Millingtonia hortensis L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Bignoniaceae > Millingtonia

Characteristics

Trees 8-25 m tall. Leaves 40-100 cm; petiolule ca. 1 cm; leaflets elliptic, ovate, or ovate-oblong, (2-)5-7 X 1.5-4 cm, glabrous, base rounded, oblique, margin entire, apex acuminate; lateral veins 4 or 5 on each side of midrib. Inflorescences cymose-paniculate, ca. 25 cm in diam.; peduncle and pedicels pale yellow pubescent; bracts and bractlets deciduous. Pedicel slender, ca. 1 cm. Calyx small, cupular, 2-4 X 2-4 mm, sinuo-late lobed; lobes slightly reflexed. Corolla white, tube 3-7 cm, 2-3 mm in diam. at base; lobes globose in bud, ovate-lanceolate at anthesis, 1-2 cm, densely pubescent along margin adaxially. Ovary glabrous; ovules numerous, 4-rowed. Capsule linear, 30-35 X 1-1.5 cm, compressed. Seeds discoid-oblong, compressed, including wing 1.5-3.5 X 1-1.5 cm, surrounded by membranous and transparent wings. Fl. Sep-Dec. 2n = 30.
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A tree. It grows 18-25 m tall. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk and one at the end. The leaves are 40-100 cm long. The leaflets are narrowly oval and 5-7 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The base is rounded and they taper to the tip.
Life form
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 13.0 - 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 5.2
Root diameter (meter) 0.6
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on slopes at low altitudes between 500-1,200 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses environmental use fuel material medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Diuretics (aerial part), Analgesics (bark), Anthelmintics (bark), Anti-bacterial agents (bark), Anti-inflammatory agents (bark), Antioxidants (bark), Antipyretics (bark), Asthma (bark), Cough (bark), Hemorrhoids (bark), Lung diseases (bark), Sinusitis (bark), Typhoid fever (bark), Anti-bacterial agents (flower), Antipyretics (flower), Asthma (flower), Cholagogues and choleretics (flower), Cough (flower), Diabetes mellitus (flower), Diuretics (flower), Insecticides (flower), Jaundice (flower), Liver diseases (flower), Lung diseases (flower), Parasympatholytics (flower), General tonic for rejuvenation (flower), Sinusitis (flower), Antipyretics (fruit), Antitussive agents (fruit), Analgesics (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Antioxidants (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Insecticides (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Fever (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Millingtonia hortensis leaf picture by ifp660 (cc-by-sa)
Millingtonia hortensis leaf picture by ifp660 (cc-by-sa)
Millingtonia hortensis leaf picture by ifp660 (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Millingtonia hortensis flower picture by sanketh kulkarni (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Millingtonia hortensis world distribution map, present in China, Pakistan, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:110118-1
WFO ID wfo-0000778968
COL ID 99QST
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446995
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Synonyms

Millingtonia dubiosa Bignonia azedarachta Bignonia suberosa Nevrilis suberosa Bignonia cicutaria Bignonia hortensis Millingtonia hortensis