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Palasa,
plasa or ploso (Butea monosperma) is a kind of tree member of the tribe of
Fabaceae. This beautiful flowering tree spread from India, Southeast Asia, to
the western part of Indonesia. From the bright orange flowers produced natural
dye materials.
Known as the Flame of the
Forest in English, this tree has various names in Indian languages, such as
dhaak, palash, palaash, palah, palashpapra, polash, polashi, porasum, parasu,
modugu, kela. In Southeast Asia, this plant is referred to as pouk-pen (Burma);
chaa (Cambodia); chaan (Laos); thong kwaao, thong thammachaat (Thai). Some of
the regional names, among them, plasa (Sd), plåså (Jw.), And palasa (Md.)
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