Shantanu ji, nice photo of the Lahura tree and the bird. The bird is Crow pheasant* - Centropus sinensis* . In Malayalam we call in Chemboth and it is a found on the coconut and banana plantations.
Thanks for sharing. Regards, Mani. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <shnt...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi > sharing the pic of a Lahura tree (Tecoma undulata) in full bloom. > The bird perched on its branch is a Greater Coucal. > > It is a small tree with drooping branches, and grey-green leaves. The tree > is very attractive when in full bloom from March to April. The flowers are > large tubular bright yellow occuring in bunches of 5 to 10. > It grows in the wild in the desert areas of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab. > But it is extensively planted as an avenue tree, as this one planted in > Kolkata near my house. > > regards > Shantanu Bhattacharya > Dept. of Biology. > Vivekananda Mission School.(ICSE) > Kolkata. >
