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"Kurincippattu" describes the kurinchi landscape of the mountainous terrain and mentions almost 100 different plant names. Some of these are Atumpu (Convolvulaceae), Aati (Lablab bean), pinti (Saraca indica), tumpai (Leucas aspera) and nanti (Ervatamia divaricata) The Sangam landscape is categorisation the Tamil landscape into various Thinais depending on the nature, location and the mood of the poem. ... Genera See text The Convolvulaceae, the bindweed or morning glory family, is a group of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostly herbaceous vines, but also trees, shrubs and herbs. ... Binomial name Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet Synonyms The Hyacinth Bean (Dolichos lablab, syn. ... Binomial name Saraca asoca (Roxb. ... Genera Many, see text Ref: Delta 2002-07-22 Lamiaceae, or the Mint family, is a family of plants in about 180 genera and some 3,500 species. ... Species About 100-110 species; see text Tabernaemontana is a genus of 100-110 species of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, with a pan-tropical distribution. ...

Kurincippattu story

The hero and the heroine fall in love. They do not want their parents to know of this of this relationship. Perhaps they fear their disapproval. Perhaps they are attracted by the forbidden! The hero and the heroine try to arrange frequent clandestine trysts, but sometimes it is impossible. Whenever she cannot meet with her dear lover, she pines for him and wastes away. Her parents are at a loss to the reasons for her apparent sickness. They try various remedies but the heroine shows no sign of recovery. Such state of affair lasts for a while and one day a friend of the heroine come to her parents and divulges the reason for heroine's 'sickness'. She reveals the clandestine affair of the hero and the heroine, but in a manner that makes the parents feel favourable towards the love affair.

References

• Mudaliyar, Singaravelu A., Apithana Cintamani, An encyclopaedia of Tamil Literature, (1931) - Reprinted by Asian Educational Services, New Delhi (1983)
• http://www.tamilnation.org/literature/
• http://www.tamilnation.org/literature/pathinen/pm0073.pdf Kurincippattu eText at Project madurai
• http://www.chennaimuseum.org/draft/gallery/05/01/botany10.htm Chennai Museum