Oroxylum indicum

Oroxylum indicum
Leaves and fruit, at Muzhakkunnu in Kerala, India
Scientific 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
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.
    • Spathodea indica (L.) Pers.

Oroxylum indicum is a species of flowering plant, in the monotypic genus Oroxylum in the family Bignoniaceae. It is commonly called Indian trumpet tree, oroxylum, Indian trumpet flower, broken bones, scythe tree, tree of Damocles, or midnight horror. It can reach a height of 18 metres (59 ft). Various segments of the tree are used in traditional medicine.

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