Chemparathi

Chemparathi is an evergreen shrub native to East Asia, also known as China rose and Shoe flower.It is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the tropics and subtropics.

There are about 2200 varieties of chemparathi.The flowers are large, red, firm, but lack any scent. Numerous cultivars, varieties, and hybrids have been created, with flower colors ranging from white through yellow and orange to scarlet and shades of pink, with both single and double sets of petals.


Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the scientific name of chemparathi.




Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia, called the Bunga Raya in Malay and "Sembaruthi" in Tamil, "mamdaram" in Telugu, and "Chemparathi" in malayalam.

It contains beta-carotin, calcium, phosphorus, iron, thyamin, rhyboflobin, and vitamin C. So this is used in Tea, Curries and in Pickles.Almost all parts of chemparathi are used in medicine.In countries like China, Peru, Vietnam chemparathi is used to solve women's menstrual troubles. In countries like Fiji, Japan roots of plant chemparathi is used to cure stomach ache.

Chemparathi is famous for the treatment of hair care.It is the main ingredient in many medicines used for the treatment of hair care.

Binomial name : Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Scientific Classification
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida

Order : Malvales
Family : Malvaceae
Genus : Hibiscus
Species : H. rosa-sinensis

Seabirds

Seabirds are birds that have adapted to life in the marine environment. Whilst seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the same environmental problems and feeding niches have resulted in similar adaptations. The first seabirds evolved in the Cretaceous, and modern seabird families emerged in the Paleogene. Seabirds live longer, breed later and have fewer young than other birds do, but they invest a great deal of time in those young that they do have. Most species nest in colonies, which can vary in size from a few dozen birds to many millions. They are famous for undertaking long annual migrations, crossing the equator or circumnavigating the Earth in some cases. They feed both at the ocean's surface and below it, and even feed on each other. Seabirds can be highly pelagic, coastal, or in some cases spend a part of the year away from the sea entirely. Seabirds and humans have a long history together: they have provided food to hunters, guided fishermen to fishing stocks and led sailors to land. Many species are currently threatened by human activities, and conservation efforts are underway.