Soymida febrifuga

Tree soymida febrifuga

Botanical Name – Soymida febrifuga Common Name – Indian Redwood, Mansrohini (Sanskrit), Raktarohan, Rohni, Rohan, Arraun, Hadraun, Rohina (Hindi), Rahani (Orriya), Kemmara, Swamimara (Kannada), Somi (Tamil) Habit – Medium to large sized deciduous tree Habitat – Dry deciduous forests Distribution in India –  Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, […]

Cleistanthus collinus

Botanical Name – Cleistanthus collinus Common Name – Indrayava, Kaudigam, Kutaja, Nandi (Sanskrit), Garari, Garri, Karra, Garra, Garadi, Rari (Hindi), Garari (Marathi)   Habit – Medium sized deciduous trees Habitat – Dry Deciduous Forests Distribution – Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala Specific properties Adapts to […]

Ochna obtusata

Botanical Name – Ochna obtusata Common Name – Ramdhan Champa, Kanak Champa, Khambar, Ochna (Hindi), Serundhi, Silandhi, Panjaram (Tamil) Distribution in India – Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Tripura, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala Habit Shrub or small deciduous tree Habitat Dry deciduous, moist deciduous and […]

Albizia lebbeck

Albizia lebbeck

Botanical Name – Albizia lebbeck Common Name – Shirish (Sanskrit), Siris, Siras, Sirin, Sirar, Kalshish, Tantia, Chichola, Kinhi, Koko (Hindi), Shirish (Marathi), Baage mara (Kannada) Distribution – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala, Goa, Rajasthan, Gujrat Throughout India except Himalayas Habit  Medium to large sized deciduous tree Fast-growing Habitat  Moist and […]

Dung Beetle

Common Name – Dung Beetle Distribution – Throughout India Habit  – Habitat  –  Farmland, forest, grassland, and desert habitats Food – Dung beetles feed on dung Few species feast on mushrooms, carrion, decaying leaves and fruits Specific properties – Bio indicators of ecosystem, sensitive to changes. Decomposers in forest ecosystem Recycle nutrients by breaking down dung […]