Family: Bignoniaceae
Synonym: Bignonia stans L., Gelseminum stans (L.) Kuntze, Stenolobium stans (L.) Seem.
Vernacular name: Manja arali
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Forested areas
Distribution: India, Tropical America
Flowering and Fruiting: Throughout the year
Key identification features: It is a shrub or small tree. Bark is pale brown to grey and roughens with age. Flowers occur in clusters at the ends of the branches and are trumpet shaped with 5 rounded lobes, pale to bright yellow, with faint orange stripes at the throat. Fruits are narrow, slightly flattened to pointed capsules, containing many winged seeds; green when young, pale brown on ripening
Uses: A leaf infusion can be taken orally for treating
diabetes and stomach pains. A strong leaf and root decoction is taken orally as
a diuretic, to treat syphilis or for intestinal worms.
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