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41. Haplophragma adenophyllum


Botanical Name:  Haplophragma adenophyllum (Wall.) P. Dop [Bignoniaceae]
                            Synonym of  Fernandoa adenophylla (Wall. ex G. Don) C.G.G.J. vanSteenis
Common Name:  पिवळा वारस

Distribution : Cultivated, found wild in Peninsular India
Flowering Class: Dicot
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Plains, Deciduous forests
Flowering and Fruiting: Flowering: April-May  Fruiting: May-June

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