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Pterocarpus indicus Andaman Padauk
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Pterocarpus indicus Andaman Padauk
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Lagerstroemia speciosa Queen’s Flower
Taman, the ‘Pride of Maharashtra’, is very easily available in Mumbai. Its floral splendour has conquered many hearts and many roads are adorned by it—Colaba, the Cooperage Garden, the vicinity of the Life Insurance Corporation Building, the Hindustan Petroleum office, the Mumbai University Fort Campus corner, the spot opposite the Institute of Science—all these places have a good mix of all three varieties of the Taman trees. In fact, 13 Tamans compete for light with the Rain trees and Putranjeevas by the side of the buildings of the Fort Campus of the University of Mumbai that faces Mahatma Gandhi Road; despite the competition, they have managed to grow very tall. There are many Taman trees which have been planted in the Bandra Kurla Complex which have now grown to a reasonable height. There is a lovely group of Tamans standing at the roadside in Santacruz, and some beautiful trees in the Hiranandani Gardens and in Essel World too. Needless to mention, the Taman is abundantly available in all the great gardens of Mumbai too. My favourite one though is the beautiful loner, with its deep pink purple flowers standing on the corner of a by-lane off Peddar Road leading to Sophia College.
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118
Plumeria obtusa
Temple Tree
122
Alstonia scholaris Devil’s Tree
126
Saraca asoka Ashok
128
Polyalthia longifolia Asupalav
136
Garuga pinnata Kakad
144
Lannea coromandelica Shimat
152
Barringtonia acutangula Hijjal
162
Samanea saman
Rain Tree
166
Terminalia arjuna Arjun
196
Kleinhovia hospita Kleinhovia
198
Swietenia mahogani (microphylla) Spanish Mahogany
206
Bauhinia variegata Kanchan
210
Thespesia populnea Portia Tree
250
Piscidia piscipula Fish Poison Tree
254
Crataeva tapia Vayvarna
256
Madhuca indica Moha
48
Cocos nucifera Coconut Palm
50
Ficus bengalensis Banyan