Flowering Tree – Lagerstroemia speciosa

The pink flowers of jarul, or pride of India.

Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue October 9, 1993

Denomination Rs. 1

Quantity printed 1000000

Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik

Perforation comb 13 x 13½

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Photogravure

Credit O. T. Ravindran

Catalogue codes Michel IN 1398 Stamp Number IN 1455 Yvert et Tellier IN 1196 Stanley Gibbons IN 1548

Themes Flowers, Plants (Flora), Trees

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About this stamp

On the Stamp

A branch of pink, crinkled flowers with green buds and two large leaves, with the name “Lagerstroemia speciosa” in Hindi and Latin, on a ₹1 stamp.

Jarul, Lagerstroemia speciosa

India Post issued four stamps on 9 October 1993 as Indian Flowering Trees, at ₹1, ₹6, ₹8 and ₹11. This one shows jarul, also called pride of India or queen’s flower. It is a deciduous tree native to tropical South and Southeast Asia and Melanesia. Its pink to purple flowers, with six petals as delicate as crêpe paper, grow in upright clusters. India Post’s brochure for this issue is not online, so this text draws on Wikipedia and on the stamp itself.