Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Bignoniaceae
Millingtonia hortensis L.
(Syn: Bignonia suberosa Roxb.)
English name: Tree Jasmine, Indian Cork Tree.
Local name: Akash Neem, Neem chambeli
Description:
A fast growing, favourite garden tree with straight trunk and few branches bearing
ornamental leaves. Flowers white, waxy, with long narrow tube and fragrant. It
blooms in night and sheds flowers early in the morning.
Flowering Period:
November -February.
Habitat:
Cultivated in gardens as an ornamental tree.
Uses:
Leaf extract contains antimicrobial activities. Dried flowers
are bronchodilator and root is used as a lung tonic.
Distribution:
China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, India
and Pakistan
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