Ngaingaw

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    Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Cassia fistula

    KASS-ee-uh -- from an ancient Greek name kasia used by Dioscorides
    FIST-yoo-luh -- meaning, hollow (tube-like)

    commonly known as: golden shower tree, Indian laburnum • Bengali: বাঁদরলাঠি bandaralathi, সোনালী sonali • Gujarati: ગરમાળો garmalo • Hindi: अमलतास amaltas, स्वर्णपुष्पी swarn-pushpi • Konkani: बलो balo • Malayalam: കണിക്കൊന്ന kanikkonna • Manipuri: চহুঈ chahui • Marathi: बहावा bahava • Mizo: ngaingaw • Tamil: கொன்ற konrai • Urdu: املتاس amaltas

    Native to: India

    References: Flowers of IndiaTop TropicalsDave's GardenM.M.N.P.D.Wikipedia

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