Name of Species: Carvia callosa
Common Name: Karvi (Common Conehead)
Family: Acanthaceae
Conservation status: NA, Endemic to Forest Undergrowth and Hill Slopes of
Konkan & Western Ghat
Photographed:11th September, 2011
Location: Rajmachi Forest Area (Lonavala), Western Ghats, Maharashtra
Habitat Type : Hill Slope
Camera: OLYMPUS SP570UZ
Lens: OLYMPUS ED LENS AF ZOOM 4.6 - 92 mm, 1:2.8 - 4.6
Abundance: Common shrub of the region, known to flower (in
mass) every seven years (but this is not the seventh year).
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RegardsRajesh Sachdev