Butea superba Roxb. ex Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Butea

Characteristics

A vine. It has a tuber or fattened root. (According to Pandy) Actually a tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support climber
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in deciduous forest.
More
Forests in mountain areas.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food dye fiber forage gum material medicinal tea wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Hematuria (bark), General tonic for rejuvenation (bark), Scorpion stings (bark), Scorpion stings (flower), Emollients (leaf), Exanthema (leaf), Hemorrhoids (leaf), Hypnotics and sedatives (leaf), Miliaria (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (root), Antifungal agents (root), Aphrodisiacs (root), Cardiotonic agents (root), Dysentery (root), Estrogen receptor modulators (root), Hemorrhage (root), Hypotension (root), Inflammation (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Skin ulcer (root), Anthelmintics (seed), Emollients (seed), Hemagglutination (seed), Hemorrhoids (seed), Hypnotics and sedatives (seed), Hypotension (seed), Emollients (stem), Hemorrhoids (stem), Hypnotics and sedatives (stem), Dysuria (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gravel (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified), Kidney calculi (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Hypotension (whole plant excluding root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Butea superba unspecified picture

Distribution

Butea superba world distribution map, present in China, India, Kenya, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:482585-1
WFO ID wfo-0000200397
COL ID 5WTTX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Butea superba Plaso superba Rudolphia superba