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संजीवनीसंजीवनीSelaginella bryopterisThe sanjeevani of the rocks — curls up bone dry, then greens again in an hour of rain.
तमरिल्लोतमरिल्लोSolanum betaceumEgg-shaped tart fruit on a soft-wooded small tree of the eastern hills.इस्कुसइस्कुसSechium eduleThe squash that covers a whole roof in one season across the eastern hills.
कागजी नेमुकागजी नेमुCitrus limon var.The thin-skinned Assam lemon, fragrant enough to scent a whole kitchen.खासी संतराखासी संतराCitrus reticulataThe loose-skinned orange of the Khasi and Jaintia hills, ripe in December.सोहफलांगसोहफलांगFlemingia vestitaA tuberous legume of Meghalaya, eaten raw and crisp with salt and mustard oil.गुरलुगुरलुCoix lacryma-jobiHard glossy grain used as food, as beads and as a brewing grain in the hills.कोदोकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.चीनाचीनाPanicum miliaceumA short-season millet of the northern hills, sown when the season has been lost.चांदी फर्नचांदी फर्नPityrogramma calomelanosA white-backed fern that colonises damp walls and cut slopes on its own.मेस्तामेस्ताHibiscus sabdariffa var.The sour leaf of Assam and Manipur, cooked with fish and pork.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.पुन्नागपुन्नागMesua thwaitesiiA tall wet-evergreen tree of the southern Ghats, red-flushed in new leaf.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.