20. Habenaria plantaginea

Botanical Name: Habenaria plantaginea Lindl. [Orchidaceae]
Common Name: कदली हबेअमरी Kadali Habe-amri, Plantain Orchid, Plantain Habenaria

Distribution: India: Central India, North West India, Peninsular India, Assam, Bihar, Sikkim,
Tripura;
Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand
Habit: Herb
Habitat: moist places in Semi-Deciduous, Semi-Evergreen forests
Flowering and Fruiting: September to October , This plant has very interesting flowering pattern. Throughout the rainy season, this plant grows but never flowers, as soon as the rain stops, within a week or so, the flower buds appear and the plant starts flowering after the rains have gone, i.e. late in the September and early October.

The Plant

The stem

Leaves

Flower

Flower buds

Flowers that are going to wilt soon

Wilted and Dried flowers

Fruit

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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...

6. Catunaregam spinosa

Botanical Name: Catunaregam spinosa [Rubiaceae - Coffee family] Common Name: Location found: Charkop Sector 8, Kandivali West, Mumbai, Maharashtra This is a small tree. Many times it grows like a shrub. Only in favourable sunny conditions and a good spacious environment, it grows to be a tree like structure. The Tree The Leaves The Flower The Fruit

2. Tamilnadia uliginosa

Tamilnadia uliginosa is a small tree from Rubiaceae family. I have seen this tree since childhood. In my native place there is a medium size tree near the house. In fact this tree was like a childhood friend, as we used to play near it, pluck its flowers and fruits. This is a solitary tree. It stands alone, other phendra trees do not grow near it. In native language it is called 'Pendra'. Its various names still relate to this name : In hindi it is called Katul, Phendra, The fruit is cooked as a vegetable in some parts. But in my native place, nobody used anything from this tree, neither fruits nor flowers were of much use to the villagers. The Tree The Leaves The Flower The Fruit

Seeking flowers of a fig tree..

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