Kaas plateau
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Kaas Plateau
कास पठार
Kaas Valley of Flowers
Plateau
Nickname(s): Kaas Pathar
Kaas Plateau
Coordinates: 17.7201607°N 73.8227916°ECoordinates: 17.7201607°N 73.8227916°E
Country India
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Elevation 1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Languages
• Official Marathi
Time zone IST
PIN 415 xxx
Telephone code 02162
Vehicle registration MH-11
The Kaas Plateau also known as the "Kaas Pathar" which is situated in the Western Ghat Sahyadri range, 22 kilometers from Satara city in Maharashtra state of India. The name Kaas originates from Kaasa tree (Elaeocarpus glandulosus). Leaves of this tree turn green to red as they mature. It gets white flowers only for 15 days in the month of March. The area of plateau is approximately 1,000 hectar.
Cynotis tuberosa
Murdannia lanuginosa
The plateau is full of wild flowers during the months of August and September. These flowers bloom on their own and stay for about 2–3 weeks (depending on the monsoon and other weather factors). Recently it has been declared as Biodiversity World heritage site by The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).[1][2] It has an small lake nearby, as you are driving down the curves climbing down from Kaas Plateau you see a sign on left saying - Kaas Talav. It is a natural tranquil Kaas lake surrounded by dense forests. To the left of the lake lies Sajjangad fort and Kanher Dam is to the right. It an famous picnic spot with the locals. The place has more than 850 different species of flowers and other plants including Orchids, Karvy and carnivorous plants such as Drosera Indica. This falls under the Sahyadri Sub Cluster of Western Ghats which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If any one want to visit Kas palteau, have to register through website www.kas.ind.in
Flowers[edit]
The following is a list of some of the flowers found on this plateau.
Ceropegia Vincaefolia (local name Kandilpushpa)
Ceropegia Jainii (local name Somada)
Drosera Indica (local name Gavati Davbindu)
Smithia hirsute / hirsuta (local name Kavala)
Senecio grahami / bombayensis (Sonakee)
Utricularia purpurascens (Seetechee aasawe)
Senecio bombyensis (local name Sonki)
Murdannia lanuginosa (local name Abolima)
Pogostemon deccanensis(
Dipcadi montanum (Deepkadee)
Impatiens oppositifolia
Wild Brinjal flower
Aponogeton satarensis (local name Vaytura)
Elaeocarpus glandulosus (local name Kaasa)
Pinda concanensis (local name Pinda)
Hitchenia caulina (local name Chavar)
Paracaryopsis coelestina (local name Nisurdi)
Nymphoides indicum (local name Kumudini)
Cyanotis tuberosa (local name Abhali)
Murdannia simplex (local name Nilima)
Paracaryopsis malbarica (local name Kali Nisurdi)
Begonia crenata
Trichosanthes tricuspidata (local name Kondal)
Chlorophytum glaucoides (local name Musali)
Ipomoea barlerioides
Ceropegia media
Drosera burmanni (local name Davbindu)
Habenaria longicorniculata
Aerids maculosum
Dendrobium barbatulum (Bharangee)
Habenaria panchagnesis
Memecylon umbellatum (local name Anjani)
Habenaria heyneana (local name toothbrush Orchid)
Habenaria grandifloriformis
Smithia agharkarii
Flemingia nilgheriensis
Rotala ritchiei (local name Paner)
Rotala fimbriata
Adenoon indicum (local name mothi sonaki)
Linum mysurense (local name Undri)
Dioscorea bulbifera (local name dukkar kanda)
Vigna vexillata (local name Halunda)
Oberonia recurva
Arisaema murrayi (local name Pandhara Sapkanda)
Exacum tetragonum (local name Udi chirayat)
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Kaas Plateau
कास पठार
Kaas Valley of Flowers
Plateau
Nickname(s): Kaas Pathar
Kaas Plateau
Coordinates: 17.7201607°N 73.8227916°ECoordinates: 17.7201607°N 73.8227916°E
Country India
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Elevation 1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Languages
• Official Marathi
Time zone IST
PIN 415 xxx
Telephone code 02162
Vehicle registration MH-11
The Kaas Plateau also known as the "Kaas Pathar" which is situated in the Western Ghat Sahyadri range, 22 kilometers from Satara city in Maharashtra state of India. The name Kaas originates from Kaasa tree (Elaeocarpus glandulosus). Leaves of this tree turn green to red as they mature. It gets white flowers only for 15 days in the month of March. The area of plateau is approximately 1,000 hectar.
Cynotis tuberosa
Murdannia lanuginosa
The plateau is full of wild flowers during the months of August and September. These flowers bloom on their own and stay for about 2–3 weeks (depending on the monsoon and other weather factors). Recently it has been declared as Biodiversity World heritage site by The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).[1][2] It has an small lake nearby, as you are driving down the curves climbing down from Kaas Plateau you see a sign on left saying - Kaas Talav. It is a natural tranquil Kaas lake surrounded by dense forests. To the left of the lake lies Sajjangad fort and Kanher Dam is to the right. It an famous picnic spot with the locals. The place has more than 850 different species of flowers and other plants including Orchids, Karvy and carnivorous plants such as Drosera Indica. This falls under the Sahyadri Sub Cluster of Western Ghats which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If any one want to visit Kas palteau, have to register through website www.kas.ind.in
Flowers[edit]
The following is a list of some of the flowers found on this plateau.
Ceropegia Vincaefolia (local name Kandilpushpa)
Ceropegia Jainii (local name Somada)
Drosera Indica (local name Gavati Davbindu)
Smithia hirsute / hirsuta (local name Kavala)
Senecio grahami / bombayensis (Sonakee)
Utricularia purpurascens (Seetechee aasawe)
Senecio bombyensis (local name Sonki)
Murdannia lanuginosa (local name Abolima)
Pogostemon deccanensis(
Dipcadi montanum (Deepkadee)
Impatiens oppositifolia
Wild Brinjal flower
Aponogeton satarensis (local name Vaytura)
Elaeocarpus glandulosus (local name Kaasa)
Pinda concanensis (local name Pinda)
Hitchenia caulina (local name Chavar)
Paracaryopsis coelestina (local name Nisurdi)
Nymphoides indicum (local name Kumudini)
Cyanotis tuberosa (local name Abhali)
Murdannia simplex (local name Nilima)
Paracaryopsis malbarica (local name Kali Nisurdi)
Begonia crenata
Trichosanthes tricuspidata (local name Kondal)
Chlorophytum glaucoides (local name Musali)
Ipomoea barlerioides
Ceropegia media
Drosera burmanni (local name Davbindu)
Habenaria longicorniculata
Aerids maculosum
Dendrobium barbatulum (Bharangee)
Habenaria panchagnesis
Memecylon umbellatum (local name Anjani)
Habenaria heyneana (local name toothbrush Orchid)
Habenaria grandifloriformis
Smithia agharkarii
Flemingia nilgheriensis
Rotala ritchiei (local name Paner)
Rotala fimbriata
Adenoon indicum (local name mothi sonaki)
Linum mysurense (local name Undri)
Dioscorea bulbifera (local name dukkar kanda)
Vigna vexillata (local name Halunda)
Oberonia recurva
Arisaema murrayi (local name Pandhara Sapkanda)
Exacum tetragonum (local name Udi chirayat)
