region? you could be anywhere in the world, it's important to know roughly where you are to help identify plants or other local fauna or flora ...
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What's this Plant?
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I'm located 200kms north from the Bay of Bengal.
very helpful, at least it confirms I will have no clue since I'm in North America 😆
much luck, curious to see what it is! 🫡
Automatic identification via PlantNet summary
Most likely match: Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps
| Common name | Scientific name | Likeliness |
|---|---|---|
| Rangoon creeper | Combretum indicum | 11.96 % |
| African Tulip Tree | Spathodea campanulata | 1.46 % |
| Wild sarsaparilla | Aralia nudicaulis | 0.71 % |
| Rambutan | Nephelium lappaceum | 0.56 % |
| Jack bean | Canavalia ensiformis | 0.29 % |
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Rangoon is closer.
definitely not a rangoon. its not even deep fried
Thanks for checking into my posts. This is where I actually spend most of my time 😀😀😀
I meant the city is closer to where I live.
that right there is leafus plantus. you can tell by the leaves and that its a plant