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Colourful flowers in full bloom on Son Tra Peninsula

By DA NANG Today / DA NANG Today
April 09, 2024, 11:12 [GMT+7]

Visitors to Da Nang’s Son Tra Peninsula at the beginning of summer are in for a treat: the poetic beauty of forest trees blanketed in a sea of colourful flowers, including yellow ‘lim xet’ (Peltophorum pterocarpum) and purple ‘than mat’ (scientifically known as Millettia nigrescens Gagnep) blossoms.

The Son Tra Peninsula has been dyed yellow as ‘lim xet’ flowers are blossoming here
The Son Tra Peninsula has been dyed yellow as ‘lim xet’ flowers are blossoming here
This kind of flowers on the Son Tra Peninsula usually starts blooming at the end of March and lasts until June.
This kind of flowers on the Son Tra Peninsula usually starts blooming at the end of March and lasts until June.
A close-up of the flowers with the characteristic vibrant yellow colour.
A close-up of the flowers with the characteristic vibrant yellow colour.
Many brightly coloured trees and flowers are beautifying the Son Tra Peninsula.
Many brightly coloured trees and flowers are beautifying the Son Tra Peninsula.
Young people come to the Son Tra Peninsula to
Young people come to the Son Tra Peninsula to "hunt" for photos of the season of leaves changing colours.
Than Mat flowers (scientifically known as Millettia nigrescens Gagnep) are in bloom in Da Nang’s Son Tra Peninsula when April arrives.
Than Mat flowers (scientifically known as Millettia nigrescens Gagnep) are in bloom in Da Nang’s Son Tra Peninsula when April arrives.
'Than Mat' flowers are the favourite food of red-shanked douc langurs known as the “Queen of Primates”.
'Than Mat' flowers are the favourite food of red-shanked douc langurs known as the “Queen of Primates”.

Reporting by BAO LAM - Translating by M.DUNG

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