leaves are used as a vulnerary. The tree creates pleasant open shade and can be used effectively as a screen or as a windbreak. The timber is yellowish-white, hard, moderately heavy, fine textured, easy to work, and is used for carpentry. Wood is light brown and soft. It is used for poles and for making small items such as tool handles and carvings. Provides a useful firewood. | show image |
| 122 | Indian Ashoka | Polyalthia sp. | Annonaceae | Polyalthia sp. is an ornamental tree. It also has great sacred value.The bark extract of Ashoka is used for the treatment of uterine disorder particularly uterine hemorrhages, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia and leucorrhoea. The bark is bitter and found to cure inflammation and enlargement of the cervical glands, stimulate and relax the plain muscles of the ileum. Furthermore, bark is used to cure syphilis, dyspepsia, dysentery, colic, piles, ulcers and pimples. |