Butea Monosperma/ Flame of the Forest
Palash / Butea monosperma/ Flame of the forest
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Flame of forest. Butea Monospermum, Bengal kina, Bastard teak, Kesu.पलाश, ढाक, टेसू, किंशुक Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus) on Flame of forest .jpeg)       .jpg) It has a fiery orange and crescent blossoms. Known to withstand water logging and frost. It can grow well in poor soil. Each flower has five petals and two wings, and its keel resembles the beak of a parrot. The only palash with yellow flowers in Delhi can be found at Yamuna Biodiversity park. Spot at Buddha Jayanti Park, Nehru Park. Middle sized tree deciduous. A crooked unarmed native Delhi tree capable of reaching 14 m but usually much smaller. The compound leaves with three large, leathery leaflets form a patchy, open crown. Clusters of fiery orange blossoms on leafless branches in March are unmistakeable. Found in Delhi as a scattered tree on the ridge and in some large parks. It withstands heat, frost, water logging, drought, and poor soil, including heavy clay and salinity. Dhak is the host tree most used to rear lac-insect producing a quality shellac known as 'rangini'. The ruby red gum called 'Bengal kino' along with the seed oil and flower has medicinal users.. The inner bark used to make rope. The flower yield an orange dye used at Holi. Young leaves are eaten by buffaloes and elephants but not by goats. An extensive rural cottage industry is based on the stitching together of dhak leaves as plates. State Tree Of Jharkhand, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh Butea monosperma Common name: Flame of the Forest Family: Fabaceae Description: A medium-sized native tree which is highly ornamental. Leavea are pinnately 3-foliate with large leaflets. Flowers are bright red or orange-red in color. Pod is broad, oblong follicle. Flowering: February - March Native: India Seasons : Leaves : Shed in February-March starting near the top of the tree. New leaf in late April. Leaves compound with three large leaflets at the end of a long common stalk. Starting pale green and densely grey silky on their under surface. The leaflets become darker and coarser, loosing their silk altogether. The middle leaflet growing from a longer stalk. Widens gradually becoming as broad as it is long. The side leaflet widens symmetrically at their bases.. The central one is symmetrical 8-12 cm long. narrowed at both ends with a short pointy tip. Flowers : Buds appear in January but do not open to early to mid-March; flowering sputters on into April. Flowers in clusters near the top of the tree. The velvety buds appear black but are actually deep bronzed.. The flower is typically pea like a large 'standard' petal dominates two narrower 'wings'on either side. Two more petals join together to form a claw like 'keel'. The petals are fiery orange and smooth on the inside and are covered with fine silky hairs outside. Fruit : From very quickly after flowering, ripening just before the rains. Fruit - A flat pod for a structure designed to house only a single seed. The pods are usually large, pale grey green at first, velvety and strongly marked with nerves. they grow to about 20 cm, gradually turning straw colored and papery, when they are scattered by summer breeze. Bark : Pale brown flaky. Lac : Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is Kerria lacca. https://natureloversindia123.blogspot.com/2022/07/butea-monosperma.html |
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