99 FLOWERS (MENTIONED IN TAMIL POEM KURINJIPADAL WRITTEN BY POET KABILAR) - SERIES PAINTING
Kurinjippattu describes the kurinji landscape of the mountainous terrain and Kabilar mentions almost 100 different plant names
1.செங்காந்தள்
Gloriosa superba L. -
Common names include flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw, and fire lily.
Gloriosa superba L. -
Common names include flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw, and fire lily.
2. ஆம்பல்
Botanical Name - Nymphaea pubescens
Common Name - water lily.
Botanical Name - Nymphaea pubescens
Common Name - water lily.
HEre This waTeR Lily iS the 2nD fLower mEntIoNed iN TamIl pOem "KURINJIPADAL".
According to Indian mystics, lotus is the better half of sun while water lily is of moon.
According to Indian mystics, lotus is the better half of sun while water lily is of moon.
3. அனிச்சம்.
Botanical Name : Anagallis arvensis
Common Name : Blue Pimpernel
Flower supposed to be so delicate as to droop or even perish when smelt; மோந்தால் வாடும் பூ வகை.
Common Name : Blue Pimpernel
Flower supposed to be so delicate as to droop or even perish when smelt; மோந்தால் வாடும் பூ வகை.
4. குவளை
Botanical name: Nymphea odorata
Botanical name: Nymphea odorata
Common Name : Fragrant Water Lily
5. குறிஞ்சி
Botanical Name - Strobilanthes kunthianus
Common Name - Kurinji, Neelakurinji
Total life-span - About three months. Neelakurinji is a species that synchronizes its flowering period, but within a period of twelve years.
Botanical Name - Strobilanthes kunthianus
Common Name - Kurinji, Neelakurinji
Total life-span - About three months. Neelakurinji is a species that synchronizes its flowering period, but within a period of twelve years.
6. வெட்சி
Botanical Name: Ixora Coccinea.
Common Name : Flame of the woods or jungle flame.
Botanical Name: Ixora Coccinea.
Common Name : Flame of the woods or jungle flame.
7. செங்கொடு வேரி
Botanical Name: Plumbago rosea L.
Common Name :scarlet lead wort
Cultivated as an ornamental plant.
Botanical Name: Plumbago rosea L.
Common Name :scarlet lead wort
Cultivated as an ornamental plant.
8.தேமாம்பூ
Botanical name: Mangifera indica
Common Name : Sweet Mango, Mango
Botanical name: Mangifera indica
Common Name : Sweet Mango, Mango
9. மணிச்சிகை
Botanical Name: Ipomoea sagittifolia
Common Name: Purple Heart Glory
10.உந்தூழ்
Botanical Name: Bambusa arundinaca
Common Name: Large bamboo, Indian Thorny Bamboo
Botanical Name: Ipomoea sagittifolia
Common Name: Purple Heart Glory
10.உந்தூழ்
Botanical Name: Bambusa arundinaca
Common Name: Large bamboo, Indian Thorny Bamboo
11. கூவிளம்
Aegle marmelos;
Common name - Bael - வில்வம்
Bael trees can be usually seen near the Hindu temples and their home gardens
Used in Ayurveda for many purposes.
Bael is an apt fruit for curing many digestive issues due to its anti- bacterial, anti- fungal properties. It is recommended for people suffering from stomach ulcers as the high content of tannin in its leaves reduces inflammation
Aegle marmelos;
Common name - Bael - வில்வம்
Bael trees can be usually seen near the Hindu temples and their home gardens
Used in Ayurveda for many purposes.
Bael is an apt fruit for curing many digestive issues due to its anti- bacterial, anti- fungal properties. It is recommended for people suffering from stomach ulcers as the high content of tannin in its leaves reduces inflammation
12.எறுழ்
Botanical Name :Calycopteris floribunda
Common Name : Paper Flower Climber
Found extensively in the low-lying tropical evergreen forests of the Western Ghats, and rarely in Eastern Ghats of coastal Andhra
Uses : Intestinal worms
Quench thirst.
Botanical Name :Calycopteris floribunda
Common Name : Paper Flower Climber
Found extensively in the low-lying tropical evergreen forests of the Western Ghats, and rarely in Eastern Ghats of coastal Andhra
Uses : Intestinal worms
Quench thirst.
13.சுள்ளி
Botanical Name: Barleria prionitis
Common Name: Porcupine flower
Uses : The juice of the leaves is applied to feet to prevent maceration and cracking in the monsoon season.
Place : Well – drained soils
Botanical Name: Barleria prionitis
Common Name: Porcupine flower
Uses : The juice of the leaves is applied to feet to prevent maceration and cracking in the monsoon season.
Place : Well – drained soils
14. கூவிரம்
Botanical Name: Crateva religiosa
Common Name : மாவிலிங்கம் – Sacred garlic pear
Uses : Anti-inflammatory
Place : Commonly grown near temples
Botanical Name: Crateva religiosa
Common Name : மாவிலிங்கம் – Sacred garlic pear
Uses : Anti-inflammatory
Place : Commonly grown near temples
15. வடவனம்
Tulsi - The queen of Herbs
Botanical Name: Ocimum sanctum
Common Name: Holy Basil or Tulsi - துளசி
Uses : Combats Respiratory Ailments
Place : Tropical regions of india
Tulsi - The queen of Herbs
Botanical Name: Ocimum sanctum
Common Name: Holy Basil or Tulsi - துளசி
Uses : Combats Respiratory Ailments
Place : Tropical regions of india
16. வாகை
Botanical Name: Albizia lebbeck
Common Name : Snow rose, Woman's tongue tree.
Botanical Name: Albizia lebbeck
Common Name : Snow rose, Woman's tongue tree.
Uses : To treat abdominal tumors,cough, flu, and so many
Place : Tropical and subtropical regions
Place : Tropical and subtropical regions
17. குடசம்
Botanical Name: Holarrhena Antidysenterica
Common Name: Indrajao
Uses : It is a medicinal plant that has antidysenteric, antidiarrheal, and anti-amoebic properties.
Place : Found in dry and moist regions
Botanical Name: Holarrhena Antidysenterica
Common Name: Indrajao
Uses : It is a medicinal plant that has antidysenteric, antidiarrheal, and anti-amoebic properties.
Place : Found in dry and moist regions
18. எருவை
Botanical Name: Typha angustata
Common Name : Small Bulrush, Korai
Uses : Used for bleeding disorders
Place : Brackish or Subsaline water
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers wet soil and can grow in water.
Botanical Name: Typha angustata
Common Name : Small Bulrush, Korai
Uses : Used for bleeding disorders
Place : Brackish or Subsaline water
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers wet soil and can grow in water.
19. செருவிளை
Botanical Name: Clitoria ternatea-albiflora
Common Name: White-flowered mussell-shell creeper ( சங்குப்பூ )
Uses : Cure whooping cough
Place : Fence grown vein plant
Botanical Name: Clitoria ternatea-albiflora
Common Name: White-flowered mussell-shell creeper ( சங்குப்பூ )
Uses : Cure whooping cough
Place : Fence grown vein plant
20. கருவிளம்
Botanical Name: Clitoria ternatea typica
Common Name: Butterfly Pea, Mussell-shell creeper
Uses : A holy flower, used in daily puja rituals
Place : It grow in Fence as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist, neutral soil. Grown as ornamental plant.
Botanical Name: Clitoria ternatea typica
Common Name: Butterfly Pea, Mussell-shell creeper
Uses : A holy flower, used in daily puja rituals
Place : It grow in Fence as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist, neutral soil. Grown as ornamental plant.
21. பயினி
Botanical Name: Vateria indica.
Common Name : Indian Copal Tree, (வெள்ளை குங்கிலியம்)
Uses: Resin is used as incense.
Place : Low and medium elevation wet evergreen forests
Botanical Name: Vateria indica.
Common Name : Indian Copal Tree, (வெள்ளை குங்கிலியம்)
Uses: Resin is used as incense.
Place : Low and medium elevation wet evergreen forests
22. வானி
Botanical Name: Euonymus dichotomus.
Common Name: Spindle Tree
Uses : Whole plant contains compounds of medicinal and veterinary value.
Place : Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests
Botanical Name: Euonymus dichotomus.
Common Name: Spindle Tree
Uses : Whole plant contains compounds of medicinal and veterinary value.
Place : Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests
23. குரவம்
Botanical Name: Webera corymbosa
Common Name : Bottle-flower, Asiatic Tarenna
Uses : இதன் பூக்களைக் குயில்கள் விரும்பி உண்டு அதில் வாழும்
Place : Wild Fragrance Flower
Botanical Name: Webera corymbosa
Common Name : Bottle-flower, Asiatic Tarenna
Uses : இதன் பூக்களைக் குயில்கள் விரும்பி உண்டு அதில் வாழும்
Place : Wild Fragrance Flower
24. பசும்பிடி
Botanical Name: Garcinia xanthochymus
Common Name: பச்சிலை -Mysore gamboge, false mangosteen
Uses : Antidiabetic, antioxidant
Place : Growing in humid forests of valleys or on hills.
Botanical Name: Garcinia xanthochymus
Common Name: பச்சிலை -Mysore gamboge, false mangosteen
Uses : Antidiabetic, antioxidant
Place : Growing in humid forests of valleys or on hills.
25. வகுளம்
Botanical Name: Mimusaps elangi
Common Name: Spanish Cherry, மகிழம்பூ
Uses: Timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it is used in traditional medicine.
Place : Common Roadside Tree
As the trees give thick shade and flowers emit fragrance, it is a prized collection of gardens.
Botanical Name: Mimusaps elangi
Common Name: Spanish Cherry, மகிழம்பூ
Uses: Timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it is used in traditional medicine.
Place : Common Roadside Tree
As the trees give thick shade and flowers emit fragrance, it is a prized collection of gardens.
26. காயா
Botanical Name: Memecylon edule
Common Name: Ironwood flower
Uses : This tree is valued as an ornamental and a source of wood for construction. Medicine for dysentery.
Place : Native to India
Botanical Name: Memecylon edule
Common Name: Ironwood flower
Uses : This tree is valued as an ornamental and a source of wood for construction. Medicine for dysentery.
Place : Native to India
27. ஆவிரை
Botanical Name: Cassia auriculata
Common Name : ஆவாரம்பூ(Avaram), Tanner senna
Uses : Diabetes
Place : Found along the roadsides and wastelands
Botanical Name: Cassia auriculata
Common Name : ஆவாரம்பூ(Avaram), Tanner senna
Uses : Diabetes
Place : Found along the roadsides and wastelands
28. வேரல்
Botanical Name: Arundinaria Wightiana Nees
Common Name: Nilgiri Bamboo, சிறு மூங்கில்.
Uses : The culms are harvested from the wild and used for basketry, weaving etc.
Place : Hills and slopes
Botanical Name: Arundinaria Wightiana Nees
Common Name: Nilgiri Bamboo, சிறு மூங்கில்.
Uses : The culms are harvested from the wild and used for basketry, weaving etc.
Place : Hills and slopes
29. சூரல்
Botanical Name: Zizyphus oenoplia
Common Name: Wild jujube
Uses: (மூலிகை)Leaves are used as a dressing for wounds ,Improve Your Sleep
Place : Grows along roadside forests and thickets.
Botanical Name: Zizyphus oenoplia
Common Name: Wild jujube
Uses: (மூலிகை)Leaves are used as a dressing for wounds ,Improve Your Sleep
Place : Grows along roadside forests and thickets.
30. சிறுபூளை
Botanical Name: Aerva lanata
Common Name: Mountain Knot Grass
Uses: Traditional medicine for snakebites
Place : A common wayside weed.
Botanical Name: Aerva lanata
Common Name: Mountain Knot Grass
Uses: Traditional medicine for snakebites
Place : A common wayside weed.
31. குறுநறுங்கண்ணி
Botanical Name: Abrus precatorius
Common Name: குண்டுமணி - Coral bead Vine, Rosary pea
Uses: Jewelry-making (Poisonous plant)
Place : Predominantly seen in Villages.
குண்டுமணி" - often used to play with it in childhood...called it as pillayar kannu and so on....but dono whether we noticed this flower or not...anyhow while painting this...it brought me through back memories...as that me and one of my bestie..used to collect it....
Botanical Name: Abrus precatorius
Common Name: குண்டுமணி - Coral bead Vine, Rosary pea
Uses: Jewelry-making (Poisonous plant)
Place : Predominantly seen in Villages.
குண்டுமணி" - often used to play with it in childhood...called it as pillayar kannu and so on....but dono whether we noticed this flower or not...anyhow while painting this...it brought me through back memories...as that me and one of my bestie..used to collect it....
32. குருகிலை
Botanical Name: Ficus virens Ait
Common Name: (அத்திப்பழம் )White fig
Uses : Fruits are edible
Place: All over India
Botanical Name: Ficus virens Ait
Common Name: (அத்திப்பழம் )White fig
Uses : Fruits are edible
Place: All over India
33. மருதம்
Botanical Name: Terminalia elliptica Wild
Common Name: Indian Laurel
Uses: Food by Antheraea paphia (Silkworms) which produce the tassar silk (Tussah).
Place : Both dry and moist deciduous forests
Botanical Name: Terminalia elliptica Wild
Common Name: Indian Laurel
Uses: Food by Antheraea paphia (Silkworms) which produce the tassar silk (Tussah).
Place : Both dry and moist deciduous forests
34. கோங்கம்
Botanical Name : Cochlospermum gossypium
Common Name: Golden Silk Cotton Tree
Uses: Sedative. Anti microbial, Anti bacterial Anti carcinogenic, Anti oxidant.
Place : Tropical regions
Botanical Name : Cochlospermum gossypium
Common Name: Golden Silk Cotton Tree
Uses: Sedative. Anti microbial, Anti bacterial Anti carcinogenic, Anti oxidant.
Place : Tropical regions
35. போங்கம்
Botanical Name: Ormosia travancorica Bedd.
Common Name: Horse-eye beans, Manjadi
Uses : Wood
Place : Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka
Botanical Name: Ormosia travancorica Bedd.
Common Name: Horse-eye beans, Manjadi
Uses : Wood
Place : Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka
36. திலகம்
Botanical Name: Adenanthera paronina
Common Name: ஆனை குண்டுமணி, Red Sandal wood ,Red Lucky Seed, Coral Wood
Uses: Food and drink, traditional medicine and timber.
Place: Sunny position
Botanical Name: Adenanthera paronina
Common Name: ஆனை குண்டுமணி, Red Sandal wood ,Red Lucky Seed, Coral Wood
Uses: Food and drink, traditional medicine and timber.
Place: Sunny position
37. பாதிரி
Botanical Name: Stereospermum chelonoides
Common Name: Yellow-flowered fragrant trumpet, Snake fruit tree
Uses: Infections, inflammation
Used as the tree for achieved enlightenment in Buddhism
Place : Deciduous tree native to South Asia
Botanical Name: Stereospermum chelonoides
Common Name: Yellow-flowered fragrant trumpet, Snake fruit tree
Uses: Infections, inflammation
Used as the tree for achieved enlightenment in Buddhism
Place : Deciduous tree native to South Asia
38. செருந்தி
Botanical Name: Ochna squarrosa
Common Name: Golden Champak
Uses: antidote to snake-bite.
Place : Hill Tracts
Botanical Name: Ochna squarrosa
Common Name: Golden Champak
Uses: antidote to snake-bite.
Place : Hill Tracts
39. அதிரல்
Botanical Name: Derris scandens
Common Name: Jewel Vine, Hog-creeper
Uses : As a herb, ornamental plant.
Place: Throughout India
Botanical Name: Derris scandens
Common Name: Jewel Vine, Hog-creeper
Uses : As a herb, ornamental plant.
Place: Throughout India
40. சண்பகம்
Botanical Name: Michelia champaca
Common Name: சம்பங்கி,Champak
Uses : Fragrant flowers, worship at temples, Natural perfume,Woodworking
Place : Native India
Botanical Name: Michelia champaca
Common Name: சம்பங்கி,Champak
Uses : Fragrant flowers, worship at temples, Natural perfume,Woodworking
Place : Native India
41. கரந்தை
Botanical Name: Sphaeranthus indicus
Common Name: East Indian Globe Thistle
Uses: Anti-inflammatory,jaundice
Place: Himalayas and Western Ghats
Botanical Name: Sphaeranthus indicus
Common Name: East Indian Globe Thistle
Uses: Anti-inflammatory,jaundice
Place: Himalayas and Western Ghats
42. குளவி
Botanical Name: Millingtonia hortensis
Common Name: ஆகாச மல்லி, Indian cork
Uses: Flower as Ornamental and the pleasant fragrance. Leaves as a cheap substitute for tobacco in cigarettes.
Place: Asia
Botanical Name: Millingtonia hortensis
Common Name: ஆகாச மல்லி, Indian cork
Uses: Flower as Ornamental and the pleasant fragrance. Leaves as a cheap substitute for tobacco in cigarettes.
Place: Asia
43. மா (புளிமா)
Botanical Name: Mangifera pinnata
Common Name: Wild Mango
Uses: Folkloric medicine
Place: Lowlands and hill forests
Botanical Name: Mangifera pinnata
Common Name: Wild Mango
Uses: Folkloric medicine
Place: Lowlands and hill forests
44. தில்லை
Botanical Name: Excoecaria agallocha
Common Name: Blinding tree
Uses: Pharmacological benefits
Place: Higher elevations, Plant surround the ancient Thillai Chidambaram Temple in Tamil Nadu.
Botanical Name: Excoecaria agallocha
Common Name: Blinding tree
Uses: Pharmacological benefits
Place: Higher elevations, Plant surround the ancient Thillai Chidambaram Temple in Tamil Nadu.
45. பாலை
Botanical Name: Wrigthia Tinctoria
Common Name: Pala Indigo Plant
Uses: Edible. Produces a blue dye or indigo- like dye
Place: Dry and moist regions
Botanical Name: Wrigthia Tinctoria
Common Name: Pala Indigo Plant
Uses: Edible. Produces a blue dye or indigo- like dye
Place: Dry and moist regions
46. முல்லை
Botanical Name: Jasminum sambac
Common Name: Arabian jasmine, Mullai poo..
Uses: Perfumes. Sweetly fragrant flowers
Place: Scattered locales
National flower of Philippines.
Botanical Name: Jasminum sambac
Common Name: Arabian jasmine, Mullai poo..
Uses: Perfumes. Sweetly fragrant flowers
Place: Scattered locales
National flower of Philippines.
47. கஞ்சங்குல்லை
Botanical Name: Cannabis Sativa
Common Name : Indian Hemp
Uses: Psycoactive Drug (Primarily medicinal),Smoking
Place: Hills
Botanical Name: Cannabis Sativa
Common Name : Indian Hemp
Uses: Psycoactive Drug (Primarily medicinal),Smoking
Place: Hills
48. பிடவம்
Botanical Name: Randia malabarica
Common Name: Bedaly emetic-nut
Uses: Fencing plant, Fire Wood
Place: Hills and forest
Botanical Name: Randia malabarica
Common Name: Bedaly emetic-nut
Uses: Fencing plant, Fire Wood
Place: Hills and forest
49. செங்கருங்காலி
Botanical Name: Acacia sundra
Common Name: Red catechu
Uses: Applications in shipbuilding
Place: Pilgrim place
Botanical Name: Acacia sundra
Common Name: Red catechu
Uses: Applications in shipbuilding
Place: Pilgrim place
50. வாழை
Botanical Name: Musa paradisiaca
Common Name: Banana
Uses: Food, nutritional and traditional medicinal uses,pollution control, surgical dressing, etc
Place: All over Tamilnadu, as far as the eye can see
Botanical Name: Musa paradisiaca
Common Name: Banana
Uses: Food, nutritional and traditional medicinal uses,pollution control, surgical dressing, etc
Place: All over Tamilnadu, as far as the eye can see
51. வள்ளி
Botanical Name: Dioscorea pentaphylla
Common Name: Fiveleaf yam
Uses: Food crop
Place: Mountains
Botanical Name: Dioscorea pentaphylla
Common Name: Fiveleaf yam
Uses: Food crop
Place: Mountains
52. நெய்தல்
Botanical Name: Nymphaea stellata
Common Name : Red- blue water-lily, வெள்ளாம்பல்
Uses: Ornamental plant
Place: Aquatic Areas, static or slow-flowing aquatic habitats
Botanical Name: Nymphaea stellata
Common Name : Red- blue water-lily, வெள்ளாம்பல்
Uses: Ornamental plant
Place: Aquatic Areas, static or slow-flowing aquatic habitats
53. தாழை
Botanical Name: Cocos Nucifera L.
Common name: Coconut, தென்னம்பூ
Uses: Food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials,used in Hindu rituals, among many other uses
Place: Prefers areas with abundant sunlight and regular rainfall
Often referred as "Tree of life"
Botanical Name: Cocos Nucifera L.
Common name: Coconut, தென்னம்பூ
Uses: Food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials,used in Hindu rituals, among many other uses
Place: Prefers areas with abundant sunlight and regular rainfall
Often referred as "Tree of life"
54. தளவம்
Botanical Name: Jasminum polyanthum
Common Name: Pink / Red jasmine
Uses: Used to cause relaxation (Sedative)
Place: House /Garden plant, cover walls and fences
Botanical Name: Jasminum polyanthum
Common Name: Pink / Red jasmine
Uses: Used to cause relaxation (Sedative)
Place: House /Garden plant, cover walls and fences
55. தாமரை
Botanical Name: Nelumbium speciosum
Common Name: Lotus
Uses: Wastewater treatment removing polluting compounds, Edible
Place : Aquatic plant
Botanical Name: Nelumbium speciosum
Common Name: Lotus
Uses: Wastewater treatment removing polluting compounds, Edible
Place : Aquatic plant
56. ஞாழல்
Botanical Name: Caesalpinia cucullata
Common Name: Hooded-flowered brasilet
Uses: Anti inflammation, Diabetes
Place : Forest floors
Botanical Name: Caesalpinia cucullata
Common Name: Hooded-flowered brasilet
Uses: Anti inflammation, Diabetes
Place : Forest floors
57. மௌவல்
Botanical Name: Jasminum officinale
Common Name: poet's jasmine,[3] white jasmine
Uses: Intense fragrance
Place : Garden plant
Botanical Name: Jasminum officinale
Common Name: poet's jasmine,[3] white jasmine
Uses: Intense fragrance
Place : Garden plant
58. கொகுடி
Botanical Name: Jasminum pubescens
Common Name: Indian jasmine
Uses: Attractive and intensely fragrant flower, essential part of a marriage ceremony
Place: Cultivation in Tropical and subtropical regions, Garden plants.
Botanical Name: Jasminum pubescens
Common Name: Indian jasmine
Uses: Attractive and intensely fragrant flower, essential part of a marriage ceremony
Place: Cultivation in Tropical and subtropical regions, Garden plants.
59. சேடல்
Botanical Name: Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
Common Name: Parijat (பவிழமல்லி) Night-flowering jasmine
Uses: Source of yellow dye for clothing
Place : Garden boundary plant
Botanical Name: Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
Common Name: Parijat (பவிழமல்லி) Night-flowering jasmine
Uses: Source of yellow dye for clothing
Place : Garden boundary plant
60. செம்மல்
Botanical Name: Jasminum grandiflorum
Common Name: சாதிப்பூ (முல்லைப்பூ வகை), Spanish Jasmin
Uses: Adorn the coiffure of women, an ornamental plant
Place: Garden plant
Botanical Name: Jasminum grandiflorum
Common Name: சாதிப்பூ (முல்லைப்பூ வகை), Spanish Jasmin
Uses: Adorn the coiffure of women, an ornamental plant
Place: Garden plant
61. சிறுசெங்குரலி
Botanical Name: Trapa bispinosa
Common Name: Water Chestnut, buffalo nut, bat nut
Uses: Small herb, problems of stomach
Place: Floating annual aquatic plants
62. கோடல்
Botanical Name: Gloriosa superba
Common Name: Yellow glory lilly, வெண்காந்தள்
Uses: Infertility, open wounds, snakebite
Place: Jungles, forests, thickets
Botanical Name: Trapa bispinosa
Common Name: Water Chestnut, buffalo nut, bat nut
Uses: Small herb, problems of stomach
Place: Floating annual aquatic plants
62. கோடல்
Botanical Name: Gloriosa superba
Common Name: Yellow glory lilly, வெண்காந்தள்
Uses: Infertility, open wounds, snakebite
Place: Jungles, forests, thickets
63. கைதை
Botanical Name: Pandanus odoratissimus
Common Name: Fragrant screw-pine. தாழை
Uses: Aromatic oil, an ornamental
Place: Home gardens in coastal regions
Botanical Name: Pandanus odoratissimus
Common Name: Fragrant screw-pine. தாழை
Uses: Aromatic oil, an ornamental
Place: Home gardens in coastal regions
64. வழை
Botanical Name: Ochrocarpus longifolius
Common Name: Nagappu,சுரபுன்னை
Uses: Worship in temples, silk red dye, fragrance flowers extracted for perfume,
Place: Malabar and Coimbatore
Botanical Name: Ochrocarpus longifolius
Common Name: Nagappu,சுரபுன்னை
Uses: Worship in temples, silk red dye, fragrance flowers extracted for perfume,
Place: Malabar and Coimbatore
65. காஞ்சி
Botanical Name: Trewia nudiflora
Common Name: ஆற்றுப்பூவரசு, False white teak
Uses: Blood and neuronal disorder
Place: River beds, tropical districts of India
66. கருங்குவளை
Botanical Name: Nymphaea rubra
Common Name: Red Water Lily (மணிக் குலை)
Uses: ornamental purpose, several edible parts
Place: Shallow lakes and ponds
Botanical Name: Trewia nudiflora
Common Name: ஆற்றுப்பூவரசு, False white teak
Uses: Blood and neuronal disorder
Place: River beds, tropical districts of India
66. கருங்குவளை
Botanical Name: Nymphaea rubra
Common Name: Red Water Lily (மணிக் குலை)
Uses: ornamental purpose, several edible parts
Place: Shallow lakes and ponds
67. பாங்கர்
Botanical Name: Salvadora persic
Common Name: Tooth brush tree, mustard tree
Uses: Natural toothbrush
Place: Desert floodplains, riverbanks
Botanical Name: Salvadora persic
Common Name: Tooth brush tree, mustard tree
Uses: Natural toothbrush
Place: Desert floodplains, riverbanks
68. மராஅம்
Botanical Name: Shorea talura
Common Name: Lac tree
Uses: Lac,timber used as white meranti, dye
Place: Dry forests
Botanical Name: Shorea talura
Common Name: Lac tree
Uses: Lac,timber used as white meranti, dye
Place: Dry forests
69. தணக்கம்
Botanical Name: Gyrocarpus americanus
Common Name: Helicopter tree
Uses: Wall covering, insulation, toys, model making and carvings
Place: Deciduous forests
Botanical Name: Gyrocarpus americanus
Common Name: Helicopter tree
Uses: Wall covering, insulation, toys, model making and carvings
Place: Deciduous forests
70. ஈங்கை
Botanical Name: Mimosa pudica
Common Name: தொட்டால் சுருங்கி - Touch me not plant
Uses: Cuts And Wounds
Place: Fences and Bushes
Botanical Name: Mimosa pudica
Common Name: தொட்டால் சுருங்கி - Touch me not plant
Uses: Cuts And Wounds
Place: Fences and Bushes
71. இலவம்
Botanical Name: Bombax malabaricum
Common Name: Silk-cotton tree
Uses: flower buds known as "Marathi Moggu" are also used in regional cuisine of Southern India as a spice as well as in herbal medicine
Place: Widely planted in parks and on roadsides
Botanical Name: Bombax malabaricum
Common Name: Silk-cotton tree
Uses: flower buds known as "Marathi Moggu" are also used in regional cuisine of Southern India as a spice as well as in herbal medicine
Place: Widely planted in parks and on roadsides
72. கொன்றை
Botanical Name: Cassia fistula
Common Name: Indian laburnum, சரக்கொன்றை, golden shower
Uses: Popular ornamental plant
Place: Dry climates.
Both the national tree and national flower of Thailand. It is the state flower of Kerala in India.
Botanical Name: Cassia fistula
Common Name: Indian laburnum, சரக்கொன்றை, golden shower
Uses: Popular ornamental plant
Place: Dry climates.
Both the national tree and national flower of Thailand. It is the state flower of Kerala in India.
73. அடும்பு
Botanical Name: Ipomaea biloba
Common Name: Beach morning glory or Goat's foot
Uses: Skin affections
Place: Upper parts of beaches
Botanical Name: Ipomaea biloba
Common Name: Beach morning glory or Goat's foot
Uses: Skin affections
Place: Upper parts of beaches
74. ஆத்தி
Botanical Name: Bauhinia tomentosa
Common Name: Yellow bell orchid tree
Uses: Ornamental, Antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria
Place: Any landscape
Botanical Name: Bauhinia tomentosa
Common Name: Yellow bell orchid tree
Uses: Ornamental, Antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria
Place: Any landscape
75. அவரை
Botanical Name: Dolichos lablab
Common Name: அவரைக்காய் / அவரை,Field-bean
Uses: Domesticated pulse and multi-purpose crop. The entire bean is used in cooking dry curries and in sauces/gravies such as sambar. The seed alone is referred is used in many recipes and is referred to as mochai.
Place : Mostly in peninsular region.
Botanical Name: Dolichos lablab
Common Name: அவரைக்காய் / அவரை,Field-bean
Uses: Domesticated pulse and multi-purpose crop. The entire bean is used in cooking dry curries and in sauces/gravies such as sambar. The seed alone is referred is used in many recipes and is referred to as mochai.
Place : Mostly in peninsular region.
76. பகன்றை
Botanical Name: Operculina turpethum
Common Name: Indian jalap
Uses: Ayurvedic herb
Place: Throughout India
Botanical Name: Operculina turpethum
Common Name: Indian jalap
Uses: Ayurvedic herb
Place: Throughout India
77. பலாசம்
Botanical Name: Butea frondosa
Common Name: Flame of the Forest
Uses: Timber, resin, fodder, medicine, and dye
Place: tropical and sub-tropical parts
Palash is also the State Flower of Jharkhand.
Botanical Name: Butea frondosa
Common Name: Flame of the Forest
Uses: Timber, resin, fodder, medicine, and dye
Place: tropical and sub-tropical parts
Palash is also the State Flower of Jharkhand.
78. பிண்டி
Botanical Name: Saraca indica
Common Name: Ašōka tree (அசோகு)
Uses: Used to prepare cosmetics. Important tree in the cultural traditions of the Indian subcontinent
Place: Foothills of Himalayas. State flower of Odisha.
Botanical Name: Saraca indica
Common Name: Ašōka tree (அசோகு)
Uses: Used to prepare cosmetics. Important tree in the cultural traditions of the Indian subcontinent
Place: Foothills of Himalayas. State flower of Odisha.
79. வஞ்சி
Botanical Name: Calamus rotang
Common Name: Rattan Palm
Uses: Making rough baskets
Place: Coastal fresh water swamp forests
Botanical Name: Calamus rotang
Common Name: Rattan Palm
Uses: Making rough baskets
Place: Coastal fresh water swamp forests
80. பித்திகம்
Botanical Name: Jasminum angustifolium
Common Name: Wild Jasmine
Uses: Sweetly scented plants, Central role in Buddhist and Hindu temple floral offerings and garlands.
Place: India
Botanical Name: Jasminum angustifolium
Common Name: Wild Jasmine
Uses: Sweetly scented plants, Central role in Buddhist and Hindu temple floral offerings and garlands.
Place: India
81. சிந்துவாரம்
Botanical Name: Vitex negundo
Common Name: Five-leaved Chaste tree
Uses: Used in folk medicine
Place: Water bodies.
Botanical Name: Vitex negundo
Common Name: Five-leaved Chaste tree
Uses: Used in folk medicine
Place: Water bodies.
82. தும்பை
Botanical Name: Leucas aspera
Common Name: Bitter toombay, Thumbai or Thumba
Uses: medicine and agriculture
Place: Plains of Mauritius
83. துழாய்
Botanical Name: Ocimum sanctum
Common Name: Sacred basil, துளசி
Uses: Traditional medicinal, worship
Place: Temples, backyards, Throughout India
Botanical Name: Leucas aspera
Common Name: Bitter toombay, Thumbai or Thumba
Uses: medicine and agriculture
Place: Plains of Mauritius
83. துழாய்
Botanical Name: Ocimum sanctum
Common Name: Sacred basil, துளசி
Uses: Traditional medicinal, worship
Place: Temples, backyards, Throughout India
84. தோன்றி
Botanical Name: Gloriosa superba
Common Name: Malabar glory lily, செங்காந்தள்
Uses: Infertility, open wounds, snakebite
Place: Jungles, forests, thickets
Botanical Name: Gloriosa superba
Common Name: Malabar glory lily, செங்காந்தள்
Uses: Infertility, open wounds, snakebite
Place: Jungles, forests, thickets
85. நந்தி
Botanical Name: Tabernaemontana coronaria
Common Name: Crape Jasmine, நந்தியாவட்டம்
Uses: Aryuvedic, Chinese and Thai Traditional Medicine. Pacify Vata and Pitta vedas
Place: House/glasshouse plant
Botanical Name: Tabernaemontana coronaria
Common Name: Crape Jasmine, நந்தியாவட்டம்
Uses: Aryuvedic, Chinese and Thai Traditional Medicine. Pacify Vata and Pitta vedas
Place: House/glasshouse plant
86. நறவம்
Botanical Name: Luvunga scandens
Common Name: கிராம்பு, Indian lavanga, Cloves,
Uses : Common Spices used in kitchen
Place: Widely in tamilnadu and kerala
Botanical Name: Luvunga scandens
Common Name: கிராம்பு, Indian lavanga, Cloves,
Uses : Common Spices used in kitchen
Place: Widely in tamilnadu and kerala
87. புன்னாகம்
Botanical Name: Calophyllum elatum
Common Name: Poon
Uses: used for their wood
Place: Throughout Asia
Botanical Name: Calophyllum elatum
Common Name: Poon
Uses: used for their wood
Place: Throughout Asia
88. பாரம்
Botanical Name: Gossypium herbaceum
Common Name: பருத்தி, Indian cotton-plant
Uses: Clothing
Place: House backyards, Agricultural fields
Botanical Name: Gossypium herbaceum
Common Name: பருத்தி, Indian cotton-plant
Uses: Clothing
Place: House backyards, Agricultural fields
89. பீரம்
Botanical Name: Luffa acutangula
Common Name: பீர்க்கு, Sponge gourd, strainer-vine
Uses: Unripe fruits - vegetable. Mature fruits - natural cleaning sponges, fibre for making hats
Place: Houseplant
Botanical Name: Luffa acutangula
Common Name: பீர்க்கு, Sponge gourd, strainer-vine
Uses: Unripe fruits - vegetable. Mature fruits - natural cleaning sponges, fibre for making hats
Place: Houseplant
90. குருக்கத்தி
Botanical Name: Hiptage madablota
Common Name: மாதவிக்கொடி, Helicopter Flower
Uses: Attractive and fragrant flowers
Place: Lowland forests
Botanical Name: Hiptage madablota
Common Name: மாதவிக்கொடி, Helicopter Flower
Uses: Attractive and fragrant flowers
Place: Lowland forests
91. ஆரம்
Botanical Name: Santalum album
Common Name:சந்தனமரம், Sandalwood tree
Uses: Sandalwood
Place: Sandy or well drained stony red soils
Botanical Name: Santalum album
Common Name:சந்தனமரம், Sandalwood tree
Uses: Sandalwood
Place: Sandy or well drained stony red soils
92. காழ்வை
Botanical Name: Aquilaria agallocha
Common Name: Eagle-wood, அகில்
Uses: Essential oil known as Agar,
Place: The hills
Botanical Name: Aquilaria agallocha
Common Name: Eagle-wood, அகில்
Uses: Essential oil known as Agar,
Place: The hills
93. புன்னை
Botanical Name: Calophyllum inophyllum
Common Name: Mast-wood
Uses: Timber for the traditional shipbuilding
Place: Coastal regions, as well as nearby lowland forests
Botanical Name: Calophyllum inophyllum
Common Name: Mast-wood
Uses: Timber for the traditional shipbuilding
Place: Coastal regions, as well as nearby lowland forests
94. நரந்தம்
Botanical Name: Cymbopogon flexuosus
Common Name: Malabar Lemon Grass, Fragrant Grass.
Uses: Perfumery, ornamental, insect-repellent, teas and other beverages
Place: grown in pots indoors, to provide rooms with its 'fresh' fragrance.
Botanical Name: Cymbopogon flexuosus
Common Name: Malabar Lemon Grass, Fragrant Grass.
Uses: Perfumery, ornamental, insect-repellent, teas and other beverages
Place: grown in pots indoors, to provide rooms with its 'fresh' fragrance.
95. நாகப்பூ
Botanical Name: Mesua ferrea
Common Name: சிறுநாகப்பூ- Ironwood of Ceylon
Uses: Ornamental purpose, incense sticks
Place: River valleys
It is national tree of Sri Lanka and state flower of Tripura
Botanical Name: Mesua ferrea
Common Name: சிறுநாகப்பூ- Ironwood of Ceylon
Uses: Ornamental purpose, incense sticks
Place: River valleys
It is national tree of Sri Lanka and state flower of Tripura
96. நள்ளிருணாறி
Botanical Name: Jasminum sambac var.
Common Name: இருவாட்சி மல்லி, iruvatchi’/’virupakshi’
Uses: Perfumes, ornamental plant
National Flower of the Philippines
Place: Houseplant, Agricultural fields, Pottery plant
Botanical Name: Jasminum sambac var.
Common Name: இருவாட்சி மல்லி, iruvatchi’/’virupakshi’
Uses: Perfumes, ornamental plant
National Flower of the Philippines
Place: Houseplant, Agricultural fields, Pottery plant
97. குருந்தம்
Botanical Name: Atlantia monophylla
Common Name: Wild lime-Indian Atalantia, புனவெலுமிச்சை
Uses: traditional medicine, nice pickle
Place: tropical regions
Botanical Name: Atlantia monophylla
Common Name: Wild lime-Indian Atalantia, புனவெலுமிச்சை
Uses: traditional medicine, nice pickle
Place: tropical regions
98. வேங்கை
Botanical Name: Pterocarpus marsupium
Common Name: East Indian kino tree
Uses: skin diseases
Place: Karnataka-Kerala
Botanical Name: Pterocarpus marsupium
Common Name: East Indian kino tree
Uses: skin diseases
Place: Karnataka-Kerala
99. புழகு
Botanical Name: Calotropis gigantea
Common Name: Crown Flower
Uses: Floral arrangements, major parts of the nine astrological trees, durable fiber for bowstring, inexpensive book binding
Place: Compounds of temples
Botanical Name: Calotropis gigantea
Common Name: Crown Flower
Uses: Floral arrangements, major parts of the nine astrological trees, durable fiber for bowstring, inexpensive book binding
Place: Compounds of temples
100. கிருஷ்ண கமலம் பூ
Botanical Name: Passiflora coccinea
Common Name: Passion flower ( Krishna Kamal )
Uses: puja or prayer
Place: trellis or chain link fencing
reference of Hindu epic ‘Mahabharata’
* 100 purple leaves like kauravas!
* 5 Green Buds are like Pandavas!
* 3 Yellow small buds are like lord Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma!
* Centre Krishna Sudarshana Chakra
Bloossom only once in an year...
Botanical Name: Passiflora coccinea
Common Name: Passion flower ( Krishna Kamal )
Uses: puja or prayer
Place: trellis or chain link fencing
reference of Hindu epic ‘Mahabharata’
* 100 purple leaves like kauravas!
* 5 Green Buds are like Pandavas!
* 3 Yellow small buds are like lord Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma!
* Centre Krishna Sudarshana Chakra
Bloossom only once in an year...
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தொகுப்பு - குறிஞ்சிப் பாட்டு
புலவர் – கபிலர்
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99 Flowers Name
வள் இதழ் ஒண் செங் காந்தள்,
ஆம்பல், அனிச்சம், தண் கயக் குவளை,
குறிஞ்சி, வெட்சி, செங் கொடுவேரி,
தேமா, மணிச்சிகை, உரிது நாறு அவிழ் தொத்து
உந்தூழ், கூவிளம், எரி புரை எறுழம், சுள்ளி, கூவிரம்,
வடவனம், வாகை, வான் பூங் குடசம்,
எருவை, செருவிளை, மணிப் பூங் கருவிளை,
பயினி, வானி, பல் இணர்க் குரவம்,
பசும்பிடி, வகுளம், பல் இணர்க் காயா,
விரி மலர் ஆவிரை, வேரல், சூரல்,
குரீஇப் பூளை, குறுநறுங் கண்ணி,
குருகிலை, மருதம், விரி பூங் கோங்கம்,
போங்கம், திலகம், தேங் கமழ் பாதிரி,
செருந்தி, அதிரல், பெருந் தண் சண்பகம்,
கரந்தை, குளவி, கடி கமழ் கலி மா,
தில்லை, பாலை, கல் இவர் முல்லை,
குல்லை, பிடவம், சிறுமாரோடம்,
வாழை, வள்ளி, நீள் நறு நெய்தல்,
தாழை, தளவம், முள் தாள் தாமரை,
ஞாழல், மௌவல், நறுந் தண் கொகுடி,
சேடல், செம்மல், சிறுசெங்குரலி,
கோடல், கைதை, கொங்கு முதிர் நறு வழை,
காஞ்சி, மணிக் குலைக் கள் கமழ் நெய்தல்,
பாங்கர், மராஅம், பல் பூந் தணக்கம்,
ஈங்கை, இலவம், தூங்கு இணர்க் கொன்றை,
அடும்பு, அமர் ஆத்தி, நெடுங் கொடி அவரை,
பகன்றை, பலாசம், பல் பூம் பிண்டி,
வஞ்சி, பித்திகம், சிந்துவாரம்,
தும்பை, துழாஅய், சுடர்ப் பூந் தோன்றி,
நந்தி, நறவம், நறும் புன்னாகம்,
பாரம், பீரம், பைங் குருக்கத்தி,
ஆரம், காழ்வை, கடி இரும் புன்னை,
நரந்தம், நாகம், நள்ளிருள் நாறி,
மா இருங் குருந்தும், வேங்கையும், பிறவும்,
அரக்கு விரித்தன்ன பரு ஏர்அம் புழகுடன்,
...
HERE IS A POEM FROM KURINJIPATTU WRITTEN BY KABILAR IN WHO MENTIONED 99 DIFFERENT FLOWERS....
AND I JUST DONE A PAINTING OF THE SAME ...
THANK YOU
