Scientific Name :
Millettia peguensis Ali
Synonym :
Millettia ovalifolia Kurz
Common Name : Moulmein Rosewood
Plant Family : Fabaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to April
Flower Colour : Pinkish or purplish
Description : Height:12 to 15 m
Stem:Cream white, smooth
Leaves:Variously shaped, ovate, elliptical, obovate, apex rounded acuminte, dorsal surface dark green ventral surface pale green
Flowers: Sepals red gamosepalous, pedicel red, corolla papilionaceous with 5 petals largest standard petal, 2 wings, 2 keel petals, fragrant
Inflorescence:Panicled cymose, drooping peduncles stalk 5 to 20 cm long
Fruits:Pods, oblong, flat, pointed at apex, opens from sutures
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Bangladesh to Indo-China.
Uses : It is used in treating arthritis and wound
Leaves have cytotoxic, thrombolytic, antimicrobial, analgesic, antidiarrheal and antioxidant properties
Planted as an ornamental tree
