Basic Terminologies
Tree large
Stem girth equal or more than waist
Eucalyptus (Safeda, Neelgiri)
Leaf Simple
Undivided leaf
Amaranthus (Chaulai)
Leaf with Deep incisions
Margins slit
Chrysanthemum (Guldauji)
Leaf Unipinnate
Midrib (primary axis) with leaflets on both sides
Cassia gluca, Rose
Leaf Bipinnate
Leaflets borne on secondary axis
Melia (Drek)
Leaf Tripinnate
Leaflets borne on teritiary axis
Moringa (Drumstick)
Leaflet grain sized
Leaflets of size of Rice or Kidney bean
Acacia (Kikar), Delonix (Gulmohur)
Leaf ovate
Egg shaped
Amaranthus (Chaulai)
Leaf Obovate
Reverse egg shaped
Artocarpus (Kathal)
Leaf elliptical
Narrow and pointed at both ends
Nerium (Kaner)
Leaf Heart shaped
Tinospora (Giloye)
Leaf Margin Dentate
Leaf edges toothed
Mesophaerum (Vilayati Tulsi)
Leaf Margin Smooth
Leaf edges without teeth, outgrowths or waves
Vinca (Sadabahaar)
Leaf Margin Wavy
Leaf edges like waves
Clerodendrum, Polyalthia (Ashoka)
Leaf margin Biserrate
Leaf margin with small teeth within large teeth
Ricinus (Castor)
Leaf palmate
Leaf divided along radii like fingers of a palm
Cannabis (Bhang)
Leaf Platter like
Leaf large and wide like a platter
Tectona (Teak)
Leaf segmented irregularly
Leaf edges slit randomly
Delphinium, Carrot (Gajar)
Flower Ball sized or bigger
Flower round with 2 or more inches diameter
Hibiscus (China rose)
Flower Coin sized
Flower round with 0.75 – 2 inches diameter
Nyctanthus (Harshringar)
Flower Button sized
Flower round with 1 cm – 2 cm diameter
Mormodica (Karela)
Flower nail-head sized
Flower minute with diameter upto 0.5 cm
Withania (Ashwagandha)
Inflorescence Racemose
Floral axis unlimited, with older flowers at base and younger towards tip
Antirrhinum (Dog flower)
Inflorescence Umbrella shaped
Floral axis limited and small flowers arranged in umbrella shape
Dacus (Carrot)
Inflorescence compact
FSmall flowers arranged compactly to form single large unit
Lantana
Spike pinnate
Long floral axis with small side branches
Arundinella
Spike palmate
Floral axis split into equal branches
Cynodon (Doob grass)
Stem with leaf bases
Stem with leaf bases attached after the leaf has fallen
Phoenix (Date palm)
Stem with ringed leaf scars
Stem with ringed marks of fallen leaf’s attachment
Roystonia (Royal Bottle palm)
Leaf whorled
Many leaves arranged around stem
Galium
Leaves radiating
Leaves radiating like rays out of a common point on stem
Agave
Leaves like rose petals
Leaves arranged as petal of rose flower
Echeveria elegans
Leaf margin with outgrowths
Leaf with special structures at edges
Agave leopoldii
Leaf jointed
Needle like leaves with joints along length
Casuarina