Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. Main specimen
Fabaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Butea monosperma
  • Author :

    Taubert, Paul Hermann Wilhelm (1894)

  • Family : Fabaceae
  • English names : Flame of the forest
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Hindi : Dhak, palash
    Kannada : Muttagamara, palasha
    Malayalam : Chamata, plasu
    Marathi : Dhak, palas
    Sanskrit : Palasah
    Tamil : Murukkan
    Telugu : Kimsukamu, moduga

  • Synonyms :

    Butea braamania DC.
    Butea frondosa Roxb.
    Butea frondosa Willd.
    Butea frondosa var. lutea (Witt.) Maheshw.
    Erythrina monosperma Lam.
    Plaso monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze
    Plaso monosperma var. flava Kuntze
    Plaso monosperma var. rubra Kuntze
    Rudolphia frondosa (Willd.) Poir.
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    - Butea : Named for John Stuart, third Earl of Bute (1713-1792), who negotiated the end of the Seven Years' War with France.
    - Monosperma : Single-seeded.