“Rain Tree is a beautiful ornamental tree.
The name “”rain tree”” was coined in tropical India due to the moisture that collects on the ground under the tree.
Some specimens can reach over 200 feet in height. A few common names for it include Monkey pod, East Indian walnut, Shirish in Bengali & Gujarati and Siris in Hindi.
Research by The School of Forestry of the Bogor Agricultural Institute in Indonesia found that a mature tree with a crown diameter measuring 50 feet absorbed 28.442 kg of Carbon Dioxide annually. ”