Seasons: Monsoon

The kopou phul of Assam — hanging foxtail sprays, and the flower of Bihu.

The blue vanda of Meghalaya — tessellated flowers, and protected in the wild.

Cane orchid of the eastern hills, flowering along last year’s bare canes.

An antler-shaped epiphytic fern of Assam’s forests, mounted on a board.

The sour leaf of Assam and Manipur, cooked with fish and pork.

Egg-shaped tart fruit on a soft-wooded small tree of the eastern hills.

The squash that covers a whole roof in one season across the eastern hills.

Long hanging chains of maroon and yellow flowers — the Mysore clock vine.

A tall wet-evergreen tree of the southern Ghats, red-flushed in new leaf.

The canopy tree that feeds the lion-tailed macaque; endemic to the southern Ghats.