Friday, January 20, 2012

Flame of the forest

Butea monosperma, which is also known as Flame of the forest,flowers in abundance in all forests throughout India in spring. It is called Palash in Sanskrit and Hindi, and Muttuga in Kannada. It is mentioned in the Ramayana, where Sita sees the flowering trees, and thinks some stretches of the forest were on fire. The leaves of this tree are made into leaf plates, which are said to impart health giving qualities to the food served on them.
Butea superba, a cousin of the Butea moosperma is used in Thai medicine .

8 comments:

  1. Muszą ślicznie wyglądać, czarując swoimi kolorami :-).Pozdrawiam. *** They have to look gorgeous, mesmerizing their colors :-). Yours.

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  2. I have yet to capture a picture of this tree. There are not too many in my city.

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  3. Love the flaming beauty of the Palash in bloom. Nice shot n description.

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  4. Very nice. I always stop and stare at these blooming beauties.

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  5. I love this flower. It was used to tie and dye clothes and imparts a beautiful yellow color! Cheers :)

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