Myristica trobogarii

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       Myristica trobogarii is a new species of wild nutmeg from the  Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve (S outhern Western Ghats)  in Kerala,...

"Bleeding Heart Flower" - Lamprocapnos

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       We have all heard of holy ghost orchid flowers. But have you heard about the cute and amazing Bleeding heart flowers? If not, don...

"Lily of the valley" - Convallaria majalis L.

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Lily of the valley is a highly poisonous herbaceous perennial flowering plant with sweetly scented bell-shaped white flowers. Synonyms :...

Piper longum Linn.

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P. longum is a slender aromatic climber, mostly cultivated for its fruit.  Synonyms: Piplamul, Pippali, Indian long pepper. Family: ...

Crocus sativus Linn.

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Crocus sativus Linn. Synonyms : Crocus, French saffron, Spanish saffron Family : Iridaceae Plant morphology:        Crocus sativus...
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Clitoria ternatea L.

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Clitoria ternatea L. Synonyms : Asian pigeon wings Blue pea Darwin pea Butterfly pea Sangupushpam (Malayalam) Gokarni (Hindi) ...

Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

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Citrullus colocynthis (Image taken by Wikimedia commons ) Citrullus colocynthis L. is a viny plant, widely distributed in the desert ...

Zingiber officinale

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Zingiber officinale (Image from Wikimedia commons ) Synonyms : Zingiber, Saunth (Hindi) Family: Zingiberaceae Geographical sour...

Elettaria cardamomum - "Queen of Spices"

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Cardamom Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton is known as the "Queen of spices" for its pleasant aroma and taste. It is the ...

Safranin stain preparation

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Safranin is used as a counterstain. For Safranin stain preparation:        Dissolve 1 gm safranin in 100 ml alcohol (95%) and dilute to...

How to prepare Acetocarmine staining solution?

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Acetocarmine stain is commonly used for cytological preparations. For the acetocarmine stain preparation:        Boil 45% acetic acid i...

Aloe vera

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Aloe vera Image courtesy: MidgleyDJ /Wikimedia Commons ( CC BY-SA 3.0 )         Aloe vera is a succulent and evergreen perennial p...

Azadirachta indica

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Neem flowers Image courtesy: Bishnu Sarangi Synonyms: Neem, Veppu (Malayalam), Vepa (Telugu). Scientific Classification     Kingdo...

Waling-waling : "The Queen of Philippine flowers"

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       Waling-waling ( Vanda sanderiana) is known as "The Queen of Philippine flowers". It is a beautiful flower in orchidacea...

Petrea volubilis

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Petrea volubilis Image courtesy: Vinayaraj / Wikimedia commons ( CC-BY-SA 4.0 ) Synonyms : Petrea arborea , Petrea racemosa , Petrea...

Clerodendrum infortunatum

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      Clerodendrum infortunatum is a perennial herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family. C. infortunatum (Image courtesy: Vanlap Hoan...