Apta
Scientifically known as Bauhinia racemosa, this is a native Indian tree. The tree is easy to recognize due to its typical rough textured twin leaves. On the day of Dussehra, these leaves are plucked from the tree & are exchanged as gold & metaphorically looted from each other as a ritual in Maharashtra
Name Of Tree | Apta |
Scientific Name | Bahunira cemosa |
Family | Lythraceae |
Native | Native |
Average Height | 8 to 15 ft |
Oxygen Produced in a Year/Lifetime | 12 kgs |
Carbon Sequestration in a Lifetime | 80 kgs |
Biodiversity Attraction | Moths, Beetles |
Age of the tree in Months/Year | 2 TO 2.5 Years |
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