✅White Crape Myrtle is a medium size deciduous tree, from the family- Lythreaceae, Native from Southeast Asian Countries
✅Flowers are born in panicle (compound branched raceme) some petals are white, pale pink even sometimes pale purple in colour, many small stamens are arranged in a circular cluster in the centre of the cup shape sepal
✅Seeds are capsule which opens in longitudinal slits just like (Pride of India flowers)
✅Some tribal people /villagers of India and Nepal drink juice from fresh leaves for stomach disorders. The tree’s wood is durable and mostly used for making small furniture and hand tools
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Picture credits: Srushtee Deshpande
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Copper pod
✅Commonly called Copper pod in English or Pila Gulmohar in Hindi is a very handsome tree with Gulmohar-like feathery leaves.
