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Sterculiaceae (Cacao family) »
Firmiana colorata fer-mee-AY-nuh -- named for Joseph von Firmian, Imperial Governor of Lombardy kol-oh-RAY-tuh or kol-oh-RAH-tuh -- meaning, colored commonly known as: bonfire tree, buttressed parasol tree, colored sterculia, Indian almond, scarlet sterculia • Assamese: jari-udal • Bengali: মূলা mula • Hindi: bodula, samari, walena • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿಸುಲಿಗೆ bilisulige • Konkani, in Goa: खोलथे kholthe • Malayalam: മലബരത്തി malabaraththi • Marathi: कौशी kaushi • Miri: kath-udal • Tamil: மலப்பருத்தி malapparutti Native to: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka.. conspicuous terminal panicles of bright red or orange flowers in the axils of fallen leaves.. densely covered with minute hairs giving the whole inflorescence a soft, velvety look.. each flower is only 2.5 cm. long and consists of a rough, serrate-edged tube, from which a long stamen protrudes.. the blooms are very popular with birds. References:
Flowers of India •
Top Tropicals •
Dave's Garden Blogged at:
Slice of the Day by Vasant M. Salian. Date: 27 April 2007, 14:23. Source:
Sterculia colorata. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 08′ 49.17″ N, 72° 52′ 37.25″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.146992; 72.877013.