Handroanthus impetiginosus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Pink trumpet tree |
| Family Name : | Bignoniaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Handroanthus impetiginosus |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | Febrauary - March |
| Fruiting Period : | - |
| Origin : | South and Central America |
Uses
it is used as a remedy for inflammation, cancer, syphilis, malaria, fevers, trypanosomiasis, fungal infections, bacterial infections and stomach ulcers.
Description
Large deciduous tree, up to 25 m high. Bark smooth, grey, wood greenish-brown,; twigs terete, glabrous. Leaves palmate, 5-7 foliate, opposite; leaflets ovate to elliptical, chartaceous to membranous, lepidote, pubescent, base cuneate to rounded, apex acuminate, margin entire or serrulate. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Flower large, tubular, pinkish- purple to deep magenta, pubescent. Fruit a capsule, elongated-cylindrical, attenuate at both ends, glabrous, 12-56 cm long. Seeds with hyaline wings.
