Category: trees
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Angola Tree
Last week, during my morning walk, I stumbled upon a tree with white flowers that were buzzing with bees. After some investigation, I discovered that it was an Angola tree (Kannada), also known as Alangium salviifolium/Sage Leaved Alangium. Angolam,Alangi,Arinjil(Malayalam), Azhinjil, Alingil,Elangi(Tam)/Kallu maavu.. are other names in native languages.This thorny tree is considered sacred and is…
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The connection between Holi and Palash tree
I didn’t know that Holi and the Palash tree were connected until recently. While reading about spring, festivals, food, and Ayurveda, I stumbled upon a Quora answer that mentioned this tree. After some research, I found out a lot about it and wanted to share it here. The Palash tree, also known as flame of…
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