White Gulmohar
Delonix elata
Also known as Yellow Gul Mohr, Creamy Peacock Flower
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About White Gulmohar
Delonix elata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Common names in English include white gul mohur, creamy peacock flower and yellow gul mohur.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Delonix elata
- Genus
- Delonix
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted along roads and avenues
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Egypt, Arabia to India
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Waykaran, Samrsro, Sanesro
- Tamil
- Perungondrai, Vadanarayanan, Varatti
- Kannada
- ಕೆಂಪುಕೆಂಜಿಗ Kempukenjiga, ನೀರಂಗಿ Nirangi, ವಾತನಾರಾಯಣ Vatanarayana
- Malayalam
- வாதநாராயணி
- Marathi
- sanchaila, sankasura
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
White Gulmohar belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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