Indianthus virgatus (Schumannianthus virgatus)

Tall plants with compound leaf cluster on top of cane like stem. Geographical 

Distribution:

     SE Asia from Malaysia eastwards to the New Hebrides.

Pic : Vagamon, Kerala

Crotalaria

PIC:Udaipur Rajasthan

Crotalaria

Crotalaria is a genus of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs in the Family Fabaceae commonly known as rattlepods. Some 600 or more species of Crotalaria are described worldwide, mostly from the tropics; at least 500 species are known from Africa.

Scientific name: Crotalaria

Rank: Genus

Higher classification: Faboideae

Lower classifications: Crotalaria socotrana, Crotalaria mentiens, Chipilín, Crotalaria exaltata, Crotalaria bamendae, Crotalaria juncea, Crotalaria ledermannii, Crotalaria strigulosa

Pic:Vagamon, Kerala

Synonyms: Crotalaria sericea, Crotalaria leschenenaulti

Rubus moluccanus - Wild Raspberry

Botanical name: Rubus moluccanus

Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)

Synonyms: Rubus hillii

Common name: Wild Raspberry, Black berry, Black cherry, Broad-leaved bramble, Ceylon blackberry, Molucca bramble, Molucca raspberry 

Flowering: April-May

Wild Raspberry is a tall scrambling shrub or climber. The stems are covered with short rusty or white woolly hairs, and armed with numerous recurved prickles. Alternately arranged leaves are broadly ovate- heart shaped, usually 3- or 5-lobed, 3-20 cm long, 2.5-18 cm wide. They are hairless or sparsely hairy above, with a crinkled surface. They are densely white or rusty hairy below. Flowers are white, borne in clusters in in upper leaf axils. Sepals are large, velvety, and persist till fruiting. Petals are 5. Fruit is a red berry, about 1.2 cm across.

pic:Vagamon,Kerala,IND