Pithecellobium dulce

Pithecellobium dulce is a fast-growing tree with a generally broad and spreading or rounded crown. It usually grows from 10 - 15 metres tall. It ranges between 5 and 18 metres. Multiple boles are often formed, these are usually short, generally 30 - 50cm in diameter but up to 100cm. The tree is widely cultivated as an ornamental, shade-providing plant in the tropics. It is also grown in S. America for its fruit and seed. The fruits are sold in local markets.

Uses

Swellings, Venereal sores, Indigestion, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Haemoptysis, [[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Internal ulcers[|Internal ulcers[]][[Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Internal ulcers[]].

Parts Used

Seeds, Bark, Leaves, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language	Common name
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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

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Fruit

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Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

The tree grows well at low and medium altitudes in both wet and dry areas of the tropics.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Thinly forested plains, Hillsides, Coastal thickets.

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External Links

• Pithecellobium dulce on feedipedia.org
• Pithecellobium dulce on indiabiodiversity.org
• Pithecellobium dulce on flowersofindia.net