Praying Mantis

Common Name :  Praying Mantis Distribution:  Widely found across India. Habitat :      They prefer areas with plenty of plants where they can hide and hunt like grasslands, bushes, forests, agricultural fields, and gardens. Defence: Camouflage, they look like leaves, twigs, or even flowers  Life Cycle: (Draw) Egg → Nymph → Adult  Food: Insects […]

Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Sakal Newspaper, News article published in 2016

Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Sakal Newspaper, News article published in 2016 उलगडले ‘मयूरेश्वर’ मधील वन्यजीवन मयुरेश्वर अभयारण्यातील जैवविविधतेचे संवर्धन करण्यासाठी या परिसरातील वन्यजीवनाचे सखोल संशोधन आवश्यक होते, त्यामुळे हा प्रकल्प हाती घेतला आहे. Share this page Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

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 […]