Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K.Heyne
| Kannada Name : | Booruga |
| Common Name : | Copper pod |
| Family Name : | Fabaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Peltophorum pterocarpum |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | march to may and September to November |
| Fruiting Period : | All year |
| Origin : | Southeastern Asia |
Uses
In traditional medicine it is used as an astringent to cure or relieve intestinal disorders after pain at childbirth, sprains, bruises and swelling or as a lotion for eye troubles, muscular pains and sores. It is also used for gargles and tooth powders. An antifungal principle is present in the leaflets and buds. An alcoholic extract from the flowers has an anti-inflammatory effect and an antibacterial activity.
Description
Evergreen trees, 12-24 m tall. Bark grey, smooth, lenticels present. Leaves bipinnate, pinnae 7-15 pairs, 7-21 pairs of leaflets per pinna; leaflets opposite, oblong-obovate, coriaceous, pubescent to glabrous, base oblique, apex rounded, mucronate, margin entire. Inflorescence a terminal or axillary panicle. Flowers bisexual, yellow, pubescent. Fruit a pod, copper-red, oblong, flat, thin, hard, narrowed at both the ends, 5-10 cm long. Seeds brown, 2-4.
