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Bur-flower tree
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Update time: 2010-08-27
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Anthocephalus chinensis (Bur-flower tree)
 
 
Description Anthocephalus chinensis grows in the sub-Himalayan tract at latitudes from 9 ° S to 27 ° N. The species is found from Nepal eastward to Bangladesh, India (Assam province and Chotanag-pur district at Bihar Province, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea . It is a large, deciduous (or sometimes evergreen), and fast-growing species with spreading branches.years. A mature tree can attain 20 to 30 m in height and 50 to100 cm d.b.h.  In the dry season, the tree sheds its leaves.  The tree flowers in May through July. The flowers are yellow in color.
 
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