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Palash (Hindi: ????) is the State Flower of Jharkhand, India (Reference: Official Website - Govt. of Jharkhand)

Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) � Butea monosperma

bew-tee-uh -- named for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute mon-oh-SPER-muh -- meaning, single-seeded

commonly known as: flame of the forest, parrot tree ? Bengali: ???? palash ? Gujarati: khakda ? Hindi: ??? dhak, ???? palash, ???? tesu ? Kashmiri: ???? palash ? Malayalam: muriku, palas, shamata ? Manipuri: pangong ? Marathi: ??? palas ? Sanskrit: ???? palash ? Tamil: ?????? palasham, ????? purasu ? Telugu: ?????? palashamu

Origin: India

... each flower consists of five petals comprising one standard, two smaller wings and a very curved beak-shaped keel ... it is this keel which gives it the name of Parrot Tree.

References: of the Forest.html Flowers of India ? Top Tropicals ? Dave's Garden ? Zipcode Zoo ? EcoPort Blogged at: Slice of the Day by Vasant M. Salian Appears at: Wikimedia Commons ? Wikipedia

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Author Dinesh Valke from Thane, India
Camera location19° 23′ 15.05″ N, 73° 13′ 35.26″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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