Hi Tanay and Pankaj ji... Thanks for the Id of this tree. Some more info on this spcies. I came to know that it is commonly called African Tulip tree. and* *in Bengali it is called Rudra Palash. It has originated in Africa. *Spathodea* is a monotypi genus in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, *Spathodea campanulata*, is commonly known as the *Fountain Tree*, *African Tulip Tree*, * Flame-of-the-forest*, *Rudra Palash*, *Pichkari* or *Nandi Flame*. It is a tree that grows between 7–25 m (23–82 ft) tall and is native to tropical Africa. This tree is planted extensively as an ornamental tree throughout the tropics and is much appreciated for its very showy reddish-orange or crimson (rarely yellow), campanulate flowers. It has the potential to become an invasive species, however.
The flower bud is ampule-shaped and contains water. These buds are often used by children who play with its ability to squirt the water. The sap sometimes stains yellow on fingers and clothes. The open flowers are cup-shaped and holds rain and dew, making them attractive to many species of birds. In Neotropical gardens and parks, their nectar is popular with many hummingbirds, such as the Black-throated Mango (*Anthracothorax nigricollis*), the Black Jacobin (*Florisuga fusca*), or the Gilded Hummingbird (*Hylocharis chrysura*). The wood of the tree is soft and is used for nesting by many hole-building birds such as barbets. regards Shantanu : ) On 8/29/10, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Spathodea campanulata indeed > Tanay > > > On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 2:57 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Spathodea campanulata >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 2:29 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi >> > sharing a snap of a tall tree with crimson flowers.... >> > Location: Jadavpur. Kolkata. >> > Date: 29th August 2010. >> > >> > Shantanu : ) >> > >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************** >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> Research Associate >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> Department of Habitat Ecology >> Wildlife Institute of India >> Post Box # 18 >> Dehradun - 248001, India >> >> > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant > Department of Botany > University of British Columbia > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 > >
