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Finger millet, a very rare type of food.

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  Finger millet (Finger millet grains) (Finger millet) Common name :-    Finger Millet (English)                                    Ragi (Hindi)                                    Vingermanna (Afrikaans)                                    Mandia (Odia)                                    Nachni (Marathi)                                    Kezhvaragu (Tamil) Kingdom :-               Plantae Order :-                     Poales Family :-...

Baseball plant facts.

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  Baseball plant facts. (Baseball plant) Common name :-      Baseball plant Kingdom :-                 Plantae Order :-                       Malpighiales Family :-                     Euphorbiaceae Genus :-                      Euphorbia Species :-                    obesa Scientific name :-      Euphorbia obesa Appearance :-           Spherical The baseball plant is scientifically known as Euphorbia obesa. It is a succulent flowering plant and its pod contains about two to three seeds in it. It is a slow growing wild plant. Due to its over collection, this plant is in a danger condition. It is cultivated in normal gardens and botanical gardens, because of its u...

Interesting Facts about Long pepper.

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Interesting Facts about Long pepper. (Picture of Long pepper) Common name :-    Long pepper,                                    Indian long pepper,                                    Pipli,                                    Pippali                               Kingdom :-               Plantae Order :-                     Piperales Family :-                   Piperaceae Genus :-                    Piper Species :-        ...

Interesting Facts about Bitter gourd.

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Interesting Facts about Bitter gourd.  (Bitter gourd) (Bitter gourd flower) Common name :-  Bitter gourd/Bitter melon (English)                                  Karela (Hindi/Urdu)                                  Nigauri (Japanese)                                  Peria (Indonesian/Malay) Kingdom :-             Plantae Order :-                   Cucurbitales Family :-                 Cucurbitaceae Genus :-                  Momordica Species :-                charantia Scientific name :- Momordica charantia Taste :...

Interesting Facts about Black Turmeric.

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  Interesting Facts about Black Turmeric (Black Turmeric and Common Turmeric) Kingdom :-                Plantae Order :-                      Zingiberales Family :-                     Zingiberaceae Genus :-                      Curcuma Species :-                    caesia Scientific name :-      Curcuma caesia Common name :-      Black Turmeric or Kali Haldi Appearance :-            Blueish-black Back turmeric is also known as Kali Haldi or Black Zedoary and is scientifically known as Curcuma caesia . Black turmeric is native to northeast India and some other states of India.         We all know about common turmeric which is bright yellow in colo...

Interesting Facts About Rafflesia, The Largest Flower Genus In The World.

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Facts About Rafflesia, The Largest Flower Genus In The World (Rafflesia flower) Kingdom :-                       Plantae Clade :-                             Tracheophytes Clade :-                             Angiosperms Clade :-                             Eudicots Clade :-                             Rosids Order :-                            Malpighiales Family :-                           Rafflesiaceae Genus :-                       ...

Interesting facts about trees and plants | Carnivorous plant | About Touch me not plant | Tallest tree | Biggest tree | Tallest grass | Most toxic tree.

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Interesting facts about trees and plants. Venus Flytrap :-                    The Venus flytrap is a rare type of plant that can eat small flying insects and arachnids. So we can call this plant as carnivorous . Its scientific name is Dionaea muscipula . These plants are mainly found in North Carolina and South Carolina of United States.                    (Venus Flytrap plant)                     The leaves of the Venus flytrap plant are always open but when an insect gets inside it, its tiny hairs ( also called as "trigger hairs" or "sensitive hairs" ) close and after some time the insect dies and the plant gets energy and nutrients from the dead pests.                      Like Venus Flytrap, Pitcher plant ( Nepenthes ) and English Sundew plant ( Drosera anglica ) are also carni...