Broken bones Tree
Oroxylum indicum
Also known as Indian Calosanthes, Midnight Horror, Indian trumpet flowet, Tree of Damocles
About Broken bones Tree
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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oroxylum indicum
- Genus
- Oroxylum
- Family
- BIGNONIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Occasional in mixed deciduous forests, along streams, rivers and cool sides of the hills in the forests
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Himalayas, Indo-China, Malaysia, Western & South China, Southeast Asia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- भूत वृक्ष Bhut-vriksha, दीर्घवृन्त Dirghavrinta, कुटन्नट Kutannat
- Nepali
- टटेलो Tatelo
- Bengali
- সোনা Sona
- Tamil
- சொரிகொன்றை Chori-Konnai, பாலையுடைச்சி Palai-y-Utaicci, பூதபுஷ்பம் Puta-Puspam
- Telugu
- మండూకపర్ణము Manduka-Parnamu, పంపెన Pampena, శూకనాసము Suka-Nasamu
- Kannada
- ತಿಗಡೆ Tigade, ತಟ್ಟುನ Tattuna, ಆನಂಗಿ Anangi
- Malayalam
- പലകപയ്യാനി Palaqapayyani, വാശ്പ്പാതിരി Vashrppathiri, വെള്ളപ്പാതിരി Vellappathiri
- Marathi
- टायिटू Tayitu, टेटु Tetu
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Broken bones Tree belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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