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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).
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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>
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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. Rheede Hort. Mal. 6:16,17.—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.
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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.
 
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==Cultivation==
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==Varieties==
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Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) flowers in Kolkata I IMG 4225.jpg|a flower in  [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
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Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) trunk in Kolkata W IMG 4262.jpg| trunk in  [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
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Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) trunk in Kolkata W IMG 4208.jpg| trunk in  [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
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Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) leaves in Kolkata W IMG 4223.jpg| leaves in  [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
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Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) leaf in Kolkata W IMG 4225.jpg| leaf in  [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
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Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) flowers on ground in Kolkata Im IMG 4255.jpg| flowers on ground  in  [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
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Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) flowers in Kolkata W IMG 4219.jpg| flowers in  [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
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Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) flowers in Kolkata W IMG 4217.jpg| flowers in  [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
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Image:Dhak (Butea monosperma) flowering tree in Kolkata W IMG 4259.jpg| flowering tree in  [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].It is a flowering-plant.
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File:Butea monosperma young leaves W IMG 7645.jpg|young leaves in [[Shamirpet]], [[Rangareddy district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
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File:Butea monosperma young leaves W IMG 7643.jpg|young leaves in [[Shamirpet]], [[Rangareddy district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 18 February 2010



Plant Characteristics
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Height: ⇕ 15 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Cultivation
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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.[1] 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 leaves are pinnate, with an 8-16 cm petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet 10-20 cm long. The flowers are 2.5 cm long, bright orange-red, and produced in racemes up to 15 cm long. The fruit is a pod 15-20 cm long and 4-5 cm broad.[2]


Read about Butea monosperma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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.


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Cultivation

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Varieties

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References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named GRIN
  2. ↑ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.

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