Pterocarpus marsupium

Pterocarpus marsupium
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Dalbergieae
Genus:	Pterocarpus
Species:	P. marsupium
Binomial name
	Pterocarpus marsupium; Roxburgh
Synonyms
	Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuminata (Prain) Prain ; Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuta Prain ; Pterocarpus marsupium f. biloba (Roxb. ex G. Don) Prain ;

Pterocarpus marsupium, also known as Malabar kino,^[3] Indian kino tree or vijayasar, is a medium to large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. It is native to India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka-Kerala region and also in the forests of Central India. It is also known by the names benga, bijiayasal (in western Nepal), piasal (Oriya^[4]), venkai, and many others.

Uses

Parts of the Indian kino (heartwood, leaves, flowers) have long been believed to have medicinal properties in Ayurveda.^{[citation needed]}

In Karnataka the plant is known as honne or kempu honne. The Kannada people in India make a wooden tumbler from the heartwood of this herb tree.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Template:IUCN2006 Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd v2.3)
^ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-31229
^ NRCS. "Pterocarpus marsupium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ See Table 1., S.No 25 Rout, S.D.; Thatoi, H.N. (2009). "Ethnomedical practices of Kol tribes in Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa, India". Ethnobotanical Leaflets. 13 (March 1, 2009): 379–387. Retrieved May 12, 2009.

[iucn-1] Template:IUCN2006 Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd v2.3)

[2] ttp://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-31229

[3] NRCS. "Pterocarpus marsupium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 October 2015.

[el-4] See Table 1., S.No 25 Rout, S.D.; Thatoi, H.N. (2009). "Ethnomedical practices of Kol tribes in Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa, India". Ethnobotanical Leaflets. 13 (March 1, 2009): 379–387. Retrieved May 12, 2009.

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