Indian laburnum: an ornamental avenue tree

摘要

The Indian laburnum, popularly known as amaltas, is an ornamental avenue tree of medicinal importance too. Amaltas flowers in a large gracefully hanging racemes from April to June. The petals are unequal fragrant, golden-yellow which turn pale or lemon-yellow later on. Well-known for medicinal properties, flowers of amaltas are consumed as vegetable also. Amaltas being a multipurpose avenue tree, needs to be planted in front of every home.