Xylia xylocarpa

Xylia xylocarpa is a deciduous tree with a dense crown usually growing 20 - 40 metres tall, though on dry and poor sites the tree may be smaller and the bole crooked. The bole is usually straight and cylindrical, sometimes with small buttresses. It can be unbranched for 12 metres or more and around 40 - 60cm in diameter.

Uses

Worms, Leprosy, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Gonorrhoea, Ulcers, Rheumatism, Piles, Leprosy.

Parts Used

Fruits, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It contains The mature seeds contained 29.5% crude protein, 14.78% crude fat, 8.02% crude fibre, 5.11% ash and 42.6% crude carbohydrates. The seeds appeared to be a good source of potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಬೆಟ್ಟದಾವರಿಕೆ ಮರ Bettadavarike mara, ಹೊನ್ನಾವರಿಕೆ Honnavarike
Hindi	Jambu, Jambu
Malayalam	Irula, Katamaram
Tamil	Iruvel
Telugu	Boja, Errachennangi
Marathi	Jambha, Suriya
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Kanakakuli, Shinshapa
English	Burma Ironwood, Pyinkado

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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

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the moist to wet lowland tropics, occasionally to elevations of 850 metres.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry evergreen forest, Mixed deciduous forest, Dry deciduous dipterocarp forest, Higher altitude forests.

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External Links

• Xylia xylocarpa on flowersofindia.net
• Xylia xylocarpa on indiabiodiversity.org