Peltophorum pterocarpum | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Scientific Name and Description

Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) BAKER
Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K. Heyne

Herb Family

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Baryxylum inerme (Roxb.) Pierre
Caesalpinia arborea Miq.
Caesalpinia ferruginea Decne.
Caesalpinia gleniei Thwaites
Caesalpinia inermis Roxb.
Inga pterocarpa DC.
Inga pterocarpum DC. [Spelling variant]
Peltophorum ferrugineum (Decne.) Benth.
Peltophorum inerme (Roxb.) Naves
Peltophorum roxburghii (G.Don) Degener
Poinciana roxburghii G.Don

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	soga, yellow flamboyant
Kannada	bettada huli, bettada hunise
Tamil	ivalvagai, iyalvakai, perungondrai, puccarrilpasanamayini
Telugu	kondachinta
Common names	copperpod, yellow-flamboyant, yellow flametree, yellow poinciana, yellow-flame

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Medicinal Systems

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Herb usable parts

Bark

Flowers

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K. Heyne

Habit - Tree

Parts used - Bark, flower

Application - Wound; dysentery; eye diseases; muscular pains; sores; antibacterial; insomnia; induces sleep; toothache; pain

Treatment - General

References - Duraipandiyan et al. 2006

Herbs Medicinal Activity

Herbs Medical Indications

References

Literature

Duraipandiyan et al. 2006

Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit

THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW

The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam

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

Peltophorum pterocarpum. (2024, July 3). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peltophorum_pterocarpum