FIELD TRIP WITH PATRICK BLANC IN INDIA - WESTERN GHATS 1 - BRAHMAGIRI TO ERAVIKULAM

The Botanist Patrick Blanc takes you to a Field Trip in the forests of the Western Ghats, the mountain range along the Arabian sea in the southwest of the Indian subcontinent, in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. You’ll follow him in Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, the Nilgiri Mountains, Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and Eravikulam National Park. This geologically and climatically isolated area is globally a hotspot of biodiversity just as exemplified by some genera like Impatiens and Strobilanthes.
We thank Anoop Balan for the identification of Neurocalyx calycinus and Grona ferruginea as well as Santosh Nampy and Sekarathil Resmi for the identification of Sonerila nemakadensis.
Credits songs : Rasikkum Seemane by Pascal Héni, Dancer : Anusha Cherer
Suhana Safar by Pascal Héni
Filmed & Produced by Pascal Héni
PasPat 2023
Plant & animal list :
Abutilon hirtum , Abutilon indicum , Actinopteris radiata , Aeschynanthus perrottetii, Albizia amara, Alpinia malaccensis, Alstonia venenata , Angiopteris helferiana, Anodendron parviflorum, Balanophora fungosa (Female plant), Balanophora fungosa (Male plant), Bambusa bambos, Barleria mysorensis, Barleria prionitis, Borassus flabellifer, Butea monosperma, Caralluma adscendens, Catunaregam torulosa, Cissus quadrangularis, Commiphora caudata, Crinum viviparum, Crossandra infundibuliformis, Crotalaria fysonii, Cryptocoryne spiralis, Cyclea peltata, Debregeasia longifolia, Dendrobium ovatum, Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) ebracteata, Drimia indica, Elatostema sessile, Eumyias albicaudatus, Euphorbia antiquorum, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus microcarpa, Ficus mollis, Ficus racemosa, Gmelina arborea, Grevillea robusta, Ratufa macroura, Grona (syn. Desmodium) ferruginea, Hedyotis leschenaultii, Henckelia incana, Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) cf. capitatum, Heptapleurum cf. capitatum, Hibiscus canescens, Hypericum mysurense, Impatiens henslowiana, Impatiens leschenaultii, Impatiens pallidiflora, Impatiens sp., Indianthus virgatus, Ipomoea pes-tigridis, Ipomoea staphylina, Jasminum auriculatum, Jerdonia indica, Lagenandra ovata, Lobelia leschenaultiana, Lobelia nicotianifolia, Lobelia nicotianifolia, Loriculus vernalis, Macaca radiata, Maesa indica, Mahonia leschenaultii, Mahonia leschenaultii, Medinilla beddomei, Melinis repens, Mezoneuron (syn. Caesalpinia) cucullatum, Neurocalyx calycinus, Oberonia sp., Operculina turpethum, Ophiopogon intermedius, Osbeckia leschenaultiana, Osbeckia reticulata, Pandanus cf. unipapillatus, Peliosanthes teta subsp. humilis, Peperomia tetraphylla, Phyllanthus lawii, Pilea melastomoides, Pinanga dicksonii, Piper sp., Plumeria rubra, Pothos scandens, Psychotria cf. truncata, Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum, Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, Rubus fairholmianus, Solanum lasiocarpum, Sonerila nemakadensis, Strobilanthes cf. callosa, Strobilanthes consanguinea, Strobilanthes kunthiana, Strobilanthes lupulina, Thottea siliquosa, Thunbergia coccinea, Thunbergia fragrans, Thunbergia mysorensis, Thunbergia mysorensis (pure yellow form) C

[@sdqsdq6274]

always hear of the western ghats , happy to see the area so clean , as nature intended

[@creaturefree]

Yes, some areas are well preserved due to efficient protection but most other places are much degraded due to the high density of human population.

[@leonardomartina5131]

A great “ Thank you” for your precious work.

[@creaturefree]

Merci !

[@LuiaEkko]

Ohh its gonna be a good day, thank you for the new video! Much love from Germany

[@AgeOrmstad]

Love's it😋 thanks for new video👌

[@user-pe2hg4bt5s]

Как интересно! Спасибо!

[@creaturefree]

And thanks to you.

[@jayantdhiren1234]

Amazing. Would love to walk the ghats with you

[@creaturefree]

At minute 1.03.50, the tree in full bloom in which the parrot Loriculus vernalis drinks nectar is the native Acrocarpus fraxinifolius and not the introduced Grevillea robusta.

[@mathloss8260]

Génial une nouvelle vidéo!!!!!! merci beaucoup!!

[@e.s.s8641]

Super tu es de retour, l'Inde mon pays préféré absolu merci

[@naturae-musiqorum]

Thank u for the interesting botanical trip to India...please keep on sharing your knowledge and images with us 🙏🙏🙏

[@arielledekergorlay9353]

Merci Patrick et Pascal de nous promener avec vous. En présentant les plantes, en parlant d'elles tu ajoute de la vie à la vie ! Et ces payages "mourables"... J'ai eu un faible pour l'Aeschynanthus, son air de libellule, et ses fines graines prêtes à s'envoler sur un courant d'air. Question naïve : comment se fait la fécondation ? Anémomorphe, pollen dépose sur la ouate interne ? Maintenant je vais aller voir l'Equateur dont tu m'avait parlé... Je n'ai pas fini, c'est très inspirant.

[@chrisn9988]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@emiliepulver5015]

Fantastic editing and introduction; Fascinating botanical instruction . Thank you

[@creaturefree]

Merci, merci ! Pascal is a wonderful singer and he is perfect for editing films. We came back to India after so many years ...

[@irfanhaider948]

Love this. Always an insightful and informative video.

[@stan859]

Toujours très agréable de voir tes vidéos

[@creaturefree]

Ta prestation au violon est toujours adorée par tout le monde !

[@stan859]

Merci Pascal ! et une merveilleuse année à toi et à Patrick ! Passe lui la bise ! @@creaturefree

[@nearby2071]

Thank you both for all the field trips and sharing. ( Any possibility to have a young botanist assist in uploading captions in English. )

[@creaturefree]

Thanks for your comment. Yes, Pascal is a perfect singer and the best for filming and editing our field trips. Concerning the captions I agree that it is very important and each of my photos on my website is fully explained : look at Inspiration on my website.

[@sdqsdq6274]

@@creaturefree having a hard time understanding you , but love the travels , thanks for sharing

[@creaturefree]

Sorry for my poor French accent in English but, by chance, the botanical language is almost the same in both languages. Of course, I usually pronounce the scientific latin names of the plants with a pure French accent but it seems it is quite close to the supposed original latin prononciation.

[@sidneilobovoador]

I Love you creature free!

[@eliseolopez2790]

Thunbegia mysorensis to the queens garden

[@creaturefree]

We love this species and it was a great surprise to see in their natural habitat these two forms which are different from the one cultivated all over the world.

[@zzhou1557]

What camera did you guys use?

[@sidneilobovoador]

Kiss of Brasil ❤ Bahia!