Oroxylum indicum (L.) Benth. ex Kurz

Description:

Pendang, Kedah, Malaysia.Large fleshy flowers. Oroxylum indicum (L.) Benth. ex Kurz . Bignoniaceae. CN: [Bonglai, Bonglai kayu, Bolai, Bolai kayu, Kulai, Merkulai, Merulia, Merlai, Boli, Boloi, Bongloi, Beka, Beka kampong, Bikir], Midnight horror, Indian trumpet flower, Broken bones, Midday marvel, Oroxylum. Native of Asia Temperate, Asia Tropical and Malesia region. Tree to 18 m tall. Habitat - lowland forest, often near villages and rice field. Uses in folk medicine; fruit and shoots edible. The tree is a night-bloomer and flowers are adapted to natural pollination by bats. The plant has been claimed to be able to act as an anti-tumour, an antimalarial and antimicrobial. It is believed to have been prescribed by Malays to treat toothache, rheumatism, wound, splenomegaly, gastralgia, dysentery, cholera, loss of appetite and fever. Any part of the plant may be used for making a decoction for external uses in childbirth.Synonym(s):Arthrophyllum ceylanicum Miq. Arthrophyllum reticulatum Blume ex Miq. Bignonia indica L. Bignonia lugubris Salisb. Bignonia pentandra Lour. Bignonia quadripinnata Blanco Bignonia tripinnata Noronha Bignonia tuberculata Roxb. ex DC. Calosanthes indica (L.) Blume Hippoxylon indica (L.) Raf. Oroxylum flavum Rehder Spathodea indica (L.) Pers.Ref. and suggested reading:FRIM Flora Databasewww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-317739www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?26046en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroxylum_indicum