Mai hoa dang - beautiful flower that causes 'fever' in Vietnam

Mai hoa posted a big, beautiful, bright yellow and often blooms right on the occasion of Tet so many Vietnamese people planted to decorate the living room, porch, garden . more flavor.

The apricot blossom tree has the scientific name Cochlospermum religiosum.This is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus of Cochinchina (Cochlospermum), the family of Staph (Bixaceae).

The apricot blossom tree is native to Burma (Burma), Indonesia and India.

This species is mainly distributed in tropical regions of Southeast Asia and South Asia.

In the natural environment, apricot apricot trees are usually about 7.5 meters tall, growing in deciduous dry forests.

In the farming environment, apricot blossom trees are often planted with pots in the house or in front of the patio, garden, park .

The apricot blossom tree is also valuable in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry.

The bark is light gray, 20 - 25mm thick, the surface is dark gray, with large, thick branches.

Apricot blossom tree has a single leaf, saw 3 - 5 lobes as hands, staggered, no leaves attached.Leaf stalks are 6 - 20cm long, stout, bulging at the junction with the stem, fluffy.

Plants with bisexual flowers, fragrant, diameter 7.5 - 10cm.The flowers are bright yellow, the end of the flower is gray in color.Station 5, has a length of 2.5 cm and a width of 1.5cm, irregular, inverted egg shape, has many feathers, is not durable.

The apricot apricot tree has a self-cracked fruit capsule, inverted egg form or pear shape, size 6 - 8 x 4.5 x 5.5cm, 3 - 5 pieces of shell.Large, 6 mm long seeds are black, oval, covered in white cotton.

Flowers usually bloom from April to April when the leaves have fallen and the results are from March to June.

The apricot blossom tree grows well in tropical and subtropical climates where the sun is full and especially on well drained soil and even rocky soil.

Plants are often propagated by seeds, cuttings and cuttings.

In Thailand, apricot blossom is the symbolic tree of Nakhon Nayok province.