INDIA RUBBER VINE

I must admit it was these Large Seed Pods which resembled Alien Space Ships that attracted me to this Solitary Vine near Bhuleshwar Village ( near Pune), Maharashtra , India.( there are several blogs on this region including the last one titled TEMPLE “TWEETS” and ULRAMARINE BLUE )

On drawing closer they jostled a memory cell and I recalled seeing these Purple VioletFlowers first near Rao Jodha Park, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur , Rajasthan, India almost a year ago. ( Do read a previous  blog titled GOLDEN GRASS which introduces the Rocky Deserts of Rajasthan)

Indian Rubber Vine in Bhuleshwar

The Indian Rubber Vine  ( English) , Cryptostegia grandiflora ( Scientific Name) though often seen in India has it’s origins in the African Island of Madagascar .

The English name of Rubber Vine orRubber Bel in Hindi is derived from the fact that it secretes…