Even i guess Flame of the forest is Butea monosperma and not Delonix regia (Fire of the forest)..
Spathpdea refers as Bell flowers regards, On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 6:20 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > That's why binomial names are soooooo important.... > > usha di > ======== > > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Promila ji >> There are three trees with the same common name *flame-of-the-forest* >> >> Delonix regia >> Butea monosperma >> Spathodea campanulata >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 5:58 PM, promila chaturvedi < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think Palash-Butea monosperma is known as flame-of Forest. May be I am >>> wrong. >>> Promila >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Complete set of Pics Sir >>>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Gurcharan ji, >>>> > very beautiful flowers. The best I have seen so far. I do not know >>>> the tree >>>> > that I have gets flowers which have a orange shade . I like more the >>>> ones >>>> > you have posted bright red. Thanks for sharing >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:24 AM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> nice pics,, >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Ushadi micromini >>>> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> >>>> >>> very nice >>>> >>> usha di >>>> >>> ====== >>>> >>> >>>> >>> On Dec 9, 7:56 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> > *Delonix regia* (Bojer) Raf., Fl. tellur. 2:92. 1837 >>>> >>> > syn: *Poinciana regia* Bojer >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Common names:flamboyant, flame-of-the-forest, flametree, >>>> >>> > peacock-flower, royal >>>> >>> > poinciana >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Large deciduous tree to 20 m with bipinnate up to 55 cm long >>>> leaves; >>>> >>> > pinnae >>>> >>> > 12-20 pair, leaflets 20-30 pairs, up to 10 mm long, oblong; >>>> stipules >>>> >>> > pinnate compound; flowers bright red, up to 10 cm across, in >>>> racemes; >>>> >>> > pod >>>> >>> > up to 50 cm long, 5 cm broad, thick, compressed >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Coomon avenue tree in Delhi, Photographed from Vikas Puri and DU >>>> >>> > Campus. >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > -- >>>> >>> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> >>> > Retired Associate Professor >>>> >>> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> >>> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> >>> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-AK-Delhi-1.jpg >>>> >>> > 530KViewDownload >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-AK-Delhi-2.jpg >>>> >>> > 421KViewDownload >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-1.jpg >>>> >>> > 367KViewDownload >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-2.jpg >>>> >>> > 175KViewDownload >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-3.jpg >>>> >>> > 191KViewDownload >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-a.jpg >>>> >>> > 70KViewDownload >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-fruit2.jpg >>>> >>> > 448KViewDownload >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> -- >>>> >> - H.S. >>>> >> >>>> >> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere >>>> heart of >>>> >> stone >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Regards >>>> > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>> Haryana-132103 >>>> 09416262964 >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone
