English Name: Yellow Flame Tree
Malayalam Name: ചരക്കൊന്ന
Botanical Name: Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K.Heyne
Family: Fabaceae
Flowering & Fruiting: Throughout the year
Description: A deciduous tree with a girth of up to 1 m and a height of 35 m. It is rapidly expanding. Because of its ornamental flowers and umbrella-shaped crown, it is suitable for planting along streets, in parks, and in gardens. Native to Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, the Malaya Peninsula, and northern Australia.