Herbaceous flora

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Here is a list of the herbaceous and ground flora found at the Zuari Industries estate.

A herb is defined as a plant with a soft stem. It may be annual, biennial, or perennial - and its aerial portion is relatively short lived.

Almost all the plants in this list are naturally occurring.

Local name Botanical name Family
1. -- Abutilon indicum Mavaceae
2. -- Acanthospermum hispicum Asteraceae
3. Aghada Achyranthes aspera Amaranthaceae
4. -- Alysicarpus bupleurifolius Fabaceae
5. Kapurphuti Aerva lanata Amaranthaceae
6. Sola Aeschynomene Fabaceae
7. -- Ageratum conyzoides Asteraceae
8. -- Alternanthera sessilis Amaranthaceae
9. Ran-bhaji Amaranthus viridis "
10. Kirayata Andrographis paniculate Acanthaceae
11. -- Anisochilus verticillatus Lamiaceae
12. -- Atylosia scarabaeiodes Fabaceae
13. -- Atylosia crassa "
14. -- Canscora decurrens Gentianaceae
15. -- Canscora diffusa "
16. -- Cassia absus Caesalpiniaceae
17. Kurdu Celosia argentea Amaranthaceae
18. -- Chromolaena odorata Asteraceae
19. -- Cleome viscosa Capparidaceae
20. Gokanra Clitoria ternatea Fabaceae
21. -- Crotalaria pallida "
22. -- Crotalaria epunctata "
23. -- Crotalaria Sps. "
24. -- Commelina attenuata Commelinaceae
25. -- Dactyloctenium aegyptum Poaceae
26. -- Desmodium triquetrum Fabaceae
27. -- Desmodium polycarpum "
28. Karande Dioscorea bulbifera Dioscoreaceae
29. -- Eriocaulon diannae Eriocaulaceae
30. -- Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae
31. -- Euphorbia notoptera Euphorbiaceae
32. Shankapushpi Evolvulus alsinoides Convolvulaceae
33. -- Geissaspsis tenella Fabaceae
34. Paripat Hedyotis herbacea Rubiaceae
35. Dudhsheri Hemidesmus indicus Periplocaceae
36. -- Heteropogon contortus Poaceae
37. -- Hyptis veolens Lamiaceae
38. -- Ipomoea sepiara Convolvulaceae
39. -- Ipomoea companulataa "
40. -- Ischaemum conjugatum Poaceae
41. -- Iseilima laxum "
42. Pitkulli Ixora coccinea Rubiaceae
43. Ghaneri Lantana camara Verbenaceae
44. -- Lepidagathis cristata Acanthaceae
45. -- Lepidagathis cuspidata "
46. -- Lepidagathis prostrata "
47. -- Lepidagathis species "
48. -- Ludwiga parviflora Onagraceae
49. -- Malvastrum coromandelianum Malvaceae
50. Undrakani Merremia emarginata Convolvulaceae
51. -- Merremia tridentata "
52. -- Merremia vitifolia "
53. Lajalu Mimosa pudica Mimosaceae
54. Shervan Mussaenda laxa Rubiaceae
55. -- Naregania alata Meliaceae
56. Ghosvel Neuracanthes sphaerostachyus Acanthaceae
57. -- Osbeckia truncata Melastomataceae
58. -- Passiflora foetida Passifloraceae
59. -- Phaseolus mungo Fabaceae
60. Bhuiavali Phyllanthus fraternus Euphorbiaceae
61. Chirputi Physalis minima Solanaceae
62. Gholchi Portulace oleracea Portulaceaeae
63. Sarpagandhi Rauwolfia serpentina Apocynaceae
64. -- Rungia linifolia Acanthaceae
65. -- Rungia pectinata "
66. -- Russelia juncea Scrophulariaceae
67. Jangli til Sesasmum mulayanum Pedaliaceae
68. Tadmad Sesbania bipinosa Fabaceae
69. -- Sida rhombifolia Malvaceae
70. Ghotvel Smilax zeylanica Smilacaceae
71. -- Smithia conferta Fabaceae
72. -- Solanum nigrum Solanaceae
73. -- Spermaeoce hispida Rubiaceae
74. -- Spermaeoce verticillatus "
75. -- Tephrosia tinctoria Fabaceae
76. Ran-Udid Teramnus labialis "
77. -- Tricholepis glaberrima Asteraceae
78. -- Tridax procumbens "
79. -- Urena lobata Malvaceae
80. -- Vernonia cinerea Asteraceae
 
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