Pench A Recent Experience Leaves don't rustle! Water doesn't trickle! Grasses stop to move! Even the wind pauses to hold its breath and watch the drama unfold! Then all of a sudden the Jungle springs to life! Langurs groan. Branches of trees begin to swing under their springing jumps. Fleeting hooves rustle the grass. Heavy bodies splash the water. Spotted Deers let out the alarm call. Let it be known - the King is here - "Hail, the King!" Lesser creatures flee. The King sweeps a gaze over his Kingdom. Period. Utter silence. The show begins. | ![]() |
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| S.No | Family / Name | Scientific Name |
| I | Ranunculaceae |
|
| 1 | Deccan
Clematis |
Clematis
triloba |
| II | Malvaceae |
|
| 2 | Lesser
White Mallow |
Hibiscus
hirtus |
| 3 | Common
Purple Mallow |
Urenia
Lobata |
| 4 | Common
Sida |
Sida
acuta |
| III | Oxalidaceae |
|
| 5 | Little
Tree Plant |
Biophytum
Sensitivum |
| IV | Fabaceae
(Papilionaceae) |
|
| 6 | Common
Rattle Pod |
Crotalaria
Rretusa |
| 7 | Silky
Indigo |
Indigofera
astragalinea |
| V | Caesalpiniaceae |
|
| 8 | Feather-leaved
Cassia |
Cassia
mimosioides |
| 9 | Pot
Cassia |
Cassia
tora |
| VI | Mimosaceae |
|
| 10 | Touch-Me
Not |
Mimosa
pudica |
| VII | Cucurbitaceae |
|
| 11 | Madras
Pea Pumpkin |
Mukia
maderaspatena |
| 12 | Common
Fringe-Flowered Vine |
Trichosanthes
cucumerina |
| VIII | Composite |
|
| 13 | Goat
Weed |
Ageratum
Conyzioides |
| 14 | American
Softhead |
Lagascea
mollis |
| 15 | Marsh
Daisy |
Eclipta
Prostate(=alba) |
| 16 | Graham's
Groundsel |
Senecio
Grahami |
| IX | IXConvolvulaceae |
|
| 17 | Little
Glory |
Evolvus
alsinioides |
| 18 | Hedge
Glory |
Ipomea
camea |
| 19 | Blue
Dawn Glory |
Ipomea
nil |
| 20 | Greater
Glory |
Ipomea
mauritiana |
| 21 | Tiger's
Paw Glory |
Ipomea
pes-tigridis |
| 22 | Red
Star Glory |
Ipomea
hederifolia |
| X | Solanaceae |
|
| 23 | Little
Gooseberry |
Physalis
minima |
| 24 | Yellow-berried
Nightshade |
Solanum
surattense |
| XI | Pedaliaceae |
|
| 25 | Devil's
Claw |
Martynia
annua |
| XII | Acanthaceae |
|
| 26 | Wayside
Tuberose |
Ruella
tuberosa |
| XIII | Verbenaceae |
|
| 27 | Common
Lantana |
Lantana
Camara |
| 28 | Jamaican
Bluespike |
Stachytarpheta
Jamaicensis |
| XIV | Labitaceae |
|
| 29 | Indian
Catmint |
Anisomeles
Indica (=ovale) |
| 30 | Common
Leucas |
Leucas
aspera |
| 31 | Wild
Tulsi |
Occimum
vulgare |
| 32 | Lion's
Ear |
Leonotis
nepetiifolia |