[image: ... Kas skyline]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8035015844%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcDVdj__6tKTqSABRfvEGMun25Rew> Kas plateau ... about 4000 ft asl ... one of the 39 World Heritage sites in the Western Ghats of India ------------------------------ 28 SEP 08 * Rotala densiflora * (Roth) Koehne ... (family: Lythraceae) *ro-TAY-luh* -- from *rotalis* (wheeled, wheel-like), referring to the whorled leaves ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DRotala&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcMkUi1654rsJkeFIIRcDVG3nkKIg> *den-see-FLOR-uh* -- densely flowered ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Ddensiflora&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze0wPS8DvFORzNppkGQQ9vyZc5TDA>
*commonly known as*: densely flowered rotala • *Marathi*: जलमुखी jalamukhi *Native to*: e Africa, tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia *References*: eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D2%26taxon_id%3D200014662&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc1yqe7MYLZwhE4WqGSj4nBhJ0LcQ>• *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar [image: Rotala densiflora (Roth) Koehne]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2899285162%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfwLCsqfHnWWqwv9ARXz1LOBPwMzQ> [image: Rotala densiflora (Roth) Koehne]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2899288310%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfxLIEg2GHfst-PlS8xd-o0LdSzkg> Regards. Dinesh --
