Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Stereospermum tetragonum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Stereospermum tetragonum is a deciduous tree usually growing around 15 - 20 metres tall, occasionally reaching up to 35 metres. The long, straight bole can be 15 - 25cm in diameter, exceptionally to 80cm[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 615 Title Pharmacographia Indica Publication Author Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai. Year 1890 ISBN Description Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century. , 2092 Title 22; Bignoniacées Publication Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêtnam Author Santisuk T. & Vidal J.E. Publisher Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Year 1985 ISBN 2-85654-175-5 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is also sold as a medicine in local markets.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra)

HabitatForests, slopes; at elevations from 400 - 1,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Dense deciduous forests mixed with bamboo, near streams and, here and there, in secondary formations derived from dense evergreen forests; at elevations around 1,000 metres[ 2092 Title 22; Bignoniacées Publication Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêtnam Author Santisuk T. & Vidal J.E. Publisher Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Year 1985 ISBN 2-85654-175-5 Description ].