Dear all, I heard vocally that the flowering of this tree marks the New Year in Kerala. Is really connected to malayalam calender? or just coincidence?
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:58 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > Tree's sporting the summer look #9 of 15 | Cassia Fistula > > Around 50 to 60 monkey sticks (Bandhar lathi, legume) can be found hanging > in this Laburnum tree. Monkeys favourite food. > The seeds are poisonous so the monkeys have learnt not to eat them ! > They eat the pith or pulp glued to the sheath wall around the seeds !! > > * > Dry leaves can be found on the ground all around the bark. > *As you can see in the pictures, some of the monkey sticks are turning > black. > It will take one year for the sticks to turn black from green. So these > seeds are from the previous year ! > > Regional name: Raela (Telugu), Kannada - Kakke, Tamil -Konrai, Malayalam - > Kannikonna, Marati - Bahava, Hindi Bendra lathi > * > Date/Time-27 Mar 2010, 8:03AM > * > * > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Mamandur, Andhra Pradesh, > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild, Eastern ghats > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree > Height/Length-approx - 15-20 feet > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Compound, Leaflet -Para-pinnate, apex - > acuminate, Leaf base attenuate, Size - ~6 inches > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-cm - No flowers > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- legume, 10 inches, 50-60 Poppins shaped > seeds -poisonous. Most of the seeds in the tree are green, some of them > start to turn brownish-black. > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Dry leaves can be > seen fallen all around the bark > > > Regards > Raghu > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia_fistula > > ITP Links > > Cassia fistula Fabaceae T Golden Shower Cassia, Bandarlathi, Bahava, > Girimala, Rajbrikh, Garmalo, Bahava, Bawa, Garmala, Kani Poo, Golden shower > tree, Indian Laburnum • Hindi: अमलतास Amaltas • Manipuri: চহুঈ Chahui • > Tamil: கொன்றை Konrai • Malayalam: Vishu konnai • Marathi: बहावा Bahava • > Mizo: Ngaingaw • Bengali: সোনালী Sonali, Bandarlati, Amultas • Urdu: املتاس > Amaltas On 13/2/08 from Thallasherry and Kannur in North Kerala; from > April to June in Kolkata; 08/04/2006 at Mysore; JVPD Scheme/Andheri, Mumbai- > 31/3/08; April first fortnight in Pune; first flowers- 16/4/08 in Delhi; > first flowers on 17/4/08 in Kolkata; In full boom in & around Delhi on > 8/5/08; in Phansad WLS in April 2008; at the south end of the national park > in Mumbai- Oct'09; in Pune- Nov.'09; at Nagpur- Oct'09; Trees of Delhi > states that flowers in late April & peaking by mid May. Beautiful Trees & > Shrubs of Calcutta by Sh. R.K. Chakraverty & S.K.Jain states that it > flowering starts in late spring (April-May) and continues upto mid summer > (June). > Cassia Fistula flowering in Kerala - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/9481984f17737a89> > Amaltas > (Indian Laburnum)- Cassia fistula - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/536330302469e4a6> > Flowering > trees in delhi--Amaltas(cassia fistula) - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/dbba0b45e6b6fe84> > Bahava > INDIAN LABURNUM flowering near Erros theatre Churchgate mumbai - > indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/c980482ebd7b1266> > ID > pl - WF of Phansad WLS - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/5f7e01bae5b97996> > Fwd: > Bahava - The Golden Shower Tree - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/97d7a8e93649d376?hl=en> > Cassia > fistula - Amaltas<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Amaltas.html> > Cassia > fistula - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2dc08b3af1e28f5a> > out > of season Cassia fistula - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/1b8ddee93ddca290> > * > > ------------------------------ > Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. 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