Oroxylum indicum
(L.) Vent.
Indian trumpet flower
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Pod, Flowers, Stem
It is a plant with edible leaves, flower buds, pods and stems. The large young pods, known as Lin mai or Lin fa in Loei, are eaten especially in Thailand and Laos. They are first grilled over charcoal fire and then the inner tender seeds are usually scraped and eaten along with lap. Known as karongkandai among the Bodos of north east India, its flowers and fruit are eaten as a bitter side dish with rice. Its fruit are eaten as a side dish and water of boiled leave and bark as traditional medicine in Mizoram. It is known in Mizoram as Archangkawm. It is often prepared with fermented or dried fish and believed by them to have medicinal uses. The pods also eaten by Chakma people in Chittagong hill tracts of Bangladesh and India. Its called "Hona Gulo 𑄦𑄧𑄚 𑄉𑄪𑄣𑄮" in Chakma language. The plant is used as food by the Karen people. The flower buds are boiled and pickled. The young pods are cut open raw and the tender seeds inside are used in various local dishes.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It is native from India to Malaysia. It grows near the edges of forests. It grows up to 900 m altitude. They are common and widely distributed from northern Luzon to Basilan in the Philippines in thickets and secondary forest at low and medium altitudes. It grows throughout India in deciduous forest. In Yunnan, China it grows up to 1400 m altitude. It suits hardiness zones 10-12. In XTBG Yunnan. In Sichuan.
Asia, Andamans, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A small non hairy slightly branched tree. It grows 5-20 m high. The trunk is straight and rough. It loses its leaves during the year. The bark is soft light brown. The leaves are opposite and 3 to 4 series of leaflets. The leaves are large and 1-2 m long. There are many leaflets and they are pointed at the tip. They are 6-12 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. There are many flowers. These have an unpleasant smell. They occur in large erect clusters. The fused flower petal stalk is dark purple and bell-shaped. The stalk is 50 cm long. The fruit is a long pod or seed case. It is 60 cm long by 4 cm wide. It is slightly curved and has many seeds. The seeds include very thin wings up to 6 cm wide.
How to Grow
It can be grown from seed or cuttings. It can also be grown from root suckers.
Propagation: Seed - it is best to pre-soak in warm water for 24 hours prior to sowing. Sow the seed in a lightly shaded position in a nursery seedbed or individual containers. Germination is about 50%, with the seeds sprouting in 19 - 25 days. Stem cuttings.
Medicinal Uses
Various segments of O. indicum, including leaves, root bark, heartwood, and seeds, contain diverse phytochemicals, such as prunetin, sitosterol, oroxindin, oroxylin-A, biochanin-A, ellagic acid, tetuin, anthraquinone, and emodin. Several of the compounds are under preliminary research to identify their potential biological properties. Oroxylum indicum seeds are used in traditional Indian Ayurvedic and Chinese medicines. Root bark is one of the ingredients thought to be useful in compound formulations in Ayurveda and other folk remedies.
Other Uses
The seeds are used as a lining of hats and to cover umbrellas. The papery and wined seeds are strung together as an offering to the gods and goddesses, especially by Buddhists. The fruit is used in tanning and dyeing. The bark is rich in tannins. The wood is soft. It can be used for making matches. With its long fibres, it is suitable for pulping to make paper. The wood is used for fuel. Of poor quality. A fast-growing species, always encountered in canopy openings, secondary growth and thickets, it is quite possibly suitable for use as a pioneer species. The tree can be used within its native range as a pioneer species for restoring native woodland on soils degraded by slash and burn cultivation and also for the consolidation of terraces and slopes,
Wikipedia
Source ↗Oroxylum indicum is a species of flowering plant, in the monotypic genus Oroxylum in the family Bignoniaceae. It is commonly called Indian trumpet tree, oroxylum, Indian trumpet flower, broken bones, scythe tree, tree of Damocles, or midnight horror. It can reach a height of 18 metres (59 ft). Various segments of the tree are used in traditional medicine.
Production
It is fast growing.
Other Information
It is sold in local markets.
Notes
There is only one Oroxylum species. It has established medicinal benefits. It has established anti-cancer properties.
Names & Synonyms
Aaratfari, Achi, Aralu, Archang-kawm, Arlu, Bahlawng, Bahlong, Bai lin faa, Bakalong, Bak lin faa, Baklawng, Baklong chi, Balilang-uak, Beka, Be thuyen, Bhatghila, Binkuli, Bolai kayu, Boli, Bonglai kayu, Boongli, Broken bones tree, Bu gu bu lie, Bunepale, Byili pili, Con ca, Dao din, Dingari, Dingdinga, Dundilum, Gimuarai, Golden club, Guonunga, Guonungai, Ing ka, Jamlao, Kalong, Kapung-kapung, Karokandai, Kayu lanang, Kharoi, Kok linmai, K'noc, Kotodu, Kulai, Kyaung-sha, Lin deng a, Linfa, Linmai, Lin maiz, Mai-maklin-sang, Mai-ma-leinka, Makoi, Mengkulai, Merlai, Merulai, Midnight horror, Moongli, Mulin, Murai, Napakban, Nasona, Nopak ban, Nuc nac, Ouga, Paksam-rip, Palagapaiyani, Pampini, Parang nyabor, Parang pamol, Peiarlanthei, Peka, Pekaa, Phak lin faa, Phalga, Phapni, Pharri, Pheh-ka, Pheka, Phonphonia, Phual-changkok, Pinkapinkahan, Pongporang, Pugu-rip, Salsali, Saona, Shamba, Shyonaka, So do thuyen, Sona, Sonepatta, Sonpatti, Surimala, Sword fruit tree, Takha rwng, Tantia, Tarlu, Tatelo, Tatmorang, Tatola, Tattu, Tentu, Tetu, Tigdu, Toguna, Toguna, Totala, Totla, Totola, Tonok, Tree of Damocles, Tsampaka, Tutumba, Ullu, Yod lin faa
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