Bignonia_suaveolens

<i>Stereospermum chelonoides</i>

Stereospermum chelonoides

Species of tree

Stereospermum chelonoides is a deciduous tree native to South and Southeast Asia.[1][3]

Flower in Bangladesh

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In Theravada Buddhism, this plant is said to have used as the tree for achieved enlightenment, or Bodhi by third Buddha called "Saranankara - සරණංකර", and twenty second Buddha "Vipassi - විපස්සි".[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); Lakhey, P. & Pathak, J. (2022). "Stereospermum chelonoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T150104502A150219559. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 16 November 2016
  3. [3]
    Troup, Robert Scott (1921), The silviculture of Indian trees, Clarendon Press, pp. 688–689


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