spathodea with yellow flowers

Mohina Macker

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Mar 8, 2011, 2:15:58 AM3/8/11

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this tree is growing near gateway of india

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Rashida Atthar

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Mar 8, 2011, 2:23:27 AM3/8/11

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Thanks for posting pictures of the yellow flowered tulip tree, was not aware of this one in Mumbai !

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Rashida.

Pankaj Kumar

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Mar 8, 2011, 2:41:42 AM3/8/11

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Thanks for sharing, I assume its the same species Spathodea campanulata
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Pankaj

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Mohina Macker

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Mar 8, 2011, 5:10:18 AM3/8/11

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With some little bit of research on the internet I gathered that spathodea is a monotypic genus, though with several synonyms, in the family bignoniaceae.

Rarely they are reported to have yellow or apricot colored flowers

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Pardeshi S.

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Mar 8, 2011, 8:27:13 AM3/8/11

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it is called Spathodea campanulata var. Konagold

opposite Mantralaya

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Satish Pardeshi

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