Bignoniaceae Week :: DV :: MAY 09 - MAY 12 :: Stereospermum tetragonum in Western Ghats

[Dinesh Valke]

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 tet-ra-GON-um or tet-ra-GO-num -- four-angled ... Dave's Botanary ¿ 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 • Wikipedia • eFlora • Sahyadri Database • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar

at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Thane on 20 MAY 12 at Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka on 24 APR 11 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra on 01 MAY 09

Regards. Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dinesh ji, another very good set.

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[Balkar Singh]

Yes Sir very nice Set of pics

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Dr Balkar Singh
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