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Hopea parviflora - Malabar Ironwood
Hopea parviflora is evergreen tree. It can grows up to 40 m tall. The bole can be 150cm in diameter. The tree produces a beautiful timber and is commonly harvested from the wild, both for local use and for trade. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011).
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | Bovu mara, Kiralbhogi, Sannele bogi |
Hindi | |
Malayalam | Irimpakam, Irumbogum, Kambagam |
Tamil | Irubogam, Kongu, Pongu, Vellaikongu |
Telugu | |
Marathi | |
Gujarathi | |
Punjabi | |
Kashmiri | |
Sanskrit | |
English | Malabar Ironwood, White Kongu |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
---|---|---|
Simple | Stipules caducous | Petiole to 0.6 cm long, slightly canaliculate above, pubescent when young |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|
White | Inflorescence panicles | Tomentose | {{{5}}} |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nut with accrescent calyx lobes | 1 |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,100 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 26 - 33°c, but can tolerate 8 - 27°c.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Moist regions of western India, Near rivers and in moist, Fertile valleys, Semi deciduous forest, Deciduous moist forest.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Moist regions of western India
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Near rivers and in moist
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Fertile valleys
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Semi deciduous forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Deciduous moist forest
- Herbs
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Dipterocarpaceae