Stereospermum chelonoides

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

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

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Stereospermum chelonoides
In Bangladesh
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
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 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

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In Theravada Buddhism, this plant is said to have been the tree under which the twenty second Buddha "Vipassi - විපස්සි" achieved enlightenment (Bodhi tree).