Leaves are infected by galls induced by likely a member of Cecidomyiidae
Present in the shallow water patches of the riverbed.
Barleria longiflora L.f.
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commonly known as: Malabar blackwood • Marathi: मलबारी शिंसवी malabari shinsavi
Local names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2020/12/dalbergia-malabarica-prain.html
The branches of this plant were present in the water freely. Present in the small water patches (which were slowly drying up) near the lake.
Present on the crevices of cement structure. Other plants of the same species are also present along water patches nearby.
Botanical name- Ceropegia jainii M.Y.Ansari, B.G.Kulkarni.
Common name- Jaini Ceropegia.
Marathi-जैनी खरचुडी (Jaini Kharchudi).
Family- Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)
Flowering: flowering-
August-October.
Scientific name
Bulbophyllum fimbriatum (Lindl). Rchb.f.
Common name-
Fringed orchid, Umbrella orchid, Banana orchid.
मराठी नाव-
छत्री अमरी.
Family-
Orchideaceae.
Endemic to Western Ghats of India.
The Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica) is a civet native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because of its widespread distribution, widespread habitat use and healthy populations living in agricultural and secondary landscapes of many range states.
Botanical name-
Eulophia pratensis.
Common name-
Meadow eulophia.
Meadow eulophia is a terrestrial orchid upto 50cm tall. Typically found in marshy and grassy area along river beds and seasonal water channels. It's Endemic to Western Ghats, nearly threatened species
Flowering period- December to Match
Observed at Mangrove habitat.
Rare and recently rediscovered ground orchid found in satpuda hills
Habenaria diphylla (Orchidaceae)
Sometimes wrongly identified as habenaria reniformis which has differnt distribution than this species H.reniformis found in eastern himalayan regione and Habenaria diphylla is found in western Maharashtra in kokan region
Deccan Morning Glory is a small climber found in the undergrowth of forests on ground ferns and small herbs, velvet-hairy with spreading trichomes. Leaves are entire or 3-5-lobed, Flowers are borne in boat-shaped involucrate bract, in head like cymose cluster. The outer bracts are ovate, basally flat-heart-shaped, apically pointed, each separate bract 1.5 cm long, the inner bracts smaller. Flowers are stalkless to nearly so. Sepals are nearly equal, lanceshaped-tapering, 7-9 mm long, velvet-hairy with spreading trichomes. Flowers are purplish to pink, funnel-shaped, 1.5-2 cm long. Fruits are nearly spherical, 5 mm long, brown, hairless. Deccan Morning Glory is found in India and Sri Lanka. Flowering: November-January.