Stereospermum colais (2498925119)

Description:

Description: Bignoniaceae (bignonia, jacaranda family) » Stereospermum colais ster-ee-oh-SPER-mum -- from the Greek stere (solid, firm) and spermos (seed) colais -- pronunciation / meaning not clear commonly known as: yellow snake tree • Bengali: পারুল parul • Gujarati: પાડેલી padeli • Hindi: पारल paral, पारोली paroli • Kannada: ಕಲಾದ್ರಿ kalaadri, ಪಾದರಿ paadari • Konkani: पाडल paadal • Malayalam: കരിങ്ങഴ karingazha, പാതിരി paathiri, പൂപ്പാതിരി puuppaathiri • Marathi: पाडळ padal, पाडळी padali • Mizoram: zinghal • Oriya: pamphunia • Sanskrit: 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 Native to: China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia.. drooping, lax terminal panicles of fragrant flowers, which look similar to those of Sausage Tree, except for the colour.. mostly remain closed in the day and open up at night. References: Wikipedia • eFlora • Sahyadri Database. Date: 17 May 2008, 16:26. Source: Stereospermum colais. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.