1. Ipomoea violacea

The common name of this climber is 'Moon flower' or 'Beach Moon Flower'.

Ipomoea violacea blooms in the night and fades by morning. I tried to catch its bloom for several days with no luck. It blooms in June, the petals are so delicate that it must be getting damaged by slight touch of pollinators or raindrops and strong winds. To me its a very special flower because I could not still see it blooming in wild.

Now I have tried to plant this climber in the balcony garden of my house and will study its phases.

This flower is nocturnal, and its pollinators are nocturnal creatures like moths, nocturnal insects and bats.

The Climber

The Leaves

Fully mature leaf

The Flower

young Flower bud (will mature and bloom in few days)

Faded flower in the morning after blooming in the night. The flower bud the left side is ready to bloom in the night

Flower that bloomed in the night, picture captured around 6 am

The Fruit and seeds

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18. Ficus nervosa

Botanical Name: Ficus nervosa B.Heyne ex Roth[Moraceae] Common Name: Mountain fig Distribution: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam Habit: Tall trees, mature trees are with a very beautiful buttress roots Habitat: Semi-Evergreen and Evergreen forest Flowering and Fruiting: March to May - fruit ripens later The plant Stem Bark Young tree- No buttress root Buttress roots Leaves Flowers & Fruits Ripe fruit

9. Cadaba fruticosa

Botanical Name: Cadaba fruticosa (L.) Druce [Capparaceae] Common Name: Indian Cadaba Marathi: habal, vaelivee Habit: Shrub Habitat: Dry deciduous forests, I have seen it near open area near pond and near creek. Distribution: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala Local Distribution: Talzan, SGNP, Haven't observed this in Tungareshwar (may be because its a hilly region at higher elevation) Global Distribution: Endemic to India, Bangladesh, Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Myanmar Flowering Season: Perennial , flowering is throughout the year (Mostly November to March). I have observed in March/April/May/June About Cadaba The Genus Cadaba comprises of plants bearing following characteristics as per Cook's Flora. 1. Habit: Shrubs or Tree Leaves simple or trifoliolate. Flowers axillary, solitary, racemose or corymbose. Sepals 4, unequal or 2-seriate, the 2 outer valvate. Petals 2-4, rarely 0, clawed. Disk prolonged into a trumpet-shaped or spatulate process...

72. Elaeocarpus grandiflorus

Botanical Name: Elaeocarpus grandiflorus Bojer [Elaeocarpaceae] Common Name: रुद्राक्ष Distribution: Southern Western Ghats Flowering Class:Dicot Habit: Tree Habitat: Evergreen forests Flowering and Fruiting: May The Plant Stem Leaves Flower Fruit

Seeking flowers of a fig tree..

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