Ceylon oak or Kusum tree

Kusum is a beautiful tree with a broad, shady crown, found widespread in Tropical Himalayas (Punjab to Nepal), India, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia. This tree is mostly noticed because of its bright red leaves when they are new. In India this happens around March. The leaves are pinnate, with each leaf having 2-4 leaflets. Flowers are tiny, occuring in short dense yellow clusters. The flowers are hardly noticeable. The fruit is about the size of a small plum.

Its scientific name is Schleichera oleosa. it is also known as Ceylon Oak tree, Lac tree, Gum lac tree

Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kusum%20Tree.html

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