Milky Way Tree
Wrightia tinctoria
Also known as Pala Indigo Plant, Sweet indrajao
About Milky Way Tree
Wrightia tinctoria, Pala indigo plant or dyer's oleander, is a flowering plant species in the genus Wrightia found in India, southeast Asia and Australia. It is found in dry and moist regions in its distribution. Various parts of the plant have been used in traditional medicine, but there is no scientific evidence it is effective or safe for treating any disease.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Wrightia tinctoria
- Genus
- Wrightia
- Family
- APOCYNACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry and mixed deciduous forests
- Native to
- Australia, Asia
- Distribution
- India, Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vienam
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कपार Kapar, Dudhi दुधी
- Tamil
- Paalai பாலை, Vetpalai, வெப்பாலை
- Kannada
- ಅಲಿಗಿಲಿ Aligili, ಕೊಡಮುರ್ಯ Kodamurya, ಹಾಲೆ Haale
- Malayalam
- Aiyappala, Kotakappala
- Marathi
- काळा कुडा
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Milky Way Tree belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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