Medicinal Plants and Ayurvedic Herbs

Calendula Officinalis Family:Composite A winter annual ; it bears flowers of many colours from pale-straw to deep prange , single and double . It is grown everywhere in gardens .Propagated by seeds . A native of Mediterranean region.

Callistephus Hortensis Family:Composite Common name: Chinese aster. An annual plant comprises several distinct varieties with flowers of nearly every colour; coming in bloom from january onwards . Nothing can surpass in beauty a group of them in full bloom .Propagated by seeds . A native of China and japan.

Canscora Diffusa Family: Gentianaceae A much branched erect annual . Flowers , numerous , in lax , diffuse cymes; corolle tubular tube green , limb rosy; wild all over the state , flowers from October-january. Worth growing in gardens , suitable for rockery . Propagated by seeds.

Canscora Perfoliata Family:Gentiaceae An erect annual , stem 4 winged , Flowers in paniculate terminal cymes ,usually in threes rosy , flowering in february wild in konkan and Kanara . Worth growing in gardens, suitable for rockeries. Propagated by seeds

Celosia Christata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Celosia Species: C. cristata Binomial name Celosia cristata Commonn names:E.Cock's-comb A plant is similar to celosia Argentea but develops under cultivation monstrous and curiosly branched flower heads are showy. Propagated by seeds.

Chrysanthemum Carinatum Family:Composite an anunual plant , bears daisy like floral heads with white and yellow rays and dark brown eye . there are two or three varieties .

classification of Angelonia Salicarifolia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Scrophulariaceae Genus: Angelonia Humb. & Bonpl. Species a herbaceous plant with lance-shaped toothed leaves , and bearing racemes of purplish-lilac irregular flowers. it grows on the bank of ponds and remain almost constantly in bloom . Propagated by cutting .a native of Tropical America.

Cassification of Angallis Arvensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Myrsinaceae Genus: Anagallis Species: A. arvensis Binomial name Anagallis arvensis An annual herb ; stem 4 Angled ; leaves opposite , gland-dotted , flowers solitary axillary , of deep blue colour with crimson eye flowering from december to april. grows wild by the side of irrigation channels. propogated by seeds .worth growing in gardens

Amarantus Salicifolius Family:Amarantaceae A gredeful plant , tall , with long , narrow , weeping leaves shaded bright orange-red. Propagated by seeds; cultivated.

Classificaion of Amaranthus hypochohondriacus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Amaranthus Species: A. hypochondriacus Binomial name Amaranthus hypochondriacus Common name: The Prince's Feather . A very beautiful annial plant with crimson stem , leave and upright plume-like crimson flowers .Propagated by seeds.

Classification of Amaranthus caudatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Amaranthus Binomial name Amaranthus caudatus comon name :Love lies bleeding A well known plants withdropping tail-like spikes of crimson flowers . Propagated by seeds. Common in tropics and temprate regions.

Classification of Althaera Rosea Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Alcea Species: A. rosea Binomial name Alcea rosea common name :Hollyhock A hairy herb about 1-8 m. high-leaves long petioled cordatavate 5-7 lobed . Flowers fairly large with short stalk of purple rose, yellow or white colours ; a native of crete and greece . In bloom from January to march .Propogated By seeds

Classification of Davallia Bullata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Pteridopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Davalliaceae Genus: Davallia Rhizome creping . frond triangular , four triangular , four – pinnatifid with deeply incised segments . Tropical.

Cheilanthes farinosa Stipes reddish brown to black polished , naked near the base. Fronds triangular in outline , bi-pinnatifid.

Blechnum Family – Polypodiaceae. A cosmopolitan genus of ferns with 220 species. The following species are commonly grown. Blechnum cartilaginem Stipe scaly ,covered with short , hard , tubercular excrescences Fronds pinnate , broadly lance-shaped. Blechnum Occidentale Stipes erect , scaly , fronds pinnate , lance –shaped , acuminate.

Asplenium Dimorphum Stipe 15 -30 cm. long, naked, fronds about a meter long, ovate – triangular, of two kinds, fertile and sterile. Asplenium Viviparum Stipe firm, erect, greenish, covered with hair, pointed scales. Fronds not dimorphous, segments distant.

Asplenium Belangeri Stipe, erect, greenish, fronds with segments close.

Classification of Asplenium Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Pteridopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Aspleniaceae Genus: Asplenium L. Type species Asplenium marinum Family – Polypodiaceae. A large genus of cosmopolitan ferns. The following spines are commonly grown in gardens.

Aspidum Macrophyllum Stipes tufted, scaly below. Fronds 60 – 90 cm. long, pinnate, terminal pinnae 3 – lobed or segmented. Aspidium Trifoliatum Bedd. Stipes tufted, scaly. Fronds pinnate. 30 – 45 cm. long.

Classificationn of Aspidium Cicutarium Class Filicopsida Order Polypodiales Family Dryopteridaceae Genus Aspidium Species cicutarium Stipes scaly, close to the base. Fronds variable in size and cutting, triangular in outline.

A spidium Family – Polypodiaceae. The following species are grown in gardens in  State.