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Colville's Glory   
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Colville's Glory
N Introduced Tree
Photo: Suresh Krishna
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