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[[File:Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) in Hyderabad W IMG 7132.jpg|thumb|right|''Karnikara'', ''Pterospermum acerifolium'']]
'''Karnikara''', Pterospermum acerifolium is an evergreen tree with an irregular crown with thick, steeply ascending branches; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole is often crooked. The tree is gathered from the wild for a range of local uses - medicinal, timber, plate substitutes etc. It is planted as a roadside tree or garden ornamental, being valued especially for its beautiful, fragrant blooms; large leaves; and the shade it provides
==Uses==
{{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Throat infection}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Cough and cold}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flower}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=kanaka champaka|ml=|sa=karnikara, ksatravrksa, mucakunda|ta= matsakanda, thadayamaram, turumotpalam, vennangu|te=mathsyakanda, matsakanda|hi=kanak champa, muchkund|en=Dinner plate tree}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Pitta, Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaves polymorphous, obovate to orbicular or oblong, cordate, sometimes peltate at base, coarsely serrate at margin, entire or sinuately lobed at apex, 18-32 x 10-28 cm, grey-tomentose beneath; stipules multifid, caducous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary, solitary or in 2 or 3 flowered cymes|Pale yellow||fragrant; bracts semilunar; bracteoles laciniate, caducous. Sepals linear-oblong, obtuse, 11-12.5 x 0.7-1.4 cm, fleshy, densely tomentose outside, villous inside. Petals linear-oblong, 8-10 x 0.7-1.2 cm, slightly shorter than sepals, stellate-pubescent outside, white. Staminodes ca 6 cm long, clavate. Ovary oblong, 5-loculed; ovules many in 2 rows; stigma clavate. }}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A capsule|7.5-14 cm long|stalked, oblong, 5-angled, woody and brown-tubercled||Seeds obliquely ovoid, compressed with a large membranous wing.}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Kanaka champa.jpg|Flower
File:Mushukundo (in Oriya) (3155950366).jpg|Leaves
File:Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) in Hyderabad W IMG 7125.jpg|Capsules
File:Pterospermum acerifolium.jpg|Tree
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/02/bayur-tree-pterospermum-acerifolium-muchakunda/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pterospermum+acerifolium]
* [https://liveayurvedalife.com/muchakunda-pterospermum-acerifolium-willd/]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Tree]]
'''Karnikara''', Pterospermum acerifolium is an evergreen tree with an irregular crown with thick, steeply ascending branches; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole is often crooked. The tree is gathered from the wild for a range of local uses - medicinal, timber, plate substitutes etc. It is planted as a roadside tree or garden ornamental, being valued especially for its beautiful, fragrant blooms; large leaves; and the shade it provides
==Uses==
{{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Throat infection}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Cough and cold}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flower}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=kanaka champaka|ml=|sa=karnikara, ksatravrksa, mucakunda|ta= matsakanda, thadayamaram, turumotpalam, vennangu|te=mathsyakanda, matsakanda|hi=kanak champa, muchkund|en=Dinner plate tree}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Pitta, Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaves polymorphous, obovate to orbicular or oblong, cordate, sometimes peltate at base, coarsely serrate at margin, entire or sinuately lobed at apex, 18-32 x 10-28 cm, grey-tomentose beneath; stipules multifid, caducous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary, solitary or in 2 or 3 flowered cymes|Pale yellow||fragrant; bracts semilunar; bracteoles laciniate, caducous. Sepals linear-oblong, obtuse, 11-12.5 x 0.7-1.4 cm, fleshy, densely tomentose outside, villous inside. Petals linear-oblong, 8-10 x 0.7-1.2 cm, slightly shorter than sepals, stellate-pubescent outside, white. Staminodes ca 6 cm long, clavate. Ovary oblong, 5-loculed; ovules many in 2 rows; stigma clavate. }}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A capsule|7.5-14 cm long|stalked, oblong, 5-angled, woody and brown-tubercled||Seeds obliquely ovoid, compressed with a large membranous wing.}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Kanaka champa.jpg|Flower
File:Mushukundo (in Oriya) (3155950366).jpg|Leaves
File:Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) in Hyderabad W IMG 7125.jpg|Capsules
File:Pterospermum acerifolium.jpg|Tree
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/02/bayur-tree-pterospermum-acerifolium-muchakunda/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pterospermum+acerifolium]
* [https://liveayurvedalife.com/muchakunda-pterospermum-acerifolium-willd/]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Tree]]
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