Anyone going on morning walks in Pune these days will surely have noticed the roads to have such yellow carpets.
Markhamia lutea of Bignoniaceae is now blooming and it's yellow funnel shaped flowers drop down each morning. Native to Africa , the species is extensively planted along roadsides. It has long twisted fruit (seeds are winged) that gives away the ID.
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| Orange throated flowers |
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| Large compound leaf with deep markings. |
Two other species also have yellow funnel shaped flowers namely Tecoma stans of Bignoniaceae and Cascabela thevetia of Apocynaceae and I hope to do a differentiator post in future. Till then here is the Markhamia from morning walks.
Presently the Millingtonias and Parijat also create white carpets making the streets very colourful. What do you notice in your walks?
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8 comments:
What a beautiful flower! I love that yellow. :)
I love these yellow flowers, and i always appreciate how you identify their botanical names... can't even pronounce it:) thanks for sharing.
That's a lovely one and I also see them in Bangalore. I love the Parijat carpet too :) Thank you Archana!
Oh yes, these beautiful striking yellow colored Nile Trumpet flowers are a sight of delight. October blesses us with such carpets, like of Parijat flowers as you mentioned. I love this month for flowers and leaves too teaches us beauty in surrender.
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@joannaoftheforest yes indeed...it's a beautiful yellow! Thanks for stopping by!🙏🏼
Thank you Angela!🙏🏼
@Parul Happy to be part of TTL! Thank you so much!😄
@The Tatwa Girl yes it's a beautiful month wrt flowers! Thanks for stopping by!🙏🏼
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