Tecoma stans - Trumpet Flower

❏ Binomial Name : Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth.

❏ Synonym : Bignonia stans,Stenolobium stans

❏ Family : Bignoniaceae

❏ Common Name : Trumpet Flower

❏ Tamil Name : Manjarali

❏ Hindi Name : Piliya

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Tecoma stans Botanical Description

Shrub up to 2.5 m tall, glabrous. Leaves opposite, pinnate, with 3-7 leaflets; leaflets elliptic to elliptic-ovate. Flowers panicles, bright yellow, fragrant. Calyx tubular-campanulate, lobes triangular, acuminate, ciliolate. Corolla tube 32-33 mm long, abruptly contracted at the base, sparse pubescent within and glandulose towards the base; lobes subequal. Stamens included; filaments of longer stamens 20 mm long, curved, base glandulose; anther cells 2, linear, pubescent; staminodes filiform, 5-6, 5mm long. Disc shallow cupular, 5-lobed, fleshy. Ovary  3.5 mm long, elongated, minutely papillose. Style 18-20 mm long; stigma 2-lobed, lobes oval to ovoid, 1.5 mm long. Capsule 12-16 x 0.7-0.8 cm. Seeds orbicular-compressed. Fl. &Fr.: throughout the year.

Tecoma stans Medicinal uses

❀ Tecoma Stans is an effective Diuretic, Tonic, Antisyphilitic and Vermifuge herb.

❀ A decoction of plant flowers and bark are used for Stomach pain. The plant is used in the treatment of Diabetes.

❀ An infusion of plant leaf is also effective for Stomach pains. It is taken orally for Stomach pains and Diabetes.

❀ A strong root and leaf decoction of the plant is Diuretic. It is taken orally to treat Syphilis and Intestinal worms.

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