Seems like Markhamia lutea belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. Commonly known as yellow bell bean tree, it is native to Africa. Could you post pictures of the pods as well? Please wait for experts to comment. Regards, Sandhya
On Jan 7, 10:46 am, Vishnu Agnihotri <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All > > I am an amateur tree spotter, and just beginning to learn the names of some > trees. Only recently started looking at the shapes of leaves :-) > > Photo taken Dec 11, 2011 at Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka. > > This is a very common tree in Bangalore. Based on Karthikeyan's book > 'flowering trees of Bangalore'. I feel this is a Nile tulip tree, but the > flowers look different in my picture compared to Karthikeyan's book... the > leaf shape looks identical, and the description of pods matches... > > Thanks > > -- > Vishnu > > yellow flower-oblong leaf.jpg > 70KViewDownload
