A reply: "For me it is Nilgirianthus heyneanuss -under shrubs in almost entire westernghats of karnataka -Iruppu, brahmagiri, kodachadri, jog falls, uttarakannada in Kodachadri it is everywhere. regards a.shivaprakash"
On 8 December 2011 14:41, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > Date: 13 June 2011 18:52 > Subject: [efloraofindia:71706] Garugi (Kurinji) flower plant- drenched > with the monsoon rain > To: [email protected] > > > * > * > * > > Even in October, Agumbe and the entire western ghats belt was drenched > with the monsoon rain. No sooner we started trekking to the Barkana falls > situated within the Agumbe rain forest, than it started pouring. > > Similar to the lantana, the Garugi (Gurugi), (Kurinji ) flower plant > blooms, inundating the forest paths. But these flowers are beneficial for > when in bloom (Once in 5-7 years?), they are known to attract bees in very > large numbers. And there is a bumper honey yield that year. Unfortunately, > the honey bees are known to die in India from a disease called fowl brood. > > As we trekked, the 15 feet wide forest path got narrowed down to a feet > or two thanks to the wild vegetation. In fact, many a time we were reduced > to crawling to navigate the Garugi plants in the darkness. But the upside > of our adventure was to see the rain drops prettily perched on the flowers > – as if the stars had come down to earth! But be warned that there are some > risks too - this is leech country and we witnessed a snake (cobra ?) -just > in front of us crossing the narrow path and after reaching a safe bush top > staring at us! One does come across carnivore scat here and there... > > > > Strobilanthus lupulina > > Syn Strobilanthes heyneanus > (To be Validated) > > ACANTHACEAE > > > Agumbe, Shimoga district, > > 18 Oct 2010 > > > Regards > > Raghu > > > > * > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1750 members & > 97,000 messages on 30/11/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1750 members & 97,000 messages on 30/11/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 6000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'.
