Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Georgetown & its suburbs: Trees 4 - Politically incorrect name for a tree


The tree with the yellow flowers is known as Golden showers...or Cassia fistula....but in malay it is called rather rudely as "kotek mamak". The reason for such a name may be because of its fruit which hangs down like a pendulum....and its rather long.

Beautiful flowers....lovely english name....but what a name in malay....

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