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'''''Butea monosperma''''' is a species of ''[[Butea]]'' native to tropical southern [[Asia]], from [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]], [[Vietnam]], [[Malaysia]], and western [[Indonesia]].<ref name="GRIN"/> Common names include '''Kingshuk''', '''Palash''', '''Dhak''', '''Flame of the Forest''', '''Bastard Teak''', '''Parrot Tree''' and '''Kesudo''' (Gujurati). It is a medium sized [[dry season]]-[[deciduous]] [[tree]], growing to 15 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnate, with an 8-16 cm petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet 10-20 cm long. The [[flower]]s are 2.5 cm long, bright orange-red, and produced in [[raceme]]s up to 15 cm long. The [[fruit]] is a [[legume|pod]] 15-20 cm long and 4-5 cm broad.<ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref> {{Inc| Butea frondosa, Roxbg. A leafy tree, yielding gum or lac: Lfts. 3, roundish, pubescent beneath, the lateral ones unsyrametricaJ : fls. 2 in. long, orange-crimson, very showy; stamens 9 together and 1 free. E. India and Burma.—Reaches a height of 50 ft. Inspissated juice is known as Bengal or Palas kino, or butea gum, which has astringent properties, resembling true kind. Seeds used in India as a vermlfuge. The tree yields also stick-lac. The coarse, fibrous material obtained from the inner bark is used for caulking the seams of boats. Dried fls. yield a yellow or orange dye. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) flowers in Kolkata I IMG 4225.jpg|a flower in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) trunk in Kolkata W IMG 4262.jpg| trunk in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) trunk in Kolkata W IMG 4208.jpg| trunk in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) leaves in Kolkata W IMG 4223.jpg| leaves in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) leaf in Kolkata W IMG 4225.jpg| leaf in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) flowers on ground in Kolkata Im IMG 4255.jpg| flowers on ground in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) flowers in Kolkata W IMG 4219.jpg| flowers in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) flowers in Kolkata W IMG 4217.jpg| flowers in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) flowering tree in Kolkata W IMG 4259.jpg| flowering tree in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].It is a flowering-plant. File:Butea monosperma young leaves W IMG 7645.jpg|young leaves in [[Shamirpet]], [[Rangareddy district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. Image:Butea monosperma2.jpg File:Butea monosperma young leaves W IMG 7643.jpg|young leaves in [[Shamirpet]], [[Rangareddy district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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