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बुरुँस- buruns

English translation: Rhododendron arboreum

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Hindi term or phrase:	ुबुुरांस - buruns
English translation:	Rhododendron arboreum
Entered by:	keshab

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17:06 Apr 1, 2006

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Botany

Hindi term or phrase: बुरुँस- buruns

buruns kaa laal phool
बुरुँस का लाल फूल

keshab KudoZ activity Questions: 13 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 512 India
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Rhododendron arboreum

Explanation:
Buruns is one of the trees and bushes grown in Nainital. The above is the botanical names for this tree or bush. You may like to explore the following link which describes some other trees and bushes.

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typo: pls read 'name' instead of 'names'

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India
Local time: 00:15

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बुरांस

Balasubramaniam L.

Rhododendron arboreum

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10 hrs confidence:

Rhododendron arboreum

langclinic
India
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of:

Hindi
PRO pts in category: 8

15 hrs confidence:

बुरांस

Explanation:
बुरांस is the state tree of Uttaranchal.

Please see this website:

उत्तराचल के चार विरासत या धरोहर के प्रतीक हैं:

(क) राज्य पुष्प ब्रह्म कमल;
(ख) राज्य वन्य पशु कस्तूरी मृग;
(ग) राज्य वृक्ष बुरांस; और
(घ) राज्य पक्षी मोनाल।

http://www.tdil.mit.gov.in/CoilNet/IGNCA/utrn0078.htm

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Preferred Scientific Name

Rhododendron arboreum Sm.

Subspecies/Varieties

Rhododendron arboreum var. cinnamomeum Lindl.
Rhododendron arboreum var. nilagiricum (Zenker) C. B. Clarke

Other Scientific Names

Rhododendron arboreum var. campbelliae

Common Names

India
chalan
chiu
burans
zalatai
burus

Pakistan
chalan
chiu
burans
zalatai
burus

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http://www.cabicompendium.org/NamesLists/FC/Full/RHO_AR.htm

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of:

Hindi