- Source: Aphanamixis polystachya
Aphanamixis polystachya, the pithraj tree, is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae. It is native to India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It is a widely used as a medicinal plant in Ayurveda.
Description
The Bengali name of the tree is royna (রয়না). Another name of this tree is pithraj (পিথরাজ). Oil is not edible and can be used as biodiesel and lighting. The very fine wood is used for construction and ship-making. The tree is 20m tall. Leaves are compound, imparipinnate, alternate; oblong-lanceolate, apex acuminate; base asymmetric; with entire margin. Flowers are polygamous and show panicles inflorescence. Fruit is a single seeded pale-reddish subglobose capsule.
Common names
Assamese—hakhori bakhori
Bengali—tiktaraj, pitraj(রয়না)
English—rohituka tree
Hindi—harin-hara (हरिनहर्रा), harinkhana
Kannada—mukhyamuttage, mullumuttaga, mulluhitthalu, roheethaka
Khasi—dieng rata
Kuki—sahala
Malayalam—chemmaram, sem
Manipuri—হৈৰাঙখোঈ heirangkhoi
Marathi—raktharohida (रक्तरोहिडा')
Rongmei—agan
Sanskrit—anavallabha, ksharayogya, lakshmi, lakshmivana, lohita
Sinhala—higul
Tamil—malampuluvan, sem, semmaram
Telugu—chevamanu, rohitaka
Chemistry
The fruit shell contains triterpenes, aphanamixin. The bark contains tetranortriterpene, and aphanamixinin. The leaves contain diterpene, alcohol, aphanamixol and β-sitosterol. The seeds yield a limonoid, rohitukin, polystachin and others, an alkaloid, a glycoside and a saponin. A chromone and three flavonoid glycosides have been reported from the roots.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Jejawan
- Aphanamixis polystachya
- Aphanamixis
- Alvocidib
- Manas National Park
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Kaziranga National Park
- Rare, endangered and threatened plants of Kerala
- Schumanniophyton problematicum
- List of common trees and shrubs of Sri Lanka
- List of least concern plants
