Bignonia suaveolens

Stereospermum chelonoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Bignoniaceae
Genus:	Stereospermum
Species:	S. chelonoides
Binomial name
Stereospermum chelonoides DC.
Synonyms
Bignonia chelonoides L.f. Bignonia gratissima K.D.Koenig ex DC. Bignonia suaveolens Roxb. Heterophragma chelonoides (L.f.) Dalzell & A.Gibson Heterophragma suaveolens (Roxb.) Dalzell & A.Gibson Hieranthes fragrans Raf. Spathodea suaveolens (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. Stereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC. Tecoma suaveolens (Roxb.) G.Don

Stereospermum chelonoides is an deciduous tree native to South Asia.

In Theravada Buddhism, this plant is said to have used as the tree for achieved enlightenment, or Bodhi by third Lord Buddha called "Saranankara - සරණංකර", and twenty second Lord Buddha "Vipassi - විපස්සි". The plant is known as පුලිල (pulila) in Sanskrit, and පලොල් (palol) in Sinhala and পারুল (parul) in Bengali.

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