Stereospermum chelonoides | |
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In Bangladesh | |
Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Genus: | Stereospermum |
Species: | S. chelonoides |
Binomial name | |
Stereospermum chelonoides DC. | |
Synonyms | |
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Stereospermum chelonoides is a deciduous tree native to South and Southeast Asia.
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".
References
- ^ 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.
- The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 16 November 2016
- Troup, Robert Scott (1921), The silviculture of Indian trees, Clarendon Press, pp. 688–689
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Stereospermum chelonoides | |
Bignonia suaveolens |
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