All three as I have idicated above Delonix regia Butea moospermna Spathodea camnpaulata
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8177 http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?13400 http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?35209 http://www.floridata.com/ref/s/spat_cam.cfm http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/SpathodeaCampanulataafricantuliptree.pdf Please note that Delonix regia and Spathodea campanulata are Trpocal frican trees and not Indian native trees, so there is no reason to stress that they can't be called as Flame of the Forest trees. They are as important for these countries as Butea monosperma is for us. -- 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 7:01 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. 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