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| Rain tree is a tropical tree which comes from South America and was introduced to India and Sri Lanka. The tree has a habit of spraying moisture onto the ground which gives it the name Rain tree. However, this moisture is produced by insects and not by the tree itself. It is also known as the Monkey Pod tree and is called this because monkeys are fond of the pods and sit in the trees eating them. Its name in Greek, Pithecellobium means monkey earring and is one of the trees botanical names. |
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