Obsessed with Red "GULMOHAR"

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Gulmohar: Common name: Flame Tree, Royal Poinciana, Gulmohar गुलमोहर (Hindi), Krishnachura (Bengali), Kempu torai (Kannada) Botanical name: Delonix regia Family: Fabaceae/Leguminosae (pea family) Discovered in the early 19th century in its native Madagascar by botanist Wensel Bojer, Gulmohar is a flamboyant tree in flower - some say the world's most colorful tree. For several weeks in spring and summer it is covered with exuberant clusters of flame-red flowers, 4-5 in across. Even up close…

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