About Woolly Dyeing Rosebay
Wrightia arborea, the woolly dyeing rosebay, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and southern China. A tree reaching 20 m (66 ft), local peoples use it for timber and as the source of a dye.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Wrightia arborea
- Genus
- Wrightia
- Family
- APOCYNACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and sacred groves
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China. S.China, Malay Penisula
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- दाईरा daira, धरौली dharauli, दूधी dudhi
- Nepali
- रानी खिर्रो Raanee Khirro, दरुला Darulaa, ठुलो कुरो Thulo Kuro
- Bengali
- দূধকোৰৈযা Dudhkoraiya
- Tamil
- வெட்பாலை vet-palai, Dharauli, Karupaalai
- Telugu
- అడవిఅంకుడు adaviankudu, Kailamukri, Nugu pala
- Kannada
- Benki gida, Benki-gida, Bilikada
- Malayalam
- അയ്യപ്പാല ayyappaala, മയിലംപാല mayilampaala, Mylampala
- Marathi
- पांडु कुडा pandu kuda, तांबडा कुडा tambda kuda, Buralicode
Botanical family
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Woolly Dyeing Rosebay belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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