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दो सौ साठ भारतीय पौधे, उसी तरह दर्ज किए गए जैसे लोग असल में बागवानी करते हैं — जगह के हिसाब से, मौसम के हिसाब से, और आप पौधे से क्या चाहते हैं उसके हिसाब से।

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Use the filters on the plant archive to narrow by goal, growing space and season. Every record carries a Hindi name, a botanical name, a care note and the months in which to sow.

संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisसंजीवनीसंजीवनीSelaginella bryopterisThe sanjeevani of the rocks — curls up bone dry, then greens again in an hour of rain.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.गुरलुगुरलुCoix lacryma-jobiHard glossy grain used as food, as beads and as a brewing grain in the hills.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.कोदोकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.चीनाचीनाPanicum miliaceumA short-season millet of the northern hills, sown when the season has been lost.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisचांदी फर्नचांदी फर्नPityrogramma calomelanosA white-backed fern that colonises damp walls and cut slopes on its own.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaद्रौपदी मालाद्रौपदी मालाRhynchostylis retusaThe kopou phul of Assam — hanging foxtail sprays, and the flower of Bihu.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaनील ऑर्किडनील ऑर्किडVanda coeruleaThe blue vanda of Meghalaya — tessellated flowers, and protected in the wild.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisस्टैगहॉर्नस्टैगहॉर्नPlatycerium wallichiiAn antler-shaped epiphytic fern of Assam’s forests, mounted on a board.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.कुल्लेनियाकुल्लेनियाCullenia exarillataThe canopy tree that feeds the lion-tailed macaque; endemic to the southern Ghats.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.आयनीआयनीArtocarpus hirsutusThe wild jack of Malabar — timber for boats and fruit for the monkeys.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.योंगचाकयोंगचाकParkia timorianaThe tree bean of Manipur — long flat pods with a pungent unmistakable smell.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisजल सलादजल सलादPistia stratiotesA floating rosette that shades a tub and starves the algae — but a weed if it escapes.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisखुरखुरीखुरखुरीHydrocotyle sibthorpioidesA tiny creeping mat for the wet edge of a tub — the softest possible ground cover.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.जंगली चावलजंगली चावलOryza rufipogonThe wild ancestor of cultivated rice, still standing in eastern wetlands.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaनीलकुरिंजीनीलकुरिंजीStrobilanthes kunthianaThe shrub that turns the Nilgiri slopes blue once every twelve years, then dies.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.जंगली जायफलजंगली जायफलMyristica malabaricaThe Malabar nutmeg of swampy Ghats forest — a myristica swamp indicator species.

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Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.