Common name: Colville's Glory, Kilbili किलबिली (Hindi)
Botanical name: Colvillea racemosa Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)
Colville's Glory is a beautiful, large tree from Madagascar with large pinnate
leaves and very conspicuous cylindrical or cone shaped clusters of bright
orange flowers that are bright red in bud. It is a sight to behold when it
shows off its fiery blooms. Its grape-like clusters of velvety
buds range from chameleon green to blood orange.
| Photographed in
Elavanam, South India |
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ntroduced