#forresteCOLOGY

Knowledge bank of forests of India

This website is an initiative for conservation of forest, spread awareness about them and document traditional ecological knowledge.

FORREST ECOLOGY

This is an initiative to create a knowledge bank of Indian forests and information to conserve them.

Indian Tree Ecology Series

Medium Tree

Dalbergia latifolia

Botanical Name –  Dalbergia latifolia Common Name – Shinshapa (Sanskrit), Kala Shisham, Beete, Satisal, Sitsal (Hindi), Kalarukh (Marathi), Beete (Kannada) Habit A medium to large sized

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Medium Tree

Garuga pinnata

Botanical Name – Garuga pinnata Common Name – Garuga, Kakad Distribution Throughout India Habitat Deciduous forests Habit Medium Tree Deciduous tree Ecology Bees and butterflies visits

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Medium Tree

Adina cordifolia

Botanical Name –  Adina cordifolia Common Name –  Yellow Teak, Haldu Distribution Central and southern India Habitat Moist deciduous forests Habit Large Tree Deciduous tree

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F-log

Stories

Crocodile Conservation

Crocodile Conservation मगरांसोबत सहअस्तित्व – सावित्रीच्या काठावर रत्नागिरी व रायगडच्या पावसाळी, गडद हिरव्या परिसरात वाहणारी सावित्री नदी, महाड शहराची  जणू जीवनवाहिनीच. हीच नदी महाडच्या संस्कृती,

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