Raghu ji, Muthu ji, Dinesh ji, Its interesting to see the arrangements of seeds within the pod. They are placed above one another like coins. Also the pulp of fruit is purgative to human beings however doest harm monkeys. How wonderful is the biodiversity. Satish
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:55 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > 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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