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Aphanamixis polystachya - Rohithaka

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Identification
[[File:Fruits Aphanamixis polystachya.jpg|thumb|Fruits of Rohithaka|thumb|right|''Rohithaka'', ''Aphanamixis polystachya'']]
'''Rohithaka''' is a tall evergreen tree with imparipinnate leaves. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. The seed oil is a commercially valuable product in India, where it is used in making soap. The tree is sometimes grown as an ornamental. 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Eye diseases}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Hemarrhoids}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Pinnate|Alternate|crowded Crowded at the end of branchlets, estipulate; leaflets 7-15, opposite, 4.5-25 x 2.5-6.5 cm, lowest pair smaller, ovate-oblong or oblanceolate, acute, apex acute or acuminate, base oblique, margin entire, undulate, coriaceous, glabrous above and glabrescent beneath; rachis 12-44.6 cm long, stout, pubescent, swollen at base, grooved above till the lowest leaf pairs, lateral nerves 7-13 pairs, pinnate, prominent; intercostae reticulate, prominent.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Polygamous|70 cm long|Whitish yellow||axillaryAxillary, drooping; pedicel 2-6 mm long; sepals 5, orbicular, thick; petals 3, white, orbicular; staminal tube 4 mm long, globose; anthers 6, oblong, included; ovary superior, ovoid, pubescent, 3-celled, ovules 2 in each cell; stigma 3-lobed, subsessile.}}
===Fruit===

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