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Sapindaceae (soapberry family) » Schleichera oleosa

SCHLE-eye-cher-uh -- named for J. C. Schleicher, Swiss botanist oh-lee-OS-uh -- meaning, oily or rich in oil

commonly known as: Ceylon oak, honey tree, lac tree, macassar oil tree • Gujarati: કુસુમ kusum • Hindi: कुसुम kusum, कुसुम्ब kusumb • Kannada: chakota, sagade • Konkani: कोसिंब kosimb • Malayalam: ദൂതളം duuthalam, പൂവം puuvam, പൂവണം puuvanam • Marathi: कोशिंब koshimb, कुसुंब kusumb • Sanskrit: कुसुंभ kusumbha • Tamil: கொஞ்சி konchi, கும்பாதிரி kumpatiri • Telugu: kosangi

Native to: India, Sri Lanka, southeast Asia

... medium to large size tree upto 20m in height, deciduous (sometimes evergreen), often fluted, with smooth, grey or pale brown bark, reddish inside.

... leaves fall during December-January ... leafless for a short time ... new leaves in various shades of red, light and dark green appear during March to April.

References: Flowers of IndiaForestry Compendium

Blogged at: Slice of the Day by Vasant M. Salian
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Source Kusumbha (Sanskrit: कुसुंभ)
Author Dinesh Valke from Thane, India
Camera location18° 46′ 06.48″ N, 73° 21′ 11.21″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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