Pithauni / Chinese Perfume Plant
Aglaia odorata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aglaia odorata
- Genus
- Aglaia
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Malaysian Region
- Found in India
- Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pithauni itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“It has small golden yellow raceme oval-shaped flowers with 6 petals.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pithauni itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Daula, Davada, पिथौनी Pithauni
- Kannada
- Kabiyalbone
- Malayalam
- Muvila, Orila
- Marathi
- Davala, Debra, पिथवन Pithavana
About Pithauni
A member of the Meliaceae family, Chinese Perfume Plant (Aglaia odorata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and 1 other states. It is grown in gardens.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine and distilled for an aromatic oil. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
Pithauni belongs to the Meliaceae family.
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