Nature Note From Mhow: The Gul Mohur - A Flamboyant Tree
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Tags: photography nature Madhya Pradesh Indore Mhow Delonix Regia gul mohar
Tags: photography nature Madhya Pradesh Indore Mhow Delonix Regia gul mohar
Mhow, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nature Note From Mhow: The Gul Mohur - A Flamboyant Tree
Taxonomic Name: Delonix Regia
Common Names:
English: Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant, Flame of the Forest, Peacock Flower
Hindi: Gul Mohur. Possibly because Gul = Red (from Gulab or Rose) and Mohur = Mor = Peacock.
Bengali: Krishnachur
Spanish: Arbol de Fuego (Tree of Fire)
In Costa Rica and Central America it is also known as Malinche after a maid of the same name.
According to Pradip Krishen (Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide) the Gul Mohur is native to Madagascar and the earliest records of this species in India are from Sewree near Mumbai in 1840.
Camera: SONY DSC H9.
Nature Note From Mhow: The Gul Mohur - A Flamboyant Tree
Taxonomic Name: Delonix Regia
Common Names:
English: Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant, Flame of the Forest, Peacock Flower
Hindi: Gul Mohur. Possibly because Gul = Red (from Gulab or Rose) and Mohur = Mor = Peacock.
Bengali: Krishnachur
Spanish: Arbol de Fuego (Tree of Fire)
In Costa Rica and Central America it is also known as Malinche after a maid of the same name.
According to Pradip Krishen (Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide) the Gul Mohur is native to Madagascar and the earliest records of this species in India are from Sewree near Mumbai in 1840.
Camera: SONY DSC H9.
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