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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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==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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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
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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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'''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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== Description ==
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===Guna===
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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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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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==Identification==
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===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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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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==Where to get the saplings==
  
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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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==Mode of Propagation==
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== Uses ==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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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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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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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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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
  
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* '''English''' - Guest tree
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* '''Hindi''' -  Bhola
 
  
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== References ==  
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==References==
  
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<ref name="uses">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/Tan-ag.html Kleinhovia hospita Linn.]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="uses2">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Guest%20Tree.html Flowers of India]</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">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.stuartxchange.org/Tan-ag.html ]
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* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Guest%20Tree.html]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinhovia ]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 17:18, 25 April 2019

Kleinhovia, Guest tree

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.

Uses

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

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

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


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

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

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

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

[[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]].

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ ["chemistry"]
  2. ↑ ["morphology"]
  3. ↑ [ "Cultivation"]

External Links

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