Bombax ceiba
Seasonal bushfires, flooding and erosion evoke an ever-changing mosaic of riverine forest and grasslands along the river banks. On recently deposited alluvium and in lowland areas groups of catechu ("Acacia catechu") with rosewood ("Dalbergia sissoo") predominate, followed by groups of kapok ("Bombax ceiba") with rhino apple trees ("Trewia nudiflora"), the fruits of which rhinos savour so much. Understorey shrubs of velvety beautyberry ("Callicarpa macrophylla"), hill glory bower ("Clerodendrum" sp.) and gooseberry ("Phyllanthus emblica") offer shelter and lair to a wide variety of species.