Stereospermum tetragonum DC.
| Kannada Name : | Kalladri, Kalludure |
| Common Name : | Yellow snake tree |
| Family Name : | Bignoniaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Stereospermum tetragonum |
| Species Type : | Indigenous |
| Phenology : | Deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | None |
| Fruiting Period : | None |
| Origin : | India, Sri lanka |
Uses
An infusion of the pleasant tasting root, as well as the fragrant flowers, is used as a cooling drink in the treatment of fevers. The juice of the bark is used to treat indigestion.
Description
Deciduous trees, 15‐20 m tall. Leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-6 pairs; leaflets opposite, elliptic-ovate, pubescent or glabrous, base oblique or cunaeate, apex acute or acumiante. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Flowers bisexual, pale yellow, tube terete, tomentose at mouth. Fruit a capsule, terete, 4-angular. Seeds ovoid, white membranous winged at apices.
