Botanical Collection

Presenting another set of my botanical album…

Collected from Coorg Jungles, Karnataka, India

The bark or rind of Bhojpatra tree and the leaf of the same tree. In ancient India, epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata, etc were written on Bhojpatra barks. These were collected from Chirbasa, en route to the holy shrine of Gaumukh, Himalaya.

These are from tiny plants that grow right at the edge of Gangotri Glacier, where hard ice meets ground.

This is root of plant Koru. These are found between 9000 – 12000 feet, in the Himalayan Jungles of Kinnaur and have rare medicinal properties. These are widely used by shepherds and local villagers to ward of cold, cough and any stomach ailments. 

Collected from the coffee plantations of Coorg, Karnataka, India