प्रकृति ప్రకృతి Nature Junction

Name: Guava

Hindi: अमरूद/जाम, Telugu: జామ

Scientific name: Psidium guajava

Plant family: Myrtaceae

Rich in Vitamin C

Guava leaves are useful as well for soothing tooth pain.

Over two decades old and doing great. Sometimes, when the temperature is high, the fruits get blackish otherwise they are good. It’s season time. This year it’s good. Trees are important in Bhilai because it is an industrial town. One will find many houses with lot of plants and trees. Guava is one of the common plants that is grown.

Name: Mango

Hindi: आम, Telugu: మామిడి

Scientific name: Mangifera Indica

Plant family: Anacardiaceae

Rich in Vitamin C and K

Name: Banana

Hindi: केला, Telugu: అరటి

Scientific name: Musa acuminata

Plant family: Musaceae

Good harvest. Used and distributed. Another small tree is ready.

Name: Curry Tree

Hindi: करी, Telugu: కరివేపాకు

Scientific name: Murraya koenigii L.

Plant family: Rutaceae

It’s known for its medicinal value (Koenigin is a glycoside,) and use in traditional medical systems.

Social plant: Widely used in India. People occasionally come to take some leaves.

Name: Papaya

Hindi: पपीता, Telugu: బొప్పాయి

Scientific name: Carica papaya

Plant family: Caricaceae

Rich in Vitamin A and C

Looks ok for now

Good harvest with the transition to fruit papaya. Now, we will have to wait for the next season. (November–December 2024)

Name: Custard apple

Hindi: सीताफल, Telugu: సీతాఫలం

Scientific name: Annona reticulata

Plant family: Annonaceae

Rich in Vitamin A, B6, and C.

Leaves are known for their use in traditional medicines.

Slight damage caused.

Fine as on 26th September 2024.

Paver blocks laid by the local municipal corp. thanks to some local support and efforts by councillor. The blocks not only look good and ensure cleanliness, they allow some water to seep in (from the space between the joints) to the ground and help maintain the underground water level.

Name: Marigold

Hindi: गेंदा Telugu: బంతి

Scientific name: Tagetes

Plant family: Asteraceae

Name: Mango—Hybrid

Scientific name: Mangifera Indica

Plant family: Anacardiaceae

Name: Brinjal

Hindi: बैंगन, Telugu: వంకాయ

Scientific name: Solanum melongena

Plant family: Solanaceae

Contains calcium, Magnesium, phosphorus, pottassium, and folate

(Partially damaged due to weather conditions. The yield was good earlier.)

Fine (November–December 2024)

Name: Ivy Gourd

Hindi: कुंदरू, Telugu: దొండకాయ

Scientific name: Coccinia grandis L.

Plant family: Cucurbitaceae

Contains Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, and Iron

(Damaged due to weather conditions)

Partial recovery as on 26th September 2024.

Good as on 11th November 2024.

Fully recovered (November–December 2024)

Name: Holy Basil

Hindi: तुलसी, Telugu: తులసి

Scientific name: Ocimum tenuiflorum

Plant family: Lamiaceae

Contains Vitamin C and Calcium

Known as traditional medicinal herb

Considered as a sacred plant in Hindu religion

Name: Rose

Hindi: गुलाब Telugu: గులాబీ

Scientific name: Rosa

Plant family: Rosaceae

Name: Crossandara

Hindi: अबोली Telugu: కనకాంబరం

Scientific name: Crossandra infundibuliformis

Plant family: Acanthaceae

Notes:

There were heavy rains in Bhilai earlier and inclement weather thereafter over the last two weeks has resulted in some damage to some plants. (1st September 2024)

Some plants are seasonal and have not been included here.

Plant taxonomy: Initial of the name of the person (taxonomy authority) who had first explained the plant species is mentioned after the scientific name. For instance, Mangifera indica L. In case of animals, the full last name of the taxonomy authority who had first described the animal species is mentioned. Carl Linnaeus is known for inventing the modern binomial nomenclature.

Intermittent heavy rains over the last two days. (26th September 2024)