APPENDIX - III

UTTARA KANNADA : LIST OF IMPORTANT FLOWERING PLANTS

Note: The importance of polyculture: Uttara Kannada has enormous number of higher plants which render various services to the ecosystems- such as Watershed conservation, sustaining wildlife, including birds, butterflies, insects, keystone species, ideal plants for soil conservation, for microclimate and regional climate protection, for riverbank and seashore protection etc.

The services to humans are the large number of species and varieties of cultivated plants, wild food plants, medicinal plants, plants which supply gums, resins, tannins, various biochemicals, fats, plants ideal for nectar production, fodder plants, spices, wild relatives of cultivated plants, plants which are used for housing, furniture, fodder, veterinary medicine, natural dyes, fibres, leaf manure, basket and mat weaving, fencing, and so on. Habitat protection and cultivation of an amazing diversity can go a long way in strengthening the livelihoods of people while also conserving ecology. Plants are of great cultural importance too in the region. There is tremendous scope for ex situ conservation as well.

Abbreviations: E- Ecosystem value; FP: Food plant; MP: Medicinal plant; NT: Non-timber produce; FO: Fodder; W: Wild relatives of cultivated plants; T: Timber

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

Michelia champaca Samige (K) Magnoliaceae + +
Annona reticulata Ramphal (K) Annonaceae +
A. squamosa Sitaphal (K); Custard apple (E) -do- +
Bocagea dalzelli -do- +

Meiogyne pannosa

-do-

+

Miliusa indica

-do-

+

Polyalthia fragrans

Naarsampige (K)

-do-

+

+

Saccopetalum tomentosum

-do-

+

Unona lawii

-do-

+

Uvaria narum

-do-

+

+

Anamirta paniculata

Menispermaceae

+

+

Cocculus villosus

-do-

+

Tinospora cordifolia

Amrithballi (K)

-do-

+

+

Nelumbium speciosum

Tavare (K) Kamala (S)

Nyphaeaceae

+

+

Capparis heyneana

Capparidaceae

+

C. moonii

-do-

+

C. pedunculata

-do-

+

C. tenera

-do-

+

C. roxburghii

-do-

+

Crataeva religiosa

-do-

+

+

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Knol kol (K)

Cruciferae

+

Ionidium heterophyllum

Violaceae

+

Flacourtia montana

Sampigehannu (K)

Bixaceae

+

+

F. sepiaria

-do-

+

+

Hydnocarpus wightiana

-do-

+

Pittosporum dasycaulon

Pittosporaceae

+

P. floribundum

-do-

+

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaccaceae

+

+

Calophyllum apetalum

Bobbe (K)

Clusiaceae

+

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

C. inophyllum

Honne (K)

-do-

+

+

+

C. tomentosum

Surhonne (K)

-do-

+

+

Garcinia indica

Murgila (K); Kokum

-do-

+

+

+

+

G. gummigutta

Uppage (K)

-do-

+

+

+

G. morella

Arashina (K)

-do-

+

+

G. spicata

-do-

+

G. xanthochymus

-do-

+

Mammea suriga

Surugi (K)

-do-

+

+

Mesua ferrea

Nagasampige (K)

-do-

+

Poeciloneuron idicum

-do-

+

+

Dipterocarpus indicus

Gurjan (K)

Dipterocarpaceae

+

+

+

+

Hopea ponga

Haiga (K)

-do-

+

+

H. parviflora

Kiralbogi (K)

-do-

+

+

Shorea talura

Bilibogimara

-do-

+

+

Vateria indica

Dhupa (K) Ajakarna (S)

-do-

+

+

+

Dillenia pentagyna

Kanigala (K)

Dilleniaceae

+

Abelmoschus indicus

Bendekai (K); Lady's finger

Malvaceae

+

Abutilon indicum

Atibala (S)

-do-

+

Gossypium spp.

Hathi (K); Cotton (E)

-do-

+

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Dasvale (K); Shoeflower (E)

-do-

+

H. sabdariffa

Red sorrel (E)

-do-

+

Sida cordifolia

Kisangi (K); Bala (S)

-do-

+

S. rhombifolia

Atibala

-do-

+

Aglaia anamallayana

Meliaceae

+

A. canarensis

-do-

+

A. jainii

-do-

+

A. lawii

-do-

+

A. littoralis

-do-

+

A. maiae

-do-

+

Amoora canarana

-do-

+

+

Azadirachta indica

Bevu (K); Neem

-do-

+

+

+

Cedrela toona

Kempugandhagiri (K)

-do-

+

+

Chukrassia tabularis

Gandhagarige (K)

-do-

+

+

Dysoxylum malabaricum

Bilidevadari (K)

-do-

+

+

Melia dubia

-do-

+

Naregamia alata

Nelabevu

-do-

+

+

Soymida febrifuga

-do-

+

+

Apodytes dimydiata

Olacaceae

+

Nothapodytes foetida

-do-

+

Ilex malabarica

Ilicaceae

+

Celastrus paniculatus

Vanhiruchi (S)

Celastraceae

+

Euonymus indicus

-do-

+

Gymnosporia puberula

-do-

+

G. rothiana

-do-

+

Lophopetalum wightianum

Banate

-do-

+

+

Salacia macrosperma

Ekanayakam (K)

-do-

+

+

Zizyphus jujuba

Bora (K)

Rhamnaceae

+

Z. rugosa

Bilimullhannu (K)

-do-

+

Cissus quadrangularis

Vitaceae

+

+

Tetrastigma muricatum

-do-

+

Vitis canarensis

-do-

+

Leea macrophylla

Dhola samudriha (S)

Leeaceae

+

Cardiospermum halicacabum

Sapindaceae

+

Dimocarpus longan

Kalsagade (K)

-do-

+

+

Sapindus laurifolius

Atlekai (K)

-do-

+

+

+

Schleischera oleosa

Sagadi (K)

-do-

+

+

+

Anacardium occidentale

Geru (K); Cashew (E)

+

+

Buchanania lanzan

Nurkal (K)

Anacardiaceae

+

Holigarna arnottiana

Holegeru (K)

-do-

+

H. beddomei

-do-

+

H. ferruginea

-do-

+

H. grahamii

-do-

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

Mangifera indica

Mavu (Mango)

-do-

+

+

+

Nothopegia colebrookeana

-do-

+

Odina wodier

Gojjalu

-do-

+

Semecarpus anacardium

Marking nut

-do-

+

S. kathalekanensis

-do-

+

Spondias indica

Ambade (K)

-do-

+

+

Connarus ritchie

Connaraceae

+

C. wightii

-do-

+

Rourea santaloides

-do-

+

Bauhinia foveolata

Fabaceae

+

B. malabarica

Basavanapada (K)

-do-

+

B. phoenicia

-do-

+

Cassia fistula

-do-

+

C. tora

Tagate (K)

-do-

+

+

Hardwickia binata

Kammara

-do-

+

+

Moullava spicata

Gajjiga balli

-do-

+

Saraca asoca

Ashoka (S)

-do-

+

Tamarindus indica

Hunishe (K)- Tamarind

-do-

+

+

+

Acacia arabica

Karijali (K); Khadira (S)

-do-

+

+

+

A. catechu

Khair (K)

-do-

+

+

A. farnesiana

-do-

+

+

A. ferruginea

Banni

-do-

+

A. hohenackeri

-do-

+

A. sinuata

Shikekai (K)

-do-

+

Albizzia amara

-do-

+

A. lebbek

-do-

+

A. procera

Belati (K)

-do-

+

Entada pursaetha

-do-

+

+

Pithecellobium dulce

Seeme hunase (K)

-do-

+

Xylia xylocarpa

Jambe (K)

-do-

+

Abrus precatorius

Gulgunji (K)

-do-

+

Aeschenomene aspera

Tanakali (K)

-do-

+

Alysicarpus racemosus

-do-

+

Atylosia lineata

-do-

+

+

Arachis hypogea

-do-

+

+

Butea monosperma

-do-

+

+

Canavelia cathartica

-do-

+

Clitoria ternatea

Shankupushpa

-do-

+

Crotalaria dubia

-do-

+

C. heyneana

-do-

+

C. leptostachya

-do-

+

C. lutescens

-do-

+

C. salicifolia

-do-

+

C. spectabilis

-do-

+

C. triquetra

-do-

+

Cyamopsis psoraloides

Chowlikai (K); Cluster bean (E)

-do-

+

Dalbergia horrida

-do-

+

D. latifolia

-do-

+

D. malabarica

-do-

+

Derris heyneana

-do-

+

D. thothathri

-do-

+

Dolichos lablab

Avare (K)

-do-

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

D. uniflorus

Kulthi (K); Horsegram (E)

-do-

+

Erythrina indica

Coral tree (E)

-do-

+

+

Geissaspis tenella

-do-

+

Glycine pentaphylla

-do-

+

+

Indigofera prostrata

-do-

+

I. tinctoria

Olleneeli

-do-

+

+

I. uniflora

-do-

+

Milletia racemosa

-do-

+

Mucuna monosperma

-do-

+

M. pruriens

-do-

+

Phaseolus adenanthus

-do-

+

P. mungo

Heasaru (K); Green gram (E)

-do-

+

P. radiatus

Uddu (K)

-do-

+

Pongamia pinnata

Hongemara (K)

-do-

+

+

+

+

Pseudarthia viscida

-do-

+

Psoraelia corylifolia

-do-

+

Pterocarpus marsupium

-do-

+

+

+

Vigna sinensis

Alsandi (K); cowpea (E)

-do-

+

V. umbellata

-do-

+

V. vexillata

-do-

+

Moringa pterigosperma

Nuggemara (K); Drumstick (E)

Moringaceae

+

+

+

Lagerstroemia flos-reginae

+

L. microcarpa

Nandi (K)

Lythraceae

+

+

Rotala ritchei

-do-

+

Barringtonia racemosa

Myrtaceae

+

Eucalyptus spp.

-do-

+

Eugenia codyensis

-do-

+

E. macrosepala

-do-

+

E. utilis

-do-

+

+

Psidium guava

Perile (K); Guava (E)

-do-

+

+

Syzygium caryophyllatum

Kunta neerile

-do-

+

S. cumini

Neerile

-do-

+

+

+

S. gardneri

-do-

+

S. heyneanum

-do-

+

S. jambos

Jambu neerilu

-do-

+

S. laetum

-do-

+

S. occidentale

-do-

+

S. stocksii

-do-

+

Punic granatum

Dalimbe (K); Pomegranate

Punicaceae

+

+

Memecylon malabaricum

Halchari

Melastomaceae

+

M. talbotianum

-do-

+

M. terminale

-do-

+

Osbeckia muralis

-do-

+

Anogessus latifolia

Dindigemara

Combretaceae

+

+

+

Terminalia arjuna

Holematti (K); Arjun -S

-do-

+

T. bellerica

Tare (K)

-do-

+

+

T. chebula

Alale (K); Myrobalan (E)

-do-

+

+

T. paniclata

Kidal (K)

-do-

+

+

T. tomentosa

Matti (K)

-do-

+

Carallia brachiata

Andamurugila (K)

Rhizophoraceae

+

Carica papaya

Papaya (K)

Caricaceae

+

+

Citrullus colocynthis

Cucurbitaceae

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

Coccinia indica

Tondekai (K); Gerkins (E)

-do-

+

Cucurbita maxima

Kumbalakai (K); Pumpkin (E)

-do-

+

Cucumis sativus

Savuthekai (K); Cucumber

-do-

+

Lagenaria vulgaris

Halusorekai (K); Bottlegourd (E)

-do-

+

+

Luffa acutangula

Hirekai (K); Ridgegourd (E)

-do-

+

L. aegyptiaca

Hirekai (K); Bathsponge (E)

-do-

+

Momordica charantia

Hagalakai (K); Bittergourd (E)

-do-

+

+

M. diocia

Kaduhagala(K); wild bittergourd

-do-

+

+

Coraindrum sativum

Kothambari (K); Coriander (E)

Umbelliferae

+

+

Hydrocotyle asiatica

Brahmi (K)

-do-

+

+

Adina cordifolia

Heddi (K)

Rubiaceae

+

Anotis carnosa

-do-

+

A. decipiens

-do-

+

A. foetida

-do-

+

A. rheedeii

-do-

+

A. montholoni

-do-

+

Argostemma courtallense

-do-

+

Diplospora apiocarpa

-do-

+

D. sphaerocarpa

-do-

+

Gardenia lucida

-do-

+

Hymenodictyon excelsum

-do-

+

H. obovatum

-do-

+

+

Ixora bracteata

Gurani (K)

-do-

+

I. elongata

-do-

+

I. leucantha

-do-

+

I. polyantha

Garudapatala (K)

-do-

+

+

Morinda citrifolia

-do-

+

+

Nauclea missionis

-do-

+

Psychotria dalzelli

-do-

+

P. nigra

-do-

+

P. truncata

-do-

+

Randia uliginosa

-do-

+

Rubia cordifolia

Manjishta (S)

-do-

+

Saprosma indicum

-do-

+

Tricalysia apiocarpa

-do-

+

Blepharispermum subsessile

Asteraceae

+

Blumea balsamifera

-do-

+

Blumea belengariana

-do-

+

B. malabarica

-do-

+

Centratherum courtallense

-do-

+

C. ritchiei

-do-

+

Eclipta alba

-do-

+

Emilia sonchifolia

Ilikivi (K)

-do-

+

Helichrysum buddleioides

-do-

+

Senecio gibsoni

-do-

+

Tricholepis amplexicaulis

-do-

+

T. angustifolia

-do-

+

Vernonia anthelmintica

-do-

+

V. indica

-do-

+

Wedelia urticaefolia

-do-

+

Cephalostigma flexuosum

Campanulaceae

+

Plumbago ceylanica

Chitramool (S)

Plumbaginaceae

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

Embelia ribes

Vayuvilang (K; S)

Myrsineae

+

E. tsjeriam-cottam

-do-

+

Maesa velutina

-do-

+

Dichopsis elliptica

Sapotaceae

+

Palaquium ellipticum

-do-

+

Madhuca indica

Ippe (K); Mahua

-do-

+

+

+

+

+

Mimusops elengi

Bokul (K)

-do-

+

+

+

+

Diospyros assimilis

Ebenaceae

+

D. candolleana

-do-

+

D. embryopteris

-do-

+

+

+

D. melanoxylon

Tumri (K)

+

+

D. microphylla

-do-

+

D. nigrescens

-do-

+

D. oocarpa

-do-

+

D. paniculata

-do-

+

+

D. pruriens

-do-

+

D. sylvatica

-do-

+

Jasminum malabaricum

Oleaceae

+

Linociera malabarica

-do-

+

Olea dioica

-do-

+

Salvadora persica

Salvadoraceae

+

Alstonia scholaris

Hale (K); Saptaparni (S)

Apocynaceae

+

+

Beaumontia jerdoniana

-do-

+

Carissa carandas

Karvand (K)

-do-

+

Ellertonia rheedei

-do-

+

Ervatamia heyneana

Maddarasa (K)

-do-

+

Holarrhena antidyseterica

Kodasi (K)

-do-

+

Nerium odoratum

Karvira (K)

-do-

+

Rauwolfia decurva

-do-

+

R. serpentina

Sarpagandha (K; S)

-do-

+

Calotropis gigantea

Ekke (K);

Asclepiadaceae

+

Ceropegia hirsuta

-do-

C. tuberosa

-do-

+

Gymnema montanum

-do-

+

G. sylvestre

-do-

+

Hemidesmus indicus

Sugandhi (K); Sarasaparilla (S)

-do-

+

+

Hoya retusa

-do-

+

+

Hoya wightii

-do-

+

Toxocarpus concanensis

-do-

+

Tylophora dalzelli

-do-

+

T. indica

-do-

+

Strychnos colubrina

Loganiaceae

+

S. dalzelli

-do-

+

S. nux-vomica

Kasarga (K)

-do-

+

+

Ionidium suffruticosum

Violaceae

+

Canscora decurrens

Gentianceae

+

C. pauciflora

-do-

+

C. perfoliata

-do-

+

Exacum bicolor

Kariyat (K)

-do-

+

E. lawii

-do-

+

E. perrottetii

-do-

+

Swertia beddomi

-do-

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

Paracarium calestinum

Boraginaceae

+

P. malabaricum

-do-

+

Argyreia involucrata

Convolvulaceae

+

A. lawii

-do-

+

A. pilosa

-do-

+

A. sericea

-do-

+

Evolvulus alsinoides

Vishnukranti (S)

-do-

+

Ipoemia batatas

Genasu (K); Sweet potato (E)

-do-

+

I. biloba

-do-

+

+

I. laciniata

-do-

+

I. stocksii

-do-

+

Porana malabarica

-do-

+

Capsicum annum

Menasu (K)

Solanaceae

+

+

Datura fastuosa

-do-

+

Lycopersicum esculentum

Tomato (E)

-do-

+

Physalis minima

-do-

+

Solanum melongena

Baddine (K); Brinjal (E)

-do-

+

S. nigrum

-do-

+

S. torvum

-do-

+

S. xanthocarpum

Kadubaddine (K)

-do-

+

Hydrolea zeylanica

Hydroleaceae

+

Cordia myxa

Boraginaceae

+

Herpestis monniera

Brahmi (S)

Scrophulariaceae

+

Rhamphicarpa longiflora

-do-

+

Torenia bicolor

-do-

+

Utricularia affinis

Lentibulariaceae

+

U. arcuata

-do-

+

Aeschenanthus perottetti

Gesneriaceae

+

Jerdonia indica

-do-

+

Oroxylum indicum

Bignoniaceae

+

Stereospermum personatum

-do-

+

Pedalium murex

Pedaliaceae

+

Sesamum indicum

Ellu (K); Gingelly (E)

-do-

+

+

Adhatoda zeylanica

Adusoge (K), Vasaka (S)

Acanthaceae

+

Andrographis paniculata

-do-

+

Asystacia dalzelliana

-do-

+

Barleria courtallica

-do-

+

B. gibsoni

-do-

+

B. grandiflora

-do-

+

B. involucrata

-do-

+

B. lawii

-do-

+

B. montana

-do-

+

Blepharis asperrima

-do-

+

Calacanthus dalzelliana

-do-

+

Cardanthera pinatifida

-do-

+

Daedalacanthus roseus

-do-

+

Gymnostachyum canescens

-do-

+

G. latifolium

-do-

+

Hygrophila serphyllum

-do-

+

Justicia andersonii

-do-

+

J. gendarussa

-do-

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

J. trinervia

-do-

+

J. wynadensis

-do-

+

Lepidagathis clavata

-do-

+

L. mitis

-do-

+

Nilgirianthus barbatus

-do-

+

N. callosus

Karvi (K)

-do-

+

N. ciliatus

-do-

+

N. heyneanus

-do-

+

N. ixiocephalus

-do-

+

N. lupulinus

-do-

+

N. membranaceus

-do-

+

N. perfoliatus

-do-

+

N. scrobiculatus

-do-

+

N. sessilis

-do-

+

N. warrensis

-do-

+

Rungia crenata

-do-

+

R. elegans

-do-

+

R. linifolia

-do-

+

Thunbergia mysorensis

-do-

+

Blachia denudata

Euphorbiaceae

+

Avicennia officinalis

Verbenaceae

+

Gmelina arbora

Shivni (K)

-do-

+

Premna coriacea

-do-

+

+

Tectona grandis

Saguvani (K); Teak (E)

-do-

+

V. altissima

Bharanige (K)

-do-

+

+

V. negundo

Nukki (K)

-do-

+

Anisomeles heyneana

Labiatae

+

A. malabarica

-do-

+

Dysophylla salicifolia

-do-

+

D. stellata

-do-

+

D. stocksii

-do-

+

Leucas eriostoma

-do-

+

Ocimum basilicum

-do-

+

O. gratissimum

Ramtulsi (K)

-do-

+

O. sanctum

Tulsi (K- S)

-do-

+

Pogostemon patchouli

Patchouli

-do-

+

+

Pogostemon purpurascens

-do-

+

Boerhavia diffusa

Nyctaginaceae

+

Achyranthes aspera

Utrani (K); Apamarga (S)

Amaranthaceae

+

Amaranthus gangeticus

Haragisoppu (K)

-do-

+

A. paniculatus

-do-

-do-

+

A. spinosus

Mulluharargi (K)

-do-

+

+

Apama siliquosa

Chakrani (K)

Aristolochiaceae

+

Aristolochia indica

Ishvaraballi (K)

-do-

+

Peperomia wightiana

Piperaceae

+

Piper hookeri

Wild pepper sp.

-do-

+

+

Piper longum

Hippali (K); Long pepper (E)

-do-

+

+

P. nigrum

Menasu (K); Pepper (E)

-do-

+

+

+

P. trichostachyon

Wild pepper sp

-do-

+

+

Gymnacranthera canarica

Myristicaceae

+

Knema attenuata

-do-

+

Myristica fatua

-do-

+

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

M. malabarica

Rampatri (K)

-do-

+

+

+

Actinodaphne angustifolia

Lauraceae

+

A. malabarica

-do-

+

A. tadulingamii

-do-

+

Beilschmedia wightii

-do-

+

Cassytha filiformis

-do-

+

Cinnamomum macrocarpum

Dalchini (K); Cinnamon (E)

-do-

+

+

Cryptocarya bourdillonii

-do-

+

Litsea laevigata

-do-

+

L. stocksii

-do-

+

L. wightiana

-do-

+

Persea macrantha

Gulmav

-do-

+

Elaegnus latifolia

Elaegnaceae

+

Helicanthes elastica

Loranthaceae

+

Helixanthera intermedia

-do-

+

H. obtusata

-do-

+

Taxillus tomentosus

-do-

+

Tolypanthes lagenifer

-do-

+

Santalum album

Santalaceae

+

Adenochlaena indica

Euphorbiaceae

+

Agrostystachys longifolia

-do-

+

Bischofia javanica

Netrahonne (K)

-do-

+

+

Blachia denudata

-do-

+

Bridelia retusa

-do-

+

+

Cleistanthus malabaricus

-do-

+

Croton gibsonianus

-do-

+

C. lawianus

-do-

+

Cyclostemon confertiflorus

Havgai (K)

-do-

+

Dimorphocalyx lawianus

-do-

+

Drypetes cofertiflorus

-do-

+

D. elata

-do-

+

D. venusta

-do-

+

Emblica officinalis

Nelli (K); Gooseberry (E)

-do-

+

+

Euphorbia antiquorum

-do-

+

Euphorbia pycnostegia

-do-

+

E. notoptera

-do-

+

E. tirucalli

Pencil cactus (E)

-do-

+

+

Glochidion ellipticum

-do-

+

G. hohenackeri

-do-

+

G. johnstonei

-do-

+

G. malabaricum

-do-

+

G. ralphii

-do-

+

G. tomentosum

-do-

+

Homonoia retusa

-do-

+

Jatropha curcas

-do-

+

+

Mallotus aureo-puctatus

-do-

+

M. beddomei

-do-

+

M. phillippensis

-do-

+

+

M. stenanthus

-do-

+

Phyllanthus niruri

-do-

+

Putraniva roxburghii

-do-

+

Ricinus communis

-do-

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

Holoptelia integrifolia

Ulmaceae

+

Antiaris toxicaria

Moraceae

+

Artocarpus communis

Beralasu (K); breadfruit (E)

-do-

+

A. gomezianus

Vate (K)

-do-

+

+

+

A. hirsustus

Hebbalasu (K)

-do-

+

+

+

+

A. itegrifolia

Halasu (K); Jack (E)

-do-

+

+

+

Ficus bengalensis

Ala (K); Banian (E)

-do-

+

F. mysorensis

-do-

+

F. nervosa

-do-

+

F. talboti

-do-

+

F. racemosa

Athi (K); Wild fig (E)

-do-

+

F. religiosa

Aswatha (K; S)

-do-

+

Pouzolzia integrifolia

Urticaceae

+

Casuarina equisetifolia

Galimara (K)

Casuarinaceae

+

Blyxa talboti

Hydrochariatceae

+

Aerides crispa

Orchidaceae

+

A. maculosa

-do-

+

A. radicosum

-do-

+

Bulbophyllum fimbriatum

-do-

+

B. neilgherrense

-do-

+

Cirrhopetalum fimbriatum

-do-

+

Chiloschista glandulosa

-do-

+

Dendrobium crepidatum

-do-

+

D. herbaceum

-do-

+

D. peguanum

-do-

+

Diplocentrum congestum

-do-

+

Eria reticosa

-do-

+

Eulophia ochreata

-do-

+

Flickingeria nodosa

-do-

+

Geodorum densiflorum

-do-

+

Habenaria heyneana

-do-

+

H. ovalifolia

-do-

+

Liparis nervosa

-do-

+

L. viridiflora

-do-

+

Luisia macrantha

-do-

+

Oberonia brunoniana

-do-

+

Porpax reticulata

-do-

+

Sarcochilus maculatus

-do-

+

S. viridiflorus

-do-

+

Sirhookera lanceolata

-do-

+

Trias stocksii

-do-

+

Zeuxine gracilis

-do-

+

Alpinia galanga

Galanga (S)

Zingiberaceae

+

Amomum microstephanum

-do-

+

+

Costus speciosus

-do-

+

Curcuma amada

Mango ginger (E)

-do-

+

+

C. decipeins

-do-

+

C. longa

Haldi (K); Tumeric (E)

-do-

+

+

+

C. zeodaria

Kuchoora (K); Long zeodary (E)

-do-

+

+

Elettaria cardamomum

Elakki (K); Cardamom (E)

-do-

+

+

+

Zingiber officinale

Sunti (K); Ginger (E)

-do-

+

+

Z. macrostachyum

-do-

+

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

Ensete superba

Kadubale (K)

Musaceae

+

+

Musa paradisiaca

Banana

-do-

+

+

Curcligo orchioides

Amaryllidaceae

+

Dioscorea alata

Dioscoreaceae

+

D. bulbifera

-do-

+

Dioscorea oppositifolia

-do-

+

+

D. pentaphylla

-do-

+

+

+

D. tomentosa

-do-

+

+

Allium cepa

Onion (E)

Liliaceae

+

+

Asparagus racemosus

Satavari (K; S)

-do-

+

Chlorophytum attenuatum

-do-

+

C. malabaricum

-do-

+

Gloriosa superba

-do-

+

Arenga wightii

Arecaceae

+

+

Areca catechu

Adeke (K); Arecanut (E)

-do-

+

+

Calamus psedo-tenuis

Betha (K); Cane (E)

-do-

+

C. rotang

Betha (K); Cane (E)

-do-

+

C. thwaitesii

Betha (K); Cane (E)

-do-

+

Caryota urens

Baini (K)

-do-

+

+

+

Cocos nucifera

Thengu (K); Coconut (E)

-do-

+

+

+

+

Corypha umbraculifera

Talemara (K); Talipot (E)

-do-

+

+

+

Phoenix sylvestris

Eachal (K); wld date (E)

-do-

+

+

+

Pinanga dicksonii

-do-

+

Pandanus canaranus

Ketige (K); Screwpine (E)

Pandanceae

+

+

P. fascicularis

Ketige (K); Screwpine (E)

-do-

+

Alocasia indica

Araceae

+

Amorphophallus bulbifer

-do-

+

A. campanulatus

Banjargadde (K)

-do-

+

A. commutatus

-do-

+

+

Arisaema caudatum

-do-

+

A. leschenaultii

-do-

+

A. murrayi

-do-

+

Colocasia antiquorum

Taro (E)

-do-

+

Cryptocorne spiralis

-do-

+

Theriophonum dalzellii

-do-

+

Wisneria triandra

Alismaceae

+

Eriocaulon breviscapum

Eriocaulaceae

+

E. dalzelli

-do-

+

E. lanceolatum

-do-

+

E. odoratum

-do-

+

Cyperus hexastachys

Cyperaceae

+

Fimbristylis digitata

-do-

+

Pycreus albomarginatus

-do-

+

Spinifex littoralis

Poaceae

+

Pennisetum typhoideum

Bajra

-do-

+

+

Pennisetum spp.

-do-

+

Setaria italica

Italian millet

-do-

+

+

Panicum stagninum

Millet

-do-

+

+

Panicum spp.

-do-

+

P. javanicum

-do-

+

P. miliaceum

Varai (vern)

-do-

+

+

Paspalum scrobiculatum

-do-

+

Name

Vernacular

Family

E

FP

MP

NT

FO

W

T

Saccharum spontaneum

-do-

+

Saccharum spp.

Sugarcane

-do-

+

Andropogon squarrosus

Khas

-do-

+

A. schoenanthus

Lemon grass

-do-

+

+

Themeda imperbis

-do-

+

Cynodon dactylon

Hariali

-do-

+

Eleusine indica

Ragi

-do-

+

+

Eleusine spp.

-do-

+

Oryza sativa

Rice

-do-

+

+

O. coarcata

-do-

+

Bambusa arundinacea

Bamboo

-do-

+

+

+

+

Oxytenanthera spp.

Bamboo, Dowga

-do-

+

Dendrocalamus strictus

Bamboo

-do-

+

+

+

Ochlandra scriptoria

Reed, Vate

-do-

+

+