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Flowers of Kerala
kerala is known as the 'God's Own Country' with over a thousand species of flowers, kerala is one of the state where flowers are grown extensively. Many of the flowers seen in kerala are of relegious importance, the common flowers of kerala include:
Golden Shower(Cassia Fistula ) {kanikonna}
The main characteristics of golden shower is that it is found almost at every nook and corner of kerala and all over India, it has relegious importance to it, the flower is associated with a festival in kerala known as Vishu.
Jungle Flame(Ixora coccinea) {Thetty or Chethy}
It is commonly found in the state of kerala, it is known as Thetty or chethy in Malayalam. It is commonly used in the temples for pooja as garlands for Goddess Durga. These are found in every nook and corner of kerala.
Leucas aspera {Thumpa poovu}
It is a small white flower which is a very important flower that is of great demand during the time of onam, here in kerala thumpa poovu holds an important role in the heart of every keralite. The floral carpet of onam, finds thumpa poovu as an unavoidable flower.
Golden Triumphet (Allamanda catharica){manja kolamby}
manja kolamby when translated to English becomes yellow spittoon, it is a very common flower which is found in every part of kerala. It resembles the shape of a spittoon, the climate of the kerala is best suitable for the growth of these flowers.
Hibiscus (Hibiscus) {Chemparathy}
Hibiscus is also a common flower found in all parts of kerala, it is an ornamental flower found almost every part of kerala. The flower has medicinal values it is used for treating fever and cough and traditionally it is used for Hair care.
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Dams In Kerala
