Ban Syona / Pajanelia
Pajanelia longifolia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- January-June
How to identify Ban Syona
Identify Ban Syona by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Bignoniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ban Syona.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pajanelia longifolia
- Genus
- Pajanelia
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Its leaves are compound, ovate and chartaceous, they are imparipinnate and glabrous with 7-17 leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Its leaves are compound, ovate and chartaceous, they are imparipinnate and glabrous with 7-17 leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ban Syona itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ban Syona itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बन स्योना Ban Syona
- Nepali
- टटलो Tatalo
- Bengali
- ঝিঙ্গাম Jhingam
- Tamil
- பாலையுடைச்சி Palai-Y-Utaicci
- Kannada
- ಅಲಂಗಿ Alangi, ಬೊಂದುಬಾಳೆ Bondubaale, ದೌಂಡಿ Daundi
- Malayalam
- ആഴാന്ത Aalaantha, പജനെലി Pajaneli, പയ്യാനി Payyaani
- Marathi
- दौंडी Daundi
About Ban Syona
Pajanelia (Pajanelia longifolia) belongs to the Bignoniaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Kerala and 2 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from January to June.
Uses
In practice it is long used in traditional medicine and cut for timber and furniture. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Ban Syona belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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