Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Gyrocarpus americanus
Scientific Name and Description
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Gyrocarpus acuminatus Meisn.
Gyrocarpus asiaticus Willd.
Gyrocarpus jacquinii Gaertn. nom. illeg.
Gyrocarpus jacquinii Roxb. nom. illeg.
Gyrocarpus lobatus Blanco
Gyrocarpus rugosus R.Br.
Gyrocarpus sphenopterus R.Br.
Gyrocarpus asiaticus Willd.
Gyrocarpus jacquinii Gaertn. nom. illeg.
Gyrocarpus jacquinii Roxb. nom. illeg.
Gyrocarpus lobatus Blanco
Gyrocarpus rugosus R.Br.
Gyrocarpus sphenopterus R.Br.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | zaitun |
| Kannada | kaadu bende, kadubende, pollika |
| Tamil | caivavatala, cami1, centanakku1, centavam, centavamaram, kadavai, kapavinacani, karamanikkay, katarkotittumam, katarkotittumamaram, katavai, katavimaram, katavu, katavumaram, kavari, kavarimaram, kavarirukki, kavarirukku, kottaikkala, kottaittanakkan, kottaittanakku1, munuvu, muttaikkonku, natavai1, natavu, natcai, nuna, pantuputtirika, pantuputtirikam, parunkalikam, parunkalikamaram, pasanaparpi, petiracanamaram, petirancanam, piruntika, piruntikamaram, punkalakam, puttiramancari, puttiramancarimaram, tanakku, teppam, teppamaram, tuavumaram, tunavu, vanni vellaittanakku, visaculakustakkini, vivakatam, vivakatamaram |
| Telugu | kumaara ponaku, kumaari poliki, nallaponaku, papurapu kaaya, ponaku, tanuku |
| Common names | helicopter tree, propeller tree, whirly whirly tree, stinkwood, shitwood |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Bark
Ethnopharmacology use
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. Tree Bark Spider bite General Ratnam and Raju 2008
References
Literature
Literature
Ratnam and Raju 2008
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Gyrocarpus americanus. (2023, November 16). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrocarpus_americanus