WATERWISE FIRECRACKERS

Beautiful and with healing properties you can not wish for more from such a lovely plant. Thank your for sharing.

BLEEDING TREES

So sad what is done to nature to provide man kinds “needs” or perceived needs. Still great photography, thank you for sharing.

Enchanted Forests

Once Upon a Time ,Wild Deer , Elephants and Tigers would have roamed these Hills now overtaken by domesticated Cattle and numerous “Crying Trees “.

The Para Rubber Tree ( English), Hevea brasinlliensis( Scientific name) was first planted in India by the British from the Americas ( Brazil in South America) in the early 20th Century .They felled the Naturally Occurring Rainforests and replaced them with Rubber Plantations to harvest Natural Latex. ( this act was replicated across South East Asia as well )

A Rubber Plantation on the slopes of the Western Ghats in District Pathnamthitta, Kerala, India as it exists today after over 100 years.

This Plantation is close to the Konni Elephant Rescue Centre mentioned in previous blogs titled BABY ELEPHANTS and MAMMOTH BATH.

miles of rubber Rubber Trees replaced Rainforests

The Rubber Trees in Plantations across Kerala are native to the Amazonian Rain forests

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BRAHMINY KITE

Absolutely beautiful bird .

Enchanted Forests

The Backwaters of Kerala provide the perfect Home to these Gorgeous Rust and White Birds Of Prey.

Coastal Plains, Estuaries, Marshes, Swamps , Lakes and Rivers describe the Landscape of Poovar and Ashtamudhi ,Kerala, India .( do see the pictures in earlier posts titled THE OCTOPUS LAKE and TRANQUIL WATERS)

These wetlands are the Native Habitat of The Brahminy Kite or Red Backed Eagle ( English), Haliastur indus ( Scientific name) which you will see Soaring above in the Skies along the entire Coast of Kerala.

kite on coconut Razor’s Edge

The distinctive White Head and Rust Back make them extremely easy to identify. The photographs were taken from a Boat and the one below is of a Brahminy Kite perched high above on a Coconut Tree. ( you can see the Coconuts on the right)

I am not sure what has Ruffled the Feathers of the Kite but it seems…

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PAPAYA

Thanks for sharing.

Enchanted Forests

There are so many things we assume and take for granted, for example the fruit Papaya.

It was during a recent trip to Kerala that a Middle Aged Journalist asked our Tour guide to Show her the difference between a Banana and a Papaya tree.

It did bring a smile to my face then but I now think that there are millions ( the readers of these blogs however are well informed and do not fall into this category am sure) who would never have seen how the Fruits they devour daily Grow.

Thus prompted I bring to you the Superfruit “Papaya” or Pawpaw ( English), Papita (Hindi), Carica papaya (Scientific Name).

green stems.jpg The Papaya Tree

This is an unusual young one with Red Petioles.

The Papaya Fruit is an All Season Fruit and if included in your daily diet will keep many a dreaded ailment at bay…

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THE LORD’S CROWN

Beautiful plant thank you for sharing this.

Enchanted Forests

As I traverse the wonderful Southern Indian State of Kerala am overwhelmed by the diversity and magnificence of the Flora that abounds during the Monsoons.

The “Krishna Kireedam” is an apt local name in Tamil and Malayalam for this Wonderful Inflorescence.

It literally means the Crown of the God, “Krishna”.

the plant Floral Crowns with large Green Leaves

The Pagoda Flower ( English) , Clerodenton paniculatum( Scientific name) is a mid sized Shrub which belongs to the verbena family, Verbenaceae.

I saw it growing Wild along highways through out Southern Kerala.

the crown The Pyramid of Flowers