Muthu ji, do not have an answer for your query, however this flower is an important symbol to the State of Kerala ... *kanikkonna* (Malayalam: കണിക്കൊന്ന) is the State Flower of the Kerala.
Other common names are: golden shower tree, Indian laburnum • Bengali: বাঁদরলাঠি bandaralathi, সোনালী sonali • Gujarati: ગરમાળો garmalo • Hindi: अमलतास amaltas, स्वर्णपुष्पी swarn-pushpi • Konkani: बलो balo • Malayalam: കണിക്കൊന്ന kanikkonna • Manipuri: চহুঈ chahui • Marathi: बहावा bahava • Mizo: ngaingaw • Tamil: கொன்ற konrai • Urdu: املتاس amaltas Regards. On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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