Tree Tales - Tecoma stans | Kannada
Channel: Arvind Gupta
Date: 2015-02-24

In our series Tree Tales today we are going to learn about a tree – Tecoma stans. The word Tecoma comes from Mexico and “stans” means erect. This tree is commonly called the yellow Elder tree. The tree does not have much of a trunk. It is like an over grown bush. It has very dense green foliage. The tree has pretty yellow flowers and it grows to a height of about 20-feet.  The yellow flowers appear in profusion during the monsoon season and the tree continues to flowers until the winters. Have a close-up view of the flowers. The flowers are bell shaped – almost like the shape of a trumpet. So, the tree is commonly called the Trumpet Tree. Because of its sweet nectar the flowers attract a lot of bees and butterflies. Here you can see the long pods of the Tecoma stans. And now you can see the bud full of air. Here a girl is plucking a bud. Then she hits it on her forehead. And lo, it makes a very loud sound. See, this again. That’s why children love this tree. This work was supported by IUCAA and Tata Trust. This film was made by Ashok Rupner TATA Trust: Education is one of the key focus areas for Tata Trusts, aiming towards enabling access of quality education to the underprivileged population in India. To facilitate quality in teaching and learning of Science education through workshops, capacity building and resource creation, Tata Trusts have been supporting Muktangan Vigyan Shodhika (MVS), IUCAA's Children’s Science Centre, since inception. To know more about other initiatives of Tata Trusts, please visit www.tatatrusts.org