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Humid through the year with an early monsoon; fungal problems beat drought here.
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AmaltasअमलतासCassia fistulaYellow chandeliers in May, when the city most needs something to look at.
AmaranthचौलाईAmaranthus tricolorThe monsoon green that grows itself — heat-proof, rain-proof, ready in a month.
Arabian JasmineमोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.Areca PalmसुपारीAreca catechuThe slender betel-nut palm of the wet coasts, grown in dense shaded gardens.Arjunअर्जुनTerminalia arjunaA riverbank giant with pale bark — a campus or park tree, not a pot.Arjunaअर्जुनTerminalia arjunaA riverbank giant with pale bark — a tree for a campus or a colony park, not a…Ash GourdपेठाBenincasa hispidaThe big white-waxed gourd of the south, stored for months after harvest.AshokaअशोकSaraca asocaOrange flower clusters straight off the trunk — a sacred tree, now threatened.Ashoka Treeसीता अशोकSaraca asocaThe true ashoka — orange flower clusters on a small shade-loving tree of wet forest.Assam Lemonकागजी नेमुCitrus limon var.The thin-skinned Assam lemon, fragrant enough to scent a whole kitchen.BaelबेलAegle marmelosA slow, tough native tree for a hot courtyard, with fruit that makes the summer sherbet.Bahedaबहेड़ाTerminalia belliricaThe third triphala fruit, from a broad-crowned tree of dry deciduous forest.BalsamगुलमेहंदीImpatiens balsaminaA monsoon annual of verandah pots, with seed pods children cannot leave alone.BambooबांसBambusa balcooaThe fastest usable material on earth; one clump supplies poles for years.Bamboo Shoot Speciesबांस करीलDendrocalamus hamiltoniiThe north-eastern shoot bamboo — fermented shoots are a regional staple.BananaकेलाMusa acuminataA single sucker in a corner gives shade, cooking leaves and, in time, fruit.