Botanical Name

Common Name

Family

Machilus macrantha

Madhuca indica

Mahua tree

Sapotaceae

Maesa chisia

Magnolia grandiflora

Bull bay

Magnoliaceae

Majorana hortensis

Sweet marjoram

Mallotus philippensis

Kamela tree

Euphorbiaceae

Malva sylvestris

Common mallow

Malvaceae

Manihot esculenta

Cassava , Tapioca

Marsdenia tenacissima

Marsilea minuta

Marsile

Marsileaceae

Matricaria chamomilla

German Chamomile

Compositae

Medicago sativa

Alfalfa

Melastoma malabathricum

Malabar gooseberry

Melastomaceae

Melia azedarach

Persian lilac

Melia composita

Melilotus indica

Small flowered Melilot

Mentha arvensis

Japanese mint

Labiatae

Mentha species

Mint

-do-

Mentha cardiaca

Scotch spearmint

-do-

Mentha citrata

Bergamot mint

-do-

Mentha piperita

Peppermint

-do-

Mentha spicata

Spearmint

-do-

Merremia emarginata

Merremia hastate /

Merremia tridentata

Mesua ferrea

Iron wood tree

Guttiferae

Mimosa pudica

Sensitive plant

Mimusops elengi

Indian medlar

Sapotaceae

Mirabilis jalapa

Four O’clock plant

Nyctaginaceae

Mitragyna parvifolia

Mitragyna tubulosa

Mollungo oppositifolia /

Glinus oppositifolius

Momordica charantia

Bitter gourd

Cucurbitaceae

Moringa concanensis

Drumstick tree

Moringaceae

Moringa oleifera

Drumstick tree

-do-

Morus indica

Mulberry tree

Moraceae

Mucuna pruriens /

Mucuna prurita

Cowhage

Leguminosae

Murraya koenigii

Curry leaf tree

Rutaceae

Musa paradisiaca

Banana

Musaceae

Myristica dactyloides

Myristica fragrans

Nutmeg tree

Myristica malabarica

False nutmeg