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Butea monosperma

Scientific Name
Butea monosperma
Family Name
Fabaceae
Common Names
Parrot tree, flame of the forest
Local Names
Palas, kingsuk. (Bangladesh), Dhak (India), Gas kela (Sri Lanka)
Description
A moderate sized, deciduous tree with fibrous bark. Leaves pinnately 3-foliate;leaflets rigidly coriaceous, glabrescent above and silky tomentose beneath. Flowers interminal, thick racemes on naked branches. Calyx dark brown, hairy outside andfleshy, grey-silky inside. Petals bright orange-red. Stamens 2-delphous. Pods bearingsingle seed at the end of the pod. Seeds; Flat, rounded. (India)
Uses
Laxative, ringworms, diarrhoea, dysentery, boils, pimples, worms, piles (Bangladesh)
Gum disorders, aphrodisiac, boils, colic, worms, snake bite, tumours, bleeding piles,cold, cough, fever, haemorrhage, depurative, menstrual disorders, dysentery (India)
Diuretic, ulcers, diarrhoea, ringworms, dhoby’s itch, nose polypus, aphrodisiac,elephantiasis, astringent, diabetes, sore throat, dropsy, renal, snake poisoning (SriLanka)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Sri Lanka - Bibila, Ganewatta
Remarks
Butea monosperma (GRIN)

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