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Devil's Cotton

Abroma augustum

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

These are seed pods. The leaves are elongated (last shot).

Habitat:

Dasghara village near Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Growing neglected in the land attached to a cottage. Definitely not a tended garden.

Notes:

Called Ulat Kambal in Hindi literally means reversed blanket.

The Latin name is spelt in two ways.
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Abroma+augustum

Reference Links:

Abroma augustum - Wikipedia, Abroma Augusta | INDIAN AYURVEDA HERBS

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Comments (4)
Neil Ross
They are beautiful photos, Sukanya. Great spotting of this unusual plant. Those pods are really cool :)

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