Butea monosperma

Butea monosperma (syn. Butea frondosa, Butea braamania and Plaso monopserma) is one of the most beautiful flowering tress anywhere in the world. It is often known as the ‘Flame Of the Forest’. the flowers are composed of five petals comprising one standard, two smaller wings and a very curved beak-shaped keel. It is this keel which gives it the name of Parrot Tree.

Common Names:- Flame of the Forest, Bastard Teak, Battle of Plassey tree, Bengal kino, palas tree, parrot tree • Assamese: বিপৰ্ণক bipornok, কিংশুক kingxuk, পলাশ polax • Bengali: পলাশ palash • Gujarati: કેસૂડો kesudo, ખાખરો khakhro, પલાશ palash • Hindi: ढाक dhak, पलाश palash, टेसू tesu • Kannada: ಮುತ್ತುಗ muttuga, ಪಲಾಶ palasha • Konkani: पळस palas • Malayalam: ചമത chamata, കിംശുകം kinsukam, പ്ലാശ് plaas • Manipuri: পাঙ গোঙ pangong • Marathi: ढाक dhak, पळस palas • Nepali: पलाँस palans • Oriya: ପଳାଶ palasha • Sanskrit: किंशुक kimshuka, पलाश palasha • Tamil: கிஞ்சுகம் kincukam, பலாசம் palasam • Telugu: కింశుకము kimsukamu, పలాశము palasamu • Urdu: ڐهاك dhak 

The tree grows widely in India where it has a medium size, growing to between 20 and 40 feet high. the trunch is often crooked and twisted with irregular branches which gives it a striking appearance.

The flowers are often used to produce pigments for festivals like Holi.