Pan India Bouquets

Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem.

Family : Bignoniaceae
(Bignonia Family)
Family (Hindi name) : NEELI GULMOHUR FAMILY (नीली गुलमोहर फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Bignoniaceae
Basionym : Bignonia undulata Sm.
Synonym(s) : Bignonia glauca Decne.; Bignonia tropaeolum Jacquem. ex DC.; Gelseminum undulatum (Sm.) Kuntze; Tecoma glauca DC.; Tecoma undulata (Sm.) G.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem.
Common name : Honey Tree, Desert Teak
Vernacular name : Roheda, Rohida (Hindi); Chalachhada, Dadimacchada, Dadimapuspaka (Sanskrit)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Occurs on the Ridges as a crooked, small tree.
Comments / notes : Most of the flowers fall off after opening.
Key identification features : Leaves narrowly oblong; margins undulate. Flowers orange-yellow.
Flower, Fruit : April-May
Distribution :
- Delhi : Vasant Kunj
Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Exotic/Native : Native
Literature : Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 257
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Tecomella undulata. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.