MT117 : Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Arn. |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
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| Class |
: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order |
: Fabales |
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: Fabaceae |
| Genus |
: Acrocarpus |
| Species |
: Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Arn. |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
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| Plant Category : |
Tree |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
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| Plant Family : |
CAESALPINIOIDEAE |
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| Plant Common Name : |
Pink Cedar, Acrocarpo, Australian ash, Indian ash, Kenya coffeeshade, Mundani, Red cedar, Shingle tree • Hindi: Mandania, Mandhani, OR Mundani • Manipuri: Mun, Mundani • Marathi: Tokphal • Tamil: malai-k-konrai • Malayalam: Karangan, Kurangadi • Kannada: Belangi, Hantige • Bengali: Mundani |
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| Description : |
a fast-growing tree, which can reach 30-60 m in height. The straight trunk has spurs and the round crown is composed of rising branches. The leaves are bipinnate, about 30 cm with 3-4 compound leaflets and consisting of 5-6 elliptical, lancelike leaflets 7-10 cm long and arranged in pairs. The leaves are bright red when young, giving the tree its characteristic appearance. The flowers are scarlet red and arranged in axillary racemes. Flowers appear on tree when leafless, up to 20 dense heads hanging down from branch ends, each 12 cm long, dripping nectar from the reddish-green to orange flowers. Fruit is an elongated and flattened pod, narrowly winged, 10-18 seeded. |
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| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : |
The sapwood is highly susceptible to fungal and insect attacks. |
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| Plant's Phytochemicals : |
The seed oil was found to contain 84% of lupeol. |
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