पिवळा तेरडा - Dalzell's Yellow Balsam 

The only yellow balsam of #WesternGhats, Dalzell's Yellow Balsam is easily identifiable. The plant is small about a feet and half tall. The leaves are teethed. These flower between August to October and are endemic to Western Ghats.

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This is a type of #cactus. The flowers are huge, bloom only in night and have pleasant and strong smell. 

The plant originates from #SouthAmerica, southern regions of #Mexico to be exact and has naturalized in #SouthEastAsia along with handful of #Folklores and Superstitions. 

Although the local #Maharashtrian / #Marathi name is #Brahmakamal which has nothing to do with the original Brahmakamal flower which blooms only in the #Himalayas at an altitude of 4000 meters and beyond. 

Here's one from my 2012 archives which had bloomed at my home. 

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