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कोदोकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.
चांदी फर्नचांदी फर्नPityrogramma calomelanosA white-backed fern that colonises damp walls and cut slopes on its own.जल सलादजल सलादPistia stratiotesA floating rosette that shades a tub and starves the algae — but a weed if it escapes.धानधानOryza sativaHalf the country’s calories — and a bucket of it on a terrace teaches more than any book.
कलिहारीकलिहारीGloriosa superbaFlame-red reflexed petals on a climbing lily — the state flower of Tamil Nadu.
कुडमपुलीकुडमपुलीGarcinia gummi-guttaThe souring fruit of Kerala fish curry, dried black and kept all year.जंगली जायफलजंगली जायफलMyristica malabaricaThe Malabar nutmeg of swampy Ghats forest — a myristica swamp indicator species.जामुन कोकमजामुन कोकमSyzygium caryophyllatumA small-fruited endemic jamun of the southern hills, cropping through the monsoon.कोरलकोरलThunbergia mysorensisLong hanging chains of maroon and yellow flowers — the Mysore clock vine.आयनीआयनीArtocarpus hirsutusThe wild jack of Malabar — timber for boats and fruit for the monkeys.गुलाब जामुनगुलाब जामुनSyzygium jambosPale crisp fruit that smells of rose water, on a small spreading evergreen.पटेरापटेराTypha angustifoliaBrown flower spikes over strap leaves; the reed that cleans a village pond.रोशा घासरोशा घासCymbopogon martiniiThe palmarosa of the Deccan, distilled for a rose-scented oil.पीला बांसपीला बांसBambusa vulgarisYellow culms striped green; the ornamental clumping bamboo of Indian gardens.कुशकुशDesmostachya bipinnataThe kusha grass of ritual, holding sandy soil across the northern plains.अंजन घासअंजन घासCenchrus ciliarisThe anjan of dry pasture — a fodder grass that greens the Thar within days of rain.Not sure where to start?
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By regionEach entry notes where the plant grows well across India, from the Gangetic plain to coastal soils.
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Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.