Stereospermum chelonoides

Stereospermum chelonoides
In Bangladesh
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Bignoniaceae
Genus:	Stereospermum
Species:	S. chelonoides
Binomial name
Stereospermum chelonoides DC.
Synonyms [2]
Bignonia chelonoidesL.f. Bignonia gratissimaK.D.Koenig ex DC. Bignonia suaveolensRoxb. Heterophragma chelonoides(L.f.) Dalzell & A.Gibson Heterophragma suaveolens(Roxb.) Dalzell & A.Gibson Hieranthes fragransRaf. Spathodea suaveolens(Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. Stereospermum suaveolens(Roxb.) DC. Tecoma suaveolens(Roxb.) G.Don

Stereospermum chelonoides (Parul in Bengal region) is a deciduous tree native to South and Southeast Asia. ^{[1] [3]}

Flower in Bangladesh

In Theravada Buddhism, this plant is said to have used as the tree for achieved enlightenment, or Bodhi by third Buddha called "Saranankara - සරණංකර", and twenty second Buddha "Vipassi - විපස්සි".^{[ citation needed ]}

Location

Bangladesh

There are a total of nine mature trees of this endangered species (Parul) in Bangladesh, five of which are located in the eastern part residential area of The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); Lakhey, P. & Pathak, J. (2022). "Stereospermum chelonoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T150104502A150219559. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
2. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 16 November 2016
3. Troup, Robert Scott (1921), The silviculture of Indian trees, Clarendon Press, pp. 688–689
4. প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (30 May 2016). "তবে কি পারুলের দেখা মিলল". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
5. "পারুলের মোহন মায়া". Desh Rupantor. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2025.

External links

• Pharmacographia indica. A history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin Author: William Dymock