About Pajanelia
Pajanelia, sometimes known in English as tender wild jack or pajanelia, in Malayalam as azhantha or pajneli, in Kannada as alangi and in Tamil as aranthal, is a monotypic genus of evergreen or briefly deciduous flowering tree in the family Bignoniaceae which contains a single species, Pajanelia longifolia. It can be most commonly found within the deciduous and semi-evergreen mountainous rainforests of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and the islands of Sumatra, Natuna, and Borneo. It is often spotted alongside rivers or within forests adjacent to the coastand up to 1000m above sea level, and is occasionally found lonesome in the plains.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pajanelia longifolia
- Genus
- Pajanelia
- Family
- BIGNONIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Pajanelia belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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