Monday, June 10, 2024

Radermachera xylocarpa (Roxb.) Roxb. ex K.Schum.

 

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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