Pterocarpus marsupium

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Pterocarpus marsupium
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P. marsupium
Binomial name
Pterocarpus marsupium
Synonyms
  • Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuminata (Prain) Prain
  • Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuta Prain
  • Pterocarpus marsupium f. biloba (Roxb. ex G. Don) Prain [2]

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Pterocarpus marsupium, also known as Malabar kino,[3] Indian kino tree or vijayasar, is a medium to large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. It is native to India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka-Kerala region and also in the forests of Central India. It is also known by the names benga, bijiayasal (in western Nepal), piasal (Oriya[4]), venkai, and many others.

Uses

Parts of the Indian kino (heartwood, leaves, flowers) have long been believed to have medicinal properties in Ayurveda.[citation needed]

In Karnataka the plant is known as honne or kempu honne. The Kannada people in India make a wooden tumbler from the heartwood of this herb tree.[citation needed]

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bark of Pterocarpus marsupium

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). Pterocarpus marsupium. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd v2.3)
  2. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-31229
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