About Bridal Couch Tree
Hymenodictyon orixense (syn. Hymenodictyon excelsum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, south-central China, Mainland Southeast Asia, and the Philippines.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hymenodictyon orixense
- Genus
- Hymenodictyon
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, China, Malaysia, Nepal, Java, Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- काला बचनाग kala bachnag, भुरकुर bhurkur
- Nepali
- लति कर्मा lati karma
- Bengali
- latikarum
- Tamil
- வெள்ளைக்கடம்பு vellai-k-katampu
- Telugu
- బందారుచెట్టు bandaaru-chettu
- Kannada
- ಬಿಂದಾರೆ, ಬಿಂದರೆ Bindare, ಬಿಂದಾರಿ Bindari
- Malayalam
- ചക്കതേക്ക് cakkatheekk, ഇത്തിള് iththil, പെരുന്തൊലി peruntholi
- Marathi
- भोरसाल or भोरसाळ bhorsal, भौरसाळ bhoursal, भ्रमरसाळी bhramarsali
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Bridal Couch Tree belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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