Plants from
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Mimosaceae family
Mimosa pudica L.
English Name : Touch Me Not
Irula Name : Thotta Surangi
Tamil Name : Thotta Surungi
Hindi Name : Chui mui, Lajvanti
Malayalam Name : Thottavadi
Habit : A small spreading herb.
Entada rheedii Sprengel
English Name : Ladynut, Mackary Bean
Irula Name : Manga kodi
Tamil Name : Yanaikozhinji, Irikki
Hindi Name : Gila
Malayalam Name : Kaka valli
Habit : A large liana.
Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr.
English Name : Soap Pod Tree
Irula Name : Mande seengai
Tamil Name : Seeyakkai
Hindi Name : Ban ritha
Habit : An extensive scrambler.
Acacia pennata (L.) Willd.
Irula Name : Seengai
Tamil Name : Vellai indu
Hindi Name : Shembi
Habit : An extensive armed straggler.
Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.
English Name : Mesquite, South West Thorn
Irula Name : Dilli
Tamil Name : Vaelikaruvai
Hindi Name : Vilaiti Keekar
Malayalam Name : Vanni
Habit : A small armed deciduous tree.
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.
English Name : Black Siris, East Indian Walnut
Irula Name : Vagai
Tamil Name : Vagai
Hindi Name : Siris
Malayalam Name : Vaga
Habit : A large deciduous tree.
Albizia amara ( Roxb.) Boivin ssp. amara
English Name : Bitter Albizia, Wheel Tree
Irula Name : Sujil
Tamil Name : Unja, Usilai
Malayalam Name : Varacchi
Habit : A moderate sized deciduous tree with a spreading crown.
Acacia nilotica (L.) Del.ssp. indica (Benth.) Brenan
English Name : Babul/Egyptian Thorn
Tamil Name : Karu vela
Hindi Name : Babul, Kikar
Habit : A medium sized tree.
Acacia chundra (Rottler) Willd.
English Name : Red Cutch, Red Ebony
Irula Name : Kagalie
Tamil Name : Karangali
Habit : An armed medium sized tree.
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. ssp. cinerea var. cinerea
English Name : Painted Thorn Bush
Irula Name : Odavara
Tamil Name : Vadathalla
Hindi Name : Vurtuli
Kannada Name : Wadu
Habit : A small armed tree.
