Saturday, July 20, 2013

நீர் அடம்பை

 Freshwater Mangrove (Barringtonia acutangula) Family- Lecythidaceae (Brazilnut family). This tree has long been used for medicine, timber and as a fish poison.Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Barringtonia.html

 Red flowers are produced on pendulous racemes about 20 cm. long. 




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