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Flame of the Forest

Butea monosperma

Photo by VincentVanur
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a medium sized dry season-deciduous tree, growing to 15 m tall. The leaves are pinnate, with an 8–16 cm petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet 10–20 cm long. The flowers are 2.5 cm long, bright orange-red, and produced in racemes up to 15 cm long. The fruit is a pod 15–20 cm long and 4–5 cm broad.

Habitat:

Native to tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and western Indonesia.[

Notes:

Seen in Alathur, Palakkad District, Kerala, India

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PublishedFebruary 9, 2013

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