I found the same recently near Sinhgad base. Dr Satish Phadke
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:04 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > via Species<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > > S <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/s> > > > *Sclerocarpus africanus* Jacq. ... (*family*: Asteraceae) > [image: Sclerocarpus africanus > Jacq.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/7987669816/> > > [image: Flowers of > India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/African%20Bonebract.html> > [image: Discussions at > efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Sclerocarpus%20africanus> > [image: more views in > flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sclerocarpusafricanus&m=tags&z=m> > [image: more views on Google > Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Sclerocarpusafricanus&format=kml_nl> > > > *skler-oh-KAR-pus* -- from the Greek *skleros* (hard) and *karpos*(fruit) ... > Dave's Botanary > *af-ri-KAHN-us* -- of or from Africa ... Dave's > Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=africanus> > > *commonly known as*: African > bonebract<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/african-bonebract> > > *botanical names*: *Sclerocarpus africanus* Jacq. ... *synonyms*: no > synonym known ... The Plants > List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-142682> > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Photographed at Pateshwar ... 08 SEP 12 > Many thanks to Anita ji for sharing her sighting; Anil ji's and Umesh ji's > ID ... > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/MVXDcakGIZs/xSo-672r9n8J > > Regards. > Dinesh > > -- > > > > --
