Scientific Name : Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) R.Parker
Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive
Pithraj Tree is a deciduous tree native to India, growing to 20-30 m tall. Leaves are odd- or even- pinnate, 30-60 cm long, with 9-21 leaflets. Leaflets are oblong-elliptic, elliptic, or ovate, 17-26 × 4-10 cm with basal pair smallest, leathery when mature, with visible transparent tiny spots under sunlight. Base of the leaflets is oblique, margin entire. Flower clusters occur in leaf axils, less than a foot long. Flowers are 6-7 mm in diameter, with 3 bracteoles. Flowers have 5 nearly curcular sepals, 1-1.5 mm across. Petals are 3-7 mm in diameter, concave. Staminal tube is spherical, smooth. Anthers are 5 or 6, oblong. Capsule is sort of ovoid, 2-2.5 × 2.5-3 cm, orangish when mature. Seeds are greyish brown. Pithraj Tree is found in East Himalaya, Peninsular India, China and SE Asia. Flowering: May-September. Medicinal uses: Unverified information Bark is used in spleen, liver diseases, tumour and abdominal complaints. Seed-oil is used in rheumatism.
Specimen Information
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Common Name(s):
रक्तरोहिडा, Pithraj Tree
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Synonym(s):
Aphanamixis coriacea Merr. Aphanamixis cumingiana (C.DC.) Harms Aphanamixis davaoensis Elmer Aphanamixis elmeri (Merr.) Merr. Aphanamixis grandifolia Blume Aphanamixis lauterbachii Harms Aphanamixis macrocalyx Harms Aphanamixis myrmecophila (Warb.) Harms Aphanamixis obliquifolia Elmer Aphanamixis perrottetiana A.Juss. Aphanamixis pinatubensis Elmer
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Family:
Meliaceae
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