Shankhasur (Marathi: शंखासुर)

Caesalpiniaceae » Caesalpinia pulcherrima

 

ses-al-PIN-ee-uh -- named for Andreas Caesalpini, Italian botanist

pul-KAIR-ih-muh -- meaning beautiful

 

commonly known as: Barbados flower-fence, dwarf poinciana, paradise flower, peacock flower , pride of Barbados, red bird of paradise • Assamese: krishnachura • Bengali: krishnachura • Hindi: कृष्ण चरण krishna-charan, कृष्ण चूरा krishna-chura • Kannada: ಚಣ್ಣಕೇಶವ ಗಿಡ channakeshava gida, ರತ್ನಗಮ್ಧಿ ratnagamdhi • Konkani: रत्नगंधी ratnagandhi • Manipuri: krishanchura • Marathi: मोरशेंडा morshenda, राजतुरा rajtura, संकासुर sankasur, शंकासूर shankasur, शंखासुर shankhasur • Mizo: krishanchura • Oriya: tarra • Sanskrit: कृष्णचूडा krishnachuda, रत्नगन्धि ratnagandhi • Tamil: மயிற்கொன்றை mayir-konrai • Urdu: gul-e-turra

 

Native to: West Indies and tropical America

 

 

References: Flowers of India • FRLHT • GRIN • Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • PIER

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