Bignoniaceae Week bignonia OR jacaranda family * Stereospermum tetragonum * DC. popular synonym: *Stereospermum colais* (Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn) Mabb.
*ster-ee-oh-SPER-mum* -- from the Greek *stere* (solid, firm) and *spermos * (seed) ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DStereospermum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeykmFsc6tmr6MFzLkKD-TWjH-0DQ> *tet-ra-GON-um* or *tet-ra-GO-num* -- four-angled ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dtetragonum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcb0Zw6WYjDGaOYp23bcOF8u-W2_A> ¿ *co-LAH-ees* ? -- ¿ meaning ? *commonly known as*: yellow snake tree • Assamese: dhapatita, পৰ্ৰোলী parroli • *Bengali*: পারুল parul • *Gujarati*: પાડેલી padeli • *Hindi*: पारल paral, पारोली paroli, पाटल patal • *Kannada*: ಕಲಾದ್ರಿ kalaadri, ಪಾದರಿ paadari • *Konkani*: पाडल paadal • *Malayalam*: കരിങ്ങഴ karingazha, പാതിരി paathiri, പൂപ്പാതിരി puuppaathiri • Manipuri: মিস্সী missi • *Marathi*: पाडळ padal, पाडळी padali • *Mizoram*: zinghal • *Oriya*: pamphunia • * Sanskrit*: पाटल patal, पाटला patala, पाटलि patali • *Tamil*: அம்பு ampu, அம்புவாகினி ampuvakini, பாடலம் patalam, பாதிரி patiri, புன்காலி punkali • * Telugu*: అంబువాసిని ambuvasini, కలిగొట్టు kaligottu, పాదిరి padiri, పాటల patala • *Urdu*: پارل paral, پاٿل patal *Native to*: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FYellow%2520Snake%2520Tree.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc-dNPnlbvaNzedDm2GJTN_G_DINg>• Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FYellow_Snake_Tree&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfqM93C_5JdOqo2159RWqNfvpzYLQ>• eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D2%26taxon_id%3D200021441&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfIw8C0OAyzjqS1jW5VDhE5-h4lrg>• Sahyadri Database<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in%2Fbiodiversity%2Fdatabase%2F%3Fq%3Dnode%2F21&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcyoa2ZoxTSvJNg8RMuvpPxXOljBA>• *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Thane on 20 MAY 12 [image: Puuppaathiri (Malayalam: പൂപ്പാതിരി)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7260560694%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdlBhjhCAyUsb7msiczl2baLkrHXg> at Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka on 24 APR 11 [image: Patala (Sanskrit: पाटल)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5663223347%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcIaazVtGTnqdNgflirNF1IOvoSGQ> at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra on 01 MAY 09 [image: Parul (Bengali: পারুল)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3513487822%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze6QBLaBBulCg7egnw5ckyTDZTsoQ> [image: Paathiri (Malayalam: പാതിരി)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3512511419%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeJTLz3LdaP_cPtN409LCoBspBLYQ> Regards. Dinesh --
