Wonderful shots, Satish ji. Rakesh ji, Rain Tree (*Samanea saman*) is also
called Vilaiti Shirish or Saman. See from Indiantreepix Database:
*Samanea saman (syn. Pithecolobium saman, Mimosa saman, Calliandra
saman, Acasia propinquce, Inga cinerea)* *Mimosaceae* *Vilaiti Siris, Rain
tree,* *Monkey pod*, C*enizaro, S**aman or* *Cow* *tamarind * I have records
o its flowering in March & August to Oct. in Kolkata. Beginning to flower
(22/2/08) in Bangalore as per Poonam ji. Few early flowers being seen now a
days (26/2/08) as per Satish ji in Pune. Flowering in the JVPD
Scheme/Andheri, Mumbai- 31/3/08- Tejal ji. Flowering observed in Pune- April
first fortnight- Satish ji. Beautiful Trees & Shrubs of Calcutta by Sh. R.K.
Chakraverty & S.K.Jain states that it starts flowering from early spring
(Feb.- March) and continues spordically up to late Mansoon (September).
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2009/3/19 Saurabh Sawant <[email protected]>
> Shirish is Albizia lebek.
>
> Regards,
> Saurabh
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:14 PM, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Isn't rain tree also known as the Saman tree? Is the Shirish the same as
>> the Saman?
>>
>> rakesh
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>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 8:50 PM, satish phadke
>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Both are flowering at present.Native and non native Shirish
>>> Dr Phadke
>>>
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>>> http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com
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>>>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Saurabh Sawant
> _
> "The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground."
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