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 Edit this 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[2]
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.[1]
    • Spathodea indica (L.) Pers.

Oroxylum indicum is a species of flowering plant of the monotypic genus Oroxylum in the family Bignoniaceae.[2][3]: 128  It is commonly called Indian trumpet tree,[4] oroxylum,[5] Indian trumpet flower,[6] broken bones,[7] scythe tree[8] or tree of Damocles.[9] Midnight Horror[10] It can reach a height of 18 metres (59 ft). Various segments of the tree are used in traditional medicine.[9][11]

  1. ^ "The International Plant Names Index".
  2. ^ a b "Oroxylum indicum (L.) Benth". The World Flora Online. World Flora Consortium. 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (1974). "Bignoniaceae". Flora Malesiana. 8 (1): 114–186 – via Naturalis Institutional Repository.
  4. ^ A Review on the Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Chemistry and Pharmacology of Oroxylum indicum Vent
  5. ^ "Oroxylum indicum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Ecoport".
  7. ^ "Broken bones tree". Flowers of India. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  8. ^ efloraofindia - Oroxylum indicum
  9. ^ a b Chaudhary, AK; Singh, V; Chaudhary, A. K (2011). "A Review on the Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Chemistry and Pharmacology of Oroxylum indicum Vent". Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 73 (5): 483–490. doi:10.4103/0250-474X.98981. PMC 3425058. PMID 22923859.
  10. ^ Corner, Wayside trees, loc.cit.
  11. ^ India Biodiversity Portal - Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz