A member of 'angiospermic' plant, belongs to the family 'Ericaceae'. It is an exotic plant collected by R.H.Beddome in the year 1869. The plant is exhibited in the Systematic Botany Gallery.

   This is a herb belonging to the family 'Rubiaceae'. It is an endemic plant rare and threatened species. It is restricted only to Kerala. It is displayed as herbarium in the Systematic Botany Gallery.

Exacum atropureum

   This plant is an erect herb. It belongs to the family 'Gentianaceae'. It is an endemic plant and restricted to Southern Western Ghats, Tirunelveli and Travancore hills, Quilon in Kerala at an altitude of 900 - 1,600 metres. It is displayed as herbarium in the Systematic Botany Gallery.

Aponogeton nataus
(Kottikizhangu in Tamil)

  It is a submerged aquatic herb belonging to the family 'Aponogetonaceae'. The plant floats on the surface, the leaves on long petioles, flowers hermophrodite, spike solitary.