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Roktosimul (in Bengali) (5486246516)

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Description: Bombacaceae (baobab family) » Bombax ceiba BOM-baks -- from the Greek bombyx (silk), referring to the silken fibers from this tree SAY-buh -- Latinized form of the South American name for this tree commonly known as: Indian cottonwood, Indian kapok, red silk-cotton tree, simal tree • Assamese: himila, himolu • Bengali: katseori, roktosimul • Gujarati: સફેદ શીમળો safed shimalo • Hindi: कांटीसेंबल kaantisenbal, रक्त सेंबल rakta senbal, सेमल semal, सेमर कंद semar kanda, सेमुल semul, सेमुर semur, शेंबल shembal, शिंबल shimbal, सिमल simal, सिमुल simul • Kannada: ಕೆಮ್ಪುಬೂರುಗ kempuburuga • Malayalam: ഇലവ് ilav, മുളളിലവ് mulalilav, പൂള puula • Manipuri: tera • Marathi: शाल्मली shaalmali, सांवर saanvar, सांवरी saanvari, सौर saura • Mizo: pang, phunchawng • Oriya: similikonta • Sanskrit: शाल्मली shaalmali, शल्मली shalmali • Tamil: இலவு ilavu, பூலா puulaa, முள்ளிலவு mullilavu • Telugu: బూరుగ buruga Native to: tropical southern Asia, northern Australia References: Flowers of IndiaDave's GardenWikipedia. Date: 26 February 2011, 11:41. Source: roktosimul (in Bengali). Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 19′ 52.61″ N, 72° 48′ 50.17″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.331280; 72.813936.

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