Palash / Flame Of The Forest
Butea monosperma var. lutea
Also known as Bastard Teak, Bengal Kino Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- January-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Butea monosperma var. lutea
- Genus
- Butea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Very rare, in open dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- LC
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Palash itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Palash itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पलाश palash
- Nepali
- पलाँसको बोट
- Bengali
- পলাশ
- Tamil
- புரசு, பலாசு, புரசை
- Telugu
- మోదుగ
- Kannada
- ಪಲಾಶ
- Malayalam
- പ്ലാശ്
- Marathi
- पळस
About Palash
A member of the Fabaceae family, Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma var. lutea) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and 4 other states. It grows in very rare, in open dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to May.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Palash belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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