Family:
Bignoniaceae
Synonym:
Stereospermum xylocarpum (Roxb.)
Benth. &
Hook.f.
Vernacular
name:
Edankorna, Kattumuringa, Pannimuringa, Pambukaimaram
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
Deciduous forests
Distribution:
Central and Peninsular India
Flowering
& Fruiting: February-April; Fruits Aprilil onwards
Key
identification features: Deciduous trees; bark light
greyish-brown, Leaves compound, bipinnate or tripinnate, opposite, estipulate;
Flowers bisexual, white, tinged with yellow, fragrant, in terminal panicled cymes,
Fruit a capsule, seeds winged
Uses:
Management of diabetes and possess antimicrobial properties against certain
pathogens.
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