Peltophorum pterocarpum (Syn P. ferrugineum) |
Caesalpiniaceae |
Copperpod, Peeli Gulmohar, Golden Flamboyant, Yellow Flamboyant, Yellow Flame Tree, Yellow Poinciana, Radhachura, Arjunjyoti |
Aug. to Oct. & April- in Kolkata- J.M.Garg. Flowering in the JVPD Scheme/Andheri, Mumbai- 31/3/08- Tejal ji. Just started flowering in Kolkata- 6/4/08- J.M.Garg. Flowering observed in Pune- March last fortnight- Satish ji. In full bloom in Bangalore for the past few weeks- 10/4/08- Ranjini Kamath ji. In full bloom right now in Delhi- Vinod ji. |
Beautiful Trees & Shrubs of Calcutta by Sh. R.K. Chakraverty & S.K.Jain- flowers twice in a year, in late spring to early summer (March-May) & in autumn (Sept.-Nov.). Trees of Delhi- in two distinct flushes- May to June & then again after rains from early Sept. to October. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peltophorum_pterocarpum |
Copperpod (Peeli Gulmohar- Peltophorum pterocarpum) - indiantreepix | Google Groups |
Purple-rumped Sunbird (Nectarnia Zeylonica) on a Copperpod (Peltophorum pterocarpum) flower at canopy - indiantreepix | Google Groups |
Common Myna: (Acridotheres tristis) (Immature) at canopy of Copperpod/ Peeli Gulmohar (Peltophorum pterocarpum) - indiantreepix | Google Groups |
Flowering trees in delhi--copper pod(Peltophorum pterocarpum) - indiantreepix | Google Groups |