Konkan Pinda and Zombie pea - Monsoon wild-flowers of Kas Plateau
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Konkan Pinda or Pinda concanensis is an annual herb with tuberous roots, which grows up to 1-2 ft height. It has short branched stems. Pinnate leaves are 10-20 cm long, 3-4 cm ovate, toothed, 3-lobed leaflets. White flowers are 1 cm across, and are arranged in beautiful compound umbels 5-10 cm across. Petals of outer flowers are larger, and 8-10 mm, obovate, 2-lobed. It is occasionally seen on the edges of cliffs in forest clearings in the Western Ghats.
Zombie pea or Vigna vexillata is a genus of plant that includes a number of cultivated legumes. It is in the family Fabaceae. It is an annual with good seedling vigour and good wet-season growth, and is effective in weed suppression. The seed shatters and it is not a good stand over feed for the dry season. It is frost and fire-susceptible. . It grows wild in the Himalayas and in the foothills of India. The tubers are soft, easy to peel, and possess a creamy, white, tasty interior. They are eaten boiled or raw. Protein content of the tubers is near the 15% level, which is high compared to the 1-7% for potatoes and yams. Besides the Western Ghats, it is common in the central Sudan, Zaire, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Nigeria, Republic of Cameroon, Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Colombia and Venezuela. Zombi pea, locally known as Halunda in Kas Plateau is a fairly strong twine, stems usually clothed with spreading silky hairs. It resembles a plant somewhere between a Southern pea and a mung bean. The whole plant is used in Ayurvedic medicine. It is important for the formation of the first tissue that sustains the other tissues. It is effective for joint disorders, arthritis, swellings in joints. As a haemostatic it checks haemorrhaging thus prolongs life in individuals suffering from internal bleeding while building their strength with its nutritive action.
Kas/Kaas Plateau is a lateritic soil plateau on the ridge of North Western Ghats of India located to the west of Satara, Maharashtra. Kas plateau has only a shallow upper layer soil in scattered depressions and composed of exposed porous soft rock. The plateau is filled with small rivulets and ponds. The origin of its name 'Kaas' is still unclear yet this was once home to 'kaasa' plants Elaeocarpus. Probably the place got its name from the 'Kaasa' plant. Kas Plateau is recently recognised by UNESCO as a world natural heritage site. The flora on Kas plateau consists of herbaceous plants many of them being ephemerals dotted with clumps of shrubs, memecylon being the dominant species. The floral extravaganza at Kas begins with the advent of North West monsoon. The spectacle of Kas flowers has been unfolding each year after surviving through annual grazing and burning, yet Kas is threatened by the insurgence of thousands of visitors thronging the plateau on peak flowering days.
Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the historical cities of Maharashtra. This city is the capital of Satara Tehsil, as well as Satara District.
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Zombie pea or Vigna vexillata is a genus of plant that includes a number of cultivated legumes. It is in the family Fabaceae. It is an annual with good seedling vigour and good wet-season growth, and is effective in weed suppression. The seed shatters and it is not a good stand over feed for the dry season. It is frost and fire-susceptible. . It grows wild in the Himalayas and in the foothills of India. The tubers are soft, easy to peel, and possess a creamy, white, tasty interior. They are eaten boiled or raw. Protein content of the tubers is near the 15% level, which is high compared to the 1-7% for potatoes and yams. Besides the Western Ghats, it is common in the central Sudan, Zaire, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Nigeria, Republic of Cameroon, Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Colombia and Venezuela. Zombi pea, locally known as Halunda in Kas Plateau is a fairly strong twine, stems usually clothed with spreading silky hairs. It resembles a plant somewhere between a Southern pea and a mung bean. The whole plant is used in Ayurvedic medicine. It is important for the formation of the first tissue that sustains the other tissues. It is effective for joint disorders, arthritis, swellings in joints. As a haemostatic it checks haemorrhaging thus prolongs life in individuals suffering from internal bleeding while building their strength with its nutritive action.
Kas/Kaas Plateau is a lateritic soil plateau on the ridge of North Western Ghats of India located to the west of Satara, Maharashtra. Kas plateau has only a shallow upper layer soil in scattered depressions and composed of exposed porous soft rock. The plateau is filled with small rivulets and ponds. The origin of its name 'Kaas' is still unclear yet this was once home to 'kaasa' plants Elaeocarpus. Probably the place got its name from the 'Kaasa' plant. Kas Plateau is recently recognised by UNESCO as a world natural heritage site. The flora on Kas plateau consists of herbaceous plants many of them being ephemerals dotted with clumps of shrubs, memecylon being the dominant species. The floral extravaganza at Kas begins with the advent of North West monsoon. The spectacle of Kas flowers has been unfolding each year after surviving through annual grazing and burning, yet Kas is threatened by the insurgence of thousands of visitors thronging the plateau on peak flowering days.
Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the historical cities of Maharashtra. This city is the capital of Satara Tehsil, as well as Satara District.
Source: Wikipedia
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at wfi @ vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.