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Kimshuka tree Did you know that Kimshuka tree, Butea monosperma, one of the thirty-six sacred trees of India, blooming with the blazing red flame flowers, whose barks are used as a main component for agnihotra "Samidha Dhanan"? Kimshuka tree, also known as Palash, with botanical name Butea monosperma, native to India and Asia, extensively used as a symbol of the arrival of spring and the colour of love with blooming and blazing red flame flowers, is a moderate sized deciduous tree. It grows slowly, creates a stunning specimen tree. The name Kimshuka is popularly derived as 'kiṃcit śuka iva' (‘somewhat like a parrot’) because the flowers resemble the parrot’s red curved beak. In English usage its names are Parrot Tree, Bastard Teak, and Flame of the Forest, while in Indian vernacular languages, it is known as: kiṃśuk or palāś in Hindi and Bengali, also ḍhāk in Hindi; bipornok in Assamese; muttuga, ಪಲಾಶ palasha, ವಾತಪೋಥ ಮರ vaatapotha mara in...