Bignoniaceae Week bignonia OR jacaranda family * Oroxylum indicum * (L.) Kurz
*or-oh-ZY-lum* -- from the Greek *oros* (mountain) and *xylon* (wood) ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DOroxylum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdZ0ndnvlZv0_OSceTiYj254YIDhw> *IN-dih-kum* or *in-DEE-kum* -- of or from India ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dindicum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf3GmTF23iA9_h9pdvQH_lRDczUsA> *commonly known as*: broken bones plant, Indian calosanthes, Indian trumpet flower, midnight horror, oroxylum, tree of Damocles • *Bengali*: সোনা sona • *Hindi*: भूत वृक्ष bhut-vriksha, दीर्घवृन्त dirghavrinta, कुटन्नट kutannat, मण्डूक manduk (the flower), पत्रोर्ण patrorna, पूतिवृक्ष putivriksha, शल्लक shallaka, शूरण shuran, सोन or शोण son, वटुक vatuk • * Kannada*: ತಟ್ಟುನ tattuna • *Konkani*: davamadak • *Nepalese*: टटेलों tatelo • *Malayalam*: പലകപയ്യാനി palaqapayyani, വാശ്പ്പാതിരി vashrppathiri, വെള്ളപ്പാതിരി vellappathiri • *Marathi*: टायिटू tayitu, टेटु tetu • * Sanskrit*: अरलु aralu, श्योनक shyonaka • *Tamil*: சொரிகொன்றை cori-konnai, பாலையுடைச்சி palai-y-utaicci, பூதபுஷ்பம் puta-puspam • *Telugu*: మండూకపర్ణము manduka-parnamu, పంపెన pampena, శూకనాసము suka-nasamu, తుందిలము tundilamu *Native to*: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FBroken%2520Bones%2520Tree.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze_s3qm53nzi_pNG4jXin-Iec5Plw>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F26046&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzddWw_yF6B-W6OwaxWjnevaZyXNRw>• eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D2%26taxon_id%3D200021430&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfAhuFvyeHdBR2HNgdlHwJ1tzj2lw>• Top Tropicals<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Ftoptropicals.com%2Fcatalog%2Fuid%2Foroxylum_indicum.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfZqNvPs9XBWtZnf4QsEYMhI-RI0Q>• *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Mumbai on 19 JUN 12 [image: Oroxylum indicum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7408745116%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfntL3oSZwPjKQfF3UGWTexzvEupA> [image: Tundilamu (Telugu: తుందిలము)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7408737084%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdBqxMMsvCZfF1yk5BQ5m6G1-xteQ> [image: Tattuna (Kannada: ತಟ್ಟುನ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7408729090%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcs4R5tlGbmtoiMogwIGsfDVksKJw> at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra on 16 AUG 08 [image: Oroxylum indicum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2768009112%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf2JaLfLqHc3pGb49wq9g68z-FeQQ> along NH3 near Padgha, Maharashtra on 22 DEC 07 [image: Tetu (Marathi: टेटु)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2128203797%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdOcG7w83WNIhcqBFUvorSCWYuxJQ> Regards. Dinesh --
