Dear Kiran ji, I think this is *Crotalaria spectabilis*. (Hindi name: Ban-Sanai). C. retusa has small, subulate bracts.
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 8:51 AM, kiran srivastava <[email protected]>wrote: > I was in Kanha NP, Madhya Pradesh last week and noticed that the Common > Rattle Pod, *Crotalaria retusa* dotted the entire landscape of this > national park, from the meadows to the Sal (Shorea robusta) forest except in > the higher reaches such as Bamhnidadar which is at 2900 feet msl. > > Another common flower was the Indian Squirrel Tail, *Colebrookea > oppositfolia *forming the shrub layer in the fringes of the Sal forest. > (Ref: > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Squirrel%20Tail.html > ) > > The Lion's Ear, *Leonotis nepetiifolia *with its golf ball size spikey > flower pod was very common in the open areas. (Ref: > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lion's%20Ear.html ) > > Cheers, > Kiran Srivastava > Mumbai > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- With regards R. Vijayasankar FRLHT, Bangalore -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
