Category: P

Pinanga dicksonii (Roxb.) Blume (PALMAE) Common namesKannada: Kaadu adike.Malayalam: Kanakamugu. Description: Unarmed very slender, smooth, green stemmed palm, 5-7 m tall, 3-5 cm in diam., forming clumps by suckers. Leaves 1-1.5 m long; leaflets numerous; sessile, elongate, broadly linear, 30-60 x 1.5 – 2.5 cm praemorse; 5-7 nerved. Spadix from the axils of fallen leaves,…

Phyllanthus emblica L. (EUPHORBIACEAE) Common namesKannada: Bettada nelli kaayi, Nelli kai.Tulu: Nellikai.Sanskrit: Aamalaka.Malayalam & Tamil: Nelli.Telugu: Usiriki. Description: Small or medium-sized deciduous trees. Leaves subsessile, distichous, closely set along the branchlets, linear-oblong, ca 1 x 0.2 cm, truncate or subcordate at base, apiculate obtuse at apex glaucous beneath. Flowers in axillary fascicles, greenish yellow; male…

Phoenix loureirii Kunth (PALMAE) Common namesTamil: Inji.Telugu: Konda-ita. Description: Erect palms, up to 3 m tall and 15-25 cm diam.; densely covered with the bases of the fallen petioles; root suckers developing when the primary stem has been injured. Leaves pinnate 2-3 m long; leaflets entire, linear, 20-40 x 1 -2 cm, longitudinally folded; lower…

Persea macranta (Nees) Kosterm. (LAURACEAE) Common namesKannada: Gulamavu, Kurma, Seeme maavu.Tulu: Kulurmavu.Malayalam: Uravu.Tamil: Kolla mavu. Description: These evergreen trees reach heights of 15-20 meters and feature blackish bark. The leaves are arranged alternately, penninerved, and elliptic-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, measuring 6-19 x 3-8 cm. They have rounded or acute ends, a shiny upper surface, and a…

Pandanus unipapillatus Dennst. (PANDANACEAE) Description: These shrubs or small trees, featuring few prop roots, have linear-ensiform leaves measuring up to 200 x 6 cm. The margins and midrib of the leaves are prickly. The male inflorescence is terminal and spicate, with bracts that are linear-lanceolate or lanceolate and yellowish, and the lower ones are flagelliferous.…

Pandanus kaida Kurz (PANDANACEAE) Description: These shrubs or small trees, characterized by few prop roots, have linear-ensiform leaves measuring up to 30 x 8 cm, with prickly margins and midrib. The male inflorescence is terminal and spicate. The bracts are linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, yellowish, and the lower ones are flagelliferous. Bracts linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, yellowish,…

Pandanus foetidus Roxb. (PANDANACEAE) Description: These shrubs, characterized by branching and having few prop roots, bear ensiform leaves measuring up to 200 x 5 cm. The margins of the leaves feature incurved, widely spaced prickles, with the upper twin pleats at the leaf apex and midrib being prickly. Male inflorescence terminal, spicate. Bracts boat-shaped, yellow,…

Pandanus fascicularis Lam. (PANDANACEAE) Common namesKannada: Kedige, Mundige, Mundovu.Malayalam: Kaitha.Tamil: Tazhai.Telugu: Mogali. Description: These extensively branched shrubs or small trees feature numerous, thick prop roots. The leaves are ensiform, reaching up to 250 x 8 cm, caudate-acuminate, and have prickly margins and midrib, displaying a glossy green appearance. Male inflorescence spicate, pedunculate, fragrant. Bracts linear-lanceolate…