पारल

English translation: Bignoniaceae

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Hindi term or phrase:पारल
English translation:Bignoniaceae
Entered by: SeiTT

12:40 Apr 18, 2010
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Hindi term or phrase: पारल
Greetings,

Apparently this is the flower that gave its name to पाटलिपुत्र (modern पटना).

Please give the translation and also, if possible, a link to a good online photo.

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:50
Bignoniaceae
Explanation:
Bignoniaceae (bignonia, jacaranda family) » Stereospermum colais

ster-ee-oh-SPER-mum -- from the Greek stere (solid, firm) and spermos (seed)
colais -- pronunciation / meaning not clear

commonly known as: yellow snake tree • Bengali: পারুল parul • Gujarati: પાડેલી padeli • Hindi: पारल paral, पारोली paroli • Kannada: ಕಲಾದ್ರಿ kalaadri, ಪಾದರಿ paadari • Konkani: पाडल paadal • Malayalam: കരിങ്ങഴ karingazha, പാതിരി paathiri, പൂപ്പാതിരി puuppaathiri • Marathi: पाडळ padal, पाडळी padali • Mizoram: zinghal • Oriya: pamphunia • Sanskrit: पाटला patala, पाटलि patali • Tamil: அம்பு ampu, அம்புவாகினி ampuvakini, பாடலம் patalam, பாதிரி patiri, புன்காலி punkali • Telugu: అంబువాసిని ambuvasini, కలిగొట్టు kaligottu, పాదిరి padiri, పాటల patala • Urdu: پارل paral

Native to: China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia


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Note added at 25 mins (2010-04-18 13:06:07 GMT)
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It is also known as Stereospermum colais.

The Yellow Snake Tree (Stereospermum colais) is 15–20 m tall, trunk 15–25 cm in diam, large leaves 25–50 cm; leaflets 3-6 on each side of midrib, long elliptic, 8-14 X 2.5–6 cm. Large, pale yellow, trumpet shaped flowers occur in panicles. Flowers are pale yellow, slightly curved, about 2 cm, upper lip 2-lobed, lower lip 3-lobed, tomentose at mouth, tube terete. Stereospermum colais is also known as Kodali murichi maram in Tamil, indicating the hardness of its wood. The fruit is long, 4-angular, slightly curved, 30–70 cm, about 1 cm in diameter. This, probably, is the source of its common name, snake tree.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Snake_Tree
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Rajan Chopra
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Local time: 02:20
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Bignoniaceae


Explanation:
Bignoniaceae (bignonia, jacaranda family) » Stereospermum colais

ster-ee-oh-SPER-mum -- from the Greek stere (solid, firm) and spermos (seed)
colais -- pronunciation / meaning not clear

commonly known as: yellow snake tree • Bengali: পারুল parul • Gujarati: પાડેલી padeli • Hindi: पारल paral, पारोली paroli • Kannada: ಕಲಾದ್ರಿ kalaadri, ಪಾದರಿ paadari • Konkani: पाडल paadal • Malayalam: കരിങ്ങഴ karingazha, പാതിരി paathiri, പൂപ്പാതിരി puuppaathiri • Marathi: पाडळ padal, पाडळी padali • Mizoram: zinghal • Oriya: pamphunia • Sanskrit: पाटला patala, पाटलि patali • Tamil: அம்பு ampu, அம்புவாகினி ampuvakini, பாடலம் patalam, பாதிரி patiri, புன்காலி punkali • Telugu: అంబువాసిని ambuvasini, కలిగొట్టు kaligottu, పాదిరి padiri, పాటల patala • Urdu: پارل paral

Native to: China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia


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Note added at 25 mins (2010-04-18 13:06:07 GMT)
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It is also known as Stereospermum colais.

The Yellow Snake Tree (Stereospermum colais) is 15–20 m tall, trunk 15–25 cm in diam, large leaves 25–50 cm; leaflets 3-6 on each side of midrib, long elliptic, 8-14 X 2.5–6 cm. Large, pale yellow, trumpet shaped flowers occur in panicles. Flowers are pale yellow, slightly curved, about 2 cm, upper lip 2-lobed, lower lip 3-lobed, tomentose at mouth, tube terete. Stereospermum colais is also known as Kodali murichi maram in Tamil, indicating the hardness of its wood. The fruit is long, 4-angular, slightly curved, 30–70 cm, about 1 cm in diameter. This, probably, is the source of its common name, snake tree.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Snake_Tree


    Reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2499755244/
Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 02:20
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Grading comment
many thanks excellent

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