Yellow flowers anyone ?

One would think that yellow of the blinding sunshine , the molten gold would be enough for the tropics . But it turns out no !! It isn't . 

There is a tree called the East India Walnut tree or the Woman's Tongue tree . Why is it called so , I haven't the foggiest idea . The wood is used for furniture, the resin for tanning , and the bark for asthma and arthritis . The seeds are ground and made into soaps and the leaves are protein rich , meant for cattle , and mulch . 

The flowers are a glorious , hairy ,amazingly fragrant bunches of fibres . They begin white and end yellow green . Or pink , depending on their subspecies . 

A famous pop star ( billie Eilish ) has the same coloured hair .

So , right now , we have a tree full of fragrant Billies (Sorry Billie ) right outside out home . 

The tree is called Sirish . 

The first time I asked my gardener , what tree that was , he was stunned into speechlessness . 

His look said , " what kind of illiterate people are these ? How can she not know Sirish ? For Chrissake . " 

Another tree with bright yellow flowers is the golden shower tree . The Amaltas . It is so laden with these chandelier shaped inflorescences , that the boughs bend , the tree sways and the traffic stops . If there is a tree ever to stop traffic with its flowers , it is this . 

It is called Laburnum in English . But the tree , I assure you is very much Indian , very much tropical . Do not be deluded by that European sounding name .

It has religious significance in Kerala and Sri Lanka . It is the state flower of Kerala and its blooming coincides with the festival of Vishu . 

The third yellow flowered tree is the krishna chura . Meaning the golden bangles of Krishna . It is also called the yellow flame tree and has the blossoms arranged on the terminal tips of the boughs , forming a golden crown of a towering giant . They shower the roads and the pavements and the gold coins or the "mohurs " are yours for the picking . 

It has a biological counterpart , called the Radha Chura , or the famous Gulmohur . It has a crown of flaming orange red flowers , and is famous for its aesthetics . 

The fourth yellow flowering tree is the Champa . Or the Frangipani . It , again , comes in two colours , like all others . It has a rare , pink tinted variety , which is very much sought after by the worshippers of Shiva . Like all tropical flowers of this season , it has a maddening fragrance , which is identifiable from a distance .