Description:
Capparaceae (caper family) »
Crateva religiosa KRAY-tev-a -- named for Kratevas, Greek herbalist, renowned for his skill in poisoning re-lij-ee-OH-suh -- meaning, sacred commonly known as: garlic pear, obtuse leaf crateva, spider tree, temple plant, three-leaf caper • Bengali: বরুণ baruna • Hindi: बर्ना barna, बर्नी barni • Kannada: nirvala • Malayalam: nir mathalam • Manipuri: loiyumba lei • Marathi: बिल्व bilwa, वरुण varun, वायवरणा vaywaran • Sanskrit: वरण varan, वरुण varun • Tamil: மாவிலிங்கம் marvilingam • Telugu: ఉలిమిడి ulimidi, వరుణ varuna, voolemara Origin: Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia, south Pacific islands.. flowers, about 5 cm in diameter.. greenish-yellow, and the stamens are purplish. References:
Flowers of India •
Dave's Garden •
EcoPort •
Wikipedia. Date: 9 June 2007, 11:48. Source:
Loiyumba Lei. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 16′ 26.84″ N, 72° 59′ 18.28″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.274121; 72.988411.