Flowers of the Eastern Ghats

The Eastern Ghats is a range of low mountains along the east cost of India. Although it is not as famous as the rain forests of the Western Ghats for its bio diversity, there are some rare and valuable medicinal plants which grow there. Here are pictures of some flowers I found in Kolli Hills. I was perturbed to see how the invasive lantana has occupied large areas, pushing the native plants to the brink of extinction.

 Pseuderanthemum reticulatum has pretty flowers. Locally it is called Gokarna jasmine.

 Purple flowers of Angelonia were seen at some pockets.

 Musical Notes Clerodendrum incisum was carefully grown in a garden.

The Cobra Lily Arisaema neglectum grows wild in the shade of trees in the Eastern Ghats.