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Tera (in Manipuri) (356965512)

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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 • 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: mullilavu • 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 Origin: tropical southern Asia, northern Australia References: Flowers of IndiaDave's GardenWikipedia. Date: 14 January 2007, 15:37. Source: Tera (in Manipuri). Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 07′ 39.06″ N, 72° 53′ 41.75″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.127516; 72.894930.

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