 Bombax ceiba L. |
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Bombacaceae.
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- Local Name:
- Kana Simbl.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A medium sized tree up to 10-15 m tall,found in sub-tropical zone.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Stem grey with conical prickles. Leaves compound, long stalked. Leaflets elliptic-lanceolate, 5-7 in number. Inflorescence usually terminal and solitary. Flower large, red, fleshy, showy, appear before leaves. Calyx 3-lobed, cup-shaped. Petals twisted in bud. Fruit a capsule, oblong, woody. Seed brown, ovoid, woolly within.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- January-March.
- Harvesting Time:
- September-December.
- Medicinal Value:
- A gum called Mocharas in Tibb, is obtained from bark and root. Gum has aphrodisiac properties and locally used in impotency.
- Part Used:
- Bark, Gum, Seed.
- Occurrence:
- Uncommon.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
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