Serial no: 1057
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ຕົ້ນສ້ຽວດອກແດງ
Orchid tree

Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn


Plants
Woody plants
Trees and palms

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Local name:
Thai: ຊົງໂຄ Eng: Orchid tree, Purple orchid tree, Butterfly tree, Purple bauhinia, Hong kong orchid tree.

Synonyms :
Bauhinia castrata Blanco
Bauhinia coromandeliana DC.
Bauhinia platyphylla Span.
Bauhinia platyphylla Zipp. ex Span.
Bauhinia purpurea var. corneri de Wit
Bauhinia purpurea var. violacea de Wit
Bauhinia rosea Corner
Bauhinia triandra Roxb.
Bauhinia violacea Corner
Caspareopsis purpurea (L.) Pittier
Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth.

Family:
Fabaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A

Distribution in Laos :
Southern Mekong Corridor

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:
N/A

Invasiveness :
N/A

IUCN status :
Least concern

Lao official status :
N/A

Use
Use types:
Medicine

Comments on use types:

Domestication:
N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:
N/A

Value chains:
N/A

Nutrition
Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:
N/A

Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A

References
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References:
Medthai. 2017. ຊົງໂຄ ສັບພະຄຸນ ແລະ ປະໂຫຍດຂອງຊົງໂຄ 10 ຂໍ້.
Murugan M and Mohan V.R. 2011. Evaluation of phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity of Bauhinia purpurea L. and Hiptage benghalensis L. Kurz. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. Page 157-160. ISSN: 2231-3354.
T. Kumar, K.S. Chandrashekar. 2011. Bauhinia purpurea Linn.: A Review of its Ethnobotany, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile. Research Journal of Medicinal Plants. Volume 5 (4): 420-431.
Krishnaveni Marimuthu, Ravi Dhanalakshmi. 2014. A Study on Phytochemicals in Bauhinia purpurea l. Leaf and Flower. Int. J. Pharm. Sc. Pages: 72-76. ISSN 0976 – 044X.
Mohamed FawzyRamadan, G.Sharanabasappa, Y.N.Seetharam, M.Seshagiri, Joerg-Thomas Moersel. 2006. Characterisation of fatty acids and bioactive compounds of kachnar (Bauhinia purpurea L.) seed oil. Food Chemistry. Volume 98, Issue 2. Pages 359-365.

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