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Firmiana colorata
Firmiana colorata
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Firmiana colorata
(Roxb.) R. Br.
Synonyms :
Sterculia colorata
Roxb.
Common Name :
Kodaro, Matliga, Scarlet Sterculia
Plant Family :
Sterculiaceae
Plant Form :
Tree
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Indroda Park
About Firmiana colorata Plant :
Habit :
A tall deciduous tree with straight trunk and grey bark.
Leaves :
Crowded at the ends of branches, 15-20 cm long and almost as much broad, 3-5 lobed.
Flowers :
2-3 cm long, deep-orange.
Fruit :
Follicles deep-orange, 2.5-3.5 cm long. Seeds ovoid, smooth, glabrous, pale-brown.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
February-June
Significance :
The bark gives fibre.