via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > C <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c> > *Cyanotis tuberosa* (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f. [image: Cyanotis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2898395939/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Greater%20Cat%20Ears.html>[image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Cyanotis%20tuberosa>[image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Cyanotistuberosa&m=tags&z=m>[image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Cyanotistuberosa&format=kml_nl> *sy-an-NOH-tiss* -- from Greek *kyanos* (blue) and *ous* (ear), referring to color and form of petals *too-ber-OH-suh* or *tew-ber-OH-suh* -- tuberous *commonly known as*: greater cat ears<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/greater-cat-ears> • *Marathi*: आभाळी abhali<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/abhali-abhali> *botanical names*: *Cyanotis tuberosa* (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f. ... * synonyms*: *Cyanotis concanensis* Hassk. •*Cyanotis sahyadrica* Blatt. • *Cyanotis stocksii* Hassk. • *Cyanotis thomsonii* Hassk. • *Tonningia tuberosa* (Roxb.) Kuntze • *Tradescantia tuberosa* Roxb. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Photographed at Kas plateau on 28 SEP 08 ... more views at http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Cyanotistuberosa&w=91314344%40N00&s=rec&m=tags Please validate that this plant is endemic to Western Ghats of Maharashtra alone. Regards. Dinesh
