India is renowned through out the world for its rich cultural heritage and history. That does not mean that its flora and fauna is not enriched. In fact it houses some of the rare varieties of shrub species. Numerous national parks, sanctuaries, reserve forests have been formed just to protect the Indian shrubs in its original habitat. Apart from the forests and mountainous grounds, quite a handful of Indian shrubs also can be seen with in the premises of our locality. The tropical climate of the country is ideal for shrubs to grow and that is the reason why so many varieties of Indian shrubs are found here. Some special shrubs are region specific and grow in particular season only. However a handful of Indian shrubs are found everywhere irrespective of seasonal variation. Bougainvillea Adhatoda sp., Callicarpa macrophylla, Carissa opaca, Clerodendron viscosum, Colebrookia oppositifolia, Euphorbia royleana, Ixora sp., Murraya sp., Woodfordia sr. Zizyphus sr. are common species of Indian shrubs that are found in the Indian subcontinent. Some of the available shrubs in India are as follows:
Lantana Shrub
The `Lantana Shrub` is considered as one of the most common and most troublesome wild plants in India. It is known as `Lantana Aculeata` in science. It belongs to the family of `Verbenaceae`.

Camphire Shrub
The Shrub derived from the family of `Lythraceae`. In the Hindi language, the Shrub is known as `Mehndi`. The Bengali name of the Shrub is also quite similar with the Hindi name. The name is `Mehdi`. The Tamil people call it as `Marudani` and `Mahthondi`. In Malayalam language, the name of the Shrub is `Mayilanchi` and in Telugu, people know it as `Gonnta`.

Ixora Shrub
The name `Ixora` derived from a Sanskrit word "ikvana" that is the name of a Malaysian deity, or possibly it derived from the name "Iswara", a Malabar deity to whom flowers were offered. The word `Coccinea` means "scarlet." The Shrub has several names in different languages of India.

Hibiscus Shrub
People can find more than two hundred species of herbs, shrubs and small Shrubs in the tropical countries and in India that have been named as the `Hibiscus Shrub`. These Shrubs are the members of the `Malvaceae` family.

Gardenia
It is one of the most popular shrubs in India and it has a number of names in various languages of India. Both the Hindi and Bengali speaking people named the shrub as `Gandharaj`. In Malay, this is called as `Bunga China`. It has another name in English as `Cape Jasmine`.

Brilliant Gardenia
Among the several varieties of the Gardenia shrubs, the `Brilliant Gardenia` is the one that grows wildly in India. The scientific name of this shrub is `Gardenia Lucida`. It derived from the family of `Rubiaceae`. In Hindi, people call it as `Dikmala`. It is known as `Kambil` or `Kumbai` in the language of Tamil.

The Yellow Oleander
The large and attractive shrub that is known as `Thevetia Peruviana` in science is generally called as the `Yellow Oleander`. The name `Thevetia` was given in honour of a French monk of the 16th Century, M. Andre Thevet. The shrub belongs to the family of `Apocynaceae`. It is called as `Zard Kunel` or `Pita Kaner` in Hindi.

Golden Champak
It is well known to the scientists of the world as `Ochna Squarrosa`. The name `Ochna` derived from a Greek word and `Squarrosa` in Latin means "rough" or "scurfy". This is a member of the family named `Ochnaceoe`. It has some names in various Indian languages. In Hindi, this is called as `Ramdhan Champa`.

The Rangoon Creeper
Being named as `Quisqualis Indica` in science, the `Rangoon Creeper` has an odd behaviour. The name `Quisqualis` means `which` or `what` and it was given to this plant by a Dutch botanist named `Rumphius` as he was astonished at the odd behaviour of the species. This shrub derived from the family of `Combrefaceae`. In India, the Tamil people call it as `Iranganmalli`.

The Poinsettia
The colourful shrub named as the `Poinsettia`, is very much popular for it`s bright red bracts. The scientific name of this shrub is `Euphorbia Pulcherrima`. It is a member of the family named `Euphorbiaceae`. This is known as `Lal Pate` in Hindi language.

The Coral Creeper
The shrub belongs to the `Polygonaceae` family. It is called in a number of names in English. The names are: the `Coral Creeper`, `Sandwich Island Creeper`, `Honolulu Creeper`, `Confederate Vine`, `Mountain Rose`, `Queen`s Jewels` and `Chain of Love`. People use them as a hardy perennial that is very suitable for covering fences, wall or pergolas. This is an asset to any garden.

The Moonbeam
The evergreen garden shrub that is very popular in India and usually grows to a height of 1.8 m. or so is called the `Moonbeam`. Its Latin name derived from a 16th Century Botanist named Tabemaemontanus and the word means "used for garlands". It can grow wildly.

The Purple Wreath
The shrub that has a sharp contrast between the delicate flowers and the harsh crisp leaves is called as the `Purple Wreath`. The scientific name of this shrub is `Petrea Volubilis`. The name `Petrea` was given to honor the name of Lord Petre, who became famous for his wonderful collection of exotic plants in the 18th Century.

Golden Shower
The beautiful shrub that is known as `Tanga Pu` to the Tamil people in India is the `Golden Shower`. This is named as `Pyrostegia` in science and this belongs to the family of `Bignoniaceae`. The name `Pyrostegia` has derived from the Greek word `pyr` that means "fire" and `stege` that means "a roof". This name refers to the colour and form of the upper lip of the flower.

Red Bell Bush
The beautiful shrub that is known as `Tanga Pu` to the Tamil people in India is the `Golden Shower`. This is named as `Pyrostegia` in science and this belongs to the family of `Bignoniaceae`. The name `Pyrostegia` has derived from the Greek word `pyr` that means "fire" and `stege` that means "a roof". This name refers to the colour and form of the upper lip of the flower.

Tree of Sorrow
The `Tree of Sorrow` is usually a thick, tangy wild shrub that is very common in India. The scientists of the world know this as `Nyctanthes Arbor-Trists`. The word `Nyctanthes` is a name built from two Greek words, `nyx` that means "night" and `anthos` means, "flower".

Railway Creeper
Being named and popular as `Ipomea Palmata` to the scientists of the world, the `Railway Creeper` is amongst the most common and most useful evergreen creepers in the world. It derived from the family of `Convolvuaceae`.

Heavenly Blue
The climbing plant that can always be easily recognised by its dense, green coloured curtain of foliage and large, lavender-blue coloured flowers is the `Heavenly Blue`. It is famous in the name of `Thunbergia Grandiflora` to the botanists of the world and is a member of the family named `Acanthaceae`.

Allamanda
The showy plant that got its name from Dr. Allamond has now become one of the most popular of garden shrubs. The name of this shrub is the `Allamanda`. The botanists of the world know it as `Allamanda Cathartica`. The word `Cathartica` means "purgative". It derived from the family of `Apocynaceae`.