| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Bignoniaceae |
| Synonym | Bignonia longifolia (Willd.) |
| Synonym_2 | Pajanelia rheedii Wight |
| Local Name | Azhantha |
| Local Name 2 | Payyani |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Deciduous trees, bole unbranched to a considerable height; bark pale grey, shining, pustular lenticels in vertical rows; blaze dull yellow with darker streaks. Leaves compound, imparipinnate, estipulate; rachis to 100 cm, glabrous, stout; leaflets 7-17, opposite; petiolule 3-7 mm, channelled above, glabrous; lamina 17-25 x 7-12 cm, ovate; base oblique; apex acuminate; margin entire, glabrous, chartaceous; lateral nerves 6-10 pairs, pinnate, prominent; flowers crimson-purple, white within, in large terminal recemose panicles; fruit a capsule, brown, winged on both margins, compressed, smooth; seeds 2.5 x 1.5 cm, flat, papery, winged on both sides. |
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