✅Pride of India or Jarul/Tamhan in Marathi is the State flower of Maharashtra.
✅It is native to South Asia and is a medium-sized deciduous tree.
✅A Postal stamp worth 1 rupee was issued in 1993 to celebrate this flower.
✅The tree is used as Folk medicine in the Philippines for treating various ailments like diabetes and kidney stones.
✅The tree can be found at the entrance of Empress Botanical Garden and has started to bloom. Other trees in Pune City are in full bloom already!
Picture Credit: @vedantimahimkar
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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.