Thursday, 29 May 2014
Amaltas,
Lahore (May, 2014)
Amaltas:
The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of
Southeast Asia. It ranges from southern Pakistan
eastward throughout India to Myanmar and Thailand and south to Sri Lanka. It is
closely associated with the Mullai region of Sangam landscape. It is the
national tree of Thailand, and its flower is Thailand's national flower. It is
also the state flower of Kerala in India and of immense importance amongst the
Malayali population. It is a popular ornamental plant and is also used in
herbal medicine.
Botanical
name is Cassia fistula, known as the golden shower tree and by other names, is
a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.
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