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10/04/2015

21/05/2014

18/05/2014

* There are some pic clicked by me & some clicked by my friends so have not edited their water marks.

18/05/2014

The following is a list of some of the flowers found on this plateau.

Ceropegia Vincaefolia (local name Kandilpushpa)
Ceropegia Jainii (local name Somada)
Drosera Indica (local name Gavati Davbindu)
Smithia hirsute / hirsuta (local name Kavala)
Senecio grahami / bombayensis (Sonakee)
Utricularia purpurascens (Seetechee aasawe)
Senecio bombyensis (local name Sonki)
Murdannia lanuginosa (local name Abolima)
Pogostemon deccanensis(
Dipcadi montanum (Deepkadee)
Impatiens oppositifolia
Wild Brinjal flower
Aponogeton satarensis (local name Vaytura)
Elaeocarpus glandulosus (local name Kaasa)
Pinda concanensis (local name Pinda)
Hitchenia caulina (local name Chavar)
Paracaryopsis coelestina (local name Nisurdi)
Nymphoides indicum (local name Kumudini)
Cyanotis tuberosa (local name Abhali)
Murdannia simplex (local name Nilima)
Paracaryopsis malbarica (local name Kali Nisurdi)
Begonia crenata
Trichosanthes tricuspidata (local name Kondal)
Chlorophytum glaucoides (local name Musali)
Ipomoea barlerioides
Ceropegia media
Drosera burmanni (local name Davbindu)
Habenaria longicorniculata
Aerids maculosum
Dendrobium barbatulum (Bharangee)
Habenaria panchagnesis
Memecylon umbellatum (local name Anjani)
Habenaria heyneana (local name toothbrush Orchid)
Habenaria grandifloriformis
Smithia agharkarii
Flemingia nilgheriensis
Rotala ritchiei (local name Paner)
Rotala fimbriata
Adenoon indicum (local name mothi sonaki)
Linum mysurense (local name Undri)
Dioscorea bulbifera (local name dukkar kanda)
Vigna vexillata (local name Halunda)
Oberonia recurva
Arisaema murrayi (local name Pandhara Sapkanda)
Exacum tetragonum (local name Udi chirayat)

18/05/2014

Khaas Plateau cont-
Kaas Plateau is rich in its Bio-diversity. Many species are observed on plateau which are new to the Botanical Science. Many of the endemic, endangered plants are found on Plateau. More than 850 species of flowering plants are reported on the plateau. 624 species have entered in the Red Data Book. Out of these 624 species, 39 are found only in Kaas Region.
Kaas lake is on the south of the Kaas Plateau. It is just like a bowl carved out of the Sahyadri mountains. Koyna project is around 30 km towards the south of Kaas Lake. Apart from these, there are number of other scenic places like caves, picnic spots, boating places, temples etc. which not only attract tourists from all parts of the world. The place is a hub of scenic beauty, wildlife and holy places. Vajarai Waterfall is also near from kas which is indies Highest waterfall now.

17/05/2014

Hello friends,
Many of you all have been to mahabaleshwar countless times to think that you have seen all and seen enough , here i will update some places which are not explored or not even heard by some of you all,
(1) Kaas Plateau-also known as the "Kaas Pathar" which is situated in the Western Ghat Sahyadri range, 35 kilometers from Mahabaleshwar town of Maharashtra state of India (route is also posted). The name Kaas originates from Kaasa tree (Elaeocarpus glandulosus). Leaves of this tree turn green to red as they mature. It gets white flowers only for 15 days in the month of March. The area of plateau is approximately 1,000 hectare.
The plateau is full of wild flowers during the months of August and September. Recently it has been declared as Biodiversity World Heritage Site by The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Kaas lake is surrounded by dense forests and lies between Sajjangad fort and the Kanher Dam. The place has more than 850 different species of flowers and other plants including Orchids, Karvy and carnivorous plants such as Drosera Indica. This falls under the Sahyadri Sub Cluster of Western Ghats which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

01/05/2014

We had surprise visitors