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Grihvatika Knowledge Centre

Goals: Biodiversity

Assam Lemon (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.
Coconut

The tree the coasts are built on — water, kernel, oil, thatch and shade.

Foxtail Orchid (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusa
Tecoma

Yellow bells almost all year on a shrub that survives a forgotten terrace.

Foxtail Orchid (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusa
Chinese Hat Plant

A sub-Himalayan scrambler with brick-red bracts through the cool months.

Foxtail Orchid (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusa
Barleria

A spiny yellow-flowered shrub of dry scrub, unbothered by heat or thin soil.

Assam Lemon (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.
Indian Cork Tree

Tall and narrow, dropping long white scented flowers through the night.

Assam Lemon (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.
Mango

The tree the subcontinent is organised around; a grafted plant fruits in four years.

Assam Lemon (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.
Jackfruit

One tree feeds a street. Green for sabzi, ripe for the sweetest fruit there is.

Foxtail Orchid (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusa
Pentas

Flat clusters of small stars that butterflies can actually land on.

Assam Lemon (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.
Amaltas

Yellow chandeliers in May, when the city most needs something to look at.