Handroanthus chrysotrichus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Golden-haired trumpet tree |
| Family Name : | Bignoniaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Handroanthus chrysotrichus |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Semi-deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | April - May |
| Fruiting Period : | April |
| Origin : | Brazil |
Uses
Its flowers, stem and bark are used for medicinal purposes in the treatment of cardiovascular and immune system diseases.
Description
Small deciduous tree with a rounded crown, 2‐10 m high. Young braches subtetragonous to subterete, with starry trichomes when young, glabrescent. Leaves palmate, 3-5 foliate; petiole with starry trichomes; leaflets oblong-ovate to oblong-elliptical, chartaceous, lepidotes present, scabrous, stellate trichomes, base obtuse to truncate, apex obtuse or rounded to abruptly cuspidated-subacumined, margin entire, rarely dentate at the apex. Inflorescence a terminal glomerule. Flowers bisexual, tubular, golden yellow with red in throat, stellate trichomes present. Fruit a capsule, linear-cylindrical, reddish, hairy with bearded trichomes. Seeds with hyaline membranous wing.
