Stereospermum chelonoides (L.f.) DC.
| Synonym : | Stereosermum suaveolens A. DC. Bignonia chelonoides L.f. Bignonia suaveolens Roxb. Tecoma suaveolens (Roxb.) G.Don |
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| Bangla Name : | Atkapali, Paruli, Dharmar, Kam-sonalu (Mymensingh), Batsil (Garoa), Hamarang gaas (Chakma), Soi Koyoi Pang (Marma). |
| English Name : | Trumpet-flower, Yellow Snake-tree. |
| Family : | Bignoniaceae |
| Disease : | Asthma,cough,rheumatism,chronic dyspepsia |
| Description : | A medium-sized, deciduous tree. Bark grey, exfoliating in large flat scales. Leaves imparipinnate, 45-60 cm long, leaflets 3-5 pairs, elliptic, acuminate, 7-15 cm long, often serrulate. Flowers very fragrant, in trichotomous viscid panicles, corolla dull crimson, 2-4 cm long, funnel-shaped. Fruit a capsule, straight, cylindric, 30-60 cm long, dark grey or purple. |
| Distribution : | Dry forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sal forest of Madhupur. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Bark contains a crystalline bitter substance. Leaves contain dinatin-7-glucuroniside and dinatin (Gani, 2003). ?-sitosterol and n-triacontanol isolated from root bark, root heartwood contains lapachol, dehydro-?-lapachone and dehydrotectol (Rastogi & Mehr |
| Uses : | Decoction of root is antipyretic, considered useful in asthma, cough, and excessive thirst. Leaf juice boiled with oil is used in diseases of the ear, teeth and rheumatism. Decoction of the leaf is given in chronic dyspepsia. Decoction of the leaf and flo |
| Habit : | Tree |