Scientific Name :
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco
Synonym :
Biota dumosa Carrière
Biota funiculata Gordon
Common Name : Morpankhi, Morpankhi.
Plant Family : Cupressaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to June
Flower Colour :
Description : Height: Upto 5 m
Stem: Bark grey, densely branched, conical crown, bark rusty and fibrous
Leaves: Leaves scaly, minute, overlapping, densely compacted in stems, dark green
Fruits: Cones, male cones tiny yellowish, female cones bluish green 1 to 1.5 cm
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Russian Far East to E. Central China and Korea.
Uses : Used in treating asthma, excess mucus secretion and chronic bronchitis
It is an ornamental tree
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