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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Caesalpinia pulcherrima |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Peacock Flower
Barbados' Pride
Barbados Flower Fence
Flower Fence
Red Bird of Paradise
Paradise Flower
Flamboyant Tree
Gold Mohur
Pride of Barbados
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| Sinhala name: |
Monaramal (මොනරමල්)
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| Tamil name: |
Mayir-konrai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Rathnagandhi
Krishnachuda
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Shrubs or small trees, to about 5 or 6 m tall; stems and leaf axes glabrous; stipules about 2 mm long; leaves with rachis about (10-)20-30(-40) cm long; pinnae (3-)5-10 pairs, each pinna with about 6-10(-13) pairs of leaflets; leaflets 1-2(-3.5) cm long. Inflorescences glabrous, racemose, to about 20-50 cm long; flowers on pedicels (4-)5-8(-10) cm long, flame-red but sometimes yellow or orange; ; fruit dehiscent, glabrous, short stipate, about 6-12) cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide, 8-10 seeded; seeds dark brown or black, 8-10 mm long, 6-8 mm wide.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Fevers
Colds
Jaundice
Flatulence
Malignant Tumors
Skin Ailments
Purging
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Coughs
Bronchitis
Chest Pains
Malaria
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Root
Seeds
Leaves
Flowers
Bark
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Pacifies vitiated Kapha and Pitta doshas
Anti-Viral
Anti- Inflammatory
Abortifacient
Febrifuge
Emmenagogue
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