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Family: Papilionaceae	Genus: Butea	Species: Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Butea braamania DC., Butea frondosa Koenig Ex Roxb.	Flower Color	Yellow - Orange
Common Name	Khakhro, Palash, Tesu,Dhak	Flower Type	Panicle
English / Trade Name	Bengal Kino Tree, Bastard Teak, Flame Of Forest, Flame Of The Forest	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Tesu,Dhak.	Fruiting Period	April-June
Altitude	Up To1000m	Fruit Type	Pod
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit A Pod, 12.5-28 Cm Long, Oblong, The Base Flat, Wing-like And Indehiscent
Habitat	Dry And Moist Deciduous Forests, Also Grown In The Plains	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	Tropical Himalaya, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Malaysia.	Bark Details	Bark 5-6 Mm Thick, Grey To Greyish-brown, Exudation Red, Branchlets Densely Tomentose
Distribution in chandigarh	Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Rock garden, Patiala-ki-Rao Reserved Forest, Sector 40, Sector 56	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Trifoliate
Description of Species	The Tree Is A Medium Sized , Growing From 20 To 4O Feet High, And The Trunk Is Usually Crooked And Twisted With Irregular Branches And Rough, Grey Bark. The Leaves Are Pinnate, With An 8-16 Cm Petiole And Three Leaflets, Each Leaflet 10-20 Cm Long. These Flowers, Which Are Scentless, Are Massed Along The Ends Of The Stalks--dark Velvety Green Like The Cup-shaped Calices--and The Brilliance Of The Stiff, Bright Flowers Is Shown Off To Perfection By This Deep, Contrasting Colour. Each Flower Consists Of Five Petals Comprising One Standard, Two Smaller Wings And A Very Curved Beak-shaped Keel	Leaf Details	Tri-foliate, Leaflets Coriaceous, Roundish-ovate, Leathery In Texture

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