Common name: Yellow Flame of the Forest • Telugu: Tella Moduga
Botanical name:Butea monosperma var. luteaFamily:Fabaceae (Pea family) Synonyms: Butea monosperma
Yellow Flame of the Forest is a rare variety of the
widespread
Flame of the Forest. It bears
elegant ivory-white flower buds and bright yellow flowers. It is taller
than well-known Flame of the forest, which has orange-scarlet flowers.
Yellow Flame of the Forest is endemic to Deccan plateau. It has very
less population i.e., about only 100 individuals across the plateau. It
has trifoliate leaves like its red cousin.
Identification credit: Aarti Khale
Photographed in Lalbagh,Bangalore.
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