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Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurzwfo-0000779181

Fl. Burm. 2: 237. 1877; Clarke in Fl. Br. Ind. 4: 378. 1884; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 2: 548. 1923; P.Dop in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 4: 570. F. 61, 2–3. 1930; Santisuk, Thai For. Bull. Bot. 8: 5. 1974; Steenis in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 8: 128. F. 5, 7. 1977; Santisuk & Vidal in Fl. C.L.V. 22: 9. Pl. 1, 1–7. 1985.— Bignonia indica L., Sp. Pl.: 625. 1753.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Small to medium-sized tree, 5–13(–20) m high, sparingly branched. Leaves crowded at ends of branchlets with a long petiole, 60–170 cm; leaflets elliptic or ovate to oblong, 5–13 by 3–8 cm; apex acuminate; base cuneate, rounded or cordate, mostly oblique; with scattered glands near the nerve axils underneath. Racemes 40–150 cm long; flowering in the upper part, fruiting below; pedicels 2–4 cm long, with a few bracteoles in lower part. Calyx truncate or irregularly shallow-lobed by tearing, 2–4 by 1.3–1.8 cm. Corolla very thick, fleshy; upper part 6–9 cm long; basal tube 1.2–1.6 cm long; lobes wrinkled, undulate-crenate, with scattered glands outside, with dense, capitate glandular hairs inside. Stamens villous at insertion. Capsule pendent, 40–120 by 5–9 cm; valves flat, woody. Seeds 4–9 by 2.5–4 cm.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Tak, Sukhothai; SOUTH-EASTERN: Chon Buri; SOUTH-WESTERN: Kanchanaburi; CENTRAL: Saraburi, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok) (cultivated); PENINSULAR: Chumphon, Trang, Pattani.

Distribution : Widely distributed throughout India (type), from Sri Lanka, the Deccan and the Himalayas through Burma, S China, lndo-China, and Malesia eastwards to the Philippines, Celebes, and Timor.

Ecology : Along the edges of evergreen forests, in secondary growths and thickets.

Vernacular : Pheka(เพกา)(Central); lit mai (ลิดไม้), malit mai (มะลิดไม้), malin mai (มะลิ้นไม้)(Northern); du-kae (ดุแก)(Karen-Northern); ka-dai-dong (กาได๊โด่ง)(Karen-Southwestern); mak lin kang (มักลิ้นก้าง)(Shan-Northern); beko (เบโก)(Peninsular).