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Devil's Cotton

Abroma augustum

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/viewtropic...

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4 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 5 years ago

Thank you, Neil.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

They are beautiful photos, Sukanya. Great spotting of this unusual plant. Those pods are really cool :)

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 5 years ago

Thank you, Isabela.

Isabela
Isabela 5 years ago

Beautiful series.

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

West Bengal, India

Spotted on Dec 17, 2017
Submitted on Dec 18, 2017

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