What is the botanical name of "Kumkum" tree?

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shobha chavda

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Oct 4, 2010, 9:57:32 AM10/4/10
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Dear All,

What is the botanical name of this plant? We call it “ Kumkum tree “ in Marathi.

Date / Time – 22st Aug. 2010 / 5.00 pm.

Location – Place /Altitude / GPS – Panhalgad, ( Near Kolhapur)Maharashtra

Habitat – Garden/ Urban/ Wild / Type – Wild

Plant Habit – Tree/Shrub / Climber /Herb – Shrub

Height /Length – 

Leaves Type / Shape / Size –

Inflorescence Type /Size –

Flowers Size /Colour /Calyx –

Fruits Type /Shape /Size / Seeds –

Other Information like Fragrance,Pollinator,Uses etc –

 

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Shobha

 

 

 

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Dinesh Valke

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Oct 4, 2010, 10:02:06 AM10/4/10
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Mallotus philippensis (syn. Croton philippensis, Rottlera philippensis) ... commonly known as: dyer's rottlera, kamala dye tree, monkey face tree, orange kamala, red kamala, scarlet croton • Bengali: কমলা kamala • Hindi: कामला kamala, रैनी raini, रोहन rohan, रोहिनी rohini, सिन्धुरी sinduri • Kannada: ಕುಮ್ಕುಮದ ಮರ kunkuma-damara • Malayalam: ചെങ്കൊല്ലി cenkolli, കുങ്കുമപ്പൂമരം kunkumappuumaram, കുരങ്ങുമഞ്ഞശ് kurangumanjas, നാവട്ട naavatta, നൂറിമരം nuurimaram • Marathi: कपिला kapila, केशरी kesari, शेंदरी shendri • Sanskrit: काम्पिल्यक kampilyaka • Tamil: கபிலப்பொடி kapila poti, குரங்குமஞ்சணாறி kuranku-mañcanari • Telugu:కుంకుమ చెట్టు kunkuma-chettu




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2010/10/4 shobha chavda <koa...@gmail.com>

Devendra Bhardwaj

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Oct 4, 2010, 11:03:42 AM10/4/10
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Mallotus philippinensis
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Devendra

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tanay bose

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Oct 4, 2010, 1:50:23 PM10/4/10
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Mallotus philippensis
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shobha chavda

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Oct 5, 2010, 10:21:34 AM10/5/10
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Thanx Dineshji,Devendraji and Tanay.
Regards,
Shobha
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