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Red-hot Poker - In Bloom - Western Ghats

P1820243 - Red-hot Poker (Kniphofia)

# 369 - 28 Mar '24 - 15:56 (10:26 GMT)

 

Common name: Torch lily or Red-hot poker

Botanical name: Kniphofia

Family: Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)

 

Red-hot poker (Kniphofia) - also called - torch lily or poker plant - is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1794, It is native to Africa.

 

Image captured .. In The Garden of Our Resort ..

At - Kodaikanal - Palani Hills - Western Ghats - 2,135m (7,000ft) Altitude

 

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WONDERFUL FACTS - India's forests contain about 500 species of mammals and more than 1300 bird species.

India is one of the most biodiverse regions of the world and includes three of the world's 36 biodiversity hotspots – the Western Ghats, the Eastern Himalayas, and the Indo-Burma hotspot. It is one of the 17 megadiverse countries.

 

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