Oroxylum indicum

Oroxylum indicum
Plate from book Flora de Filipinas, Gran edicion, Atlas I. by Francisco Manuel Blanco, 1880-1883? where name is Bignonia quadripinnata, Blanco.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Tribe: Oroxyleae
Genus: Oroxylum
Vent.
Species:
O. indicum
Binomial name
Oroxylum indicum
Synonyms
List
    • Arthrophyllum ceylanicum Miq.
    • Arthrophyllum reticulatum Blume ex Miq.
    • Bignonia indica L.
    • Bignonia lugubris Salisb.
    • Bignonia pentandra Lour.
    • Bignonia quadripinnata Blanco
    • Bignonia tripinnata Noronha
    • Bignonia tuberculata Roxb. ex DC.
    • Calosanthes indica (L.) Blume
    • Hippoxylon indica (L.) Raf.
    • Oroxylum flavum Rehder
    • Oroxylum indicum Vent. nom. inval.
    • Spathodea indica (L.) Pers.

Oroxylum indicum is a species of flowering plant of the monotypic genus Oroxylum in the family Bignoniaceae.: 128  It is commonly called Indian trumpet tree, oroxylum, Indian trumpet flower, broken bones, scythe tree, tree of Damocles, or midnight horror. It can reach a height of 18 metres (59 ft). Various segments of the tree are used in traditional medicine.

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