[Assam] Palash - AT

[Chan Mahanta]

Ram:

>  but as I am aging these mundane things seem to carry more of an 
>importance & >weight than political-charged issues :) :).


Take it from a true geezer -- one can do both, quite effectively :-). 
I have been at those 'mundane' things longer than anything else. And 
I have no regrets. In fact my life has been the richer for it.

c-da
















At 9:40 AM -0600 3/13/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>Thanks C'da for the description.
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>All these years I haven't given much thought to flowers (or trees) - 
>but as I am aging these mundane things seem to carry more of an 
>importance & weight than political-charged issues :) :).
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>I was thinking Polaax was some kind of tulip, but wasn't sure. In 
>any case, they are lovely flowers and soothing to the eyes.
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><<mailto:cmahanta at charter.net>cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>Hi Ram:
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>Yes indeed. Polaax, Butea frondosa is indeed a stunning flowering 
>plant that blooms in Fagun.
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>It is not a very common tree in Oxom. More widely seen in Bengal, 
>Bihar etc. Modaar ( Indian Coral Tree), a cousin is more common to 
>Assam.
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>A cousin of both is widely seen in the southwestern coastal areas of the US.
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>Polaax flower petals vary in coloration from crimson to an orangish 
>red. In the AT web-site picture it is probably looking a bit more 
>orangish-yellow than I have seen them to be, perhaps a function of 
>color balance of the digital image.
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>The name 'Flame of the Forest', probably is a misnomer. Flame of the 
>Forest is a widely known flowering tree from the humid tropics found 
>around the globe, and is also known as African Tulip. However, I 
>know that the misuse of the Flame of the Forest name is common,used 
>to represent Krishnosura ( Royal Poinciana, Gul Mohur), African 
>Tulip ( Spathodea Campanulata) and Polaax ( Butea frondosa) and 
>perhaps even others.
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>At 8:57 AM -0600 3/11/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
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>>The AT has a beautiful photo of palash (palax) (the flower).
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>While trying to find the English equivalent, I came across this site 
>- with beautiful flowers. Didn't know palash comes in yellow.
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>They give the scientific name as Butea frondosa (Flame of the Forest). 
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>What would be the common English name. I don't think I have seen it 
>around Texas.
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>Wasn't there an old song - which went 'Poloxor e rong'  (Color of polox)?
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><http://www.parabaas.com/PB26/LEKHA/gl_palash.html>http://www.parabaas.com/PB26/LEKHA/gl_palash.html
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