PIPER NIGRUM L. – Black Pepper

Peppercorn, Piper, Black peppercorn Family: Piperaceae Description: Its glossy, heart-shaped leaves grow alternately on the vine, while small, white flowers with spiked clusters emerge in clusters along...

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KAEMPFERIA GALANGA L. – Aromatic Ginger

Resurrection Lily, Lesser Galangal, Sand Ginger, Inguru piyali (ඉඟුරු පියළි ) Family: Zingiberaceae Description: It features lance-shaped leaves with prominent veining and grows from rhizomes, producing clusters...

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JUSTICIA ADHATODA L. – Malabar Nut

Adulsa, Vasaka, Adathodai Syn.: Adhatoda vasica Nees Family: Acanthaceae Description: It is a perennial shrub with lance-shaped leaves arranged oppositely along the stems, featuring prominent veins and a...

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ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM (L.) Maton – green cardamom

Grains of Paradise, True cardamom, Malabar cardamom, එනසාල් Syn.: Amomum cardamomum L., Alpinia cardamomum (L.) Roxb., Matonia cardamomum (L.) Stephenson & J.M.Churchill, Cardamomum elletari Garsault, Amomum...

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ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS Lam. – Jackfruit

Jak, Nangka Syn.: Artocarpus brasiliensis Ortega, Artocarpus integrifolius auct., Artocarpus maximus Blanco, Artocarpus nanca Noronha, Artocarpus philippensis Lam. Family: Moraceae Description: Artocarpus heterophyllus is a tropical tree known...

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VITEX NEGUNDO L. – Five leaved Chaste Tree

Nika, Sudu Nika, Nil Nika, Nirgundi Family: Lamiaceae Description: The leaves are compound, consisting of five leaflets arranged in a palmate pattern, with serrated edges and a...

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SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA G. King – Mahogany

Honduran mahogany, Honduras mahogany, or big-leaf mahogany Syn.: Swietenia belizensis Lundell, Swietenia candollei Pittier, Swietenia krukovii Gleason, Swietenia macrophylla var. marabaensis Ledoux & Lobato, Swietenia tessmannii...

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HIMANTOGLOSSUM ROBERTIANUM (Loisel.) P. Delforge – jazýček

Syn.: Orchis robertiana Loisel., Barlia robertiana (Loisel.) Greuter, Barlia robertiana lusus candida Soó, Himantoglossum robertianum f. candidum (Soó) F.M.Vázquez, Orchis foliosa Masson ex Ker Gawl.,...

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HIMANTOGLOSSUM ROBERTIANUM (Loisel.) P. Delforge – The Giant Orchid

YOU CAN FIND THE CZECH VERSION IN THIS LINK Syn.: Orchis robertiana Loisel., Barlia robertiana (Loisel.) Greuter, Barlia robertiana lusus candida Soó, Himantoglossum robertianum f. candidum...

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OSBECKIA OCTANDRA – Heen Bovitiya (හීන් බෝවිටියා)

Syn: Melastoma octandrum L., Asterostoma octandra (L.) Blume, Osbeckia polycephala Naud., Osbeckia simsii DC. Family: Melastomataceae Description: The slender stems, often reaching up to two meters in...

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