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Flame Of The Forest

ගස් කෑල புரசு

Butea monosperma

Least concern

Flame Of The Forest
SumaTagadur 05:01, 28 March 2007 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 2.5

Overview

Butea monosperma is a species of Butea native to tropical and sub-tropical parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also known as flame of the forest, Bengal kino, dhak, palash, and bastard teak. Revered as sacred by Hindus, it is prized for producing an abundance of vivid blooms, and it is also cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Butea monosperma — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): புரசு — CC BY-SA 4.0