Family :
Bignoniaceae
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate distichous
Leaf Type
Bipinnate
Leaf Shape
Oblong, Elliptic
Leaf Apex
Shortly acuminate
Leaf Base
Rounded
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : A large deciduous tree.
Habitat and Distribution : Common on deciduous hill slopes above 750 m. Peninsular India.
Indigenous Information : The wood is strong and light and used to make agricultural implements..
Field Tips : Leaf fall February. New foliage March-April.
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Names:
Irula : Goddha
Tamil : Maankombu, Vedankuruani
Malayalam : Vedangkonnri
Flower:
In axillary corymbose panicles, white. Flowering from March-April.Fruit :
A capsule, elongate, terete, pustulate. Seeds many, winged on their either side, compressed. Fruiting from April onwards.
