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Jarul (pride of India)
जारुल (jarul)
A medium tree that carries upright cones of crinkled mauve-pink flowers through the early monsoon, then rusty woody capsules.
How to recognise it
Big crepe-paper petals in loose pyramids at branch tips, fading from pink to mauve as they age, on a tree with large oblong leaves.
Where to see it
Mumbai
The state flower of Maharashtra, where it is tamhan; it flowers just as the monsoon arrives, which is how it is remembered locally.
Rani Baug (in season) · Sanjay Gandhi National Park (in season)
Pune
The state flower of Maharashtra, tamhan. It comes into flower just as the monsoon reaches the Ghats, which is how the season is remembered around Pune.
Empress Botanical Garden (in season) · P.L. Deshpande Garden (Okayama Friendship Garden) (in season) · Tamhini Ghat Waterfalls (in season)