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[[File:Fruit I IMG 9205.jpg|thumb|right|''Kleinhovia'', ''Guest tree'']]
 
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'''Kleinhovia hospita''' is an evergreen, tropical tree native to Indonesia, Malaysia and other parts of tropical Asia. It is monotypic, being the only species in the genus Kleinhovia.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Psoriasis}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Liver diseases}}, {{Uses|Pneumonia}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Tuberculosis}}, {{Uses|Bee stings}}.
  
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'''Guest tree''' or '''Kleinhovia hospita''' is an evergreen, tropical tree native to Indonesia, Malaysia and other parts of tropical Asia. It is monotypic, being the only species in the genus Kleinhovia.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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K. hospita is an evergreen, bushy tree growing up to 20 m high, with a dense rounded crown and upright pink sprays of flowers and fruits. Leaves are simple and alternate; stipules are ensiform to linear, about 8 mm long; petioles are 2.5–30 cm long; the leaf-blade is ovate to heart-shaped, glabrous on both sides, with the apex pointed. Secondary veins occur in 6-8 pairs, palmately nerved.
 
  
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The flowers of K. hospita are terminal, in loose panicles protruding from the crown; flowers are about 5 mm wide, coloured pale pink; pedicels are 2–10 mm long; bracteoles are lanceolate, 2–4 mm long, pubescent; gynandrophores are 4–7 mm long, pubescent; there are 5 sepals, linear lanceolate, 6–8 mm long, pink, tomentose; 5 petals, inconspicuous, the upper one being yellow; 15 stamens, monaldelphous, 8–15 mm long, staminal tube broadly campanulate, adanate to gynandrophore, 5-lobed, each lobe having 3 anthers and alternating with staminodes; the anthers are sessile and extrorse; pistil occur with a 5-celled, pilose ovary, one style and a capitate, with a 5-lobed stigma. K. hospita flowers throughout the year.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=|en=Guest tree|gu=|hi=Bhola|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
  
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Fruit production starts early, often in the third year after planting. The fruit of K. hospita are rounded, 5-lobed, thin-walled, membranous capsules, 2-2.5 cm in diameter, loculicidally dehiscent, each locule having 1-2 seeds. The seeds are globose, whitish, warty and exalbuminous. The fruits are more conspicuous than the flowers because of their abundance and size.
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
  
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== Uses ==
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===Guna===
  
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*K. hospita is used as a traditional medicine in parts of Malaya, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to treat scabies.
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===Veerya===
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*The bark and leaves used as hairwash for lice, while the juice of the leaves are used as an eyewash.[citation needed] Young leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Bast fibres are used for making ropes used for tying or for tethering livestock.<ref name="uses"/>(clarification needed)
 
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*Guest Tree is used as a traditional medicine in parts of Malaya, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to treat scabies.<ref name="uses2"/>(clarification needed)
 
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*K. hospita is used for ornamental purposes: the attractiveness of the pink panicles accounts for its spread as an ornamental.
 
  
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==Common name==
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===Vipaka===
  
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* '''English''' - Guest tree
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===Karma===
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* '''Hindi''' -  Bhola
 
  
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== References ==  
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===Prabhava===
  
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==Habit==
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<ref name="uses">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/Tan-ag.html Kleinhovia hospita Linn.]</ref>
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{{Habit|Tree}}
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<ref name="uses2">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Guest%20Tree.html Flowers of India]</ref>
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</references>
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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===Fruit===
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Stem cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Propagation is by seed. Cuttings are sometimes said to be difficult to root, which is associated with the presence of an uninterrupted sclerenchym band in the pericycle.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Bataria Teak (3521682145).jpg|Leaves
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File:Leaves I IMG 9210.jpg|Leaves
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File:Kleinhovia hospita (2478146055).jpg|Flowers
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File:Kleinhovia hospita (Bola) in Hyderabad W IMG 4702.jpg|Fruits
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File:Kleinhovia hospita flower IMG 9203.jpg|Flowers
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
  
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinhovia Kleinhovia-Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Kleinhovia_hospita_(PROSEA) Cultivation details]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.stuartxchange.org/Tan-ag.html Kleinhovia hospita on stuartxchange.org]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Guest%20Tree.html Kleinhovia hospita on Flowers of india.net]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinhovia Kleinhovia hospita on wikipedia.org]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Malvaceae]]

Latest revision as of 10:48, 29 May 2020

Kleinhovia, Guest tree

Kleinhovia hospita is an evergreen, tropical tree native to Indonesia, Malaysia and other parts of tropical Asia. It is monotypic, being the only species in the genus Kleinhovia.

Uses

Scabies, Dyspepsia, Cough, Asthma, Psoriasis, Headache, Liver diseases, Pneumonia, Stomachache, Tuberculosis, Bee stings.

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Bhola
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Guest tree


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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Stem cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Propagation is by seed. Cuttings are sometimes said to be difficult to root, which is associated with the presence of an uninterrupted sclerenchym band in the pericycle.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Fruits

  • Flowers

References

  1. ↑ [Chemistry]
  2. ↑ [Morphology]
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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